Warren Pierce was a Detroit radio staple on WJR's "The Warren Pierce Show."

Pierce traveled the globe to cover events, including the 1981 royal wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.

Warren Pierce was said to have interviewed tens of thousands of celebrities, authors, politicians and other assorted newsmakers during his long radio career.

But the people who were most important to him were the ones tuning in at home or in their cars.

"I love my listeners, and they care about me,” the Detroit native and local radio legend told the Free Press in 2020.

Pierce, best known for his nearly 40-year stint at WJR-AM (760), died on Oct. 31, according to the station . He was 82.

He filled a variety of roles for WJR across the decades beginning in the 1970s. Whether hosting a weekday morn

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