Scoop du Jour with Jourdan Black: Recent Episodes
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Jourdan Black is an award-winning sportscaster who’s always had a love for deep conversations and connecting with people. Scoop du Jour does just that. She gets the scoop on life, family, advice, and goes beyond the game with athletes, coaches, their families, and more.
Jourdan is about to turn 30, so she decided to reflect ahead of the big 3-0 and source life lessons, words of wisdom and mantras from the people closest to her and share them with all of you! In this Solo Scoop with Jourdan, she's sharing the 30 pieces of advice/words to live by and reminiscing on the summer before she turned 30.
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In this week's episode, Jourdan sits down with her fiancé, Colton, to dive deep into their relationship, how Colton proposed and how the wedding planning is going. Plus, Colton reminisces on his favorite sports memories and how he became a fan of his favorite teams--including how this Illinois native learned to love the SEC and Arkansas Razorbacks.
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Tom Hannifan leads the play-by-play commentary for Impact Wrestling and shares what it's been like to broadcast on Raw, Smackdown, and now Impact. A self-proclaimed "football junkie", he dives into his passion for football and his love for the Nittany Lions, how he got into broadcast, and who his most famous phone contact is.
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Scotty Thurman, the former Razorback best known for "The Shot Hear 'Round Arkansas" in the 1994 National Championship reminisces on that moment, what it was like to celebrate after, and the entire 1993-1994 Arkansas season. Plus, the "Ruston Rifle" talks how he dealt with the 1995 NBA Draft, his coaching career, his family of athletes, and more.
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Willie Totten, the legendary college quarterback who's best known as "Satellite", helped to lift Mississippi Valley State into the national spotlight in the 80s when he and Jerry Rice teamed under Archie Cooley's pass-oriented offense. In this episode, he and Jourdan talk about what it was like to throw to Rice, the moment he found out he'd have a stadium bearing his name, how he dealt with going undrafted, his coaching career and his family.
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Jourdan's getting the scoop this week with The Athlete Dietician, Kyndall Weir. Kyndall shares how she empowers collegiate and professional athletes through food, her tips and tricks for non-athletes, and the "happy accident" of becoming a dietician.
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James Hurst is entering his tenth season in the NFL and is currently a starting offensive lineman for the New Orleans Saints who also played six seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. The fellow Tar Heels talk about how James' game both mentally and physically has evolved throughout his time in the league, his love for his family and his faith, and his passion for coffee and for reading.
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Acacia Clement is a reporter and host who's living out her lifelong passion for horses on America's Day at the Races for the New York Racing Association. The former Miss Connecticutt reflects on what it's like to prep for a day at the racetrack, what it's like to be married to a horse trainer, her philanthropy and where she sees the future of the sport.
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Shayne Graham is a 15-year NFL vet who journeyed through the league with a number of teams. The Virginia Tech alum is sharing how he came to love football, how he tuned out the noise during and after games, why he left traditional coaching to start his own business. Plus, he details his most memorable career moment—a beautiful tribute to his late father— in this week’s episode.
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Ashley ShahAhmadi is the Hornets host and reporter on Bally Sports South who always dreamed of being a sideline reporter in the NBA. She talks learning she got the job with the Hornets, taking a chance on yourself when your name gets called, her favorite travel spots when she's on the road and what it's like working for Michael Jordan's organization.
After asking every guest the best pieces of advice they've ever received, she figured it's time she shared the same. In this solo scoop episode with Jourdan, she's dishing out her top five pieces of advice.
She's also reminiscing on a season one of "Scoop du Jour" filled with incredible guests and looking ahead to a weekend with her mom in town in Chicago.
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Jonathan Stewart is the Carolina Panthers all-time leading rusher who played 11 years in the NFL. Stewart, who scored the lone touchdown for Carolina in the 2016 Super Bowl, is also a girl dad, real estate broker, golfer, and music producer who reminisces on his football career and gives us a glimpse into his passions now.
From his favorite stadium to play in to how to tune out the noise in a business like football, Jonathan opens up about football life and beyond in this week's episode of Scoop du Jour.
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A Tar Heel point guard whose jersey will forever hang at the Dean Smith Center, Marcus Paige joins Scoop du Jour and shares about his career, his family, and his love for basketball. From untold stories about Roy Williams to how he found perspective after the 2016 National Championship, Marcus opens up to Jourdan in this week’s episode.
Paige was the 55th overall pick in the 2016 draft and has played with the Jazz and Hornets organizations. He’s played in France and Serbia and currently plays for the Spanish club Monbus Obradoiro.
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Joy Taylor is a media personality and host who has become a fixture in sports media. She gives Jourdan the scoop on her career path to FS1 and shows like UNDISPUTED, The Herd, and Speak. She shares about her work-life balance, the best interview she's ever done, what's on her 2023 bucket list, and what it was like to grow up in a sports-centric family and cheer on her brother Jason Taylor.
Joy gives us some insight into life on set as well as what it takes to maintain good friendships. Founder of the Joy Taylor Foundation, she tells Jourdan what went into creating her philanthropy.
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A minor league baseball player turned NFL tight end, Ed Smith had a somewhat untraditional career path. The published author, motivational speaker, radio personality, and podcast host is full of incredible stories that he shares with Jourdan--including how he forged a friendship with Michael Jordan.
Smith had baseball stints with the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and Cleveland Indians and spent his football career with the Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions, and Atlanta Falcons--winning an NFC Championship with the Falcons in 1998. Today, you can find him riding his motorcycle, cheering for the North Carolina Tar Heels, or watching a DVD--yes, a DVD.
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Lisa McCaffrey is a wife, a mom of four, a former collegiate athlete, and a podcast host. When she's not running or recording the latest episode, she's hanging out with and supporting her family--a cast that includes her Super Bowl champion husband and star running back son. She tells Jourdan all about her family, her passions, and how she just knew she was going to have all boys.
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A former competitive cheerleader, college cheerleader at UNC, and news anchor and reporter, Maddie Gardner has been in the spotlight for as long as she can remember. In this week's episode, she's sharing with Jourdan what it's been like to finally embrace that role, how and why she switched careers, and what some of her most memorable moments from cheerleading and reporting are.
In a moment Maddie says she hasn't ever really recounted, she retells how she became a "cheerlebrity" and what came with that responsibility. The two connect about making the change to working in corporate America all while sharing stories about their time together at Carolina.
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Amy Dash is the Founder of League of Justice & the official legal analyst for CBS Sports Radio, Fox Sports Radio & Audacy's Legal Insider. An attorney who also works as a reporter and producer, Amy gives us the scoop on what it's like to break sports cases, why they matter, and shares her most memorable interview of all-time.
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One of the most prolific and exhilarating football players at the University of South Carolina and to grace the state of South Carolina entirely, Marcus Lattimore was set to be one of the greats until a career-ending injury changed everything. In this week's episode, he takes us back to the day everything changed, tells us why he's moved from South Carolina, and lets us in on some of his current projects like mentoring the next generation of great athletes.
From travel bucket lists to how to unwind after a long day to how he met his wife, we dive into it all.
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The eighth overall NBA draft pick in 2007, Brandan Wright played 12 years in the NBA after playing just a season at The University of North Carolina. In this week's episode, the two Tar Heels talk all things basketball as well as Brandan's commitment to his community, his love for fitness, and about that one time he caught a shark during a fishing trip in Fort Lauderdale.
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It's Thanksgiving and in the spirit of sharing what we're grateful for, Jourdan's guest ahead of the holiday is her dad. Her dad is the reason Jourdan fell in love with sports and they're sharing memories and lots of laughs in this week's episode. David is a diehard Florida Gator and St. Louis Cardinals fan who shares some of the best sports moments he's witnessed, which athletes he'd like to have dinner with, and his love for family and being a dad.
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Joe Barksdale is a former LSU and NFL offensive lineman who admits that playing professional football was never really his lifelong dream. Today, he's a singer, songwriter, comedian, mental health advocate, author, and podcast host who's sharing his candid story of pursuing his passions off the gridiron. From what influences his music to how he handled his autism diagnosis, Joe opens up to Jourdan in this week's episode. Tune in to find out which legendary athlete mentored Joe, who he looks to for comedic inspiration, and how he gives back to his community.
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This week, we're getting the scoop with Kate Scott, the first-ever female play-by-play announcer of the Philadelphia 76ers. The first woman to call an NFL & NBA game on the radio, men’s basketball at the Olympics, soccer for Fox and an NHL game in the United States, Scott continues to break barriers in broadcast. She was the first woman to call a football game on the Pac-12 network and the first woman to call a Golden State Warriors game. Scott says she hopes that one day soon there aren't too many firsts. She shares how she got to where she is, words of wisdom by which she lives, and what she does before every broadcast in this week's episode with Jourdan.
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This week, we're getting the scoop with Larry Fedora. Fedora was a college football coach for more than 30 years and served as head coach for the University of North Carolina and Southern Miss. In 2021, he led the USFL New Orleans Breakers, but now, he's transitioned from the sideline and shares how he's spending his time away from the game. Whether it's golfing, hunting, or traveling to games as a fan, Fedora is still finding ways to keep his weekends full. He shares with Jourdan what people don't know about being a college coach, how he met his wife of 34 years, and who he roots for on Saturdays.
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Savannah Bananas infielder, Michael Deeb, gives Jourdan the scoop on his journey to the diamond and beyond. The Notre Dame linebacker turned professional baseball player discusses how he overcame adversity through sports, peels back the curtain on the Bananas, and lets us in on his hobbies outside of the game.
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Danyelle and Jourdan talk about what it's like to transition from traditional sports anchoring, how Danyelle deals with living in the spotlight in Arkansas, and how she's embraced the role of being a stepmom to two adult sons. Danyelle shares her passion for philanthropy, the best advice she's ever been given, and the advice she's passing on to her daughter. From morning routine to shopping habits to guilty pleasures, Jourdan gets the scoop from Danyelle in this episode of Scoop du Jour.
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In this pilot episode of Scoop du Jour, Jourdan Black gives you the scoop on herself, the show, and teases what's to come in the season ahead. Get excited for Wednesday episodes where Jourdan will go beyond the game with those in it, married to it, once in it, or reporting sideline on it.
In this first episode, you'll learn a little bit about Jourdan's background in sports, why she made the transition from local TV, and what's to come in the show. We'll call this episode an appetizer. The first guest episode of Scoop du Jour drops next Wednesday.
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