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Don Shane Retired Detroit Channel 7 News Sportscaster Dead At 70

DETROIT, MI. (THECOUNT) — Don Shane, perhaps best known as the longtime sportscaster at Detroit WXYZ Channel 7 News, has died. He was 70.

Shane, who retired from the sports anchor desk in 2012, worked at WDIV prior to joining WXYZ in 1989, where he spent 23 years.

A cause of death was not provided.

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Geo quick facts: Detroit is the largest city in the midwestern state of Michigan. Near Downtown, the neoclassical Detroit Institute of Arts is famed for the Detroit Industry Murals painted by Diego Rivera, and inspired by the city’s ties to the auto industry, giving it the nickname “Motor City.” Detroit is also the birthplace of Motown Records, whose chart-topping history is on display at their original headquarters, Hitsville U.S.A. – wikipedia.

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