Mark Pasman, longtime host of WCSX-FM (94.7)’s “Motor City Blues Project” was fired last week by the station, Susan Whitall reports in the Detroit News.
The show, with its “Anything blue will do” tagline, aired from 7 p.m. to midnight Sundays. Because Pasman is a musician as well, it was a reliable way to find out what was happening in Detroit’s blues scene and virtually the only outlet for local blues releases to be played.
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.
Station owner 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.
