Getting There With Goz

Goz is joined by the arena voice of the Albany Firewolves Mike Falvo

Topics include

His service in the military 

Why he returned to New York

What professional wrestling has meant to his media career

Landing a job as the arena voice of the Albany Empire

The audition process for a public address announcer

End of the AFL and signing with the Albany Firewolves

Best advice 

Goz is joined by Jeff Levack and the greatest competitive eater of all time, Joey Chestnut. 

Topics with Joey Chestnut include

How he began his professional eating career 

Prepping for the Nathan's famous hot dog eating contest

How much weight he loses/gains over the next week

His biggest competition this weekend

Best advice to future eaters

Goz is joined by sports radio veteran Damon Bruce  

Topics include 

Growing up in Schenectady  

Landing his first job in radio 

His career hosting in San Francisco 

Hosting national sports talk shows  

Shows being solo vs being with partners  

What being the voice of NBA2K meant for his career 

How technology has helped sports talk's future  

His unique take on the best advice for aspiring media members

Goz is joined by Jeff Levack in part two of this two part interview.   

Topics include  

How he became a sports talk host  

Transitioning from Armen and Levack to Levack and Wolf 

Why Levack and Wolf ended so fast 

History of Levack and Goz including the controversial end in January 2021 

Why he decided to leave radio after 25 years 

 Is he retired from sports media? 

Will the Levack and Goz show return in the future?

Goz is joined by his former co-host Jeff Levack in part one of this two part episode.

Topics include

Growing up in the Capital Region

How he landed his first job in radio

The '90s era in Albany radio

The influence of Howard Stern

Debuting on The Edge

His transition from rock to country music

His tenure on WGNA 

Why he left the GNA morning show

Goz is joined by Brian Noe from Fox Sports Radio. 

Topics include  

His first radio job in South Bend 

Hosting in Fresno and experiences with Jerry Tarkanian 

The time between Fresno and Albany 

Why he left ESPN Radio Albany  

His audition to host nation wide on ESPN Radio 

Becoming a host at Fox Sports Radio 

How he ended up in Portland  

Best advice for young radio hosts

Goz is joined by the the voice of the NBA Finals, ESPN broadcaster Marc Kestecher. 

Topics include

Growing up in Guilderland

His unique broadcasting path in his early 20's

Play by play memories from Capital Region teams

Landing a job in Cleveland

The true story of how ESPN Radio discovered him

Serving as the lead voice of the NBA Finals

The infamous J.R. Smith call

Best advice for young broadcasters

Goz is joined by Chet Davis of CBS 6 in part 2 of this two part episode.

Topics include

The wild story about his living situation the first month in Lafayette

Covering future NFL players in high school

The experience of a night game at LSU's Death Valley

The changes at the sports department at CBS 6 before he arrived

Why he passed on CBS6 at first and then reconsidered

History of Upstate Sports Edge

How COVID-19 changed his job

Best advice on creating a TV reel

Goz is joined by Chet Davis of CBS 6 Albany 

Topics include

His upbrinig in Unadilla 

His family's connection to Kentucky Derby winning horse Spectacular Bid 

Why he selected Syracuse University 

How he landed in Eureka California T

he wild story about moving to the west coast

Goz is joined by Billy Gura of IHeartMedia Cleveland  

Topics include  

Getting recruited to play college baseball 

How he entered the music industry 

His relationship with Owen River 

Best advice for music managers 

The role of a digitial marketing specialist 

Goals for the future