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Newell and Dave welcome in Will Gavin, talkSPORT radio host from the United Kingdom, to discuss how the British handle Radio Row, his time doing play-by-play as he will be covering his 3rd Super Bowl, how American football is taking over across Britain and Europe, the NFL London games are becoming a norm as the league looks to expand across the world, and much more!

This hour, Newell and Dave discuss the opening ceremony at the Superdome last night where both teams and staffs spoke with the media and we continue to discuss the history of the Super Bowl in New Orleans as the city hosts a record-tying 11th Super Bowl before welcoming in Mary Beth Romig, Associate VP of New Orleans & Company to discuss the efforts that city and business leaders have taken to bring guests, stars, journalists, fans, anyone and everyone to the Big Easy, and the guys connect with Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser to discuss his efforts in preparing the city for a Super Bowl this year and for years to come!

Newell and Dave sit down with Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser his time in Vegas for Super Bowl 58 as he lobbied for the Morial Convention Center to offer Louisiana seafood to the guests and members of the media, the city is taking measures to share New Orleans with the world, and more!

Newell and Dave connect with Mary Beth Romig, Associate VP of New Orleans & Company, to talk about how working at the Superdome runs in the Romig family, what New Orleans & Company is doing to bring journalists, fans, and many others may want to come back to the Big Easy, and the lengths that New Orleans goes to put together a Super Bowl!

On today's show, Newell and Dave live from Radio Row at the Morial Convention Center to set the stage for a week of events, celebrations, and more as the city settles in for Super Bowl 59, before hearing from the Super Bowl host committee's opening press conference, and a flurry of guests and leaders across New Orleans and Louisiana to break down all the events in store for us and how the city has prepared and will continue working towards Mardi Gras after the SB. Newell and Dave also talk to guests about how New Orleans and Louisiana will be trending up following the surge of Super Bowl events!

Newell and Dave call up Guy Williams, President of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust, to discuss the latest on these tariffs, what products may or may not be affect, and the new push in President Trumps administration to fix areas where the government has considerable inefficiency, before closing out the hour connect with a fellow broadcaster from 106.7 The Fan in DC, Grant Paulsen, to talk about the incredible season Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders had, the new hope sparked by the former LSU star, and more!

Newell and Dave sit down with Grant Paulsen from 106.7 the Fan up in DC, to discuss the incredible journey that former LSU star Jayden Daniels took the Commanders on this year turning around an organization that was in dire need of a new era.

Newell and Dave are joined by Guy Williams, President of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust, to discuss the tariffs that the US is facing from Canada, the pause on tariffs involving Mexico, what types of products may or may not be affected by these tariffs, how the new Trump administration is working towards dealing with government inefficiency and much more.

Newell and Dave discuss how the city has been put into the center of the media world as New Orleans hosts its 11th Super Bowl, as they find Barry Kern, CEO and President of Kern Studios and Mardi Gras World to preview the events in store for us later this week, and the time, effort, and money that went into putting everything together. Later on, we welcome in author Erin Grayson Sapp to discuss Tulane University hosting "Moving the Chains", a discussion on professional football's role in the civil rights movement and how the civil rights movement played a key part in the city's franchise reception that led to the New Orleans Saints, and finally we connect with Lisa Alexis, CEO and President of New Orleans Culture and Tourism Fund, on how the hospitality industry is preparing for a big boost during this weeks events, and the way that money can be put back into the community and city from the Super Bowl celebrations!

Newell and Dave welcome in author Erin Grayson Sapp to discuss Tulane University hosting "Moving the Chains", a discussion on professional football's role in the civil rights movement in New Orleans and how the city unified to earn taken away from them to being award an NFL team that became the Saints!