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As expected, the Detroit Tigers will have a new broadcast crew next season.

After a late fall, the situation degenerated Physical altercation on September 4, Rod Allen and Mario Impemba, two Fox Sports broadcasters in Detroit, will not be back next season, according to several people aware of the situation.

The end of their long run is not surprising: Allen and Impemba did not appear on the air for the rest of the season after the incident.

Impemba, 55, has been the Tigers play-by-play transmitter since 2002.

Allen, 58, was the leading color commentator since 2003. Neither spoke publicly about this incident, which was a bitter end to nearly 17 seasons in the broadcast booth.

Matt Shepard and Kirk Gibson have called the majority of games in the absence of Allen and Impemba.

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Shepard, a stalwart of the Detroit sports media scene for nearly 30 years, has won the Ty Tyson Award from the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association for excellence in sports broadcasting.

Gibson has shared color commentary functions with Allen over the past three seasons.

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