People I Follow

This week Richard sits down with North Carolina Central University head basketball coach LeVelle Moton. They discuss how his love affair with basketball began with a 2 liter soft drink, his professional career playing overseas, his coaching career at Central and how it all started with the '80's group New Edition.

This week Richard sits down with veteran writer Shawn Krest currently with AccSports.com and the ACC Sports Journal. We talk about his unusual journey to becoming a sports writer, his years covering the Buffalo Bills and later the Duke Blue Devils and the evolution of his elementary school smash, The Potato People.

This week Richard sits down with Amber Smith, founder and Executive Director of the Triangle non-profit Activate Good. They discuss her career in volunteering, the amazing story of Activate Good and the one list the Triangle is near the bottom.

This week Richard sits down with FoxSportsCarolina.com and queen of N.C. Sports Media Lauren Brownlow to talk about her approach to writing and her affection for Rocky IV.

This week Richard talks with David Menconi, music critic for the News and Observer. They discuss David's career, some of the best shows he's seen live and what group's sound drives him to madness.

This week Richard sits down with Grantland contributing writer and upcoming author Shane Ryan as they discuss the writing process, Shane's upcoming book on the PGA tour and also wonder if Shane may have inadvertently created the Hunger Games.