Terry Foster
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Terry Foster is an American
sports columnist and radio personality in Detroit. He co-hosts Valenti & Foster on WXYT-FM The Ticket, a sports radio
station, with Mike Valenti
. It can be listened to worldwide on WXYT-FM 97.1 The Ticket's website Foster recently wrote a book called "100 Things Tiger Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die," He also co-wrote The Great Detroit Sports Debate with fellow Detroit writer Drew Sharp. He is a sports columnist for The Detroit News
and also writes enterprise pieces on the Detroit Lions
, a twice a week page two column and daily blog at detnews.com. He began his broadcasting career in the 1990s on WDFN
in Detroit before moving to WXYT. Of the many broadcasters whom have moved between the Detroit sports radio rivals, only Foster has worked at WDFN twice and WXYT twice.
A native Detroiter, he began his journalism career in 1981 with The Grand Rapids Press. He later moved to the Detroit Free Press
in 1982 where he covered high school sports in Macomb County. He stayed with the Free Press until 1988 when he left for The Detroit News after being approached by the newspaper for the second time. He earned his journalism
degree from Central Michigan University
and was once was a bartender and short order cook at the Lindell Athletic Club in downtown Detroit
.
From 1988–1994, he was the Pistons beat writer for The Detroit News
during the Bad Boys
era. During that time he also covered Michigan Wolverines football
, golf, tennis and auto racing. Foster has covered: Super Bowls, World Series
, NBA Finals
, Stanley Cup Finals
, 1996 Summer Olympics
, and Wimbledon
. Foster has also contributed to other broadcasts and the Grand Rapids Press. In 2006, Valenti and Foster broadcast from the 2006 Winter Olympics
in Torino, Italy.
Foster is an active member of the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association, founded in 1948 by pioneer Detroit Tigers
announcer Ty Tyson
. He recently started a public diary at TerryFostersblog.com
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sports columnist and radio personality in Detroit. He co-hosts Valenti & Foster on WXYT-FM The Ticket, a sports radio
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
station, with Mike Valenti
Mike Valenti
Mike Valenti is an American talk radio show host based in Detroit, Michigan. He is one half of The Valenti and Foster Show . His show can be heard weekday afternoons from 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. on WXYT-FM 97.1/WXYT-AM 1270. His co-host is Terry Foster...
. It can be listened to worldwide on WXYT-FM 97.1 The Ticket's website Foster recently wrote a book called "100 Things Tiger Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die," He also co-wrote The Great Detroit Sports Debate with fellow Detroit writer Drew Sharp. He is a sports columnist for The Detroit News
The Detroit News
The Detroit News is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. The paper began in 1873, when it rented space in the rival Free Press's building. The News absorbed the Detroit Tribune on February 1, 1919, the Detroit Journal on July 21, 1922, and on November 7, 1960,...
and also writes enterprise pieces on the Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
, a twice a week page two column and daily blog at detnews.com. He began his broadcasting career in the 1990s on WDFN
WDFN
WDFN is a sports-talk radio station in the Detroit, Michigan, market. It broadcasts in the AM radio band at 1130 kHz. WDFN is owned by Clear Channel Communications, and until the end of the 2008-09 NBA season, was the flagship station for the Detroit Pistons....
in Detroit before moving to WXYT. Of the many broadcasters whom have moved between the Detroit sports radio rivals, only Foster has worked at WDFN twice and WXYT twice.
A native Detroiter, he began his journalism career in 1981 with The Grand Rapids Press. He later moved to the Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press
The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The Sunday edition is entitled the Sunday Free Press. It is sometimes informally referred to as the "Freep"...
in 1982 where he covered high school sports in Macomb County. He stayed with the Free Press until 1988 when he left for The Detroit News after being approached by the newspaper for the second time. He earned his journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
degree from Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan...
and was once was a bartender and short order cook at the Lindell Athletic Club in downtown Detroit
Downtown Detroit
Downtown Detroit is the central business district and a residential area of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Downtown is bordered by the Lodge Freeway to the west, the Fisher Freeway to the north, Interstate 375 to the east, and the Detroit River to the south.Downtown contains much historic...
.
From 1988–1994, he was the Pistons beat writer for The Detroit News
The Detroit News
The Detroit News is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. The paper began in 1873, when it rented space in the rival Free Press's building. The News absorbed the Detroit Tribune on February 1, 1919, the Detroit Journal on July 21, 1922, and on November 7, 1960,...
during the Bad Boys
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
era. During that time he also covered Michigan Wolverines football
Michigan Wolverines football
The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history...
, golf, tennis and auto racing. Foster has covered: Super Bowls, World Series
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...
, NBA Finals
NBA Finals
The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association . The series was named the NBA World Championship Series until 1986....
, Stanley Cup Finals
Stanley Cup Finals
The Stanley Cup Finals is the championship series to determine the winner of the Stanley Cup, emblematic of the professional club championship of ice hockey. Although the Cup itself has existed since 1893, an annual championship series between professional teams was not established until 1913...
, 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
, and Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
. Foster has also contributed to other broadcasts and the Grand Rapids Press. In 2006, Valenti and Foster broadcast from the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
in Torino, Italy.
Foster is an active member of the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association, founded in 1948 by pioneer Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
announcer Ty Tyson
Ty Tyson
Edwin L. "Ty" Tyson was an American sports broadcaster and radio play-by-play announcer.-Early life:Tyson was born in Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania and he attended Penn State University. As a young man, he played ball and acted in nearby Tyrone, Pennsylvania. While acting in a play, he met another...
. He recently started a public diary at TerryFostersblog.com
Additional reading
- Foster, Terry with Drew Sharp. The Great Detroit Sports Debate . Sports Publishing. 2006. ISBN 978-1596700482