Telich Talks

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Brecksville-Broadview Heights Bees won their 20th straight state title in gymnastics recently..That’s a national record. Maria Schneider is the head coach and she grew up in the program that was started and led by her mom Joan Ganim, and her late father Ron. In all, the Bees have won 23 state titles. Gym World in Broadview Heights is where hundreds and hundreds of young, aspiring gymnasts have trained under the Ganims

Wayne Dawson, began his tv career ,back in the late seventies at the station he has always been at. Channel 8…. Fox 8 here in Cleveland Ohio . Dawson wasn’t supposed to be on tv.. he wanted to be a sportswriter.. We talk about his teenage years when he strayed from a purposeful path, to his Kent State days and recall when he was given a big break by Virgil Dominic. Wayne was in a reporter training program in 79, beginning a run of 43 years that is still going strong…….the next year, I walked into the building after spending more than 4 years working smaller tv markets… Dawson is not only giving the news, he’s the pastor of Grace Tabernacle Church in Lyndhurst, Ohio. He’s an 11 time Emmy winner and NATAS Silver Circle Award Winner

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Rob Ostrom knows what it’s like to carry around, what is in essence, a replica of himself. The 46, year old St. Edward high and Boston U product is more than a year into a very successful weight loss. A weight loss that sparked thunderous reaction on social media. Since bariatric surgery, done at the former St. Vincent Charity Hospital in Cleveland, Ostrom, who works in the Financial Service industry, has taken his weight from 473 pounds…. To now, just south of 250 pounds. For Rob, it was his second huge weight loss. How did he get to such a large weight in the first place, and why has bariatric surgery been such a godsend?? And what spurred him on to start the process. I’ll give you a hint. He, and wife Jamie have two children. Son Adam, and daughter Emily. #bariatric

Dr. Richard Schlenk is a neurosurgeon at the world renowned Cleveland Clinic and is also a guitar builder with a charitable angle. He began making custom guitars close to 4 years ago. He had never done anything connected to the construction of a guitar before. It’s all self taught with much help from lots of videos. In his wood shop at his home in Shaker Heights, Ohio he shapes, and puts together beautiful creations that , once constructed….are simply, given away. He only asks that the recipient does something positive for someone else in return. Schlenk is also a ultra endurance athlete, having run 100 mile ultras and he has also tackled grueling Obstacle Course races and more. The organization, Running Forward, Giving Back, founded along with local ultra running legend, Wild Bill Wagner puts on races with a charitable bent. Schlenk was named the OCR Humanitarian of the Year award winner in 2020 for his selfless commitment to others.

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I have been taking 3 minute long cold showers for two months..and haven’t missed a day..first thing in the am. In this episode, which I can attest, began IN THE SHOWER, I talk of the benefits I have derived and hear from the ICEMAN, legendary extreme athlete Wim Hof, courtesy JRE. Also, thanks to Dr. Andrew Huberman , and Dr. Susanna Soberg for expertise #coldexposure Covert art photo courtesy IMDB

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Marla Ridenour became the first woman beat reporter , covering the Cleveland Browns for the Dayton Daily News in 1981. Prior to that, she was the first woman editor of the Eastern Kentucky University student newspaper in 1975. In recent months, she retired as sports columnist from the Akron Beacon Journalist. She has won numerous honors from the Associated Press, the PFWA, and the Golf Writers Association. We spoke of the difficulties in breaking down barriers and about some iconic figures she covered, from Brian Sipe, Bernie Kosar, Tiger Woods, LeBron James, Jack Nicklaus and more. Who was Jim Tressel’s pen pal and stories about athletes thrust into difficult situations. Finally, a very dark incident that happened to her in college was brought to light by the Browns signing of DeShaun Watson. Marla spoke openly about a column she thought of writing for decades,and how that signing brought it to light.