Eli Zaret started his career in 1974 as the first FM sportscaster in Detroit. His gravelly voice and rock-and-roll style, first heard on WABX-FM, created a stir in the staid world of sports casting.
He went on to host the first ever nationally syndicated FM sports cast and became the lead television sports anchor at WDIV-TV in Detroit and WABC-TV in New York. Along the way, Zaret hosted the first locally produced half-hour baseball pre-game show in America. He also hosted the Emmy-winning Eli and Denny Show on WJBK-TV with former 31-game winner Denny McLain. In 1997 he created the LockerRoom show on WDIV with Kirk Gibson and Gary Danielson that ran on both radio (WXYT-AM) and television until 2004.
In 2003, Zaret published his first book, "The Last of the Great Tigers, Untold Stories from an amazing season."
He followed that in 2004 with "Blue Collar Blueprint - How the Pistons Constructed their Championship Formula."
Read Eli's Blogs:
6/3/08: Mission: A new sense of mission
5/15/08: The hardest thing in sports
4/20/08: Capping the First 50
3/30/08: Toughness Personified
3/16/08: Oh, What a Night!
3/3/08: Sensing the Best Story Lines
2/20/08: Knock on wood: Can “Perfect” season continue?
2/10/08: It's Also About 'Later'
2/3/08: Anatomy of a Moment
1/27/08: Coaching as a High Wire Act
1/13/08: Hatred No Longer A Part
12/31/07: Basketball and Life's Eternal Conflict
12/24/07: Will it be Pistons and Celtics, Take Two?
12/16/07: Pros for Life
12/02/07: It's all about the journey
11/19/07: Isiah vs. Knicks: Unforgettable
11/4/07: It all comes from within
10/29/07: The One and Only 'Dickie V'
10/15/07: Can this be the #1 era?
10/7/07: Looking forward ' looking back
6/4/07: The Inelegance and Immaturity of Overreacting
5/29/07: The Weight of History
5/21/07: The Differing Nature of Players and Fans
5/14/07: A phone call on a cold January night
5/6/07: A Healthy Obsession
5/1/07: Grant, Ben and the Primal Nature of Sports
4/23/07: A Different Kind of Dance
4/15/07: Lindsey and the Pistons Chemistry Test
4/8/07: It's Getting Late, and They're Human
4/1/07: It Begins with Belief
3/26/07: Done Road Doggin'
3/18/07: Marathon Trip, Many Memories
3/12/07: A Trip Back in Time
3/5/07: Pistons: Be Careful - Don't Read Your Press Clippings
2/26/07: No Belief in Magic
2/18/07: These Guys are Good
2/11/07: Temperature Change
2/4/07: All-Star Odds
1/28/07: Gilbert's Arena
1/22/07: Moving Target
1/16/07: Webber
1/9/07: 'Love thy enemy' is OK today
12/30/06: A Game for the Ages
12/24/06: A Tale of Two Seasons
12/10/06: Billups Knows the Score
12/05/06: Zeke visits always evoke memories
11/26/06: Home fans demand ' just win
11/19/06: Riding the NBA Coaster
11/12/06: Let's mix in a little realism, okay?
11/05/06: Zero Tolerance
10/31/06: Just Another Idiot's Opinion
06/05/06: 2006 'A Wasted Season?' Hardly!
05/25/06: Piercing the Aura of Invincibility
05/10/06: LeBron Can Learn From Michael
05/04/06: The Climax Nears
04/19/06: And Now the Time Has Come '
04/03/06: Of Stars, Egos and Emotional Ties
03/26/06: Catch 22
03/06/06: 'Psyched' to be back home
02/28/06: A Double Dose
02/23/06: Reminder of What's Basic
02/13/06: A Little Rain Must Fall
02/06/06: Assembly Required
01/30/06: Picking a 'Podoloff' is Tricky Business
01/26/06: Numbing Numbers and Possibilities
01/24/06: Goin' Home
