A sit down with Tony P and Matty B: Recent Episodes
Tony Pompilio
Your hosts Tony Pompilio and Matt Buford will have conversations with guest that range from family members, coaches, athletes, business owners, childhood friends, teachers, first responders and many more. Our goal is to be open on topics and to our guest. Everyone has a story.
We sat down with former Dixie Heights football coach Tom Spritzky along with Matt’s brother Andy Buford, former Dixie Heights football player and assistant coach to Tom. We discussed Tom’s playing days in the Fort Thomas Football League, onto Highlands and then to Hanover College. We dive into Tom’s transition from player to coach and teacher. The opportunity to become the Head coach at Dixie Heights, changing the culture and some memorable victory’s over Toms 17 year run at Dixie heights. Enjoy!
Inaugural head coach Tim Odom for the St. Henry Crusaders football team joins us on a sit down. We discuss Tim’s resume as a football player and coach. Along with his vision to get the program off the ground. Some great stories over the years as a player and coach. Enjoy!
We sat down with father (Tom) and son (A. J) Dilts. Discussed their experiences of playing sports and growing up. Toms road to becoming a dentist and A.J’s experience of getting accepted to Harvard University and his path to going on to Oxford University. We also get into the Dixie Youth Colonels Cheer and Football organization by Tom and others. Enjoy!
We welcome Deezy to the show and discuss how his rapping before a Bengals game catapulted him into a social media icon.
We welcome Cooper Football Coach Randy Borchers to the show. We discuss the Jaguars season and their run to the State Finals. Enjoy!
Allen, Greg and Tony discuss the NKY High School Sports social media platforms. We reflect on the history of NKY High School sports legends and some officiating stories. Enjoy!
After a 3 month hiatus for me and an 11 month absence for Matt...we're back! We reflect on the adventures and memories of the past few months; a wedding, Matt and Owen win a superbowl, the Bengals, high school football, softball and more.
We welcome Highlands High School Softball Coach Milt Horner to A Sit Down. We discuss the Highlands Softball Program along with some background info about Coach Horner. Enjoy.
We discuss the 9th Region Semis and Finals, dabble in recruiting, talk about softball tryouts and the drama that comes with it...and there's always a few Dad stories. Enjoy!
Update on Ken's battle with cancer. We dabble into a little bit of everything from upbringing, softball, music and much more. Enjoy!
Welcome Chris, Jimmy (call in), Nick and Steve Pangallo to the show. We dive into their upbringing, growing up on "The Hill," sports, NCC and the impact the Pangallo name means to NKY. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Welcome singer/songwriter Haley Barth to the show. We discuss Haley's journey and experiences as she continues her path to create music. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
We discuss generational differences, Matt's new job, NFL, baseball cards and get deep on Christmas. Enjoy!
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It's the most wonderful time of the year yet the most stressful. Jen joins the show to discuss mental health support and life coaching. Let's support her affordable, non-profit company, Concierge Wellness Collective. If you or someone you know is in need of support please reach out. Enjoy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Campbell Co Girls-Davey Johnson
Cooper Boys-Tim Sullivan
Dayton Boys-Mike Walls
Ryle Girls-Katie Haitz
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Ryle Boys-Nick Dorning
Dayton Girls-Dave Hinton
Simon Kenton Girls-Brenden Stowers
Bellevue Girls-Tommy Sorrell
Beechwood Girls-Isaac Speicher
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Welcome Ken Eckert to the show. We discuss Ecks Newport upbringing, teaching, coaching and wonder off into a few stories. Oh, and talk some Newport Football. Enjoy.
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Lloyd Girls-Paul Sturgeon
Ludlow Boys-Aaron Stamm
Holmes Boys-Tony Perkins
Scott Girls- Eric Pouncy Jr
Walton Girls-Rianna Gayheart
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Highlands Boys-Kevin Listerman Villa Madonna Boys-Trevor Gould Lloyd Boys-Michael Walker Bishop Brossart Girls-Steve Brown Cooper Girls-Justin Holthaus
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Conner Girls-Michelle Gambrel
Dixie Girls-Joel Steczynski
Notre Dame-Kes Murphy
Highlands Girls-Jamie Richey
Holy Cross Girls-Ted Arlinghaus
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We discuss what others don't want to talk about.....LICE! Simplicety, an all natural lice removing company owner PJ Wigginton joins us on the show. We talk about PJ's journey in this industry, horses, work ethic and much more.
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As we embark on the 45th anniversary of the tragic Beverly Hills Supper Club fire we welcome David and Lisa Brock to A Sit Down. With call-in guests in Wayne Dammert and Matt Young we discuss their stories about the horrific day on May 28th, 1977. Enjoy.
We Sit Down with Chris Robinson and discuss his journey on obtaining the 24th District Senate Seat. In this episode Chris talks about his stance on Social Issues, Jobs, Education, Infrastructure Development and more. Please get out and vote on May 17th! Enjoy.
We discuss Cy's upbringing, struggles, tell a few softball stories and get deep on mental health.
We open Season 2 with the Bengals Super Bowl run, Matt and Rachel making a 36 hour Colorado trip, Pomp officiating the All A and we discuss future guests.
Do you ever wonder what the late night "ride home" conversations with Matt an I sound like? Well here ya go.
A Sit Down welcomes friend, basketball player, softball player, teacher, coach and now Assistant Principal Brad Carr. We discuss Brad growing up in Covington, his High School years, his long run in College (lol), his coaching journey and talk a little softball as well. Enjoy!
Sunday we had a Sit Down with Chip Gregg. We spoke about the passing of Bobby Bowden, Matt and I gave an end of the year recap about Emma and Morgans softball season. Then we go into a few softball discussions about too many teams, parents, coaching/philosophy, the growth and decline of the game and more. Along with Chip dropping a little knowledge. Enjoy!
A short episode where I discuss the voicemail from Dad, our Birthdays, softball and a few memories. Enjoy!
A Sit Down welcomes current Head Newport Football Coach Brian Weinrich. We discuss Brian’s upbringing, coaching, playing days and a few stories in between. Enjoy!
A Sit Down welcomes Ludlow/Conner Basketball Coach Aaron Stamm and his son Hayden Stamm. We discuss Aaron’s Ludlow roots and his coaching career. We also get a few words from Hayden about his journey as a Coaches son and his involvement in baseball at Ludlow and the Florence Y’all’s/Freedom. Enjoy!
A Sit Down welcomes the 2021 KHSAA Basketball State Champions, the Highlands Bluebirds. Head Coach Kevin Listerman brings two coaches in Scott Blasingame and Kevin Orme along with two players in Zack Barth and Luke Muller. With a special call in guest, Steve Fromeyer. Enjoy!
Tonight we Sit Down with local multimedia journalist Christian Hauser. We discuss Chris's journey from Dixie Heights High School to how he worked his way up the ladder in the broadcasting world. We touch on Covid, insulin, the struggles that people have in life and Chris flipped the script and asked us a few questions. Enjoy!
Tonight we sat down with no agenda and shared OUR OPINIONS on multiple subjects including the follow up to the fastpitch preview, officiating, Covid rant, softball, addiction, politics (sarcasm) and life choices/upbringing. Enjoy!
We discuss Men's Slowpitch, NKY Fastpitch, Coaching, a few childhood memories and more.
!!!!!WARNING EXPLICIT!!!!! (F-Bombs) We edited as much as we could without losing the authenticity. Lol
Tonight we sit down with the Nasty Boys:
Adam Barnes Joe Barnes Keith Hightchew
We discuss and celebrate 30 years of continued success that Joe Barnes has had running this slow pitch team. Many many memories of games, players, relationships formed and championships.
Special call in guest Bill Sizemore: 1:10:10 Kenny Piccirillo: 1:55:08 Shawn Sproles: 2:14:31 Greg Butler: 2:41:23
The host sit down with Kelly. We discuss our upbringing, our point of view on life and why we are who we are. We go DEEEEEP to my Newport roots and scratch the surface on Matt's. Enjoy!
I try for the first time to go solo and do a show by myself. I talk about dealing with stress and how I try and handle the current situations in life. Enjoy this 50 min of gibberish.
Chip's back for another go around! We go deep into pitching, hitting and tell some great stories along the way. Enjoy!
We talk about Chip's life growing up in Covington, playing Men's Softball, coaching fastpitch and his time at NKU. Enjoy!
Softball 25:30
NKU 1:30.35
We sat down with:
Rob Coffey (Pendleton County)
Laura Young (NKY Bandits 25/26)
Chris Young ( NKY Bandits ‘05 Premier)
We discuss the fast pitch game from high school to select ball. The experiences from the coaching aspect and the continued effort to build the culture of the game in the Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati area. The determination and commitment it takes from the female athletes, coaches and parents along with life lessons. Enjoy!
Today we celebrate 1,000 listens!!! We intro the women behind the scenes and give a glimpse of who they are and how fortunate they are to have Matt and Tony in their lives......enjoy!
Matt is a man of many lives. Tonight we discuss Matt’s officiating career and his role in being the Supervisor of Officials for the Northern Kentucky Officials Association and the Ohio Valley Conference. Enjoy.
We return from our Covid lockdown and discuss our experiences and welcome the first ever sponsor of the show, Tommy Earsing with Buffalo's Best. Mention our show with your walk-up order and receive 10% off. This Sunday from 3:15-6:15 Tommy and his crew will be at this location:
8437 US-42
Florence, Ky 41042
(Next to Mugbees)
Also we gave a shout-out to our NKY Bandit 2025/26 squad for their Bourbon fundraiser and our 2011 team who is looking to add a few players.
Part 2 with Rob and Shawn continues as we roll down memory lane and go deep into Mens Slow-Pitch Softball. We also have a few spur of the moment guests in John Steele, Ken Hansel, Michael Daniele and Trevor Barth. Enjoy! John Steele- 57:18 Pomp/Sproles- 1:18:15 Ken Hansel- 1:40:30 Michael Daniele- 2:16:25 Trevor Barth 3:17:40
We have a good one! Today we bring you part 1 of our Sit Down with Rob and Shawn. This is the intro, we hope you enjoy it! We are at 467 downloads! Rob and Shawn said once we hit 550, then you will get part 2. This is where we crack the egg about mens slowpitch softball. Then we will do a part 3, fastpitch softball. Enjoy!
On this episode, Nick and I talk our Newport roots and childhood memories. Saddle up for this 2 hour ride!
Tonight we have a discussion with Kevin King. We talk about the everyday life of being a first responder, coach (fast pitch) and Dad. (softball talk begins at 50:50)
Today we have a discussion with David Foster, a Dayton boy! David discusses his journey with addiction and his road to recovery.
Hopefully this podcast can help someone with their struggles in life and especially during the holiday season.
A sit down with us as we talk about what our plans are for this podcast. We discuss our journey to how we decided to get in the podcast world and give you a glimpse of our background. Hope you enjoy. (FYI, purposely no editing on this episode)