Telich Talks

Bob DiBiasio is president of the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Since 1979, he’s been a p.r. executive with the Cleveland Guardians ( Indians). We talk about the building of the Hall, set for ribbon cutting this fall . Bob talked about one of the hall’s greatest… Bob Feller. For info on the hall see www. Cleveland sports hall.com

Bo Marchionte is a native of Niles Ohio, who in late May, reached the epic milestone of running at least 3 miles per day for 10,000 straight days. That’s roughly 27 years. Bo was a guest on my podcast just under three years ago when he reached 9000.What inspires him?. What kind of runs appeal the most to him?

Denes Chapo is an investment banker and has competed in endurance competitions over the years, including completing an Iron Man distance race in Idaho. Much of this episode centers around the detection of incredible blockage in the arteries of his heart, including the infamous Widowmaker of which he had 94% blockage. Suffice to say he needed emergency quintuple bypass surgery, which took place roughly 2 years ago. In some ways, our chats is a cautionarytale, and other ways, it’s a testament to the fact that he did everything possible to be healthy, but genetics were not cooperating in the least. The one take away we’d love would be that You, dear listener take an extra step to have your health checked out. Denes had no symptoms.

Michael Symon is an award winning chef,a creative restaurateur, Emmy Award winning tv host, author and one of those responsible for Cleveland Ohios excellent culinary reputation. He was

the 2007 winner of Iron Chef, which helped

springboard him to fame. He could have executed that leap

himself having been a high school wrestler at renowned St. Edward high school. Symon has written several books, the most recent called Cooking Out. He’s of Greek, Sicilian and Eastern European ancestry and is married to the former Liz Shanahan who is a huge driving force behind the success of many restaurants and endeavors. We chatted about how wrestling formed an amazing foundation for his culinary success and how his parents were great influences in his life. plus, Michaels passion for Cleveland Sports

Jimmy Malone has been a long time comedian and radio personality in the Cleveland area for many many years. His Knuckleheads in the news segment on local radio was a big hit for generations of listeners. For more than 30 years, Malone has helped changed the lives of hundreds of Northeast Ohio students through his Malone Scholarship program.

Frank McKinney has finished the world‘s toughest race, the Badwater 135 seven times. He returns to Death Valley this summer after a six year absence in search of his eighth finish. McKinney is a successful entrepreneur/real estate artist, a best-selling author, and a philanthropic capitalist whose Caring House Project has built 32 self sustaining villages in Haiti over 27 years. This year, Frank returns to Death Valley for the first time in six years to try to earn his eighth finish. In those six years, he has had four knee surgeries, including knee replacements and has battled leukemia for the first three years of the 2020s. https://Frank-McKinney.com This website is where you can find out how to donate to the Caring House Project

Denny Semick is a photographer/salesman by trade, but he is often been in the last so many years a man who enjoys the challenge of climbing a tough mountain. He came to rock climbing somewhat late in life . Why does he take on such difficult challenges? What pushes him?

Ken Carman hosts a morning radio sports talk show on 9.23 The Fan in Cleveland Ohio alongside Anthony Lima. He also is a nighttime sports anchor and commentator and Emmy Award winner at WJW television, in Cleveland, Ohio. That’s the spot where I have done sports for close to 45 years now. ( I continue to co host Friday Night Touchdown with Ken, PJ Ziegler and John Sabol.) Kenny talked about the dynamics of putting a compelling show on the air and much, much more. Last week, I had another former colleague, Tony Rizzo on.

Tony Rizzo is a longtime Cleveland television and radio personality. He is the cohost of the Really big show on ESPN Cleveland radio. He is an Emmy award-winning TV sportscaster, host and reporter. On a personal note, I worked many years with the Riz, cohosting shows with him and reporting on many big Cleveland sporting events. He is the son of acclaimed broadcaster Jack Reynolds . The father of three, one of his children , Michael, followed him onto the sportscasting airwaves … working in radio in West Palm Beach, Florida

Dean Hall was the first person to swim the length of the 187 mile long Willamette River in Oregon. He accomplished the feat after dealing with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. His doctor advised against it. The swim was a “ Hail Mary”. The swim miraculously cured him of the cancer. He detailed the episode in a book. The Wild Cure. He later became the first to swim the length of the River Shannon in Ireland. He is a big proponent of cold therapy and spending time in nature, where man is meant to be. Hall was a previous guest of Telich Talks in October of 2023.