Former KNBR talk show host Ray Woodson and long-time sports announcer Joe Castellano are back to talk about Bay Area sports throughout the year and this is episode #1 for 2025. Mark Purdy reported on the NFL for 43 years, including coverage of the San Francisco 49ers for 31 years as a columnist at the San Jose Mercury News before retiring in 2017. Now he joins TheSportsVirus Podcast to chat about his new book about the San Francisco 49ers.

Mark, Ray, and Joe discuss stories that are part of the brand new book San Francisco 49ers: An Illustrated Timeline. Learn how Tony Morabito brought professional football to San Francisco and hear a fun conversation about Joe Montana, Steve Young, Bill Walsh and other legendary figures in the team’s history.

It’s all here on the TheSportsVirus Podcast!

All new in 2024, former KNBR talk show host Ray Woodson and long-time sports announcer Joe Castellano are back to talk about Bay Area sports throughout the year and this is episode #20, our last one for 2024. Former KNBR talk show host Ray Woodson and long-time radio announcer Joe Castellano reminisce about the life and career of Rickey Henderson, who passed away at the age of 65. They also discuss the 49ers season as they were eliminated from playoff contention in Week 16 and they chat about the Warriors bouncing back after a 51-point loss in Memphis. It’s all here on the TheSportsVirus Podcast!