Tampa Bay 55

Ryan Bass and Rob Higgins, the Executive Director of the Tampa Bay Sports Commission and CEO of the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee, are back to tell you about a fun new project that's similar to the Tampa Bay 55 podcast! It's called the "Gameday. Every Day." podcast and it's available RIGHT NOW on your favorite podcast platform. Just like with Super Bowl LV, Ryan and Rob take you behind the scenes of Team Tampa Bay’s biggest sporting events, like the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, NCAA Women's Final Four, NCAA Men's Basketball First and Second rounds, the NCAA Frozen Four, USA Gymnastics and many, many more! There's the familiar back and forth between Ryan and Rob, of course, but they also give you the inside scoop on all the events coming to town with plenty of special guests dropping by! Make sure you subscribe now by searching Gameday. Every Day. on your favorite podcast platform! 

What a ride! It's the final episode of the Tampa Bay 55 podcast, hosted by 10 Tampa Bay anchor Ryan Bass and Rob Higgins, president/CEO of the Super Bowl LV Host Committee! Ryan and Rob recap an epic ending to the chronicles of the Tampa Bay 55 podcast with a hometown Buccaneers SUPER BOWL win! Rob gives a few of the early economic impact numbers from Super Bowl LV, the guys share stories from our wonderful community ambassadors, they give a thank you to entire Tampa Bay LV team, plus a look back on the year of the pod with stories and memories! Ryan also makes one final request and Rob finally gives in! A huge thank you to all of our guests, community partners and especially you, our listeners! We love you guys!

10 Tampa Bay anchor Ryan Bass and Rob Higgins, president/CEO of the Super Bowl LV Host Committee, complete their game week coverage of Super Bowl 55 from the Tampa Convention Center! On this final podcast, presented by Reliaquest, we hear from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell who praised Tampa for their success pulling off hosting Super Bowl LV amid a pandemic! The guys also reflect on the recent run of success for Tampa Bay sports teams and welcome in Lightning owner Jeff Vinik to discuss the big game in town, Water Street's makeover and the Bucs run up to the Super Bowl. Plus, PREDICTION TIME for Rob and Ryan!

10 Tampa Bay anchor Ryan Bass and Rob Higgins, president/CEO of the Super Bowl LV Host Committee, continue their coverage of Super Bowl 55 game week from the Tampa Convention Center discussing their favorite Super Bowl halftime show memories! We also hear from The Weeknd ahead of Sunday's performance at Ray Jay. The guys are also joined by Team Tampa Bay's finest, Visit Tampa Bay CEO Santiago Corrada and Visit St. Pete-Clearwater CEO Steve Hayes, to discuss the collaborative effort of pulling off Super Bowl LV.

10 Tampa Bay anchor Ryan Bass and Rob Higgins, president/CEO of the Super Bowl LV Host Committee, continue their coverage of Super Bowl 55 game week from the Tampa Convention Center with an inside look at how the making of the NFL experience along the Tampa Riverwalk came to be! Rob dishes on the details of each park and what fans can expect as they partake in the festivities! Ryan also chats with former Buccaneers quarterback and Super Bowl XXXVII winner Brad Johnson, who marvels at Tom Brady's longevity and reminisced on winning a ring. The guys are also joined by Tampa Mayor Jane Castor to discuss the COVID-19 safety protocols surrounding the Super Bowl.

10 Tampa Bay anchor Ryan Bass and Rob Higgins, president/CEO of the Super Bowl LV Host Committee, continue their coverage of Super Bowl 55 game week from the Tampa Convention Center with a look at last night's virtual Opening Night! We hear from Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes on the facing each other and the guys discuss Bruce Arians and the Buccaneers push for diversity among NFL coaching staffs. Also, Ryan and Rob welcome Hillsborough County Commissioner Kimberly Overman to discuss the city's efforts to curb human trafficking year round, but especially during Super Bowl week. Ryan and Rob also give you a look at tomorrow's re-opening of the Super Bowl Experience and what's to come the rest of the week!

10 Tampa Bay anchor Ryan Bass and Rob Higgins, president/CEO of the Super Bowl LV Host Committee, kick off Super Bowl 55 game week with Episode 55 of the podcast on Radio Row from the Tampa Convention Center! We relive the last year of the Tampa Bay 55 podcast with the best moments of the previous 54 episodes! Plus, No. 55, Derrick Brooks, joins the guys to discuss the build up to game week and his franchise going for their second Lombardi Trophy!

10 Tampa Bay anchor Ryan Bass and Rob Higgins, president/CEO of the Super Bowl LV Host Committee, join you from Julian B. Lane park, the home to this week's Super Bowl Experience, presented by Lowes! They give you a preview of what you can expect at the SBLV mini theme park, plus they celebrate the home-town team in Super Bowl LV, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers get set to take on the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. Ryan and Rob go over what you can expect during game week, what fans will need to attend and the steps the NFL and city are taking to make it a safe environment for all. Also joining the podcast is Joe Lopano, the CEO of Tampa International Airport to discuss the influx of football fans coming to our area and why the nation's top airport is ready to rock and roll! General Clarke from SOCOM also stops by to discuss the military's deep roots in town. Finally, it's the battle everyone's been waiting for: Ryan vs. Rob in the 40-yard dash, all to decide the champion of the Tampa Bay 55 podcast!

Rob Higgins, president/CEO of the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee, is joined by guest co-host Jason Aughey, senior vice president of sports tourism at the Tampa Bay Sports Commission. 10 Tampa Bay anchor Ryan Bass is off this week. Rob and Jason talk about how they expect the Buccaneers to fare this Sunday against the Packers in the NFC Championship Game. If the Bucs win, they'll become the first team in NFL history to play a Super Bowl in their home stadium. The guys talk about how construction is coming along on the Super Bowl Experience and what's being done to make this year special for fans, while also leaving behind a permanent and positive social legacy. They also highlight the importance of cybersecurity. This week's episode features four great guests: Brian Murphy (founder and CEO of Reliaquest), Ray Horal (co-owner of GameDay Vodka), Ernest Hooper (American Cancer Society communications director for Southwest Florida), and Karla Guzman-Mims (corporate social responsibility manager at The Mosaic Company).

10 Tampa Bay anchor Ryan Bass and Rob Higgins, president/CEO of the Super Bowl LV Host Committee, discuss the stretch run to Super Bowl LV in Tampa. Ryan asks Rob for an update on the status of fans in the stands for the game, plus an update on the NFL's plans to make NFL Honors and Opening Night a safe, virtual affair. The guys discuss the hype building around the big game, the Lightning's season-opening win and reveal some of the impact Forever 55 has had on the community already. This is also our Families pillar episode, featuring four incredible guests: Tim Marks (President & CEO, Metropolitan Ministries), Trey Brady (Race Director for the Run for Us 5K), Dr. Monica Rider (Chief Medical Officer of Tampa Family Health Centers) and Dr. Katina Bonaparte (family medicine doctor with Community Health Centers of Pinellas)!