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John Daly
John Daly knows news and sports. He hosts TVS Presents Sport Magazine on Radio. Heard here and on more than 100 radio stations across the US.
Lots of fans say, “I wish I could just watch a game to escape the reality of what’s happening.” I do too. However, that’s not gonna happen. Sports is part of our lives and our economy. We rely on these athletes to entertain us. Sure, many of them are being paid incredible amounts of money.
But money pales when people -- who are like you -- seem to be killed -- in what appears to be -- a random fashion.
If anything about this pandemic -- and the deaths of our black brothers and sisters at the hands of police – have shown us is that -- as a society -- we have many problems that need to be addressed.
Unfortunately, none of our lawmakers get it -- because they don’t understand the causes.
Eric Snyder is my top sports barometer. He’s covered the Oakland Raiders for AOL back in the 90s. He appears on many sports radio shows offering commentary. He’s also a screenwriter and now a new novelist. And he is a decades long Bartender both in Hollywood and in Las Vegas – with some great stories. One of them about Howard Cosell. Bar patrons call him Fish. I am fortunate to have him as a friend – and I call him Boychic.
Let’s talk fall golf. The best place is in the Carolinas. One of the best and most interesting courses is Rivers Edge in Shallotte North Carolina. It is on the Myrtle Beach golf Trail. Sebastian Beecroft is the first assistant pro at Rivers Edge – and he joins us. Sebastian, welcome to the show.
There’s so much going on in sports. So I wanted to bring in someone who has a wide perspective. Kevin Iole is a combat columnist for yahoo sports. He is also an institution in Las Vegas. So he can talk about the NHL and even some of the NBA. He tells us all the protocols he must endure to cover the fight scene in Las Vegas
But there are very good signs that we could return to normalcy – maybe by the first of the year.
There’s a lot to talk about a vaccine.
But just this week – as you heard me mention during the show -- I have been introduced to a product, called IVP air.
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I’m no scientist so don’t take my word.
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We are talking with Emmy and Tony award winner Bryan Cranston. Many of you know him from breaking bad. He has a new film out called the one and only Ivan which is coming out on Disney+. And he is behind the mezcal Dos Hombres with his Breaking Bad co-star Aaron Paul.
Our guest for the show is Actor Bryan Cranston. You know him from many TV and film appearances. He is probably best-known as Walter White in the ground breaking – and still resonating show – Breaking Bad -- which won him 4 primetime Emmy awards for outstanding actor in a drama series.
But he’s also won 2 tonies. One for playing LBJ in the play All The Way. And another tony for playing Howard Beale in the theater production of Network. Plus he won the Olivier award for that role over in London.
He has a new film coming out called The One and Only Ivan. He also has a new mescal – a libation I am dying to hear about. His autobiography is a must read. It is called A Life in Parts. Plus Bryan is also a huge sports fans. We will cover all of that. Plus we ask him two want-to-know questions: how is he after positive Covid, and will Walter White join Better Call Saul?
Instead of three guests, it will be just one -- Bryan Cranston. Many of you know Bryan from his role as Walter White in Breaking Bad. He also has a new filming coming out called The One and Only Ivan.
But Bryan is so much more. He is one of the greatest actors of our time. But he is also an entrepreneur with a new libation – a mezcal. Plus he is a huge sports fan – a Dodgers fan – who remembers the Dodgers playing in The Coliseum in the late 1950s -- all the way up to the Dodgers loss in the 2018 series.
For me, Bryan has been a good friend since 1983. Our mutual friend is John O’Hurley, my college roommate and longtime buddy. John O introduced Bryan and me when they were starring in the Soap Opera Loving – back in 1983.
Once we all ended up on the west coast, Bryan gave me two great tips. I was taking acting classes -- more for exploring screenwriting. But I was tempted to look at acting. Bryan asked me, “Do you wake every morning, thinking about acting?” I said, “No I don’t.” He said then don’t waste your time. And he was right.
Then in 2004, as I covered and deciphered the 2004 presidential election, Bryan said to me “Why don’t you write a book on this?” And I did. Thus my first book, TRUTH: the no BS guide to navigating a media biased world.
I am indebted to Bryan for both of those gems of advice.
The PGA Championship may have catapulted golf to the top of professional sports during this Covid chaos. It was brilliant. Colin Morikawa gave us a final round major we won’t forget.
But what was so fascinating about that round of golf was the other young up-and-coming hot shots that could give Golf new life even beyond the pandemic.
Besides Morikawa, we had Matthew Wolff, Scottie Scheffler, and Xander Schauffele. And to go along with them were the so-called old guys -- DJ, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka, and crazy fun Bryson De Chambeau.
Yes Tiger was there too -- finishing 44th. Here’s something else that might change too. Maybe sportscasts will stop leading with Tiger’s tourney results first – even when he doesn’t win or contend.
And that could be a big turnaround -- as far as real news judgement in the sports news field. But also for the game. Nothing against Tiger, but we shouldn’t be just relying on him – to just show up -- to make the event something to watch.
Let’s bring in Dan Jansen. He is a Hall of Fame and olympic gold medal speed skating champ. He broke 8 speed skating world records. But he also has a foundation and a great celebrity golf event coming up.
He’s also one of the nice guys.
We talk about the 1994 Winter Olympics and how the Kerrigan-Harding confrontation might have helped him.
It’s hard to believe but it’s been 40 years since the miracle on ice when the US Olympic hockey team, then amateur college players, beat the mighty Soviet union for the gold medal in Lake Placid New York. There is a new book out called The Making of a miracle: the untold story of the captain of the 1980 gold medal winning US Olympic team. It is written by the captain of the team, Mike Eruzione along with Neil Boudet.
And Mike Eruzione – one of the fun guys to be around -- is with us.
He also explains he wrote the book for his grandkids so they would know he was more than just the captain of that great team.
Time to talk football, hockey, and Las Vegas. JT the brick is one of the well-known voices of sports radio. His show is called the brick at night with JT the brick. It is heard on Sirius XM’s mad dog sports radio.
He’s also the midday host on Raider nation Radio on 920 AM in Las Vegas.
He tells us how to get into the sports radio business.
We will talk more about our strange times. But we give you a little respite so we can look back -- to the way things were -- as we do here -- on TVS presents sport magazine on radio.
We will talk to one of the greatest professional athletes in the 20th-century. Rick Rhoden won 151 games as a major league pitcher for four teams. In addition, he became a pro golfer and dominated the celebrity players tour. He also was significant on the senior pro tour. We will talk to him about that and also the difference between baseball back in the 80s compared to today.
We will also look at what’s going on in college sports, especially the Pac 12, where players are actually banding together to protect themselves. We will talk to Richard Anzalone, my source for everything in the Pac 12.
And then we will shift from the West Coast to the East Coast, to Boston, and we will talk with Ken Lakin. He is a major trial attorney -- while also representing a number of professional athletes and actors. He is an expert on Boston and everything sports related there. We will get the lowdown from him on what is happening in Beantown.
Here is our trivia question: name 1 of 3 pitchers who hold the record for the longest consecutive game hitting streaks. The answer at the end of the show.
The athletes of the pac-12 conference are making themselves heard. They are giving the conference and their universities demands before they will play in the fall. Let’s get more perspective on this. Richard Anzalone is my source for the Pac-12, and especially USC athletics. He joins us from Southern California. He is also the husband of my co-host Susan Anzalone on Undercover Jetsetter.
Let’s get the view on Sports and the pandemic from Beantown. Ken Lakin is a trial lawyer who also represents pro athletes and actors. He has lived in the Boston area all of his life. He is a graduate from Boston College undergrad and law school. And if you saw our undercover Jetsetter segment on Boston and being at a Yankee game at Fenway park, then you saw him. He was the source of great information. www.lakinslaw.com
He’s definitely one of the most accomplished professional athletes of the 20th century. Not only did he have a great career as a major league pitcher, winning 151 games. But then he topped it off by being a professional golfer. And doing quite well there too – winning the Tahoe Celebrity event 8 times. All while overcoming a childhood bone disease.
Here is the answer to our trivia question: Rick Rhoden, our last guest, and Gary Peters and Jerry Walker all had 11-game hitting streaks – the most for pitchers in MLB history.
Before we go:
Would you watch baseball if it looked like this? The team in the field would only have a pitcher and catcher. Add to that, each hitter would have five strikes before they’re out.
If it was that way, you might not get through a half inning. The team at bat would run rough-shot over the team in the field.
Thankfully, it’s not that way.
The answer to our sports trivia question. The last pitcher to give up a homerun to Mickey Mantle in Yankee Stadium was Whitey Ford. It was August 11th 1973 during an Old Timers Day Game. My old buddy Ken The Scruffer Hyne gave us that. He and I were there for that game.
Before we go:
Let’s thank today’s professional athletes.
They woke us up -- to bending the Covid reality.
They tried to make us see – whether this virus is just the flu.
For many, it is not.
More athletes — even with precautions — test positive.
He had breakfast with Muhammad Ali and drinks with Mickey Mantle. Plus he was in Riverfront Stadium when Pete Rose passed Ty Cobb‘s all-time hit record. John Johnston, also known as JJ, is a veteran TV broadcaster, producer, and one of the greatest story tellers I have ever known. He was a correspondent on Current Affair. He became my senior producer at Real TV. He also launched the first Jim Rome show on Fox sports.
So it is a tough time for sports broadcasters. My next guest – Amber Lynn Carroll -- is an award winning sports broadcaster who has covered college and pro sports. But she is so much more. Amber is also a life coach. She runs a non-profit to end the stigma surrounding mental health – while spreading suicide awareness -- after losing her brother to suicide. And she is also the wife of major league baseball pitcher – Cody Carroll of the Baltimore Orioles. Go to ww.weareteamjake.com
So Covid could be ruining all sports. That means it is killing the careers of sports broadcasters and play by play folks.
David Brunner is the owner and main agent of DB and Associates; a premiere TV, Radio, and Sports Talent Agency. DB has been placing talent for 28 years. Before that, he was an Emmy-award winning reporter and News Director for local stations and National Networks. He has also been an Agent and Manager for professional athletes. He comes to us from Central Pennsylvania.
The answer to our trivia question: who was the only pitcher to throw the final pitches in two World Series Game-7’s?
Before we go, some thoughts. Let’s talk about major-league baseball today – and a big mistake the owners are making.
It’s called television blackouts. Think about it. Fans are not allowed to attend games in person but MLB is stopping fans from viewing certain games on TV for fans that are nearby.
My next guest has a long history in television. He was the producer of the Tom Snyder show. He has been an executive producer of numerous newsrooms in Los Angeles and New York. He also helped launch the reality show Big Brother. I was fortunate enough to have him as my senior producer for Real-TV. He is currently producing a new show called DEA All-Access. Michael Horowicz is a Dodger season ticket holder – and a keen observer of what is happening in sports, especially baseball. Michael, welcome to the show.
Celebrity golf events have changed dramatically. Let’s talk about that with Lee Moore. Lee is a legend in sports broadcasting in eastern North Carolina. He worked at WCTI in New Bern with me. Lee went on to work on the newly-formed Hooters Tour and then the Celebrity Players Tour. He helps the Ken Singleton celebrity classic that will be held in September. And he has a wealth of stories and jokes you won’t hear anywhere else.
Ralph Terry is a former major-league baseball player. He is a part of some fascinating World Series history. He also played on the senior golf tour. I actually got a chance to play -- in a foursome with Ralph – when we played on the Celebrity Players Tour. Ralph has also written a book about his life -- called Right Down The Middle.
You’ll hear from Michael Horowicz. Michael is a longtime colleague of mine from Real TV. But he is also a keen observer of sports and news. He is in the LA area and he will give us his take on the start of baseball.
Another long time friend is Lee Moore. Lee is a legend in the New Bern North Carolina area. He is a well-known sports caster. But Lee also helped start the old Hooters golf tour and the celebrity players tour. We will talk about Celebrity-Golf events with him.
And then you will hear from the man who has a lot of World Series history. Plus he also played on the Senior Golf Tour. We will talk to Ralph Terry about golf, his years with the Yankees in the early 1960s, and his new book.
Later in the show, I will have a commentary on a bone-head move by baseball.
An update here: We mentioned last week that the Maui celebrity classic has been moved from September. Thad Daber tells us that it looks like -- November 17 through the 20th. Check out their Facebook page. Again it is the Maui celebrity classic.
Here is our trivia question: who was the only pitcher to throw the final pitch of two game-7s in the World Series. The answer at the end of the show.
You’ll hear from Michael Horowicz. Michael is a longtime colleague of mine from Real TV. But he is also a keen observer of sports and news. He is in the LA area and he will give us his take on the start of baseball.
Another long time friend is Lee Moore. Lee is a legend in the New Bern North Carolina area. He is a well-known sports caster. But Lee also helped start the old Hooters golf tour and the celebrity players tour. We will talk about Celebrity-Golf events with him.
And then you will hear from the man who has a lot of World Series history. Plus he also played on the Senior Golf Tour. We will talk to Ralph Terry about golf, his years with the Yankees in the early 1960s, and his new book.
Later in the show, I will have a commentary on a bone-head move by baseball.
The answer to our trivia question? It’s an odd one. The only person to play for the Red Sox, the Celtics, and Boston Bruins – was John Kylie – the organist at Fenway Park and Boston Garden in the 1970s. John Kylie was a Boston legend. He died in 1993.
Hopefully you laughed.
You won’t at this.
Brace yourselves, folks.
Earlier, I mentioned the Maui Charity Classic was postponed in September.
That’s just the start.
Here’s what I see.
The next four or five months are going to be disastrous.
No sports. States closed down.
Am I good at predicting? I called Trump 14 months before the 2016 election.
He’s the world’s funniest man. Gary Mule Deer has a unique comedy style -- with an incredible music repertoire. He actually does Johnny Cash better than Johnny Cash. He has appeared for 26 years with Johnny Mathis. He is also a regular at the Gran Ole Opry. And there is a documentary being done on him. He’s a longtime friend of mine from decades of Celebrity-Golf events. But he also played in one of the great sports foursomes of all time. He will regale us on that. He comes to us from Spearfish South Dakota.
Let’s take the pulse of sports from Las Vegas. He is a commentator and critic on numerous sports radio stations throughout Las Vegas and the nation. He has covered the Oakland Raiders for AOL. He has even written a book on that. He is also screenwriter and sitcom writer who has re-invented himself during the pandemic -- as a novelist with a new book -- that has a sports twist. Welcome back to the show directly from Las Vegas. You know him as Eric Snyder. Here we call him Boychic.
John Williams is an American tenured teacher, a champion long-distance runner, and a keen observer of sports. Oh yeah. He is also my brother in law for 35 years. We will talk about baseball in Japan – and sumo wrestling. Where else do you get that?
Kim Briele is an amatuer golf champion in North Carolina who has played Pinehurst countless times. She takes us there.