Category Archives: Content ~ JR Morning
WJR's Mark Hollis Named Rocket Classic Executive Director
PODCAST: Dec. 9, 2025 ~ Rocket Entertainment Group COO and former MSU Athletic Director Mark Hollis joins Chris Renwick, Jamie Edmonds, and Lloyd Jackson to talk about taking over the role as executiv...
Dec 09, 2025
Usher, Detroit Native Big Sean Donate to Michigan Central Boys & Girls Club
Dec. 5, 2025 ~ Shawn Wilson, president and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan, joins Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson to talk about USHER and Big Sean announcing an Entertainment In...
Dec 05, 2025
Arrest Made in 2021 D.C. Pipe Bomb Case
PODCAST: Dec. 5, 2025 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson talk with Andy Arena, former FBI Detroit special agent in charge and current executive director of the Detroit Crime Commission, about the FBI a...
Dec 05, 2025
Benson, James Lead Respective Primaries for Michigan's Gubernatorial Race
PODCAST: Dec. 4, 2025 ~ Steve Mitchell, CEO of Mitchell Research & Communications, Inc., joins Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds to discuss their most recent poll data on the 2026 pr...
Dec 04, 2025
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation on Trump's Relaxed Fuel Economy Standards
PODCAST: Dec. 4, 2025 ~ U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Steven Bradbury joins 'JR Morning to discuss Trump's announcement on relaxed fuel economy standards for the more than 15 million new car...
Dec 04, 2025
War Crime Accusations Mount Against Trump Admin Following Venezuelan Boat Strike Report
PODCAST: Dec. 3, 2025 ~ General Jack Keane joins Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds to discuss President Donald Trump's cabinet meeting amid questions over a deadly double strike against ...
Dec 03, 2025
First Female Crash Test Dummy Revealed
Dec. 2, 2025 ~ Jessica Jermakian, vice president of vehicle research at Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, joins "'JR Morning" to discuss the DOT completing designs for a first of its kind female...
Dec 02, 2025
WJR Celebrates Giving Tuesday with Forgotten Harvest
PODCAST: Dec. 2, 2025 ~ Adrian Lewis, CEO and president of Forgotten Harvest, joins Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds to discuss Giving Tuesday and how you can give to those in need.DETR...
Dec 02, 2025
Pat Fitzgerald Named MSU Football Head Coach
EAST LANSING ~ Michigan State fired head football coach Jonathan Smith on Sunday. The announcement was made by Vice President and Director of Athletics J Batt, who cited the need for a new direction f...
Dec 01, 2025
Top U.S. and Ukrainian Officials Meet in Florida to Discuss Trump's Peace Plan
PODCAST: Dec. 1, 2025 ~ West Virginia University Professor of Political Science Erik Herron joins Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds to discuss top U.S. and Ukrainian officials meeting in...
Dec 01, 2025
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SPOTLIGHT PODCAST
April 3, 2026 ~ Dave Beachnau, CEO of the Detroit Local Organizing Committee for the 2027 NCAA Men’s Final Four, joins Kevin Dietz live from Indy to talk about Detroit’s preparations, the economic and cultural impact of hosting the Final Four, and what fans can expect when the event comes to downtown Detroit.
April 3, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Jamie Edmonds talk with Tony Paul, a Detroit News reporter, about the Detroit Tigers’ upcoming season. They also discuss Tony’s top baseball movie character.
April 3, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Jamie Edmonds speak with Walker Hosley, a regional manager at Groundworks, about how winter weather affects home foundations and what to look for.
