106.7 WLLZ (WLLZ-FM)
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Detroit rock radio, fully off the rails.
The Josh Innes Show works like a live morning table with the brakes cut. Josh and James ricochet from flooded 75, Burger King nostalgia, Weezer tickets, Dolly Parton polls, and botched Gene Simmons footage without separating show business from the joke.
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The Josh Innes Show is a rapid-fire Detroit morning-radio sprawl where the official business and the nonsense share the same chair. Josh and James do not build tidy segments so much as ride whatever showed up first. Some mornings it is traffic on 75, with flooding, late arrivals, and Michigan infrastructure becoming the whole emotional weather system. Other mornings it is Posh Spice, Michael J. Fox not being dead, Dolly Parton topping a public-figure poll, or a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announcement somehow arriving through American Idol. The show is built for sharp turns. A simple ticket tease can veer into The Gathering of the Juggalo. A Taylor Momson spider-bite story becomes a suspicious medical riff and then snaps straight into a Disturbed song handoff. Burger King becomes serious business, especially Whoppers, breakfast sides, and the long shadow of 1990s chicken tenders. Beer gets the same treatment, with Bapple discussed like a return event and Bush Peach judged without ceremony. The local radio texture matters. WLLZ imaging, iHeartRadio tags, text-line troubleshooting, contest instructions, station coworkers, on-air tech support, and music cues stay inside the comedy instead of being swept offstage. That gives the show a lived-in, slightly chaotic utility: it is both a working broadcast and a running commentary on the broadcast failing, succeeding, or eating itself. Josh and James keep the room moving through the mess. The humor is blunt but rarely delicate. It favors exaggeration, annoyance, old pop culture, and the pleasure of saying a small thing is either excellent or terrible. A failed Gene Simmons interview story captures the house style: embarrassment, logistics, celebrity weirdness, missing video, radio sales pressure, and self-inflicted disaster all folded into one complaint. The show is for listeners who like morning radio with rock-station muscle memory, local specificity, and a high tolerance for crude detours. It does not aim for careful analysis. It aims for velocity, irritation, and the strange comfort of hearing everyday nonsense treated like breaking news.
Made for: For listeners who like rowdy morning-radio banter, rock-station texture, local Detroit references, sports-adjacent chatter, and 1990s pop culture nostalgia. Best for people who prefer quick insults, tangents, and real-time mess over polished commentary.
What sets it apart: The show folds the mechanics of radio itself into the entertainment: tech glitches, ticket teases, text-line instructions, station handoffs, and sponsor-style transitions become part of the bit. Its strongest moments come from turning tiny annoyances into full-speed comic grievances.
Listen to the Josh Innes Show weekday mornings 6a-10a on 106.7 WLLZ. Fun, sports and the best damn rock on the radio.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Josh and James turn Detroit sports, rock culture and minor daily failures into escalating comic disputes.
The Josh Innes Show turns Detroit radio into a running argument between Josh and James, with sports, rock music and workplace irritation supplying the premises. Scores and headlines rarely survive intact.
Josh and James can turn a lost Gene Simmons interview into the morning's best disaster story.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A filthy, fast morning-radio scramble that keeps station business inside the joke.
The segment moves like a filthy morning-radio scramble, turning station business into part of the joke. It jumps from a grotesque Christmas parody to listener-text housekeeping, then on to celebrity gossip and local banter without losing momentum.
A Gene Simmons encounter turns into a very funny radio meltdown.
The episode turns an on-air Gene Simmons encounter into a messy disaster story, with the hosts sorting through what was recorded, what disappeared, and what already felt wrong before anyone said it.
A brisk station-life gripe session that turns small annoyances into a running joke.
The piece settles into a sharp, grumbling pass through station life, moving from the 106.7 WLLZ summer rock-concert giveaway to parking complaints and the loose pecking order among the other radio people in the building.
A loud, loose Friday hour that turns station chatter into a sharp Rock and Brews detour.
Friday's Josh Innes Show leans into familiar chaos, with a fake soundboard gag, Pistons tickets, Craig Gass dropping by, and a long stretch on Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, and Rock and Brews.
A loose morning show about the day after St. Patrick's Day, trading party fallout, parenting jokes, and sports banter.
The Josh Ennis Show spends the morning after St. Patrick's Day in an easy, joking back-and-forth with James, moving from party fatigue and parenting irritation into sports chatter about handicapable hockey, the Pistons win, and the NCAA tournament.
Pop culture's strangest exhibits, argued over properly.
Pop culture, derailed beautifully.
Reality TV judged by premise logic.
Culture talk with side-eye and civic heat.
Reality TV roasts with group-chat velocity.
The show opens with KOLLZ Detroit imaging and a holiday parody that goes out of its way not to act like a normal song.
The hosts discuss Posh Spice's birthday and share their opinions on the Spice Girls.
A radio host discusses being late due to traffic and flooding on Highway 75 in Michigan, while bantering with colleagues about weather and infrastructure issues.
The hosts discuss the return of Bapple (Bush Apple beer), compare it to other fruit beers like Bush Peach and Oberon, share stories about its popularity in St.
The hosts discuss a YouGov poll from the University of Massachusetts Lowell that ranks Dolly Parton as the most beloved public figure in America, with other notable figures like Barack Obama and Vladimir Zelenskyi also on the list.
Josh and the crew talk through a Gene Simmons encounter that was supposed to produce something usable and instead turned into a disaster.
A morning radio show host and co-host engage in humorous banter about celebrity death hoaxes and upcoming concert tickets.
Josh and James discuss Whopper Wednesday and the merits of Burger King's menu items in a lighthearted morning show segment.
Josh and James discuss Michigan's national championship win, WWE wrestling news, and upcoming Tigers season, with a giveaway for Weezer tickets.
The hosts discuss Perez Hilton's religious conversion and criticize his fame from being a gossip blogger.
Josh Innes broadcasts live from a bar on Detroit Tigers opening day, discussing the game, food, and festivities.
Josh Innes and James discuss the upcoming Detroit Tigers opening day party at Harry's, the team's recent losing streak, and their plans for the event.
The Josh Innes Show discusses the upcoming Detroit Tigers home opener and promotes their live broadcast at Harry's Bar.
Josh and James discuss their upcoming live broadcast at Harry's Bar for the Detroit home opener, giveaways, and the weather forecast.
Josh Innes discusses Michigan's Final Four win and promotes a rock concert ticket giveaway.
Josh Innes and James host a morning sports talk show, discussing late-night basketball and the iHeartRadio Music Awards.
Josh Innes and James discuss Opening Day of baseball season, sharing experiences visiting ballparks like San Diego and others.
Josh and James open with the Wheels swagger turned all the way up.
A morning radio show playing rock music, discussing music trivia like Van Halen's album anniversary, and promoting a free summer concert giveaway.
Josh and James discuss their experience at Monster Jam, including the long wait and high costs, with humorous commentary.
Josh and James hit the Friday mic in full scramble mode.
Josh Innes hosts a morning sports talk show with rock music, discussing Pistons tickets and NCAA tournament.
Josh and James open on the day after St.
The host promotes a St.
A morning radio show featuring comedic banter, sports talk, and promotion of a 'Steak and BJ Day' event.
The hosts discuss songs about rain, listing and commenting on various rock and pop tracks.
The hosts celebrate Rick Rubin's birthday by discussing his influential music production career and planning to play his produced songs.
Josh Innes and James discuss the weather forecast for the weekend and mention plans to see the movie Scream.
Two hosts discuss their eerie morning commute through foggy Detroit, comparing it to horror movies and joking about the city's persistent smell of pot.
The hosts discuss the death of musician Neil Sedaka, reflecting on his career from 1960s teen idol to 1970s comeback with hits like 'Laughter in the Rain' and 'Bad Blood'.
The hosts discuss the death of musician Neil Sedaka, reflecting on his career and their personal connection to his music.
The hosts celebrate Michael Bolton's birthday by discussing his iconic 1990s hair and a memorable Saved by the Bell episode where characters performed his song.
The hosts discuss a Pepsi commercial featuring the Coca-Cola bear and share their preferences for Pepsi and Diet Coke from McDonald's.