Why is don shane leaving wxyz

He wanted to be the first to see the sports section each morning. He has been honored with 19 Emmys, including best sports anchor.

He has also earned the Silver Circle Award for his contributions to television and the community, as well as several Michigan Association of Broadcasters Awards and a variety of Associated Press Awards. In his spare time, he loves to golf and is also involved in many local charities. Show More. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Gerald Posner. Peter Zeihan. Terry McAulay. Robert Costa. Brandon Fleming.

Candacy Taylor. Brooks Bell. Victoria Thompson. Will Miller. Nicole Maines. Sydney Chaffee. Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis. Leonard Pitts Jr. Irwin Redlener. He came to Detroit in October , and has made a remarkable impact, with his sharpness in reporting, and his top-tier interviewing skills.

Leyden's won a variety of awards for his work in Detroit, including 10 Emmys. He's been nominated 23 times. The staff at WXYZ has been hit hard by recent word of departures, first by the announcement that morning anchor Vic Faust is leaving, and then by the news from Leyden, who also hosts Lions gameday shows, was pivotal in the launch of Sunday morning's "Sports Cave" and has helped make the department younger and fresher -- key in this era of social media -- with the hirings of Galli and Justin Rose.

Leyden in a relatively short time grew a big following here, but had no bigger admirers than his coworkers -- in and out of sports. The amount of great ideas he had far exceeded anybody I ever worked with. Facebook Twitter Email.