Welcome to The Sports Virus Podcast !
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.
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.
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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.
Kate Rooney is a sports anchor and reporter for KRON-TV in San Francisco covering all of the Bay Area teams. She joins us to discuss the 49ers and Warriors and talk about her career.
As a long-time practicing chiropractor, Dr. Mike Bhatt works with PGA Tour golfers and other athletes. He joins TheSportsVirus podcast to give us tips on how to prevent and live with back issues while sharing his sports experiences.
Former NFL quarterback and current CBS Sports analyst Trent Green gives his thoughts on the 49ers’ quarterback situation after preparing for the San Francisco/Seattle game last week. We reminisce about his playing career, which included a bittersweet Super Bowl season with the Rams. Green also explains why it was natural for him to make the transition from the field to the broadcast booth.
Five-time Emmy award-winning CBS Sports director Mark Grant takes us through his 41-year career and explains all of the challenges that a network director faces on a weekly basis. CBS chose Grant to be the next lead director of its NCAA basketball coverage including the Final Four, following the retirement of legendary director Bob Fishman. We also discuss race and diversity in the sports world. Grant says “I really believe that Colin Kaepernick taking a knee changed America.”
The radio voice of the San Francisco 49ers Greg Papa joins us to talk about the Monday Night Football win over the Rams. We discuss the present and future for Jimmy Garoppolo and the current state of the team. Plus, the NBC Sports Bay Area San Francisco Giants pre-game/post-game host gives his thoughts on Gabe Kapler winning NL Manager of the Year and Buster Posey’s case for the Hall of Fame following his retirement. Finally, we chat about Steph Curry and the Warriors getting off to a hot start.
Ron Wotus has stepped aside after spending the last 24 seasons as a San Francisco Giants coach and now he joins TheSportsVirus Podcast to chat not only about his retirement, but also Buster Posey’s decision to hang ’em up. Plus, we talk
extensively about NL MVP candidate Brandon Crawford, who just won his fourth Gold Glove award and we discuss why the 2021 Giants clicked well enough to win 107 games. Wotus takes us through the years from the time when Dusty Baker was at the helm to Felipe Alou, Bruce Bochy and finally the Gabe Kapler era.
