Sean O’Toole is the athletic director at Gilmour Academy and director of the Big Shot Basketball Academy. Coach O’Toole has won over 200 games as a head coach at Saint Ignatius, Euclid, and Garfield Heights. O’Toole played on the Saint Ignatius varsity basketball team before continuing his academic and playing career with the John Carroll Blue Streaks. He has worked as a skills instructor for Nike Basketball, the LeBron James Skills Academy, Michael Jordan Top Flight School, and the Nike Hoop Jamboree.

In the last couple years he has been learning to maneuver through life after losing his right leg to an infectious disease .

Tribute to legendary climber Nirmal Purja ( NimsDai) who lost his life ( along with 9 others) during an avalanche in late July in Pakistan. Owner of multiple climbing records he always paid tribute to the Sherpas and climbers of his native Nepal . Please watch the 2021 NetFlix special 14 Peaks, Nothing is Impossible

This is episode number 250 of the Telich Talks podcast. It’s about milestones. A sports broadcasting camp featuring Cleveland’s John Fanta that was dominated, in one session by news of the great LeBron James. How I reached the milestone of 50 years of marriage. Why I keep running ultra marathons with big numbers like 50 or 100 miles. How a 500 mile radius drawn on a map allowed me to meet The Bride. And how future Sports casters were ready with their takes on LeBron James

Telich Talks presents the latest installment of Forged in Greatness, the real stories of the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame. This episode is about the great pole vaulter Katie Moon. This is a narrative story about one of the greatest athletes in women’s track and field history. Go to Clevelandsportshall.com for more information about the great sports legacy in Cleveland, our new Hall and stay with us every week on the Telich Talks podcast network. Thanks to Aaron Calafato & Ken Wendt.

Telich Talks presents the latest installment of Forged in Greatness, the real stories of the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame. This episode is about the great Jesse Owens. This is a narrative story about one of the greatest athletes in history. Go to Clevelandsportshall.com for more information about the great sports legacy in Cleveland, our new Hall and stay with us every week on the Telich Talks podcast network. Thanks to Aaron Calafato & Ken Wendt.

This is an encore presentation of podcast from 7/15/25.. Wrongfully imprisoned for 39 years. Mr. Jackson is the subject of a Matt Waldeck documentary called Lovely Jackson.

In 2023, bricklayer Tyler Hanks weighed more than 300 pounds. He was seriously overweight, a smoker and was not shy about drinking unhealthy amounts of alcohol. But in a short period of time he turned his life around. He weighs 185, and he is winning ultra marathons. Not just partaking, but getting on the podium.

This podcast details why Running has been such an important part of my life, all the way up to my taking on trail ultra marathons from distances of 50 km to 100 miles. It also tells the story of how my first DNF at the 100 mile distance, paved the way for future success and fulfillment.

Shout out to Burning River 100 in NEOhio.

The podcast is from my section of shows called My Pod, My Life

Lauren Grindall , mom,lawyer of Northeast Ohio was diagnosed in 2018 with genetic AFib…..or irregular heart rhythm…. An avid runner, she feared those days were over.. but thanks to a successful procedure with Abbott technology, Lauren is back to running….coaching track and cross country, and as a member of Team Abbott, spreading awareness for genetic heart conditions… she’s on pace to run all six Star marathons worldwide. Next race is New York City in November.

Catherine Herrick Levy is a producer known for her work on 60 Minutes and Face the Nation. With 60 minutes she was involved in producing many stories for Scott Pelley. Herrick Levy, a Shaker Heights, Ohio native landed the first ever interview with a Supreme Court Justice. ( Sandra Day O’Connor. She is married and mother of two children . In this episode she talks of the Scott Pelley firing, the way that 60 minutes operated. , journalism and her path to network news.