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Sportscaster Joe Castellano talks to a variety of sports figures from around the country about the latest news. These in-depth conversations take you inside the personalities of the people involved in the sports we love to watch, listen and read about.
Former KNBR talk show host Ray Woodson has a lot to say about MLB’s contract squabble on this week’s podcast. He also sizes up why the Warriors are in a slump and tells us what he thinks of Trey Lance taking over as the 49ers’ starting quarterback. Plus, after two firings at his former employer last week, we discuss the moves by KNBR and what makes the radio talk show business so unstable.
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Longtime LA Times Sports TV-Radio columnist Larry Stewart talks about his new book 
Long-time San Francisco columnist Scott Ostler helps us review the Rams win over the Bengals in the Super Bowl. We also go in-depth to discuss the 49ers’ QB situation and the Warriors season. When it comes to baseball, Scott explains why he likes the DH coming to the National League and why he voted for Barry Bonds to be a Hall of Famer.
Rich Gannon won the NFL MVP in 2002 and led the Raiders to the Super Bowl. On this week’s podcast he takes us inside a quarterback’s mindset heading into the big game and reminisces about his 18-season career.
Network statisticians Ethan Cooperson (CBS) and Ed Sfida (FOX) have the best seat in the house every Sunday as they provide NFL stats and information for Jim Nantz and Joe Buck. After the AFC and NFC Championship
games they both joined us for detailed conversations about why the Rams and Bengals advanced to the Super Bowl.
TNT’s Jared Greenberg is one of network sports television’s top reporters and he joins TheSportsVirus podcast to talk about the state of the Warriors after he covered their win over Dallas on Tuesday. He also addresses NBA trade rumors and gets into a little MVP conversation. Greenberg tells us why the Warriors are fun to watch and will still be a force to be reckoned with come playoff time, despite their recent struggles and the absence of Draymond Green. He gives his analysis of what’s going on with the Splash Brothers and remarks on other key players on the roster. With the trade deadline approaching, Greenberg sizes up a few rumors and talks about his early MVP front runners. He also tells us how he made it to network television (he first started with NBA-TV over 15 years ago) from humble beginnings that included a stint with an independent minor league baseball team.
Jonathan Segal has spent the last 22 years with CBS Sports working his way up the ladder from broadcast associate to producer. On this week’s podcast, he talks about his career covering the NFL, NCAA college basketball and soccer. Segal discusses all of the production positions he has filled and tells stories about his television teammates, many of whom are legends in the sports broadcasting business. He also gives us a behind-the-scenes look at all aspects of sports television coverage and tells us about CBS’ expanding soccer coverage.
Amy Lawrence can talk sports all day long and she does it overnight as well on her “After Hours” show on CBS Sports Radio. What makes Amy great is her infectious, enthusiastic personality and sports knowledge and that is on full display on this week’s podcast. She offers entertaining and informative insights into the upcoming 49ers/Cowboys playoff game, the return of Klay Thompson to the Warriors and Major League Baseball’s lockout/upcoming Hall of Fame announcement. We take a deep dive into Amy’s
career which included a stint at ESPN radio and always involves the pursuit of play-by-play opportunities. During her two decades as a sports talk show host, she has persevered through all of the challenges that you would expect from a true pioneer for women covering sports.
Paul Vercammen has covered many major news events that have also been sports stories during his 25 years as an on-camera reporter and producer for CNN. On this week’s podcast we get a glimpse into what it takes to last that long in a challenging field and we hear fun stories about his overall 30-year career as a journalist.
Mario Impemba spent 25 years as a Major League Baseball broadcaster with the Angels, Tigers and Red Sox. Recently he authored the book Major League Mindset, which is designed to help young baseball announcers improve their skills. We talk to him about the concepts in his new book and we chat about the details in his blogs on his website 
league stops). Mario describes the joy of reaching the Major Leagues and calling games for his hometown team, the Detroit Tigers. He also explains how he was able to move on after an unfortunate incident led to the end of his 17-year tenure with Detroit.