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Telich Talks

TV sportscaster ( Fox 8 CLEVELAND since 1980) who also happens to do crazy ultra endurance events. ( 100 mile, 50 mile ultras and triathlons:thats me in the cover photo starting a 100 mile ultra) Will look into topical sports issues, interview figures in sports and take you along for the ride.! Send me a voice message.

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Scott Fedor is a former state football championship player at St. Ignatius High school in Cleveland, Ohio. He is an author, a motivational speaker, and an advocate for others. 15 years ago, he sustained a broken neck that left him paralyzed after a diving accident. He runs a foundation “ Getting Back Up” that advocates for those with disabilities. He has written a book, Head Strong, How a Broken Neck Strengthened My Spirit. Fedor continues to speak to schools, and faith based organizations. His website www.scottwfedor.com You can find him on Instagram @scottwfedor . Look on my Instagram @johntelich for videos of Scott giving me a tour of his home, which he designed.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Jim Bonfanti, was the drummer for the Raspberries, .the power pop group that was a sensation in the early 1970s. The group also had a reunion in the early 2000s, and even achieved greater renown for being on the soundtrack for the Guardians of the Galaxy movie. Jim talked about his early music influences, and how he met Eric Carmen and how they formed the original Raspberries with Wally Bryson and Dave Smalley. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Whitner is a former nfl defensive back who made several Pro Bowls. Luthardt is an investor and Naval Officer who runs Kirtland Hills Capital. Whitner talked of the whole dynamic of suddenly coming into a whole bunch of money being drafted 8th overall and being completely overwhelmed. We talked about dealing with family members who link their financial well being to the pro athlete . Whitner recalls hooking up with Luthardt and learning the ins and outs of investing and how it’s tough, but very achievable, getting your finances to work for you. This is frank and necessary talk for many pro athletes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Tim Taylor was an award-winning anchorman at channel 8 in Cleveland, Ohio. He held down the main anchor chair for close to 30 years before retiring in 2005. Taylor began his career as a radio newsman, and then became a reporter at WEWS TV 5. He joined WJKW, channel 8 in 1977 and anchored The News all the way until 2005 when he retired. He is a Cleveland broadcasting Hall of Famer, and NATAS Silver Circle awardee. He owns many Emmy awards and is a Press Club Hall of Famer--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

John Burke, hotel, CEO, mountaineer, ultra runner summitted Mount Everest in May 2017. He is the managing Director of the Armada hotel at Spanish Point, Ireland on the Wild Atlantic Way. Burke is married to actress, personality Aoibhin Garrihy. They founded a group, ELEVATE to inspire young people to reach for the stars.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

This episode represents part two of my interview with former NFL linebacker Ryan Shazier. December 4, 2017, Shazier became paralyzed after making a routine tackle against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night football. In this episode, Ryan talks about that night, about his faith, about, the rehab it took to bring him back to be able to walk again. Although he tried valiantly to regain the ability to play football again, his career official ended in 2020. We also talk about the Ryan Shazier fund and the research that is being done for individuals with spinal cord injuries.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

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Ryan Shazier is a retired NFL linebacker who earned Pro Bowl honors for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Shazier suffered a spinal cord injury while making a tackle on December 4, 2017. He was left a paraplegic, though after spinal stabilization surgery Shazier learned to walk again. Two years later, he effectively announced his retirement from football . The onetime star at the Ohio State University talked about his early development, college, and pro experiences and we talked about the injury, the rehabilitation , his faith, his struggles but quite a bit about his hopes and dreams . His Ryan Shazier Fund for Spinal Rehabilitation has helped countless individuals. www.ryanshazierfund.org--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

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Charles Saulter is the head football coach at Twinsburg high school in suburban Cleveland Ohio. He was recently named the winner of the Build the Bridge 2023 high school football coach of the year. Saulter became the first African-American head football coach in the Suburban League when he was hired in 2022. Note: he is a Canton Central Catholic alum, not Cleveland Central, as I mistakenly said early in the interview. @saulter_charles on X--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Cameron Joyce is the head coach of the St. Ignatius Wildcats State champion basketball team in Cleveland, Ohio. He just finished his 5th season and has already taken the Wildcats to the Final Four 3 times, with this years team winning it all. Joyce is the son of legendary Akron St. Vincent St. Mary coach Dru Joyce II. His older brother Dru was just named the head coach at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. Cam talked about his Dads, and brothers influences and on what it was like watching his big brother play ball with LeBron James. How did Joyce remake his 23-24 Wildcats team this year that featured constant pressure and tempo? And what aspects of the environment at St. Ignatius aided Joyce and his team to be successful. Thanks for listening.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Tom Withers has been the Associated Press sports writer in Cleveland, Ohio for the better part of three decades. He has scored numerous scoops and continues on a day-to-day basis as one of the most respected sports voices in the business. Before he became a full-time sports writer, Tom worked in what could be described as Ground Zero concerning the Aids epidemic in the late 1980s. How did that experience shape him? How does he cultivate sources. (As cover art shows, he has had a long professional relationship with LeBron James.). I’ve long respected Tom’s work and it was great just to sit down and shoot the breeze with him about a myriad of subjects. You can find him on Twitter ( X) @twithers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Andre Bernier is a multi Emmy award-winning meteorologist at WJW Fox 8 in Cleveland Ohio. He is also an ordained pastor, and has served as an interim pastor at several NEOhio churches over the years. Bernier has done more than 600 episodes to date of his very popular Weather Jazz podcast. www.weatherjazz.com Andre is a product of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and began his TV career right out of college in 1981 with KGAN TV in Cedar Rapids Iowa. He was also part of the initial group that put The Weather Channel on the air. We talk about the solar eclipse, about the great Dick Goddard, about his faith, and his love of Iceland and about his impending retirement from television weather forecasting. Hope you enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Joe Jurevicius is a former NFL football player, who played in three Super Bowls, winning one of them, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002. Jurevicius is a Lake Catholic, Ohio graduate and starred at Penn State University. Joe and his family have dealt with personal tragedy and heartbreak. His infant son Michael died shortly after the Super Bowl victory 22 years ago, and Jurevicius saw his football career end due to complications from a staph infection incurred while playing for the Cleveland Browns. In 2018, Joe was held at gunpoint in his Cleveland home, which led to suicidal thoughts. And very recently, a business of his, the Clean Group burned to the ground. Our wide ranging conversation dealt with Joe picking up the pieces and overcoming other setbacks. We also talked of his love of hunting. His two daughters are standout volleyball players; Caroline at Penn State, & Ava at a Lincoln, Nebraska high school . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Author David Lee Morgan talks about the book he wrote on the pro football great, who helped break the color barrier in the modern era. Marion Motley, Pro Football Hall of Famer starred with the Cleveland Browns in the AAFC and the NFL. Hailing from Canton, Ohio, Motley played fullback and linebacker on those title teams. He was named to the NFL’s 100 Anniversary team. Morgan also wrote “ LeBron James, the Rise of a Star”. He currently is a media and journalism teacher at Stow high school in Ohio. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Chris Fields is a former Ohio State University wide receiver. He hails from Painesville Ohio. In recent years, he has developed some unique businesses, one of which, the Buckeye Box, down in the Hocking Hills, pays tribute to his late brother James, who passed away to cancer. Fields played for three Ohio State coaches, Jim Tressel, Luke Fickell, and Urban Meyer. We also talked about the Buckeye Cruise for Cancer, which Fields and many more former Buckeyes help raise money for.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Greg Lockhart is a retired video journalist from Fox 8 television in Cleveland Ohio. The one time high school stand out at Cathedral, Latin , earned his degree from Kent State and then embarked on an award-winning news professional career at 3 tv stations in Cleveland, most notably WJW Fox 8. He was recently named the chairman of the Cleveland chapter of the 100 Black Men organization. I sat down to chat with one of my former colleagues about the business but mostly about the 100 black men organization. I hope you enjoy the podcast and ask for your support,…. follow or subscribe on Spotify or Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks very much.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

New book written about NFL, Hall of Famer, Joe Thomas, by Marc Bona and Dan Murphy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Xavier Crocker is Chef Zae on social media. Much of his content this NFL season , on Instagram, and Tik Tok and elsewhere garnered a ton of attention . Check him out on Instagram @ChefZae23 . His popularity grew so much that Browns coaches played clips of his to the players and soon, they were singing his praises and a few have joined him on his Croc Pot podcast. Let’s find out a little more about Xavier--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Are the sport of Pickleball was invented in 1965 up in the state of Washington. It was initially intended to be a backyard children’s game, but in recent years, it’s growth has exploded not just here in the United States, but across the world. I talked to a pair of aspiring pros, Katie Allan and Jason McNulty at The Wembley Club in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Also, a shout out to owner David Barr for his hospitality while I watched a full night of open play at the club.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

George Veras is a 10 time national Sports Emmy award winning writer , producer and director of television live events and documentaries. He began his career at CBS sports producing the NFL Today, pregame shows for the NBA on CBS, MLB, boxing, two Pan Am games and two Winter Olympics. He produced 3 other Olympics for NBC, including the first HD telecasts of the Athens 2004 Summer games. He has produced award winning content for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the Cleveland Browns, the New Jersey, Hall of Fame, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, and so much more including Yanni live at the Acropolis. He is the president and Chief Operating officer of Veras Communications Inc. and has been part of the legendary Pollack Films company. He has served as an adjunct professor of sports business at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. His first exposure to working in pro sports was in 1965 when he served as a ball boy for the New York Jets and their rookie quarterback, Joe Namath. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Nate Ulrich is an enterprise, sports reporter and feature writer at the Akron Beacon Journal. He spent a dozen years as the day-to-day beat reporter covering the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. He is a Kent State University graduate, and during the podcast we spoke about the process of defining what is a great story, and then going about the business of getting the interview and then writing the piece. I think this interview can be instructive to young journalists. Among those we discussed were Browns legends Joe Thomas, Nick, Chubb, and fellow sportswriters. Cavs legend Larry Nance Sr and his two sons, Larry Junior, and Pete entered into the discussion as did Akron Buchtel basketball coach,Rayshon Dent, who detailed how violence impacted his life and how he never gave up , despite being denied the Buchtel coaching job twice. Nate also discussed, how he wrote a feature about Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Adam Small is an endurance athlete, who has overcome a shattering experience. About one year ago, he was struck by a car while out, running and suffered a broken leg and a serious head injury. As a result , he had to learn to walk again, and with the injury, he experiences debilitating migraine headache that come on unannounced. But Small has a huge, Unbreakable spirit and , remarkably, he ran five, 100 mile ultra marathons in 2023 while , sometimes having to halt running due to those horrific headaches…. We talked about his fitness journey, which also included years where he was 65 pounds heavier. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Paul McFadden was a two time Pro Bowl place kicker with the Philadelphia Eagles during his NFL career. He also kicked for the New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons. McFadden, is now the president of the Youngstown State University Foundation. He was NFC Rookie of the year in 1984. He is one of only 4 men to kick his whole career Barefoot. Tony Franklin was the first. The other two were Mike Lansford and Rich Karlis ( Browns fans know him too well). McFadden talked about how he came about kicking barefoot, and about the current trend of kickers. He also talked about his relationship with recently retired YSU president Jim Tressel and the Foundation.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Andre Knott is a media personality in Cleveland , Ohio. He is the tv baseball analyst for the Guardians , handles commentary on ESPN Cleveland radio, Fox 8 tv and has been co host of the popular A to Z podcast with Zac Jackson. Dre , who was sideline reporter for many years on the Browns radio network ,joined me to discuss, the success of the Browns, Joe Flacco , Kevin Stefanski, Myles Garrett and more. We discussed the Downturn in the Ohio State Buckeyes fortunes,plus the NIL landscape and the transfer portal and what that is doing to college football. We even discussed mega lawyer Tim Misny. Knott was a star running back and baseball player at Akron St. Vincent St. Mary. He is married to Jen Knott, who founded Rec2Connect. She appeared on the podcast this past summer.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

This is the second edition of my Best of for this year . Thank you to Virgil Dominic, John Voso, Gabriella Kreuz, Ron Ross, Jack Mulhall, Dean Hall and Jessica Eye. And most of all, thank you for listening. Suggestions for pod jrtelich@yahoo.com. Please, if able, Follow, Subscribe, Rate and Review and share a favorite episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

52 episodes this season and some great interviews. Impactful as well. On this episode, Corwyn Collier, Kahari Hicks, Babe Kwasniak, Mitch Hewitt, Dr. Richard Schlenk, Natalie Herbick, Sandy Alomar. It’s part One of the Best of Telich Talks for 2023. As always please rate and review and share..Thanks and Happy Holidays!!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Robert Smith is a retired NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings. He is listed as one of the 50 greatest Vikings in team history. Smith ran for close to 7000 yards in his career but decided to retire while still in his prime . He said he wanted to be healthy to enjoy life after football. Smith was a two-time Mr. Football award winner in the state of Ohio while starring at Euclid high school. Smith excelled for the Ohio State Buckeyes before turning pro. Smith talks on the podcast about a tough upbringing with drugs in his household, and how disruptive that was for him. He also discussed how he became sober after years of drinking, and spoke openly about the need for more mental health discussion in sports. Note: this episode does not have a voiced open or close as I didn’t want to subject your ears to hearing someone who was rasping and coughing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Jessica Eye is a retired mixed martial artist who competed as a flyweight in the UFC. She signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2013. She retired in 2022. However, in 2016, after a split decision loss to Bethe Correia, Eye announced she was taking a year long hiatus from MMA competition. A horrific car accident caused by a drunk driver when Eye was 16, resulted in a broken back, amoung other injuries. In 2019, Eye wrote an article for the Players Tribune, detailing abuse she suffered as a teenager from her father, including one incident that led to her father being arrested and charged with child endangerment and domestic abuse. As a flyweight, in 2018, Eye was named comeback fighter of the year, due in part according to experts because she was finally able to fight in her natural weight class, Flyweight. My interview with Jessica detailed her early years, and the training work she did with champ Stipe Miocic & the Strong Style Fight Team. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

This is encore presentation of podcast dropped Feb, 27, 2023. Dr. Schlenk is a neurosurgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. He is also an ultra marathoner and puts of races with a charitable bent to them. His most fascinating work could be the custom guitars he constructs in his wood shop . All from scratch and all guitars are given away with the only edict being “ do something for someone else”. You can see his work on his Instagram page @custom_charity_guitars--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Rob Pope, a veterinarian and marathon runner from Liverpool, England became the first person to replicate the epic run across America by Forrest Gump in the popular movie starring Tom Hanks. Pope, ran 15,621 miles during several cross country runs, hitting all the famous spots depicted. The run started during the US presidential election in 2016. Since the amazing run, Pope wrote a fun and reflective book on the entire experience, called Becoming Forrest. The book was published in 2022, and Pope did the audio version of it as well. He also hosted two seasons of a Red Bull sponsored show called “How to become SuperHuman”. Rob was a fantastic interview guest. We really clicked. I share his strong sense of adventure but I’ll limit my escapades to ultra marathons, not cross country jaunts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Shawn Spencer is the successful head basketball coach of the Rhodes high school team in Cleveland Ohio. His Rams won the city championship last season.Much of this podcast centers around his ability to emerge from the Hough projects and how he has been able to become a bright light to influence others. It’s a interview about Being exposed to how successful people go about their business and it’s a testimony to the individuals who were there for him as a kid and why he’s so adamant about being a bright light for young people nowadays. On Twitter/X he is @CoachSpencer1 as he says “ The struggle will not define you, so don’t let it blind you.”--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Gabriella Kreuz is a former college track and field athlete, media personality, and advocate for non violence through her non profit “ Love Doesn’t Shove”. Kreuz endured a lengthy , abusive, toxic relationship with a high school boyfriend. His abuse followed her to college at John Carroll University. She takes us through the ordeal, and how she received help and how she established her non profit. Kreuz is an in stadium host for Cleveland Guardians games, and is a media personality at Big Play Network and other media outlets. She has a rambunctious dog, Blue--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Friday Night Touchdown is a very popular weekly recap of high school football in northeast Ohio on Fox 8 tv. Our region is mad about football ( Pro Football began in Canton) and the show delivers the hilites every week. We take you along for a Friday night during playoff action and chat with Dan Coughlin, PJ Ziegler, Ken Carman and John Sabol. Nick Kovach, the producer and MVP is my final interview and rightly so. In someways, it’s my homage to high school football and our relationship to the game. Also, thanks to Glenville coach Ted Ginn, who was interviewed --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Jack Mulhall of Euclid, Ohio is a retired gentleman, who, for a myriad of reasons, embarked on a spiritual journey on the famous Camino de Santiago, ( Way of St. James ) which is a 500+ mile walking route from France due west through northern Spain. ( There is actually a network of routes) It’s a spiritual journey, not necessarily religious in tone, although some people do find their peace on the journey. Jack’s adventure came about because of grief, insomnia, (a result of his grief over losing his wife of 42 years, ) real bad knees, and YouTube videos that just seem to speak to Jack. He met three gentleman from Northeast Ohio ;Michael Dolan, Andy Conrad, and Dennis Matson enroute. #camino #spiritual #grief #kneesurgery --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Natalie Herbick is a morning show cohost, and a news anchor woman on Fox 8 television in Cleveland Ohio. She opened up about her early 2023 diagnosis of breast, cancer, and of undergoing a double mastectomy. Cancer has been a factor in her family history. Her mother passed away just a few short years ago due to cancer. Natalie is a Pittsburgh native and we spent some time chatting about how she got into the business. Thanks to an internship at KDKA in Pittsburgh, she worked on Steelers Saturday Night. Natalie just happens to be one of the most positive, outgoing, and down to earth people in the business. I wanted to make sure we chatted and made this episode especially with this being Breast Cancer awareness month.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Paul, a Navy veteran and anesthesiologist has competed in many triathlons , including the famous and very difficult Escape from Alcatraz. But starting in 2009, he endured a harrowing medical saga, that involved heart surgery’s, deadly bacteria, infections and more, which culminated in an above knee amputation in January, 2020. But Paul , with great encouragement from his wife Teresa, and family, still would not take things lying down. He would compete again. The Challenged Athletes Foundation played a big part in getting Paul back in the sport. Cover photo courtesy Triathlete Magazine--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Dean Hall is a life coach based in Oregon. Roughly 10 years ago, Dean was still grieving the loss of his beautiful wife from 2 to 3 years previous. And Dean was suffering from lymphoma and leukemia. Frankly, he was dying. However, he discovered while going through some old artifacts at his home, something he had written as a little boy, a life goal. And, let’s just say that life goal sparked a quest to swim the 187 mile Willamette river in Oregon. That cold , foreboding body of water and his determination to swim it saved his life. I hope you enjoy your conversation.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Vince Cellini has enjoyed a more than 40 year career in television. It began at WJKW TV in Cleveland, Ohio in the early 80.s. He was a sports anchor at age 22 in the 9th largest tv market at the time. He went on to anchor sports for CNN, was the lead anchor for The Golf Channel, Turner Sports, NBA TV, The Learning Center and much, much more, including anchoring news for CNN. Recently he has been an Adjunct teacher for Full Sail University/ Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting based in Orlando, Florida. We worked at Channel 8 together from 1981 to 1989. This chat will be of interest to those pursuing careers in sportscasting/ journalism.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Ron Ross is a 65 year old ultramarathon man who started his distance running career while at West Point back in 1976. He’s run more than 180 marathons and he goes much further. Ross is close to ninety, 100 mile ultramarathons and has a goal to get one hundred , 100’s. This year he ran in the toughest race on earth, the Badwater 135 miler in Death Valley. His military and police background has certainly helped him be incredibly disciplined in his training and his preparation for races. Early in the interview you’ll hear one of the big reasons why he hardly ever breaks during a long competition. Mentally I’m speaking. I hope you enjoy the interview and share and subscribe. Hitting the subscribe button really helps this old guy grow the pod…--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Mark Termini is a Cleveland based multi billion dollar sports attorney, and agent. He is the man behind the groundbreaking contract negotiations on behalf of LeBron James, and many of the clients of Klutch sports. Termini started his agency Termini and Associates in 1986 in Cleveland, Ohio. He held his client, Jim Jackson of Ohio State out for the first 54 games of the 1992 season. but got him a 6 year, 20 million collar deal. That deal seem to shift the paradigm between the leverage players could wield and what teams could handle. Termini is a behind the scenes, kind of a guy and isn’t really a boisterous, in front of the media type of an attorney.He also an author, with his first book “Words to Negotiate by.” … on Amazon and wherever you find books. If you want more information go to www.marktermini.com.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

David Kahn designs golf courses all over America with his design company partner Tim Jackson of Jackson Kahn Design. In 2017 Kahn and his wife Karen found out their two daughters , Amelia and Makenzie had a rare disease .. Juvenile Batten Disease. It’s a fatal genetic disorder of the nervous system . David talks of golf course design and of dealing with the somewhat overwhelming situation with his daughters , all the while battling on behalf of families in this same dilemma through the Fore Batten Foundation, he and Karen started.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Tony Fisher played high school football as a Panther at Euclid High, college ball for Notre Dame, and played the bulk of his NFL career with the Green Bay Packers. Tony is coming full circle returning to Euclid high school as the Athletic Director. In our chat, Tony talked about playing with Brett Favre in Green Bay, about being recruited to Notre Dame by Urban Meyer, and spent a good chunk speaking about the necessity of being smart financially. I joked that he prefers pensions to a Porsche. And it’s very true. Allow this to be podcast advice for young athletes who think making a lot of money is a great excuse for squandering it all. Fisher has been smart with his money and spoke a lot about that. He also talked about the current state of the running back position in the NFL.

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How do you measure or define success? With part of Joe Thomas’s Hall of Fame speech in Canton leading it off, I chatted with some Cleveland sports greats, Austin Carr, Greg Pruitt, Felix Wright, Reggie Langhorne and Carol Russo about ingredients for success in sports and life. Wright and Langhorne both played for Marty Schottenheimer, one of the best Browns coaches in history. Also, a shout out to the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame, as Pruitt, Russo, and Carr are past inductees.

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David Gilbert is the president and CEO of the Greater Cleveland sports commission and Destination Cleveland. He has helped spearhead the process of bringing dozens of big time sporting events to the city. NBA All-Star game, MLB All-Star game, the Women’s Final Four back in 2007 and coming up in 2024. …. the Pan-American Masters games in 2024….the NFL Draft and the Republican national convention in 2016. Gilbert is an unabashed promoter of the city and has a knack for bringing people together to get things done and put our city in a positive light.

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Akron, native and former Fox 8 broadcaster Mike Dipasquale is covering the Lionel Messi Miami invasion for WSVN TV in Miami. He has a solid professional relationship with owner David Beckham. ( see episode cover art). Mike has insight as to what it’s been like as the iconic athlete comes to the MLS. Dipasquale, himself, is an accomplished athlete, having represented the United States in Masters Olympic, lifting, and also in the sport of bobsled. He has held the American Olympic Master record in the 89K class. We are former colleagues

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Jen Knott is the founder of Rec2Connect, a non profit that looks to utilize fully, inclusive recreational therapy programs to connect people with and without disabilities and their families to community recreation, wellness, and lifelong leisure skills. Rec2Connect.org . It’s a Northeast Ohio endeavor in 7 counties. On Instagram at @rec2connectfoundation

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Daryl Ruiter has covered the day-to-day operations of the Cleveland Browns for the last 16 years. He has been in the Cleveland media for several decades. On top of his Browns duties,He also covers the Cleveland Guardians and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Ruiter is a member of the Pro Football Writers Association of America and hosts a Browns related podcast on Audacy with Andy Baskin called “It’s Always Game Day In Cleveland.”

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Legendary sportswriter Bob Randazzo (Roberts) “ The Railbird” has had a storied career writing sports, mostly of horse racing . He covered every Kentucky Derby from Secretariat forward. Add to that several World Cups and more. And now, he’s a podcaster, teaming up with his daughter Maria Randazzo, who is a writer for Jon Stewart and does standup and improv. Listen to their pod “ Hey Dad, with Maria and Bob Randazzo on all your favorite platforms. And…this is my 100th episode of Telich Talks

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John Voso, inspired by his little nephew, Richie White, who battled cancer for nearly half of his 4 years on earth, wrote a book detailing the journey of 23 individuals, both grownups and children . The project led to the publishing of the book “ Todays Heroes’ Surviving with Style” Voso, a former pro bowler, suffered a stroke 3 years ago. He talked about how bowling helped him regain his mobility and how it culminated in one magical day at the lanes. www.JohnVoso.com #cancer

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Pam Rickard is a marathoner and ultra marathoner who serves as an inspiration to many through her work with the Herren Project. Rickard spoke to me May of 2019 on episode 16 of my podcast. She details how she had 3 dui’s and wound up in jail before she got sober. As director of active engagement, she has grown Team Herren Project in a vibrant community of more than 1,000 teammates nationwide. ( cover photo via Boston Marathon)

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Chet Mason is the head basketball coach at Brush High school in Northeast Ohio. Recently, he was on the coaching staff for Team USA under 16 squad that won the Americas competition down in Mexico. Mason has an extensive international background as a professional player and began his basketball career as a star at South high school, and then Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is a former Mr. Basketball in the state of Ohio. A good number of his Brush star players have gone on to play at the next level. This is his second appearance on the pod. Episode 40, in October, 2019 was the first.

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Camryn Justice is a tv sports reporter at WEWS TV in Cleveland, Ohio. From her early years playing football with the boys , she’s always pushed the envelope. How did she work her way onto the air? Her story is one of determination and hustle . You can find her on social media at @camijustice

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Sandy Alomar, Junior is one of the greatest players in Cleveland Indians baseball history. A six-time all-star, who helped fuel the baseball Renaissance in Cleveland in the early 90s remains with the organization as first base coach. We discussed the origins of his career, the great times in the 90s And how Cleveland baseball can move forward with Jose Ramirez and this year‘s team.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Marc Ranallo is an artist. His love of art was born out of an intensely traumatic event at age 11. Marc was struck by a car and suffered, among many injuries, a traumatic brain injury. But with the great love he has received from his mother and friends, Marc is living his life to the best of his ability. As far as the art is concerned, I encourage you to go to his website www.marcranalloart.com my hope is that his interview inspires you to live your best life and that you can visit his site and see what could brighten your day. #art #braininjury #painting #bobross --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Babe Kwasniak is a Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army. He was youngest named when appointed . CASA appointees support soldiers for life. He is also the basketball coach at Cornerstone Christian Academy. Kwasniak spoke of his battles with depression and of the dark moment when he tried to take his own life .He said that 60% of service members who take their own lives, don’t even deploy. It’s not just those who saw combat. We covered many topics including the heartbreaking times two of his best friends took their own lives. He is married to Laura, a West Point Grad and doctor. They have 3 sons, the oldest who is at West Point. Mature subjects discussion. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Mitch Hewitt is a two time state champion football coach at Chardon high school in Ohio. Mitch was a stand out player at Chardon and led his team to the state finals his senior year. We talked about Mitch playing for a young Urban Meyer at Bowling Green State University, and how their relationship continues to this day, we talked of the coaching fraternity, about the influence of the cell phone and social media, and its affects on today’s youth. Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy the episode.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

I ran 70 miles in the Outrun 24 hour Trail Race at Chapin Forest in Kirtland, Ohio. I met my goal which was to run my age (69) plus one year since I would turn 70 in mid June. I have done endurance sports, marathons, triathlons, and ultra marathons every year since age 23. It’s a lifelong dedication to striving to see what I am made of. Competing mostly with myself keeps me coming back for more. I haven’t always been successful in running 100 mile races, but I learn so much from my experiences. It’s not often the prize you get after that is important. It’s the quest, the striving that is fulfilling. I hope this episode nudges someone to venture out and begin exercising, or makes one attempt a race that they might have been reluctant to try. Other episodes of Telich Talks have dealt with fitness and exploration. I hope you give those a try. As always I urge you to subscribe and pass this along. Twitter @JohnTelich8 Instagram @johntelich --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Anthony Lima is co host of the morning drive show on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland with Ken Carman. He is a Cleveland area native who studied media and political science in college. He got his start in media by call into radio sports shows at age 12 and used the name Sportsboy Tony. Lima also has anchored tv sports in various markets, including Cleveland. WOIO. He does college football commentary on ESPN. He is married and is father of a baby girl--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Virgil Dominic was a tv anchorman, national radio newsman early in his career, but gained the most notoriety by taking 3rd place tv station news operations to the top in two markets. Atlanta ( WAGA) and Cleveland ( WJKW, now WJW, Fox 8) Dominic built the Newscenter 8 brand to big heights and touted “ Cleveland’s Own”, news anchors and reporters who had histories of being Clevelanders ( with some exceptions ,of course) Dominic is in 5 Broadcast Halls of Fame. Not bad for an Oklahoma kid who got his first break of being on the radio at age 16. Dominic hired me to do sports in 1980 and largely shaped my career. I hope you enjoy our interview.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Mark Godale was an ultra marathon legend and national record holder from Akron , Ohio who died in June of 2022 at age 51. He and his brother Steve had a streak of 29 straight Boston Marathons through April of 2022. This year, Steve will hit #30, bittersweet no doubt. Episode 11, April 2019 I ran with Mark,and then recorded this interview. Just trying to keep the legacy alive. RIP Mark. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Dale Davison, a Collinwood railroader, and Navy veteran, had a drive and a passion to get on the air to talk sports……….To pursue the dream, the father of three has had to work countless, partime jobs to make ends meet and to grind behind the scenes to wait for a break. His entree into the business came on a phone call, to talk show host Tony Rizzo on ESPN Cleveland . Next thing you know he was getting more and more airtime . We talk about how he came to enlist in the Navy, and how, as the father of Damarion Witten, a Glenville Tarblooder and highly sought after recruit, Dale has learned to navigate the recruiting process #recruiting #radio #ESPNCleveland #Navy @tarblooders --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

My commentary on how sports innovations are sometimes just tweaks or adjustments. How Paul Brown was ahead of his time and the Fosbury Flop was one of the greatest innovations in history. #Football #Fosbury #MLB #Browns Thanks to Football Life. mlb.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

Golfer Julian Lewis recorded the rarest of golf feats. A double Eagle, followed the next hole by a hole in one at Quail Hollow in Ohio. He talked about how his late brother may have been guiding the ball and why it’s amazing he even played golf that day, October, 1, 2002. #golf #holeinone #doubleEagle --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-telich/message

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Brecksville-Broadview Heights Bees won their 20th straight state title in gymnastics recently..That’s a national record. Maria Schneider is the head coach and she grew up in the program that was started and led by her mom Joan Ganim, and her late father Ron. In all, the Bees have won 23 state titles. Gym World in Broadview Heights is where hundreds and hundreds of young, aspiring gymnasts have trained under the Ganims--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

Wayne Dawson, began his tv career ,back in the late seventies at the station he has always been at. Channel 8…. Fox 8 here in Cleveland Ohio . Dawson wasn’t supposed to be on tv.. he wanted to be a sportswriter.. We talk about his teenage years when he strayed from a purposeful path, to his Kent State days and recall when he was given a big break by Virgil Dominic. Wayne was in a reporter training program in 79, beginning a run of 43 years that is still going strong…….the next year, I walked into the building after spending more than 4 years working smaller tv markets… Dawson is not only giving the news, he’s the pastor of Grace Tabernacle Church in Lyndhurst, Ohio. He’s an 11 time Emmy winner and NATAS Silver Circle Award Winner--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

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Rob Ostrom knows what it’s like to carry around, what is in essence, a replica of himself. The 46, year old St. Edward high and Boston U product is more than a year into a very successful weight loss. A weight loss that sparked thunderous reaction on social media. Since bariatric surgery, done at the former St. Vincent Charity Hospital in Cleveland, Ostrom, who works in the Financial Service industry, has taken his weight from 473 pounds…. To now, just south of 250 pounds. For Rob, it was his second huge weight loss. How did he get to such a large weight in the first place, and why has bariatric surgery been such a godsend?? And what spurred him on to start the process. I’ll give you a hint. He, and wife Jamie have two children. Son Adam, and daughter Emily. #bariatric --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

Dr. Richard Schlenk is a neurosurgeon at the world renowned Cleveland Clinic and is also a guitar builder with a charitable angle. He began making custom guitars close to 4 years ago. He had never done anything connected to the construction of a guitar before. It’s all self taught with much help from lots of videos. In his wood shop at his home in Shaker Heights, Ohio he shapes, and puts together beautiful creations that , once constructed….are simply, given away. He only asks that the recipient does something positive for someone else in return. Schlenk is also a ultra endurance athlete, having run 100 mile ultras and he has also tackled grueling Obstacle Course races and more. The organization, Running Forward, Giving Back, founded along with local ultra running legend, Wild Bill Wagner puts on races with a charitable bent. Schlenk was named the OCR Humanitarian of the Year award winner in 2020 for his selfless commitment to others. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

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I have been taking 3 minute long cold showers for two months..and haven’t missed a day..first thing in the am. In this episode, which I can attest, began IN THE SHOWER, I talk of the benefits I have derived and hear from the ICEMAN, legendary extreme athlete Wim Hof, courtesy JRE. Also, thanks to Dr. Andrew Huberman , and Dr. Susanna Soberg for expertise #coldexposure Covert art photo courtesy IMDB--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

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Marla Ridenour became the first woman beat reporter , covering the Cleveland Browns for the Dayton Daily News in 1981. Prior to that, she was the first woman editor of the Eastern Kentucky University student newspaper in 1975. In recent months, she retired as sports columnist from the Akron Beacon Journalist. She has won numerous honors from the Associated Press, the PFWA, and the Golf Writers Association. We spoke of the difficulties in breaking down barriers and about some iconic figures she covered, from Brian Sipe, Bernie Kosar, Tiger Woods, LeBron James, Jack Nicklaus and more. Who was Jim Tressel’s pen pal and stories about athletes thrust into difficult situations. Finally, a very dark incident that happened to her in college was brought to light by the Browns signing of DeShaun Watson. Marla spoke openly about a column she thought of writing for decades,and how that signing brought it to light.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

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Dave Lee Morgan is a Stow High teacher who in his previous career as a sportswriter, wrote of the Rise to fame by LeBron James. He has written 8 books. The latest is about trailblazing NFL Hall of Fame legend Marion Motley. Morgan worked on a Emmy winning documentary on Motley, and helped the city of Canton erect a statue in Motleys honor. He has also written extensively about Jim Tressel and Youngstown State. Morgan knew the bright lights as a kid watching his mother , Gwen Morgan sing with the famed gospel group, The Caravans. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

Build the Bridge. Cleveland Heights assistant Kahari Hicks is working to change people’s perceptions of others, one athlete, coach, and team at a time . Also, thoughts on recruiting, and how athletes have to change how they look at themselves as they maneuver for a scholarship--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

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Kahari Hicks is a teach and Cleveland Heights High assistant football coach . He started a program, with head coach Mac Stephens, blessing called Build the Bridge in the summer of 2020. It sought to engage schools with players of distinctively different backgrounds so that they could better understand each other. In three years, the program has grown, with the Cleveland Browns becoming a strong partner. Hicks, has been inspired a great deal by his parents. His father, William was a freedom rider in the 60’s who went into a segregated diner in Mississippi and was beat up and thrown in jail. Kahari has helped Cleveland Heights get to the point where 80 student athletes in 9 years have earned scholarships. He has written a book on navigating the recruiting process. The Kelce brothers, Travis and Jason are giving the school notoriety by squaring up in Super Bowl 57, but the work to preparing young people for life has been ongoing and Hicks is a vital ingredient in the success of the program.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

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Rob Powers is the nightly news co anchor for Channel 5, WEWS, here in Cleveland Ohio. The Holy Name high school grad’s career began in Binghamton New York, where the money was so lean he was close to taking a job selling women’s shoes. Through it all he has also anchored sports in Toledo, Ohio, Indianapolis , Indiana, and a seven year stint anchoring sports in New York City, while also handling Good Morning America weekend duties. What you might not know is Powers has been a top flight obstacle racer. Think Spartan races. He’s raced in the World Championships. Navigating the big city New York, as a reporter, and the feeling now, working in front of family in friends.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

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Lecharles Bentley starred at st. Ignatius high, was all American at Ohio state and was a multiple time Pro Bowl lineman with the saints. After signing a free agent contract with his home team, the Cleveland browns , Bentleys career was cut short when he tore his patellar tendon on the first play of training camp in 2006. . Subsequent surgeries and a staph infection sabotaged a comeback and Bentley never got the chance to play for his hometown team. So, he established O-line Performance. The facility was the worlds first invitation only training club designed for NFL Offensive linemen. Bentley has established a Player representation agency, and media company. On top of that he was named an NFL senior advisor on player performance and safety. Now, he’s come full circle. He joined the football staff at Ignatius and will coach offensive linemen, and serve as director of football development on Ryan Franzingers staff in the post chuck Kyle era. We spoke of many issues, from his high school days to his nfl departure, which he contends was instrumental in him leading the kind of “ take charge” life he leads today. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

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Corwyn Collier was on military duty in Iraq, in May of 2009, when a bomb exploded, severely injuring his right leg and hand. The former track star at Southern Mississippi was devastated. Dark Thoughts haunted him. But he persevered. Today, Collier is a teacher and a coach at his Maple Heights, Ohio alma mater. He has written a book and ,looks to use his so called notoriety to inspire others. As usual, please subscribe, rate and review. Thank you .--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

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Bo Marchionte of Niles, Ohio is a ultra marathoner who began a streak of running at least 3 miles, every day since early 1998. That’s 25 years. Half his life. More than 9,000 days straight. No breaks. Nothing has stopped him. And, even after a celebration for him on Jan 7, 2023, he will keep on running. Yours truly is also an ultra marathoner and thus, we had a great conversation, but only after we got a run in at one of the gems of our country, the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

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Dr. Teague is a former. Mount Union football player who founded Code Chiro in Mayfield Hts. Ohio. He is a Chiropractor and treats numerous pro athletes like the Cleveland Browns Denzel Ward, David Njoku, former Brown Jarvis Landry, and the Dolphins Raheem Mostert. We talked about how the discipline applies to athletes and many other so called weekend warriors who pursue fitness. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

Vince Guerrieri pens a hilarious book about the insane happenings in Cleveland Sports history. We have had basketball players shoot at the wrong basket, MORE THAN ONCE. Players climb through ceilings to steal corked bats, and have seen home runs happen as a result of the hardness of an outfielders noggin. Vince captures a lot of the stories . It was a fun interview and the book is a quick, and chuckle inducing account of the wacky nature of sports in our town.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

Ted Ginn Sr. led Glenville high to a state title this past weekend, it’s the first state title for a Cleveland inner city school. Ginn, a man of deep faith, is headmaster at the Ginn Academy, a charter school he founded. Having battled pancreatic cancer in recent years, he feels he was given a second chance at leading kids away from the temptations of crime. His son, Ted Jr. recently retired from the NFL and Ted spoke of his sons commitment to giving young people a chance to succeed. Thanks for listening. Feedback? jrtelich@yahoo.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

John Sabol is a sportscaster at WJW Fox 8 in Cleveland. He recently interviewed former Indians pitcher Jim Poole about his battle with ALS.We talked about that story and whatever happened to the court that used to be in the Coliseum in Richfield Ohio plus many other stories about his career. John is a former intern at our station and I am excited to see what he’s done in his career--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

Teddy Roosevelts speech resonates with athletes worldwide to this day. I break down the speech and talk about how a long time friend, Jack Poshe, was “ The Man in the Arena”--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

Kyle has been a longtime photographer who has had sports photographs published in numerous national publications. He has more than a few Sports Illustrated cover shots to his credit. Kyle was an All American basketball player at CSU until a devastating injury ended his career. Mid stream, he picked up photography and the rest is history. One of his more celebrated photos was when teenager LeBron James met superstar Michael Jordan in Cleveland. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

Monte’ Gaddis is a former college football player who is spreading the Gospel of Rugby and empowering young people here in Cleveland and all over the country. He is as positive a person as they come.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

Legendary St. Ignatius football coach Chuck Kyle engineers incredible second half comeback for Wildcats in Playoff win vs Cleveland Heights. My first hand account. Since he is retiring after this season, it looked like being down 4 tds at half would end his career. Not so.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

Lou is a multi Emmy winner and NATAS Silver Circle winner. He has been a producer, reporter, Anchor, for more that 40 years in the Cleveland, Ohio tv market. We have been long time colleagues and friends and began our respective careers in the Midwest. How has tv news evolved and how has he adapted. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

This week, longtime Uber successful high school coach Chuck Kyle of St. Ignatius will coach his final home game. He has led his school to 11 titles. He is an incredible English teacher as well . This part of a extensive interview from 2019. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

Returning to my podcast after the pandemic and then my retirement from WJW Fox 8 after 42 years. I am remembering Matt Loede, the late sports broadcaster who passed in Sept of 2021. He was such an inspiration to many.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-telich/message

Its been more than a country minute since my last pod episode. How are you all doing? We are settling into the Stay at Home life. This episode I talk about the challenges in the business and how athletes are stepping up during the pandemic. Its a late night ramble from my new makeshift studio in the great room of my house that I share with my Bride and our 4 legged daughter Scarlet. How competing in endurance sports, and running 100 mile ultra marathons has helped me deal with this. Stay safe everyone and as aways please rate this and share. Thank You very much

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John is a Cleveland St. Ignatius graduate who went to Seton Hall University because he knew the Big Apple was the place to be for becoming a successful sportscaster. His career brought him to Madison Square Garden on Thursday March 12th when the Big East Tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus , midway through a game between St. Johns and Creighton. It was a bizarre and unsettling situation and John takes us through the event. But mostly, we talked about how a young college kid hustles to get job opportunities and how John got to the point where he was rubbing shoulders with greats like Bill Raftery, and Gus Johnson. Aspiring broadcasters and media students need to listen to how John got his breaks. I will give you a clue. He made them. You ALWAYS say YES.

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Hayden is a sports journalist with Cleveland.com . Grove is also an accomplished singer and entertainer who was classically trained and now, can belt out Michael Buble' , Harry Connick Jr, and others tunes. Much of our conversation however, dealt with his mental health issues. He suffered from depression, from anxiety, and panic attacks. His body image was such that, he starved himself, eating very little and exercising like a fiend, getting under 160 pounds on a 6'3" frame. Grove talked about coming to grips with those issues and about those who helped him along the way. The important message here as well is for someone dealing with depression or such issues, its not a case of "snap out of it" or "buckle up buttercup" and grind your way to great health. It takes professional help and it takes compassion from others. Grove thanked Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers for his courageous public stance in telling his own story and inspiring others to get the help they need. And, at the end of the interview Hayden belts out a short version of a Buble' song. You'll hear how good his voice is. I can't thank Hayden enough for speaking publicly about such an important topic. I urge anyone listening who is suffering from depression or anxiety to get professional help. It is near and dear to yours truly. I spent several years leading support groups for families whose loved ones suffered from mental health issues. A great organization. National Alliance on Mental Illness can help. www.nami.org

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Todd abused drugs and alcohol for years. He was sent down the road due to a traumatic experience. The suicide of his mom. After abusing drugs and alcohol, he found salvation by training for and competing in triathlons. Now, more than 80 races later, he saves lives through his organization. Racing For Recovery www.racingforrecovery.org . Please visit his website and his You Tube channel

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Baskin has done many years of televison sports and now co hosts a daily sports talk radio show in sports crazy Cleveland Ohio. He is also a huge advocate for those suffering from Cystic Fibrosis and pushes for organ donation. He talked about structuring a sports talk show, and went back into his past, discussing learning the business, way out in Missoula, Montana. On a personal note, Andy was an intern at my tv station back in the late 1980's Fans of WEWS Cleveland, and WBNS Columbus will remember Andys work.

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Mike is the head coach of the St. Ignatius Wildcats soccer program in Cleveland , Ohio. His teams have won 9 state titles, and 5 national titles. He has numerous Coach of the year honors, both on the state and national level. Simply stated, this guy knows how to win. He was for many years, the chair of the Theology department at the high school and is the Sophmore Services Director. Mike spoke about how his upbringing and his faith has played a big part in how he teaches and coaches. How he focused in on life after going on a 30 day silent retreat to find out if being a priest would be part of his life. As always, thanks for listening and if you enjoy, please rate us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and please pass this link along. I would appreciate it very much.

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WJW Fox 8 sportscaster PJ Ziegler was reporting daily for our Nexstar tv chain of 200 stations during Super Bowl preparation week in Miami. It was a marathon and he handled it greatly. He did 300 live reports. How did he keep straight all the different markets he dealt with? How were the logistics for such a big undertaking.? Also, we chat about the state of the Browns and how the rest of the nation thinks of the Browns operation.

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Tim Alcorn has been a fixture calling high school sports in Northeast Ohio. More than 30 years and many awards. But due to the tragic passing of longtime Cavs tv play by play guy Fred McLeod, the Cavs restructured their broadcast lineup, and hired Alcorn to handle radio play by play. He is now doing what his idol, and mentor Joe Tait did. And the biggest irony is that as a kid in New England he used to listen late at night to Tait call Cavs games on 1100 Radio, which boomed into his New Hampshire home radio. I hope you enjoy the listen. As I post this, Tim is starting his play by play call of the Cavs and the Toronto Raptors at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse

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The morning after the legend, his daughter Gianna, and 7 others passed away, I recorded my thoughts on Kobe. His Greatness and how we should just appreciate what we have, when we have it. Rest In Peace Mamba

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The Browns changed coaches again. Their star receiver got in hot water for giving money to LSU players and also had an arrest warrant out for smacking the behind of a security guard. Ohh and did I mention that the Browns reclusive Chief Strategy Officer spoke to the media?? Lets not for get the cheating in baseball story that had more twists and developments. Yes, just a typical week covering sports in Cleveland as I have been at WJW TV for 40 years now. Never a dull moment. This is a slight departure from my usual podcast interviews. I invite you to check the archives. We'll be back with some of those next week. Ohh, yes, and right after I recorded this, the star receiver, Odell Beckham got some good news, The security guard will not be pressing charges.

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Sonny is a former Mr. Basketball award winner in the state of Ohio. He starred at Garfield Heights, then at Cleveland State and also at Ohio University. He has been the boys hoops coach at his alma mater for about 15 years, and is involved in trying to showcase youth hoops players to get them in the pipeline to one day, possibly gain a scholarship. He talked about handling his own kids in sports and about the connection he has with LeBron James, among others.

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Matt, longtime Cleveland media reporter was diagnosed with stage 4 Lymphoma and has waged a public war on the disease, using social media to chronicle the struggle. We discussed his battle and how faith has played a part. He has run his own sports website in Cleveland. NEO Sports Insiders and is now also affiliated with @Sinow Cleveland Baseball Insiders. Through the podcast we chat about the Cleveland Indians roster moves and also talked about the never ending changes the Cleveland Browns seem to make.

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One of the more talented young broadcasters around. Ken hosts the morning show , along with Anthony Lima on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland. He also hosts sports talk shows on CBS Sports on a national level. ON Friday nights in the fall, he is one of the hosts on our TV show at Fox 8 in Cleveland, Friday Night Touchdown. He is from Stark country. Perry High and the University of Akron. This is a great episode for young people looking to get into the business of broadcasting and Sports communication. How does Kenny prepare for a show? How does he handle criticizing players while being with an station that does business with the team? Who helped him as he broke into the business? I hope you enjoy the episode and as usual, please rate and subscribe. Thank you.

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Ricky Smith is a comedian, a Cleveland sports fan, an entrepenuer, and most of all, a guy who motivates others to do good. He uses social media to a great advantage in coming up with projects that help people all over the country. He is creative, and he speaks his mind. And....he is a podcaster. His podcast with Angel Gray, Random Acts of Podcasting is a fun listen on the Blue Wire podcast network. Happy Holidays . Please share, rate and subscribe. Thanks much!

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Scott Panchik is one of the top Crossfit athletes in the world. He has consistently been a top finisher at the Games, having finished 4th, three separate times. He is a former Mount Union University football player who actually began doing versions of Crossfit workouts while in college before diving head first into the competition and training for the sport. He is the owner of CrossFit Mentality in Mentor, Ohio, and in 2019 he made news by joining multiple Crossfit Games champ Rich Froning and his CrossFit Mayhem team. We talked about his philosophy in training and competing, about how his parents set an amazing example of support and collaboration. I hope you enjoy

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Danny Coughlin has been a longtime sportswriter-author-Emmy winning sportscaster and well known Cleveland Sports Media Legend. He has written 4 books, filled with stories about an assortment of characters, and sports figures from Cleveland and elsewhere. Simply stated, Danny Coughlin can spin a story. He is the father of 4, and is Grandpa to many. (The count changes just about every week !). He wrote for the Cleveland Plain Dealer for several decades, and along the way was involved in many sports promotions the paper put on to win the circulation wars with the Cleveland Press. He was lured to the Press in 1982, only to see it fold a few months later. That opened the door for him to become a tv story teller, and the rest, they say is history . (WJW TV, we have been colleagues since 1982) Part of our chat was about journalism, and there is advice for young people thinking of getting into the business. He says you can find great stories in a bar or at a funeral. We met in 1980 at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid at the media bar in the press center (Theory proven) and we covered a funeral (Cleveland Browns leaving in 1995) I hope you enjoy our chat.

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I thought it would be appropriate to look back during Thanksgiving week, and pay homage to a few folks who influenced me along the way. From Iowa legend Ron Gonder, to Fred McLeod, Gib Shanley, Nev Chandler, Casey Coleman and more. Fred, Gib, Nev and Casey are no longer with us, but I think of them alot. To those who mentored me as I began in TV 44 years ago. And I thank others who I have been blessed to work with. And as always, lift someone up. Happy Thanksgiving

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Tiger LaVerde is the highly successful football coach at Kirtland High in suburban Cleveland. He has taken his Hornets to 7 title games in 14 years at the school, winning an astounding 171 games against just 17 losses. The titles are numerous, but LaVerde acknowledged to me how unique Kirtland is. How unselfish the kids are and how they really do play for each other. I spoke with him about his career change; from actuary to teacher (AP Calculus) and coach. And in light of the Browns Myles Garrett melt down against the Steelers in the last few seconds, how that is a big teachable moment for his team. We also talked about facing a legend in Akron Manchester coach JIm France in the State Regional Finals. I hope you enjoy it.

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Rafa came to the United States at age 16, escapeing war torn El Salvador. He has had many careers, and shows a great talent in re inventing himself. He was a national distributor, promoter for Coors. Hosted talks shows and car advice shows on radio and tv (Univision) He has done a lot of work in the boxing game. His first time ever doing college basketball play by play, Rafa did it at Madison Square Garden. He knows only one speed. Full speed ahead. This is a re release from June 2019

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Steve Trivisonno is the highly successful coach at Mentor High School and Mac Stephens just guided his Cleveland Heights Tigers to a 9-1 regular season record. Their two teams meet in week one of the Playoffs. I did a deep dive with both gentlemen before the season in seperate episodes. Coach Triv is in his final season and has the top ranked team in the state. Coach Mac, a former NFL player has done a tremendous job with the Heights Tigers. This is a re-release.

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Jason is the editor in chief of The Athletic Cleveland and has had a long career of covering NBA basketball, specifically the Cleveland Cavaliers. Not bad for a guy who did not even think he was going to college. We talked about the relationship he has had with LeBron James and what it is like covering the best player on the planet, and all the baggage that goes with it. We also talked about The Athletic. Its business model and what its goals are and how it can fit in with "print" journalism.

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Chet Mason is the boys hoops coach at Brush High School in suburban, Cleveland Ohio. He was named Mr. Basketball in 2000, (along with Medina's Tony Stockman) when a freshman from Akron St. Vincent St. Mary named LeBron James finished back in the voting. (James would win the next 3 years) Mason played college ball at Miami of Ohio and is in their Hall of Fame. He played 11 years as a professional, most of it overseas in places like Turkey, and Bosnia and elsewhere. His first game overseas fans threw M-1,000's on the court...THAT WENT OFF!! How does he lead young athletes? What is important?? How does social media impact the job? I hope you enjoy the interview. Thanks for swinging by.

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Zac Jackson has written a fun and enjoyable book about the Cleveland Browns . It covers many of the characters and favorite players of the new expansion era team. Jackson had an unique view of the team as he began his sports writing career writing for ClevelandBrowns.com . After a long stint in Berea, he joined other organizations such as Fox Sports Ohio, and The Athletic, where he currently writes about the Browns and other topics. The book is available at many outlets such as Barnes and Noble

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Mike Schaffer has run in 13 , 100 mile trail ultra marathons, finishing 10 of them in the past 7 years. He just completed the Grindstone 100 in Virginia, which featured 21,000 feet of elevation gain. He will be running another 100 miler, just 6 days later, the Oil Creek 100 in Western Pennsylvania. His story is one of overcoming substance abuse issues, and abuse of alcohol and how running has been a huge part of his recovery and his mission in life. The mission is to make others lives better, by inspiring them to be active with the thought that more movement and fitness can be so much better for ones mental health and outlook on life. He is now taking classes, and is studying to become a nurse at age 58. On a personal note, I have run with him many times, and he has even paced me in one of my 100 mile ultra marathon quests.

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Phil Bova was a longtime, respected college basketball referee, who was working the game between Indiana and Purdue on February 23rd, 1985 when legendary coach Bob Knight lost his cool and threw a chair across the court. Bova sent Knight packing, much to the displeasure of the Hoosier faithful. Bova, a Cleveland native recounts the Knight incident and many more highlights of his iconic career. Decades as a Big Ten ref . 20 straight years reffing March Madness, and much much more. His new book, Throwing Back the Chair with Nino Frostino is out and recently I sat down to chat with Phil.

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Ricky is a former NFL quarterback from Northeast Ohio who teaches movement to athletes, from high school to the pros. He teaches the GOATA movement. Move like the greatest of all time athletes. He teaches economical movement with fluidity and emphasis on landing properly so as to be faster and to not be susceptible to injury. He recently had the #Browns Odell Beckham Jr. in for a session. And we saw Beckham sprint to a long td and attain a speed of 21.7 miles an hour vs the Jets. Ricky talks about that, and about how the great, long time athletes who do not get injured, are able to stay away from the trainers table. Follow him on Instagram @ricky_stanzi

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Yes, you notice the loud golf pants, the attire, but Jimmy Hanlin is a lot more than the clothes he wears when on the course, or in front of the camera while hosting his various golf shows. He is a golf pro, a course owner, a tv production company owner, (Emmy winner) and much , much more. We chatted about how a guy from Methodist University was grinding his way in the early years as a promising golf professional trying to be the next big star. And we talked about how a short little radio stint (ESPN Cleveland) catapulted him into a career in the media, teaching people in many parts of the country how to play and enjoy the game.

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I hope Julie doesn't mind that I call her a legend. Julie has had 4 finishes of 5th or better in the Crossfit Games, including a 2nd and a 3rd. Julie retired from competition but still is very active in the sport, with teaching seminars, and serving as an inspiration to so many Crossfit athletes. Julie is doing her residency and will one day have a practice with her husband. I love her attitude in using Crossfit, and healthy principals to be the bedrock of a medical practice. Its attacking health on the proactive basis, instead of just treating symptoms. I hope you enjoy the chat we had. I wish her all the success in the world. She spoke of Greg Glassman, the sports founder and his principles and also of Northeast Ohios own Scott Panchik, who continues to be one of the best on the planet in Crossfit. Any images we use are courtesy of Crossfit Inc.

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The Browns dropped their season opener to Tennessee in horrific fashion. 43-13. The much hyped Browns played very poorly and suffered one of the most embarrassing losses to open a season in many years. I covered the game and talked to the players. Fox 8 sports anchor and colleague PJ Ziegler covered the game and post game press conferences with Kitchens and Mayfield. Some analysis and some word on how the players responded. Thanks for listening.

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Tony Madalone started his sports tee shirt company, Fresh Brewed Tees, in 2009 out of his dorm room at Ashland University. He became successful quickly because he mastered the idea of riding, or even creating a viral moment on line and capitalizing on it. He worked with Josh Cribbs, initially, creating a tee shirt that asked the Cleveland Browns to just pay Josh, who was vastly underpaid because he was an undrafted free agent who became a special teams star. among the others he has worked with....Joe Haden, Carlos Carrasco, Corey Kluber, and more recently Yasiel Puig, and even the sensation from this summers Browns camp, The Scottish Hammer, Jamie Gillan. He is now the manager for UFC fighter, Jessica Eye, and on the podcast he talked of his bid to become the mayor of Cleveland a couple of years ago. Madalone is constantly on the go, looking for the next big thing. I hope you enjoy the conversation.

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My guest is Rob Steger, an ultra marathoner from Denver, Colorado, who just a few short years ago, could not even run one mile. period. He tried day after day and got a bad case of shin splints and also was about 50-60 pounds overweight. He kept at it and now is doing amazing things. Rob has since discovered ultra marathons, and is accomplishing feats few people can even dream of. He is in the midst of taking on the Triple Crown of 200's..a series of three, 200 mile races, in the span of 60 days. He had already finished the BigFoot 200, and two more are on the docket. The final race is the Moab 240. Rob will run the Moab 240 but will call the race the 401K. He lengthens the race to 401 kilometers(250 miles) and will raise money for pediatric cancer research. The cause is personal to Rob , as the daughter of a colleague, suffers from the disease. His social media on Twitter and Instagram is TrainingforUltra. He will have links for the fund raiser there and so will I, on my social media. I did this episode differently in that I sent Rob, 5 pertinent questions, and he answered each one, on his own, and he sent me the file and I put it together. His message for running is simple. Get out of your comfort zone. You are capable of so much more than you can imagine. Since I have done Ironman triathlons, and have run 100 mile and 50 mile races, I have an idea of what it may be like to try a huge undertaking like a 200 miler, but I will admit, that challenge seems so far out there.... but...you...never....know....... hahah Enjoy.

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How do you mold two quarterbacks who win the prestigious Mr. Football Award in Ohio? Steve gives his insights, especially about Mitchell Trubisky, qb Of the Chicago Bears. Coach Triv is stepping down and we chatted about his career that has seen Mentor High become one of the top programs in the football crazy state of Ohio. . He talked about who had an influence on how he fashioned the teams up tempo offensive style, and about playing a freshman this year, which is a new twist. Hope you enjoy the episode

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Desiree Cowie is a multiple Ironman finisher and has completed multiple 100 mile ultra marathons on some of the toughest courses in the sport. Try the Wasatch 100 on for size. She also competes in 6-7 day stage races in places around the globe that might entail 250 kilometers running, while carrying all your own essentials. The races usually involve tough climbs or extreme temperatures. But Des's story resonates even more as there was a time she could barely swim one lap in the pool, yet had the confidence and sense of adventure to even attempt an Ironman race. Simply stated, she is a woman who seeks out challenges others would shy away from. In so many words, Des Cowie is a Bad Ass.

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Pierre Woods came from the streets of Cleveland Ohio to play in the NFL 5 seasons. He overcame personal struggles, such as dealing with crime around him, and fathering a child as a sophomore in high school. He took full responsibility for the child, often working long hours at a Walmart while going to school.

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Jake Burns is a former college qb and coach, and he has become more and more popular with his methods of covering the Browns. He is an X's and O's guy. He breaks down the plays and explains what works and why and examines the concepts of coaching as well. I like to say its the How to Make a Sausage brand of reporting as more and more people want to know How or Why things work and that's the kind of stuff Jake does on Cleveland.com and The OBR and more. As the Browns season moves along I hope to bring Jake back occasionally to explain why he believes the Browns might be attacking opponents in certain ways. If you like interviews like this, kindly subscribe and rate us and pass the word. Thanks much.

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The Cleveland Browns held their first summer workout on Thursday, July 25th. Christmas in July for Browns fans. I chatted with long time Browns beat writer Daryl Ruiter of 92.3 The Fan. We looked at various aspects of the team as it embarks on one of the most anticipated seasons in team history. As usual, please subscribe, rate and review/ Thanks

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Vince Cellini has been a network television sports host/anchor/broadcaster for 30 years. The Cleveland native got his start at Channel 8 (My station) as intern in 1981/82. (Yours truly tried to show him the ropes) He immediately vaulted from intern status to on air sports anchor/reporter. It was a very rare move, to go from intern at a top 10 market, to on the air but Vince had the talent, the drive and the personality to do it. But Cellini got frustrated on not having a more prominent role in 1989, and he gambled on himself and landed at CNN Sports in Atlanta. From there he crafted a career of hosting various shows, reporting on all the big stories and events. He left CNN to become the lead talent on air for The Golf Channel and after many years there, went to work with Turner Sports, NBA TV and much more. The Collinwood native chatted with yours truly this week. We talked of reporting philosophies, those people who influenced us and more. I hope you enjoy it.

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Fee is an up and coming star in the sport of Crossfit. This year, the twenty something woman from suburban Cleveland, Ohio has qualified for the Crossfit Games in Madison , Wisconsin. She was a volleyball and track athlete in high school, and has just earned a Masters in Business from John Carroll University. She talked about getting the mindset that she could stand out in the sport, after, as she said, there was a time she just went to a regular gym and aimlessly went through a non descriptive workout. Only when she discovered a crossfit gym, did she get the focus to become, potentially something great. Included in the interview is her praise for Crossfit Games veteran Scott Panchik, who owns Crossfit Mentality in Mentor, Ohio and has been a great advisor, and advocate for Fee.

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Cleveland just hosted the MLB All Star Weekend and hit a Grand Slam. The weekend was a huge success. In this episode, I got comments from All Star, Frankie Lindor and from longtime pitcher C.C. Sabathia about how the game is ready to move forward with the crop of young stars. We also hear from writer Terry Pluto on his suggestions to make baseball more appealing. A few fans weigh in; one who likely had a little too much to drink.

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Chuck Kyle has guided St. Ignatius high school in Cleveland to a record 11 football titles in the state of Ohio. He is a multitalented leader of men. He has taught English at Ignatius for years, and is very well versed in teaching the works of Geoffrey Chaucer, and of course William Shakespeare. How does the act of teaching English translate to the field? What does Chuck say about the safety of the gamer? He has been involved with USA football for years, and helps design ways to play the game in a more safe way for kids. He has thoughts on where the game is going. Kyle might be the only football coach to have led a young man to become a star actor on Broadway, through the teachings during his English classes. That would be Tony nominated actor Rory O'Malley. Also, Kyle spoke highly of his involvement with the Cleveland Browns , who he believes are ahead of the curve in working to make football safer for youths.

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Andre Knott is the dugout reporter and a key contributor on all Indians broadcasts on SportsTime Ohio. A former star athlete at Akron St. Vincent St. Mary high school, Dre has seized the opportunity at each junction of his career to get into a new and unique position. He was a sideline reporter on the Cleveland Browns broadcasts. He co hosts the popular A to Z podcast with Zac Jackson, the Athletic's Cleveland Browns reporter. For Knott, its about much more than getting dunked in Gatorade after a dramatic win. Knott talked about how he got his breaks in his career and how he has to report about players while respecting their privacy and relationships. Young broadcasters will get some hints on how to be ready for any career good fortune that will come your way.

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Michael Reghi has done play by play for 21 total seasons between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Baltimore Orioles during his 4 decades in the business. He started his Cleveland tv career at WEWS TV as the weekend sports guy in the early 80's but made a difficult choice to leave tv news to seek his fortune doing play by play. The gamble paid off. He was the television play by play voice of the Cavs when LeBron James entered the league in 2003, and for a period of 8 seasons, juggled the duties between the Cavs and the Baltimore Orioles, so each season he would do a total of almost 250 games of NBA and MLB games. He has also done sports talk radio in various capacities over the years, and in recent seasons has broadcast countless MAC sporting events. I had the good fortune to be the pre game and post game co host those years when Reghi was starting out as the teams tv play by play guy. I have known him for over 3 decades. I hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe and rate.

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Cecil Shorts did what very few are able to accomplish. He came from the Senate League in Cleveland (Collinwood High) to Division 3 in college, Mount Union, to the pros. He played several seasons for a few teams, most notably the Jacksonville Jaguars, but a devastating knee injury ended his career, which , just opened up the opportunity to make it as a media guy. He is getting his media game on in Houston. The father of 7 (triplets age 9 months will up the family total at bit) is doing his part to give back. For a few years now, he has held free camps in Cleveland, Alliance and in Houston , Texas. In our conversation, the influence of a great like Larry Fitzgerald and how Cecil, himself never forgot the free camp he was able to be a part of, courtesy of former Bedford, Ohio and NFL star Chris Chambers. If you like, please subscribe and rate and share. Thanks

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Rafael Hernandez Brito is the Spanish voice for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Cleveland Browns. Affectionately known as The Mayor "El Alcalde", Rafa came to the US at age 16 having dealt with the war in El Salvador. He joined one of his aunts in New York, and eventually studied mechanical engineering at Boston University and got his degree, but he never used that degree to do any engineering. He was a highly successful beverage salesman and manager, and had some sports related accounts, such as Yankee Stadium , but as fate would have it, an iconic radio call by legendary announcer Jack Buck (Dodger Kirk Gibsons 1988 World Series homer) steered him in the direction of broadcasting a few years later, and Rafa, the master of timing soon started an incredible run of working for Univision, doing all sports such as boxing, MMA, NFL football, basketball and more. He even hosted the Spanish version of a show, similar to NPR's Car Talk. I could list more jobs, but you will learn that Rafa always was ready for a new challenge and I don't imagine that will ever change. I hope you like the interview. Please subscribe and rate. Thank you.

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Mac Stephens played a few seasons in the NFL. His son, Linden is in the league with Denver. Mac is head football coach at Cleveland Heights High and trains young athletes at the Euclid Sports Plant. As an NFL player, his workout partner in Minnesota was the legend, Herschel Walker. Stephens spoke of how his Akron and pro football background prepared him to coach high school football, and how he guided his son through the ranks. He spoke of what its like having elite talents like Tyreke Smith, and Jaylen Harris at the high school level and the process of guiding them to college. Stephens also trained Kareem Hunt when he was just beginning to work out as a young teen and how Hunts suspension from the NFL will affect him going forward. Hope you enjoy the episode. Thanks for listening.

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Pam Rickard is an accomplished marathoner and ultra marathoner. And...a recovering alcoholic. 13 years ago, after 3 DUI's in 18 months and jail, she was at rock bottom. Now she is a running ambassador and lifts up others who are trying to straighten out their lives. Pam came from not wanting to live to being so full of life, its amazing. Jim Mackert is 82 and on Sunday May 19, he completed his 42nd Cleveland marathon. The only one ever to run in and complete all 42.. I spoke with both Saturday at the running expo. Pam ran the 10K with her hubby Tom and her 80 year old father Bob Virant, while spreading the gospel of the Herren Project. Sadly, a 22 year old young lady, Taylor Ceepo collapsed and died very close to the marathon finish. She was a Walsh University soccer player who had just graduated. At the end of the podcast, I talk about this sad piece of news and honor her. Please check out the Herren Project and please remember Taylors family in your prayers

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The Premier league is the most watched football (soccer) league in the world. Actually, the most watched sports league. Period. That includes here in the states, and specifically here in Cleveland. One of the hot spots to watch games is the Old Angle, on W. 25th in Ohio City. Saturday mornings and you can often find the place filled with fans watching matches from England. Whats the hold? Why? WE chatted with fans from a few teams about the phenomenen. If you want to know more about the Premier league, know that Manchester City won the Championship over Liverpool 98 points to 97. It came down to the last day, the last seconds.

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Joey Davis , current Bellator unbeaten MMA fighter is one of a handful in all of collegiate history to go unbeaten his entire career and win 4 NCAA wrestling titles. Joey was 133-0 and won 4 Division 2 National titles for Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio but his story of surviving the tough streets of Compton, California, and making his way to Cleveland, Ohio is compelling. How Snoop Dogg influenced him as a youth football player. How the great Jim Brown was someone helping him on his journey. Davis, with Edward Gallo has written an inspirational book, From Compton to Cleveland, which is out now. Davis returned to Notre Dame College to graduate and walk across that stage on May 4th. I sat down with him after I shot an interview for a piece I am doing on him for Fox 8 in Cleveland. (airs Monday May 6th) He always brings up the mantra "Strive for Greatness" and he lives it. I hope you enjoy the podcast

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Yes, we are combining the Browns Draft analysis with grading some of the characters on the Game of Thrones. So...Spoiler Alert, if you have not seen Episode 3, the Battle of Winterfell. The Browns had 7 picks, and I focused also on the story of Greedy Williams, the tough background he'd emerged from in Shreveport, La. and more. Shout outs to Andrew Hawkins, Josh Cribbs, James Harrison, Kurt Warner in my undrafted comments. Shout out to Parris Campbell, Dremont Jones, Andy Isabella and more on the local guys.

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Ted Ginn Sr. is one of the more celebrated high school coaches in Ohio, much less in the country. His Glenville high program has sent dozens of players to the NFL, from Pierre Woods, to Cardale Jones. ( "without this system, Cardale would have been lost. There are lots of kids like that") Theres Heisman winner Troy Smith, Ted Ginn Sr, his son...Marshon Lattimore, Frank Clark. The list goes on and on. But what Ginn does that helps him stand out is how he takes at risk kids, and helps them realize their purpose in life. Its no small feat. Ginn went from being a machinist, to a volunteer coach, to a school security guard, to the man who led Glenvilles football and track fortunes. But his biggest accomplishment. His legacy is the Ginn Academy, a school for at risk youth. Ginn says mentoring is an every day thing. You can't helicopter in once a week and make an impact. Its an every day thing. No shortcuts. Take that dynamic and multiply it by the hundreds, and thats what Ginn does. Every day. It has not been easy, and he has battled the deadly disease, of pancreatic cancer, which he says in the interview , is a "blessing". But Ginn is undaunted. He won't step away. Full disclosure, I was one of a handful of people who spoke at his 60th birthday celebration in 2015. I have known him a long time. Have covered his teams. We kind of connect on a spiritual front. I hope you enjoy the interview and check out the other episodes of this podcast I have done. Thank you!!

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Mark Godale and his brother Steve are running in their 26th straight Boston Marathon. (Today, April 15th is raceday) But that feat is just a small part of what Mark has been able to accomplish in marathons and beyond. His Ultra marathon resume is extensive. He held the USA record for distance covered in 24 hours for a long time...162.4 miles. He was 3rd in the world. He has raced all over the states and beyond, including the famed Spartathlon in Greece. He clearly was a trailblazer in the NEOhio scene and although he has a knee injury to deal with, still get his miles in. We talked about the ultra scene in the early years vs todays more crowded scene with lotteries, etc. His fuel for distances and more. I hope you share this with others in the running community and beyond. If you like , please subscribe, rate. We are on all podcast platforms..ITunes, Sportify, etc

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Trevor Bauer flirted with a no hitter on the first week of the season, yet a no hitter, though a great achievement, is not a rare accomplishment. Cool, yes. Tough to do..yes, but there are other marks that are generational.. like what happened on this date (April 8) 1993 at old Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Two homers from one player (Carlos Baerga) in one inning, from EACH side the plate. We discuss that with Nick Kovach, WJW Sports Producer, who was there . Plus,our Mr. Baseball, Chris Hyser looks at quirky records and unreachable achievements.

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The internet has made all of us , in many ways, news aggregators. From Athletes, to fans, to of course the media. This episode cites examples of athletes making news, and reacting to it as well. From LeBron James to Odell Beckham , to Andrew Hawkins, to Tyreke Smith. How to use the platforms that the internet has spawned is one of the big issues of today in sports. Thanks to Daryl Ruiter of 92.3 The Fan, and Lou Maglio of Fox 8 News.

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Athletic achievements are most chronicled in the conventional sports. I look at two distinct boundary breaking performances, one from a Hall of Fame basketball player, and the other, remarkably from a renowned rock climber, and Academy award winner. You know Wilt Chamberlain, but have you heard of Alex Honnold? And thank you to Turner/CNN sportscaster Vince Cellini and Ray Justavick for their contributions.

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Exploring some conventional sports records and the odds some of them might ever be broken. But, I want to challenge peoples perceptions of records and give props to those who break somewhat unconventional records. Such as, Colin O'Brady who, among his many accomplishments became the first man to traverse across Antarctica, unaided, unsupported, dealing with bitter cold, and the ever present danger of not making his goal and suffering ill effects in the process. Also thanks to Fox 8 meteorologist Scott Sabol for his expertise.

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NASCAR has faced attendance challenges the last few years as some longtime drivers have exited and young drivers taking over. Colleague PJ Ziegler covered the Daytona 500 and we chat about some of the reasons for the dip and what to look forward to

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Babe Kwasniak is the boys basketball coach at one of the most successful programs in the state of Ohio, Villa Angela St. Joes in Cleveland.. He won titles as a player and has won 3 as the head coach. During his coaching career he has been involved in summer basketball camps with Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry and gives keynote talks around the country on leadership. He went to West Point, played there and states his miltary background, and the things he learned from his coaching legend, father, Tedd have aided him in becoming the leader he is today. I hope you enjoy our chat

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Former Indians great Kenny Lofton lashed out at baseballs PED users who he believes are costing him consideration for Baseballs Hall of Fame. Lofton was dropped from the ballot after his vote total failed to meet the minimum requirement. I got reaction from Indians great Sandy Alomar and chatted with Fox 8 Cleveland colleague P.J. Ziegler on the subject. As may be the case in some podcasts, I will close with a commentary.

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Tim Robertson is the owner of Speed Strength Systems in Chesterland , Ohio. He has trained dozens and dozens of NFL, NBA and college stars. Julian Edelman, the Super Bowl MVP is one prized athlete. Add to Julian, Ben Simmons, Ted Ginn, Donte Whitner, Heisman winner Troy Smith and many more have been under his tutelage. He is also strength coach at John Carroll University. He also trained yours truly for a mountain 100 mile ultra marathon.

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The precarious predicament football finds itself. Safety issues at the forefront on high school level, all the way to post career for NFL players . Apologies . My edit skills need a little work! Please message feedback

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I am a long time sportscaster in Cleveland Ohio. My podcast will examine all facets of sports and also recreations as I am an avid endurance athlete. There will be interviews and commentary. I hope you enjoy.

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