Ghizal Hasan Podcast

CSUN Broadcaster Alan Zinsmeister and NFL Hall of Famer James Lofton join me to discuss the legacy of Brad Pye, Jr. who passed away on July 5th of 2020.

Pye, Jr. was a pioneer for African-American broadcasters in the City of Angels, setting the stage for the likes of Bryant Gumbel and Jim Hill. Pye's thirty year career included time at the LA Sentinel, as well as at prominent radio stations, like KDAY, KACE and KJLH. He also spent two decades working for the City of Los Angeles.

James Lofton Photo, Courtesy of the NFL on CBS.

Where do Long Beach State students go for a late night nosh?

Which Seventies chanteuse was she nearly named for?

What baseball team do people from Sacramento root for?

Have social issues ever really been separate from sports?

We explore these, among other topics, with Abbey Mastracco on the latest edition of the podcast.

Photo Courtesy Abbey Mastracco's Twitter Account.

Soph RHP Andre Granillo (West Valley HS) joins us to talk Highlanders' Baseball. In 45 career innings, Granillo has already recorded 64 strikeouts. In an abbreviated 2020 season, he had 19 strikeouts against just 5 walks in 12.2 IP. In 10 games, Andre posted a 2-1 record with 3 saves.

Photo Courtesy UC Riverside Athletics

Jim Alexander, from the Riverside Press-Enterprise, and Geoff Gorham, from the Inland Sports Show, and UC Riverside, join me to discuss the departure of David Patrick, as Head Basketball Coach at UCR, as well as other related topics.

Jim Alexander Photo Courtesy Riverside Press-Enterprise

Geoff Gorham Photo Courtesy UC Riverside Athletics

Basketball Writer David Mendez-Yapkowitz joins us to discuss a variety of topics. From his upbringing in Los Angeles, his path into the media, the changes on the landscape of both High School Basketball in Los Angeles, as well as covering sports in the time of Social Justice Protests, and COVID-19. Follow him at @Dave_Yapkowitz on Twitter.

Photo Courtesy David Mendez-Yapkowitz Twitter.

The guys from Touchdowns and Tangents stop on by to discuss a multitude of topics, from being millennials in the digital media space, to their thoughts on the CSUN Journalism Program, covering social justice as journalists of color, the future of sports in the time of COVID-19, to Reggie Bush's return to the USC Family, and a bunch of other thoughts. Follow Kenny at @OzoGrande and Pete at @Petecertified

Photos Courtesy Pete & Kenny's Twitter Accounts

Comedian Earl Skakel stops by to chat about one of his favorite television shows "The White Shadow" among other related topics. Earl is a regular at The Comedy Store, and cast member of Cartoon Network's The Jellies, on Adult Swim. He played Al Sims on Showtime's "I'm Dying Up Here" and is also featured on Comedy Central's "Roast Battle." He also hosts the Inappropriate Earl Podcast.

Photo Courtesy Inappropriate Earl Podcast

We continue our series of Sports Movies Podcasts, with Attique Iqbal, as he stops by to discuss the football movie released in 2000, "The Replacements." Story follows a band of misfit football players called on as replacement players during a players' strike, loosely based on real-live events in 1987. Keanu Reeves & Gene Hackman lead the cast of this feel-good story. Attique is Music Coordinator for the NFL Network, and a proud Fresno State Alum. You can find him on Twitter & Instagram at SportsGuy786

Photo Courtesy Attique Iqbal's Twitter Account

What's next for CSUN Hoops? Two guys who know chime in: Alan Zinsmeister (0:00 to 26:27) and Blair Orr (26:27 to 47:01)

Terrell Gomez sits down to discuss his decision to leave CSUN for San Diego State as a Grad Transfer. He leaves CSUN as the 4th All-Time leading scorer (1,637 points) in school history, in just 96 games.

Gomez was Big West Freshman of the Year in 2018, and a two-time First Team All Conference selection in 2019 & 2020. He's also 5th in Big West history, with 293 career three-point field goals.