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Michigan Matters: Exclusive Interview with Former Detroit Tigers Broadcaster Rod Allen

Southfield (CBS Detroit) - MICHIGAN MATTERS Host/Senior Producer Carol Cain sits down for a CBS 62 exclusive interview with former Detroit Tigers Broadcaster Rod Allen.

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Former Detroit Tigers Broadcaster Rod Allen, with Michigan Matters Host Carol Cain

They discuss his time in Detroit and impact in the community, his sudden departure, and his future. Allen breaks his silence on the altercation that leads to his dismissal.

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Former Detroit Tigers Broadcaster Rod Allen

Then the roundtable of Denise Ilitch, CEO of Ilitch Enterprises, Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, and  Peter Bhatia, Editor and  Vice President of Detroit Free  Press, talk about changes in Lansing and impact on Metro Detroit.

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Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, Denise Ilitch, CEO of Ilitch Enterprises, and Peter Bhatia, Editor and VPP of Detroit Free Press, with Michigan Matters Host Carol Cain

They also discuss Allen and dive into a discussion about Patterson's polarizing statements in his past.

Watch MICHIGAN MATTERS Sunday at 11:30am on CBS 62

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