Long-standing tensions between the Detroit Lions and an employee of their now-former flagship radio station are making headlines.
As part of contract negotiations with 97.1 The Ticket (WXYT-FM), the Lions allegedly asked for the firing of host Mike Valenti, Steve Schrader of the Detroit Free Press reported on Friday. CBS Detroit's senior vice president and marketing manager, Debbie Kenyon, said that the firing was a “sticking point” in negotiations that concluded with the end of the Lions’ 12-year run with the radio station, Schrader reported.
Kenyon made a statement regarding the split between 97.