Detroit, MI
Don Shane, longtime Channel 7 sportscaster, dies at 70
DETROIT, MI – JUNE 21: WXYZ Channel 7 Motion Information Sports activities Director Don Shane throws out the ceremonial first pitch earlier than the interleague recreation between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals at Comerica Park on June 21, 2012 in Detroit, Michiga
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) – Don Shane, a longtime sportscaster for WXYZ has died on the age of 70, the station reported Saturday morning.
He joined WXYZ in 1989 and stayed with them till his retirement in 2012. Shane coated so many main moments in his 23 years at Channel 7: The NBA Finals, the Stanley Cup, the Rose Bowl, and even prize fights in Las Vegas.
His large character is remembered from his “Dare Don” segments the place he’d take part in nearly any problem. That features the time he taped an encounter with former Lions’ nice Chris Spielman and was left with three damaged ribs.
“He liked what he did – and that pleasure got here proper by means of the display screen into your houses,” stated WXYZ-TV Channel 7. “Nobody labored tougher than Don. He broke tales and earned the respect of athletes and coaches on this city together with his preparation and professionalism.”
After his retirement in 2012, Shane moved to Arizona, and spent the previous couple of years in California near his children, stated WXYZ. His household welcomed their first grandchild in Could 2022.
FOX 2 Detroit sends its condolences to the household of Don Shane.