Telich Talks

Matt, longtime Cleveland media reporter was diagnosed with stage 4 Lymphoma and has waged a public war on the disease, using social media to chronicle the struggle.  We discussed his battle and how faith has played a part.    He has run his own sports website in Cleveland. NEO Sports Insiders and is now  also affiliated with @Sinow Cleveland Baseball Insiders. Through the podcast we chat about the Cleveland Indians roster moves and also talked about the never ending changes the Cleveland Browns seem to make.

One of the more talented young broadcasters around. Ken hosts the morning show , along with Anthony Lima on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland. He also hosts sports talk shows on CBS Sports on a national level. ON Friday nights in the fall, he is one of the hosts on our TV show at Fox 8 in Cleveland, Friday Night Touchdown.    He is from Stark country. Perry High and the University of Akron.   This is a great episode for young people looking to get into the business of broadcasting and Sports communication.  How does Kenny prepare for a show? How does he handle criticizing players while being with an station that does business with the team?   Who helped him as he broke into the business?     I hope you enjoy the episode and as usual, please rate and subscribe. Thank you.

Ricky Smith is a comedian, a Cleveland sports fan, an entrepenuer, and most of all, a guy who motivates others to do good.  He uses social media to a great advantage in coming up with projects that help people all over the country.  He is creative, and he speaks his mind.  And....he is a podcaster.  His podcast with Angel Gray, Random Acts of Podcasting is a fun listen on the Blue Wire podcast network.  Happy Holidays . Please share, rate and subscribe.   Thanks much!

Scott Panchik is one of the top Crossfit athletes in the world. He has consistently been a top finisher at the Games, having  finished 4th, three separate times.  He is a former Mount Union University football player who actually began doing versions of Crossfit workouts while in college before diving head first  into the competition and training for the sport. He is the owner of CrossFit Mentality in Mentor, Ohio, and in 2019 he made news by joining multiple Crossfit Games champ Rich Froning and his CrossFit Mayhem team.  We talked about his philosophy in training and competing, about how his parents set an amazing example of support and collaboration.   I hope you enjoy

Danny Coughlin has been a longtime sportswriter-author-Emmy winning sportscaster and well known Cleveland Sports Media Legend. He has written 4 books, filled with stories about an assortment of characters, and sports figures from Cleveland and elsewhere.  Simply stated, Danny Coughlin can spin a story. He is the father of 4, and is Grandpa to many. (The count changes just about every week !).  He wrote for the Cleveland Plain Dealer for several decades, and along the way was involved in many sports promotions the paper put on to win the circulation wars with the  Cleveland Press.  He was lured to the Press in 1982, only to see it fold a few months later. That opened the door for him to become a tv story teller, and the rest, they say is history . (WJW TV, we have been colleagues since 1982) Part of our chat was about journalism, and there is advice for young people thinking of getting into the business. He says you can find great stories in a bar or at a funeral.  We met in 1980 at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid at the media bar in the press center (Theory proven) and we covered a funeral (Cleveland Browns leaving in 1995)  I hope you enjoy our chat.

I thought it would be appropriate to look back during Thanksgiving week, and pay homage to a few folks who influenced me along the way. From Iowa legend Ron Gonder, to  Fred McLeod, Gib Shanley, Nev Chandler, Casey Coleman and more. Fred, Gib, Nev and Casey are no longer with us, but I think of them alot.  To those who mentored me as I began in TV 44 years ago.  And I thank others who I have been blessed to work with. And as always, lift someone up.  Happy Thanksgiving

Tiger LaVerde is the highly successful football coach at Kirtland High in suburban Cleveland.  He has taken his Hornets to 7 title games in 14 years at the school, winning an astounding 171 games against just 17 losses. The titles are numerous, but LaVerde acknowledged to me how unique Kirtland is. How unselfish the kids are and how they really do play for each other.   I spoke with him about his career change; from actuary to teacher (AP Calculus) and coach.  And in light of the Browns Myles Garrett melt down against the Steelers in the last few seconds, how that is a big teachable moment for his team. We also talked about facing a legend in Akron Manchester coach JIm France in the State Regional Finals. I  hope you enjoy it.