The Matt Farago Show: Recent Episodes
Matt Farago
The Matt Farago podcast hosted by Pittsburgh native and sports personality Matt Farago who has traveled the world as the announcer for the Harlem Globetrotters, covered the preps to pros for the past decade.
Matt is joined by Fox Sports Chris Myers (17:00) as the two give their thoughts on this past weekends NFL Draft and Myers talks about his career and what he believes are the greatest events he's covered. Matt also reviews the Steelers draft picks, and who he feels should be included in this years draft class that wasn't actually drafted...then Farago delivers some breaking news about a certain Steelers quarterback.
Matt Farago is joined by the one of the all-time great basketball players from Pittsburgh a two-time Olympic medalist, 2004 WNBA Coach of the Year, and former Duquesne and Pitt women's basketball coach Suzie McConnell-Serio talks about coaching preps to the pros, here favorite memories winning gold with Team USA, and the continuing the battle for equality for Women in sports.
Matt talks about athletes becoming broadcasters and then sits down with one as former Pittsburgh Steeler and ESPN NFL analyst Merril Hoge joins Matt for a deep conversation about concussions and what it meant for his own career, along with how being diagnosed with cancer may have saved his life. Merril also talks about the three words that came to him as a child that helped him find his passion and how he remains positive when life happens.
Matt is joined by former Pitt Basketball star Ashton Gibbs, the two talk about the NCAA Tournament that never was, what advice Gibbs would give to upcoming athletes, and what it was like to play against guys like Kemba, Kyrie, and Hayward and who was the best he ever played against. Ashton also talks about his favorite memories playing at Pitt and his not-so favorite moment at MSG. Matt has a new job he got thanks in part to Corona virus...
Matt is joined by former Pirates catcher and current broadcaster Michael McKenry, who talks about when we should expect to see the first baseball game, his move from player to broadcaster was the most unexpected one, best way to handle being a man of faith in sports, a look back at his disagreement with Jerry Meals in the 19th inning and a look ahead at the 2020 Pittsburgh Pirates.
Wes Uhler from Steelers Nation Radio, and ESPN Pittsburgh is the first ever guest on the podcast joins Matt to talk about the world of sports with no games, their favorite broadcast memories, and all things Pittsburgh Steelers.