Growing up on Detroit’s east side, Doug Podell wanted to be a radio disc jockey “for as long as I can remember.” “I used to listen (to the radio) all the time ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary voice of Black Sabbath and one of the founding fathers of heavy metal has died at the age of 76. His family says he ...

A number of acclaimed and beloved rock acts will be turning up for Ozzy Osbourne’s final concert on July 5. But one of them, unfortunately, has been forced to bow out. In an interview with Meltdown of ...

Wolfgang Van Halen was initially among the musicians announced for Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's Back to the Beginning concert, but in a new interview with Detroit's Meltdown on 101 WRIF, he ...

Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan has suggested that the veteran glam metal band will move on without Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale on vocals. Hale recently fronted Skid Row for four US concerts, following the ...

To the credit of his programmers, WRIF radio personality Steve Black has never been asked to sound like his colleagues, iconic ‘RIF DJs Ken Calvert or Arthur Penhallow during his 19 years at the radio ...

Mötley Crüe was in the studio earlier this year with producer Bob Rock recording their first new material with guitarist John 5. In an interview with the WRIF radio station, John 5 said he's not sure ...

Jim "JJ" Johnson, who’s been on Detroit radio for more than half a century, is retiring from WOMC-FM (104.3.) Johnson, who currently hosts WOMC’s morning show with Joanne Purtan, made the announcement ...

Can’t stop, won’t stop. Longtime rockers Halestorm may have just released album number five, Back From the Dead, last year but they’re already back in the groove of working on new songs. Frontwoman ...

Disturbed's first new album in four years, Divisive, hits streets on November 18 via Reprise Records - and it will also include a big benchmark for the band. Guitarist Dan Donegan talked to radio ...

Beasley Media Group Detroit’s WRIF-FM has officially launched “The RIFF Rock Hall,” an online experience highlighting 50 years of Detroit’s legendary rock station. When listeners go online they can ...

Jade Springart, Program Director at Beasley Detroit’s WRIF-FM, is the recipient of the One to Watch award. The Museum of Broadcast Communications Radio Hall of Fame created the award in 2018 to honor ...