The Pistons Blog Squad
David Wieme
I was asked to put down what makes me a credible blog writer for www.pistons.com. Here goes....this is my second stint with the Detroit Pistons. In 1982, I started on the scoring crew for the team when they were at the Silverdome. I worked games after school and on weekends and was a runner --- I ran stats to the media. In 1989, after we moved to The Palace, I did my college internship with the team. In 1990, I was hired full-time in the public relations department. Along with my duties in PR, I worked for the assistant coaches logging games and making tendency tapes. In 1993, I left to pursue other work. I tried my hand at the insurance industry. Hated it. I owned my own PR firm in Washington D.C. Loved it. Missed Motown, though.
In 2001, I returned to the organization in my current capacity as director of strategic communications. The job is a hybrid of public relations, communications, promotions, marketing, advertising and brand management. My direct boss is our CEO Tom Wilson, however, I have the pleasure of working with most everyone at The Palace. My position allows me to touch many projects in the organization and be in contact with many people. I am also afforded a great deal of latitude and able to be "behind-the-scenes" a lot.
I believe with my history, my experiences in the NBA, my ability to go backstage at The Palace and get different perspectives from many different groups gives me an advantage when writing these blogs. I hope that I can bring some insight into what happens during the season and show you that "little man behind the curtain" at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Read Dave's Blogs:
03/11/08: Just One Hour
02/18/08: Feelin’ the Big Easy
01/21/08: Surly Rantings 101
11/16/07: Welcome Back
5/23/07: House Money and the Fickle World
5/5/07: Pistons vs. Bulls…Not Feelin’ It
4/21/07: Three Outta Four (.750)
2/27/07: Too Long to Wait
2/19/07: I am Jack's smirking revenge
2/6/07: The Start of Something Big
1/29/07: One of Those Nights
1/1/07: A Slunch, Three Fouls...
12/11/06: Do you know? Do you know? Do you know?
12/08/06: Running with the Mavs
11/27/06: How do they do that?
11/20/06: Youth is Served
11/13/06: Tell it to Lord Vader
11/06/06: What do you do at The Palace?
10/31/06: Rambling and rumblings
09/12/06: Duct Tape and Plastic...
06/12/06: Strictly Business
06/01/06: Noisily Into the Night
05/26/06: "Movement Kills"
05/25/06: Hairy Chests, Jersey Rules, Evil Empires and a Security Salute
05/21/06: Ilgauskas’ Itchy Beard
05/16/06: I Hate Easy Baskets!
05/10/06: The Devil Wears a Wet Suit
05/04/06: Free Thought and Random Ideas
04/26/06: We Are A Good Team
04/23/06: Hey Uecker, You Stink!
03/21/06: Oh the Crazy Month of March
01/30/06: Bowling, Bowling, Bowling
01/29/06: 81*
01/12/06: Too Hot To Handle?
12/30/05: Focused Pistons
12/29/05: Pro vs. College Comparison
12/16/05: Wintry December Ramblings
12/06/05: 1989 vs. 2004
11/16/05: The NBA Dress Code
10/21/05: Guess Who's Back
08/29/05: Schedule Breakdown
08/12/05: Summer Cleaning
07/12/05: A Roman-Method Incident
06/24/05: Note to Self: Follow Jack's Orders
06/20/05: Game Five... OUCH
06/19/05: Stevie Wonder is a musical genius
06/13/05: Spurs are hard to hate
06/10/05: Media Loves Company
06/06/05: I Made a Penguin
05/29/05: Free throws, R-E-S-P-C-P-T and a Gekko
05/27/05: Superman is a wuss
05/24/05: You play your game, and we'll play ours
05/20/05: The Ruth Riley Radio Tour
05/19/05: Wookies and tabbed collars
05/13/05: Random thoughts and Happy Days
05/09/05: Indy as a playoff rival? Get in line
05/03/05: AI shows great respect for Billups, Pistons
05/02/05: AI wins one and a "nail-biter"
04/26/05: Pistons Win Game 2
04/25/05: Shock Media Day
04/24/05: Around the NBA
04/23/05: Pistons Win Game 1
