Detroit (WWJ) - During Detroit's first annual International River Days festival, WWJ Newsradio 950 broadcast live all day from the Riverwalk. Listen to the podcast highlights at right.
The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy hopes the new Detroit Riverwalk will bring more people back downtown. New portions are now open included Rivard Plaza, at the foot of Rivard Street and the river, along with a plaza at Gabriel Richard Park, just east of the Belle Isle Bridge.
All in all, more than 75 percent of the East Riverfront is open and walkable, and the new River Carousel is up and running. For more about improvements along the Detroit Riverfront, visit www.detroitriverfront.org/.
Click here to browse WWJ's River Days photo gallery.
Click here to view the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy's Riverwalk map.
WWJ Newsradio broadcasts live from new Detroit Riverwalk during the 1st annual Detroit International River Days.
Faye Nelson-River Days 06/23
Faye Nelson, President and CEO of the Detroit Riverfront conservancy, talks about River Days.
River Days-Stark 6/20
WWJ's Marie Osborne and Jayne Bowers spoke live with Jim Stark of the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame,who is sponsoring one of the exhibits at the River Days festival.
Detroit River Days-5 6/20
WWJ's Bill Stevens and Jayne Bower spoke live with "Typhoon" Tommy Nuttall, the leader of a group
of jet ski demonstrators at Detroit's River Days.
Detroit River Days-4 6/20
WWJ's Marie Osborne and Jayne Bower spoke live with John Blanchard of General Motors, the sponsor of the event about
the acts over the next couple of days.
Detroit River Days-3 6/20
WWJ's Marie Osborne spoke live with Matt Cullen, founding chairman of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy and chairman of the Detroit Parade Company.
Detroit River Days - Collins 6/22
Celebrating the 1st annual Detroit River Days festival, WWJ talks live from the new Detroit Riverwalk with Mark Collins, Vice President for Service Delivery at EDS.
Detroit River Days - Cullen 6/22
Brodcasting on location from the new Detroit Riverwalk, WWJ talks live with Matt General Motors' of General Motors, who talks about the Riverfront's ongoing transformation and the River Days event.
Detroit River Days - Miller 6/22
Broadcasting live from the 1st annual Detroit River Days, WWJ talks live Derrick Miller of the Kilpatrick Administration, who is also Co-Chair of the Detroit East Riverfront Development Conservancy.
Detroit River Days - Zimmerman 6/22
Broadcasting on location from the new Detroit Riverwalk, WWJ's Jayne Bower and Greg Bowman talk live with George Zimmerman, VP of Travel Michigan and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation about the future of the Detroit Riverfront.
Detroit River Days - Chris Baum 6/22
What will the new Riverwalk do for tourism? Broadcasting live from the 1st annual Detroit River Days, WWJ talks with Chris Baum of the Detroit Metro Visitors and Convention Bureau.
Detroit River Days - George Jackson 6/22
Broadcasting live from the new Detroit Riverwalk, WWJ talks with George Jackson, Chief Development Officer for the City of Detroit and CEO of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation.
Detroit River Days - Ann Lang 6/22
Broadcasting on location from the new Detroit Riverwalk, WWJ talks with Ann Lang, President and CEO of the Downtown Detroit Partnership, about the Riverfront's remarkable transformatin.
Detroit River Days - Milt Wilcox 6/22
Broadcasting live from the 1st annual Detroit River Days, WWJ's Greg Bowman talks with former Detroit Tiger, Milt Wilcox, hanging out with some other champions on the new Detroit Riverwalk.
Detroit River Days - Faye Nelson 6/22
Broadcasting live from the 1st annual Detroit River Days, WWJ interviews Faye Nelson, President and CEO of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, who talks about new changes along the Derroit Riverfront.
Detroit River Days - Leonard Marszalek 6/22
Broadcasting on location from the Detroit Riverwalk, WWJ speaks live with Leonard Marszalek, Chief Operating Offices of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy about the new Riverwalk experience.
Detroit River Days - Jill Woodward 6/22
Broadcasting on location from the new Detroit Riverwalk, WWJ talks with Jill Woodward of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra about Friday night's concert and the 8 Days in June festival.
Detroit River Days - Joan LeMahieu 6/22
Broadcasting live from the new Detroit Riverwalk, WWJ talks live with Parade Company president Joan LeMahieu about what's on the way in the Detroit River Days celebration.
Sponsored Links:
WWJ Newsradio 950 is Detroit's only all-news radio station and is the leader in Detroit radio news. Listen online to WWJ-AM 950 for live, local Detroit news, up-to-the-minute Detroit traffic, Detroit sports, Detroit business and Detroit community information. WWJ Newsradio 950 is an award winning radio station and you can listen online and podcast on demand Detroit news, Detroit Construction Alerts, Detroit School Closings, Winter Survival Guide and learn more about our Business Breakfasts. www.wwj.com.
