Tom Jordan is a multiple Emmy, Edward R. Murrow, and AP award-winning journalist, and was a news anchor and reporter at WWJ in Detroit.  Before coming to a WWJ, Tom worked as a TV news anchor in San Diego, Palm Springs, and Washington state. In his more than two-decade career, Tom has covered a variety of presidential campaigns; historic wildfires; live network-breaking coverage for NBC News; the Olympics; and many other events. His Emmy wins include his day-of anchoring coverage of the September 11th terrorist attacks and the subsequent invasion of Afghanistan. He was also awarded an Emmy for best coverage of the 2007 wildfires, an Edward R. Murrow award in 2015 for best newscast, and Associated Press awards for a variety of special reports.

Tom is married to his wife of more than 25 years and has four children. He is actively involved with the men’s ministry at his church.

Tim Richey was selected as Chief Executive Officer for Detroit PAL in January, 2012. He has served in various capacities since 2001, joining the executive management team in 2006. Tim was integral to guiding the organization through two successful mergers, crafting the strategic direction of the fledgling entity at pivotal points in its storied history. Throughout his tenure, Tim has been involved with fundraising, operations, and direct service programming for an average of 12,000 participants yearly. Together these experiences make him uniquely suited to lead Detroit PAL. His roots in Detroit and community service started in 1996 when he co-founded one of the first youth soccer leagues in Detroit. He recruited volunteers and youth from every corner of the city to participate in this traditionally suburban sport. He also engaged the City of Detroit and Wayne County to create dedicated fields, and he secured resources from a number of entities including the United States Soccer Foundation. When The Detroit Youth Soccer League joined Think Detroit in 2001, it served 850 aspiring athletes in five locations. The unique training curriculum he designed for the 1,700+ Detroit PAL volunteer coaches earned him The Crystal Apple Award from his alma mater Michigan State University. He has also been awarded the Michigan State Youth Soccer Association’s Coach of the Year and became a member of the Michigan Bucks Hall of Fame in 2011.