Phils-Braves, Plus Sixers PBP Voice Kate Scott, Flyers Legend Bob Kelly (PPR 464)

Phils-Braves, Plus Sixers PBP Voice Kate Scott, Flyers Legend Bob Kelly (PPR 464)

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Phils-Braves, Plus Sixers PBP Voice Kate Scott, Flyers Legend Bob Kelly (PPR 464) episodes

  • PPR #225: Brian Propp, John Brazer Visit to Talk Flyers, Phils, More
    Flyers and Phillies talk take center stage on this week's Philly Pressbox Radio Roundtable! Flyers great Brian Propp joins Bill Furman and Jim "Chet" Chesko to discuss the Flyers' wild win over the Penguins at "the Linc" last Saturday night, Monday's trade of popular forward Wayne Simmonds, and whether the Orange & Black still have a shot at a wild-card spot. And, Phillies Director of Fun & Games John Brazer stops by to talk about the team's outlook for the season and the numerous promotions planned for Citizen Bank Park this summer. We'll also get to whatever the latest is on Bryce Harper ... and the Eagles' decision to bid farewell to Nick Foles.
    1 hr 1 min
  • PPR #224: Phils Broadcaster Scott Franzke, Inquirer's Keith Pompey
    Another couple of great guests visit Philly Pressbox Radio this week! Phillies radio voice Scott Franzke makes his first visit to the show to talk all-things Phils as Gabe Kapler's squad gets set to start playing spring-training games. (Where's Bryce?) And the Inquirer's Keith Pompey joins us to discuss the Sixers as they head into the season's stretch drive. We sneak in some Flyers talk, too. Plus, Jim "Chet" Chesko puts Bill Furman back on the Random Q2 hot seat!
    1 hr
  • PPR #223: Steve Potter on Phillies, Dei Lynam on Sixers
    Both teams have some exciting new additions, so there's a lot of buzz right now about both the Phillies and 76ers, and we spend lots of time talking about both teams. This week's guests: Steve Potter, author of "A Fan's View: 3rd Annual Phillies Minor League Digest," and long-time Sixers reporter Dei Lynam, who you can hear weekends on 97.5 The Fanatic and providing analysis of Delaware Blue Coats games on TV. Plus, Bill Furman and Jim "Chet" Chesko talk a little Flyers and Bill goes back on the hot seat for another episode of "Random Q2."
    1 hr 1 min
  • PPR #222: WIP's Glen Macnow, Sixers PBP Voice Marc Zumoff Visit
    A couple of Philadelphia broadcasting legends visit the Philly Pressbox Radio Roundtable: Glen Macnow, 25 years at SportsRadio WIP, and Marc Zumoff, 25 years as the TV Voice of the 76ers. Bill Furman and Jim "Chet" Chesko talk to Glen and Marc about their broadcasting careers as well as Super Bowl LIII (yawn!), the Eagles’ biggest offseason needs, the streaking Flyers, Bryce and Manny, and – of course – all-things Sixers!
    1 hr
  • PPR #221: WIP's James Seltzer, Former Falcon Brian Finneran Visit (1-30-19)
    Philly Pressbox Radio welcomes WIP's James Seltzer and former Falcons/Eagles WR Brian Finneran. Topics: all-things Philly sports (the Bryce Harper watch, Flyers and Sixers both playing well), some Super Bowl chatter, and -- oh yeah -- the Season 3 premiere of "Random Q2." Contain your excitement! Bill Furman, Jim "Chet" Chesko and Fred Hugo promise to entertain you for least 53 minutes of our hour together.
    1 hr 1 min
  • PPR #220: HockeyBuzz.com's Bill Meltzer Visits: Sixers, Phils Talk Too
    Episode #220? Wow. Of course we'll talk about the NFL's officiating problems, Roy Halladay getting voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and how the Sixers are doing so far in a key 12-game stretch -- but we'll also talk about the suddenly resurgent Flyers, who take a three-game winning streak into the All-Star break, thanks largely to play of rookie goaltender Carter Hart. Joining us to do that is HockeyBuzz.com blogger and Flyers website contributor Bill Meltzer. Handling the Sixers/NFL talk: Bill Furman, Jim "Chet" Chesko and Fred Hugo. Maybe the name Carson Wentz will be mentioned as well!
    1 hr 1 min
  • PPR #219: Temple Great Paul Palmer, Barkann Foundation's Mike Barnes Visit
    This week, we talk about the unfortunate ending to the Eagles season, and we're joined by a couple of terrific guests: legendary Temple running back, radio color analyst and new College Football Hall of Famer Paul Palmer, plus Barkann Family Healing Hearts Foundation Executive Director (and die-hard Eagles fan) Mike Barnes. In addition, Fred Hugo joins Bill Furman and Jim "Chet" Chesko to talk about the NFL's conference championship matchups and the state of the 76ers.
    59 min
  • PPR #218: Ed Barkowitz Talks Eagles-Saints and More
    The Eagles live to play another week! Visiting Philly Pressbox Radio to talk about the Birds' dramatic wild-card win over the Bears and to preview the divisional-playoff matchup with the Saints is Philadelphia Daily News reporter Ed Barkowitz. Making his first visit to the show, Ed will talk about the rest of the Philly sports scene with Bill Furman and Jim "Chet" Chesko, too. Plus, FredAndButter.com's Fred Hugo stops by, and the guys will make their predictions for this weekend's NFL playoff contests.
    1 hr
  • PPR #217: Frank Fitzpatrick on Philly Sports Scene, Ashley Greenblatt on Fitness
    We've turned the page to 2019 and the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles are (somehow) back in the playoffs. On this week's Philly Pressbox Radio Roundtable, we talk about this wild season, a memorable 2018 on the Philly sports scene as a whole, and look ahead to what may happen in '19. Helping Bill Furman and Jim "Chet" Chesko with all of that is Philly.com sports columnist Frank Fitzpatrick. Plus, personal trainer Ashley Blake Greenblatt, who also does a weekly column for Philly.com, offers some tips to help you get fit in the new year, and Fred Hugo stops by to talk Eagles, Sixers and the 'Bama-Clemson National Championship game.
    1 hr 1 min
  • PPR #216: Ray Didinger and Matt McClure Visit; Eagles, Phils, Sixers Talk
    Well, we got an early Christmas present Sunday courtesy St. Nick, and the Eagles still have life going into Week 17. We'll talk lots of Birds on this week's show with the Hall of Famer, Ray Didinger -- football expert and the author of "The Eagles Encyclopedia: Champions Edition." Plus, we'll talk 76ers with a co-host of the Brothers MC podcast, Matt McClure. In addition, FredAndButter.com's Fred Hugo joins Bill Furman and Jim "Chet" Chesko as we make our Week 17 NFL predictions and talk about the year 2018 on the Philly sports scene.
    1 hr 1 min

About Phils-Braves, Plus Sixers PBP Voice Kate Scott, Flyers Legend Bob Kelly (PPR 464)

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A fun, full hour! We have visits from Flyers legend Bob "Hound" Kelly (the Flyers drop the puck on a new season Thursday) and 76ers play-by-play broadcaster Kate Scott (the Sixers' season tips off…