Detroit Radio: Personality Mark Pasman OUT At WCSX

Mark Pasman

Detroit loses another veteran radio personality, as Mark Pasman, longtime host of WCSX 94.7 FM’s “Motor City Blues Project” was fired last week by the station, according to The Detroit News.

Pasman says he was informed of the move in a “three-minute” phone call. He asked to do one last show in order to thank musicians and listeners, but was turned down.

“After a quarter century of being a model employee, it’s kind of crazy,” Pasman says. “Asking to say goodbye was not only appropriate, it would have been an amazing show! B.B. King would be calling in, I’d have the Howlin’ Diablos in the studio. I’m disappointed I didn’t get to thank all these people. I’ve just been sitting here in tears over all the love I’ve been getting over the last few days.”

Greater Media, owner of Classic Rock WCSX, issued a statement via spokesperson Heidi Raphael in response to the Pasman firing: “The station decided to go in a different direction on the weekends. We are very grateful for the contributions Mark Pasman has made over the years to WCSX-FM.”

Post by Bring Back Mark Pasman to Sunday Nights on Wcsx-Fm.

Greater Media also reports that Pasman’s 7 p.m.-midnight Sunday night shift will be picked up by Pam Rossi, who also hosts the “Over Easy” show on WCSX Sunday mornings. The Sunday night Rossi show will not be a blues program.

Pasman held many jobs over the decades at Greater Media’s WRIF and WCSX, including morning show producer and program director.

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