A native of Canastota, N.Y., Jeff DiVeronica covered high school sports for the Democrat and Chronicle for nearly 25 years and was honored as the "Sportswriter of the Year" by the Rochester Press-Radio Club in 2014 and 2002. A graduate of St. John Fisher College and member of its Communications/Journalism Hall of Fame, he founded the CNB Show in 2003.  Jeff has been an ambassodor for high school sports as a journalist, leader & fan!

Bill Lortz is the premier smallmouth bass charter captain on the Eastern Basin of Lake Ontario!  Bill has been fishing the 1000 Islands region for over 20 years. He has been tournament angler for the past 16 years on both the local and regional level. Bill's goal at NY NORTHCOUNTRY BASSIN' is for you to not only catch fish but to learn how to catch more bass!

After 17 years of broadcasting in Rochester, including 9 years as an anchor at 13WHAM, Jennifer Johnson is moving on to a new career. Jennifer will be joining Golisano Children's Hospital, a place she has already devoted considerable time to in the last several years. Jennifer's late daughter Grace was treated there for congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Jennifer's telling of Grace's story is remarkable,

This is a story of a deep personal journey.

"I grew up in the outdoors, on a farm in upstate NY. We never had much money growing up, but my dad made sure we were always "doing" something. Camping, hiking, skiing, golfing, boating .. you name it. We used to camp up on an island in the Adirondacks for weeks at a time. God bless him for taking 3 little girls out on an island with no bathroom lol. We got up at 5am to go fishing every morning with him. We never caught a thing, but that wasn't the point.

McQuaid Jesuit Heade Football Coach Mr. Bobby Bates Coach of the year! The NFL announced the high school football coaches nominated by the 32 NFL teams for the Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award.

These coaches were recognized by their local NFL club for the prestigious award — named after Pro Football Hall of Famer Don Shula, the winningest coach in NFL history — for their character, integrity, leadership, dedication to the community, commitment to player protection and on-field success

Folks if you are traveling to the North 40 specifically to the Upstate New York Thousands Island region, the St. Lawrence River or the Eastern Basin of Lake Ontario, you must stop into the North 40’s Ice Fishing Headquarters Chaumont Hardware! Greg & Melissa own and operate this small business hardware store with everything from Augers & Bait to Bobcats and machinery rental. Don’t forget a full lumber yard and all your plumbing, electrical and masonry needs.

Peter M. De Witt is a former K-5 teacher (11 years) and principal (8 years). He runs competency-based workshops and provides keynotes nationally and internationally focusing on school leadership (collaborative cultures and instructional leadership), Peter is the author of several books. Three of his most recent are:

Dignity for All: Safeguarding  LGBT Students (Corwin Press. 2012).

Instructional Leadership (Soon to be released)

School Climate Change (ASCD, co-authored with Sean Slade 2014).

Mr. Ned Dale is the Superintendent of the Elba Central School District.  Collaboration and communication are Ned's primary goals as he learns more about this incredible Elba community,

Dale has supported the development of a rich curriculum and aligned assessments while developing three tiers of Response to Intervention in English Language Arts and Math in collaboration with other administrators and stakeholders.

Through his leadership, Cosgrove Middle School was designated as a School to Watch.

"After owning and operating Customjigs&spins and having some big names in the fishing industry look at the business, we eventually sold to Bob and Stephanie Gillispie, who planned to keep it a family-owned and operated company. Walt says what they found under the sheets was “a lot of hard work.”Custom Jigs & Spins is one of the top ice fishing lure companies in North America. Bob and Stephanie Gillispie have propelled the company to new dimensions. Check out there products at Customjigs.com

Interview with Mr. Scott Barker Pittsford Central School District Athletic Director & Section V Football Chairperson, Father, Football Coach. Outdoorsman & Leader in New York state for educational based high school athletics.