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

It's Philly Pressbox Radio's 150th show! And the guest for this special episode is Hall of Fame sportswriter and football expert Ray Didinger. Ray joins Jim "Chet" Chesko to recap the Eagles' Week 1 victory over Washington, preview this Sunday's game at Kansas City, discuss the next Pro Football Hall of Fame candidates and much more. He evens plays a little "Fast Five" with Chet! Also, some Phillies and Flyers talk, and Fred Hugo stops by with his Week 2 Fantasy Football tips. (Missing in action this week is co-host Bill Furman, as he and others in Florida continue the clean-up process in the wake of Hurricane Irma. All the best, Bill!) Here's to the next 150 shows!

It's our 2017 Philadelphia Eagles preview show, with Eagles Hall of Famer Merrill Reese, the voice of the Birds the past 40 years, offering his views on what to expect. Also on the Philly Pressbox Radio Roundtable: Bill Furman and Jim "Chet" Chesko make their official predictions for the Birds' season as well as their Week 1 picks for the Eagles-Redskins and Giants-Cowboys games, and FredAndButter.com's Fred Hugo stops by with his weekly Fantasy Football advice. We'll squeeze in some Phillies and college-football talk as well.

The college football season gets under way this weekend for the Penn State Nittany Lions, and we'll get a thorough preview of this much-anticipated season when Steve Jones, the long-time radio voice of the Lions, visits Philly Pressbox Radio. Steve will tell us what he expects from Trace McSorley, Saquon Barkley and company this year and recall some of his favorite moments from calling PSU football and basketball games. Bill Furman and Jim "Chet" Chesko will also talk about the Eagles on the eve of the Birds' final preseason game, and Fred Hugo joins us to offer some last-minute tips for Fantasy Football players.

An action-packed Philly Pressbox Radio Roundtable episode this week! Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Mike Sielski joins Bill Furman and Jim "Chet" Chesko to discuss the Eagles, Phillies and his recent front-page story about former La Salle basketball star Michael Brooks. Also, Penn State offensive tackle Ryan Bates talks with Chet about being named a Freshman All-American last season, teammates Trace McSorley and Saquon Barkley and the high expectations for the 2017 Nittany Lions. There could be a discussion about Kate Beckinsale, too -- ya never know!

We'll be talking EAGLES quite a bit on this Philly Pressbox Radio Roundtable, as we welcome Bleeding Green Nation's Brandon Lee Gowton back to the show. We'll also talk Fantasy Football with our pal Fred Hugo, and we'll announce the winner of the voting for this year's Philly sportscaster inductee into the Philly Pressbox Radio Hall of Fame.

Highlighting this week's Philly Pressbox Radio Roundtable: a visit from legendary Eagles defensive back (1969-76) Bill Bradley, who still holds a share of the team's all-time interceptions record. "Super Bill" talks about players' approach to preseason games, his memory of Dick Vermeil's grueling 1976 training camp, and the outlook for this year's Eagles season. In addition, longtime Phillies announcer Chris Wheeler remembers Darren Daulton, who left us on Sunday, and Bill Furman and Jim "Chet" Chesko unveil this year's candidates for the broadcast wing of the Philly Pressbox Radio Hall of Fame.

On this episode of the Philly Pressbox Radio Roundtable, Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Frank Fitzpatrick joins Bill Furman and Jim "Chet" Chesko to talk about the Philly sports scene in general, the Pete Rose mess, and to explain how Frank indirectly helped create the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame 15 years ago. Meanwhile, Bill and Chet unveil the five new inductees into our just-for-fun Philly Sports Hall -- three elected by fan balloting and two chosen by us. Also, Fred Hugo visits to help you get ready for your Fantasy Football draft, offering tips and and few sleeper picks to consider! Eagles talk, too, of course.

This week on the Philly Pressbox Radio Roundtable, it's our 4th Annual Philly Sports Hall of Fame show. Bill Furman and Jim "Chet" Chesko will unveil the candidates who could join the 21 Philly greats we've already put into our Hall the past three summers. We'll remind you who's already in, as well as give you a profile of the legends on this year's ballot ahead of an online vote and next week's "inductions." Also on this week's show: a sure-to-be-fun chat with Atlanta sports-talk radio personality Sandra Golden, a discussion about the start of Eagles training camp, and the latest Phillies news and rumors just days ahead of the non-waiver trade deadline.

Expect a trip down memory lane on this episode of the Philly Pressbox Radio Roundtable, with stories about Wilt Chamberlain, Chuck Bednarik, the Broad Street Bullies, Pete Rose, Howard Cosell and much, much more. That's because our featured guest is a guy who has been a fixture on the Philadelphia sports scene the past 50 years: radio host Bill "The Loon" Werndl. With Joe Vallee, who also visits the show this week, Bill last year wrote a terrific book called "No Curveballs: My Greatest Sports Stories Never Told," which is a must read for any long-time Philly sports fan; there are dozens of great stories in there! Also on the program: co-hosts Bill Furman and Jim "Chet" Chesko reflect on how the Sixers have looked in Summer League basketball action, and ... what's expected from the Phillies after the All-Star break?

The Philadelphia Flyers have a new goalie and a couple new forwards (including No. 2 overall draft pick Nolan Patrick) and we have a guest on this episode of the Philly Pressbox Radio Roundtable to talk about those new additions and much more. HockeyBuzz.com's Bill Meltzer makes a return visit to the show to talk with Bill Furman and Jim "Chet" Chesko about all things Flyers! Also on the show, Bill and Chet discuss what the addition of JJ Redick means to the 76ers' "process" and we take a look at the Phillies at the midpoint of this disappointing baseball season. All of that, and more!