Friday is going to be a sad day for those of us who have grown accustomed to listening to Mike Sullivan‘s voice on 97.1 The Ticket (at least for those of us who are fans of his). On Friday, Sully will produce his final Mike Valenti Show before moving on to the next chapter of … Read more
On Monday morning, we found out the unfortunate news that Jamie Samuelsen of 97.1 The Ticket’s Jamie and Stoney Show has been battling colon cancer for 19 months. Following the news, many listeners and fellow media members took to social media to send their well-wishes to Jamie. Samuelsen told The Detroit Free Press that the … Read more
On Monday, Jamie Samuelsen of 97.1 The Tickets Jamie and Stoney show revealed that he has been battling colon cancer for the past 19 months. Ever since Samuelsen’s announcement, there has been a pouring out of well-wishes from his listeners and from the media. During Monday night’s home opener for the Detroit Tigers, play-by-play announcer … Read more
We have some unfortunate news to pass along this morning as 97.1 The Ticket’s Jamie Samuelsen of the ‘Jamie and Stoney’ show just revealed that he has been battling colon cancer for the past 19 months. Samuelson, who has been part of Detroit Sports Radio for a quarter-century, says he encourages us to get a … Read more
We knew that changes were coming to 97.1 The Ticket as we had been sharing with you for the past couple of weeks but we were as surprised as everyone else to find out that Mike Sullivan was leaving the channel. Following Thursday’s show, Sullivan took to Instagram to post the following thank you video. … Read more
On Thursday, 97.1 The Ticket dropped a press release that Rico Beard has been hired to be Mike Valenti‘s co-host beginning in early August. During Thursday’s show, Valenti talked about the decision to bring in Beard. Here are some of the highlights of what he said. From 97.1 The Ticket: “We argue like cats and … Read more
Earlier today, 97.1 The Ticket broke the news that he will be having a new co-host and that his current program director Mike Sullivan will no longer be working at the station. During the opening of Thursday’s show, Valenti bashed 97.1 The Ticket for releasing a press release to break the news before he could … Read more
Earlier today, news broke that 97.1 The Ticket that long-time Valenti Show producer Mike Sullivan were parting ways, with Sully’s last day on the show coming on July 31. During Thursday’s show, Sully said he has loved his time at 97.1 but it is time for him to move on to the next chapter in … Read more
For years on 97.1 The Ticket, “The Valenti and Foster” program dominated the airwaves. He decided to retire in 2017 after he suffered a mild stroke, and his former co-host Mike Valenti has been riding solo since then. It was announced earlier today that on-air veteran Rico Beard would be joining Valenti starting August 3 … Read more
On Thursday, news broke that 97.1 The Ticket has hired Rico Beard to be Mike Valenti’s co-host during the 2-6 p.m. time slot. In addition, The Ticket announced that Mike Sullivan (Sully) will no longer work for the station beginning on August 1. Following the news, fans flooded social media to give their two cents … Read more
On Thursday, news broke that Mike Valenti of 97.1 The Ticket will have a new co-host and it will be none other than Rico Beard. 97.1 The Ticket’s Mike Valenti announces new co-host In addition to Beard joining Valenti, it has also been announced that long-time producer Mike Sullivan will no longer work for the … Read more
There it is! As reported a couple of weeks ago, changes are coming to 97.1 The Ticket and we now know exactly what one of those changes is. On Thursday, Mike Valenti of the Mike Valenti Show announced he will having a new co-host and it is none other than Rico Beard. From 97.1 The … Read more
For 13 years, Terry Foster co-hosted the Valenti & Foster show on 97.1 The Ticket with Mike Valenti. Eventually, Foster left The Ticket and he has not been back on the channel since, either as a co-host, guest, or caller. Foster was recently asked by one of his followers on Twitter why he has not … Read more
The original report from Friday: If you have been trying to listen to 97.1 The Ticket or trying to contact the station or its employees via text or tweet, you have heard silence. When asked by Twitter user Deb Hopkins if he had any inside information on what is going on, Tony Paul of The … Read more
On Thursday, a fan asked Tony Paul of The Detroit News if he had any inside info on why normal programming was not on 97.1 The Ticket, including no responses to texts or tweets. Paul tweeted that “big changes” are coming to the lone sports channel left in the area. He added in a later … Read more
If you have been trying to listen to 97.1 The Ticket or trying to contact the station or its employees via text or tweet, you have heard silence. When asked by Twitter user Deb Hopkins if he had any inside information on what is going on, Tony Paul of The Detroit News said he has … Read more
