Telich Talks

Scott Sabol is an award-winning meteorologist with Fox 8 television in Cleveland Ohio. He has been a fixture on the morning show for many years. This episode centers around the book he wrote about his father Richard Sabol‘s experiences in the Vietnam war. The book “ From Brookpark, Ohio to Bien, Hoah Vietnam, My Dads Story” , self published on Amazon . All proceeds will go to Medina County Veterans causes.

Greg Schaefer is an Iron Man Triathlete, entrepreneur, and as of March, 2023 an individual dealing with young onset Parkinson’s disease. Schaefer ,now in his early 50’s, continues to race and in early March established a foundation along with his wife to raise funds for Parkinson’s research and other programs. “The path without obstacles leads nowhere worth going “

Wanda Ford is a 2025 inductee into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame. She was a standout basketball star at Cleveland’s East Tech high and Drake University. Her number was retired at both schools. She was the first woman in NCAA history to collect 1,500 rebounds. She played 16 years of pro basketball overseas.

Now, she works with kids at Old Brooklyn Community middle school. Also in this episode, Kate Rybak, the Executive Principal of the school.

Chuck Kyle is the retired head football and track coach at 11 time state football champion Saint Ignatius high school in Cleveland Ohio. His final year and his coaching philosophy is the subject of a three part Amazon Prime Video documentary called The Object of the Game which features many luminaries in the Pro Football world from commissioner Roger Goodell , Bill Belichick , Mike Tomlin, Robert Smith, Joe Thomas, Tony Dungy, Sean McVay , Tony Romo, and more. The documentary series was written and directed by former Saint Ignatius football player Matt Waldeck. You may recall Matt on a 2025 Telich Talks podcast talking of his documentary Lovely Jackson. The Object of the Game is the title of a book written years ago by Coach Kyle that has been often quoted and highly revered, which details his coaching philosophy.

Gina Prodan Kelly is the Chief Marketing officer and women’s team co-founder for the Cleveland Pro Soccer group . The former high school soccer player and club team player at John Carroll University, is working non stop to bring the city a women’s team as part of a new league. Cleveland Pro Soccer Group, founded by Michael Gallagher and Noel Gallagher, envisions the team playing in a 12,000 seat South Gateway Stadium, opening date TBD. The Cleveland Metroparks will be involved in the project as well. She is the mother of two boys, Jack and Charlie. She was recently named one of Cleveland Magazines Most Interesting People, 2026

Mark Dowdle is an endurance, ultra runner living in Minnesota. He won the 2026, Arrowhead 135 in Northern Minnesota and has several Backyard Ultra, Last Man standing victories and will compete in Bigs Backyard in 2026, representing the United States. This is his second appearance. Note: he won Arrowhead in 2026, I misspoke. In final segment, I pay tribute to my constant running buddy, my late dog, Scarlet.

This episode has me taking stock as to where this podcast is and will be going. This is the final episode on season 3 and after a short break, we will be back with season 4 . Interviews, short stories, and investigations. The sky is the limit. Also, in the pod, I tell a story about how I had aspirations for network TV and one of autoracing‘s greatest broadcasters gave me some great advice. I would love very much if you could like, follow and or share the podcast while I re-tool for season four.

Lance Reisland is a Browns analyst for Cleveland.com and a contributor to various media outlets including pre game of Browns broadcasts. He’s a former head football coach at Garfield Heights high. We talked Super Bowl matchup .. Mike Vrabels great coaching, Browns coaching search.. Kevin Stefanski , Sam Darnold and more . Recorded 1/26/26

Noah Potter is a former college football player who began his career as a standout defensive lineman for the Mentor high school Cardinals in suburban Cleveland.

He spent six years in college football ,starting at Ohio State University, then with the Cincinnati Bearcats, and finally the Wolfpack of North Carolina State. Potter, the son of a pastor, endured a plethora of injuries, had Covid on two separate occasions and dealt with a coaching change ; all factors that ultimately led to him, stepping away from the game and getting on with his life.

Joe Callari is a men’s health and performance coach and founder of Heartletics. In 2025, he was one of 200 selected out of a half million applicants to take part in Beast Games S2. A former MMA fighter and boxer , Joe suffered a severe concussion while fighting, and that led him down a very dark path. In our interview, he discussed mindset, his faith, and giving yourself the grace necessary to keep on the journey towards a better life.