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Sportscasters Joe Castellano and Ray Woodson go in-depth to talk about the Bay Area sports scene.
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
#16. Ray and Joe start out by talking about the MLB Playoffs, which leads to a discussion about Buster Posey running the Giants baseball operations. They dissect the 49ers’ win over the Seahawks on Thursday night and take a peek at the Warriors heading towards the regular season. It’s all here on the TheSportsVirus Podcast!
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Steve Lenox from ESPN Radio gives his thoughts on MLB banning the shift and picking up the pace of play. We touch on Jeff Saturday getting the Colts head coaching job and what’s happened to the New Jersey Nets. We also learn about Steve’s career and how he ended up in Bristol.
Larry Krueger was a talk show host at KNBR radio in San Francisco over the last two decades and he joins us to chat about his departure from the station, his career plan and the Bay Area teams. Larry has plenty of opinions that we have enjoyed listening to on KNBR in all of his different roles at the station for many years. Now he is excited about moving on to a new chapter in his career and he gives us a little insight into his future endeavors. Larry also shares his thoughts about the 49ers’ situation as they get ready to trade Jimmy Garoppolo and sign free agents, the state of a Warriors team that has struggled lately and the Major League Baseball lockout. Although a baseball agreement was reached shortly after this podcast was recorded, Krueger lays out several reasons why the sport is in trouble.
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.
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.
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.”
During our 2020 season- finale podcast, former Niners QB Steve Bono analyzes the week 17 loss to the Seahawks and evaluates how the players performed in what resulted in an injury-riddled 6-10 season. Plus, he looks forward to what SF will do in the off-season, especially at the quarterback position.
(Shanahan) has a history with Matt Ryan, but if it were me I would want my guy to be Carson Wentz. He’s younger, I think he’s a good player and he’s got more mobility than Matt.”
