One of Kinston's leading businessmen, GOECO owner Jacques Passailaigue, joins us to talk NHL, the greatness of Alex Ovechkin and where he ranks with the sport's all-timers.

Jon, Jonathan and Bryan talk about the SNL50 special and more, with a birthday nod to North Lenoir basketball great Omar Jones.

Bethel Christian Academy head baseball coach Kenny Sutton and South Lenoir head softball coach and assistant athletics director Madison Leigh Harvey are our Big Interviews today.

Coach Sutton looks back at the uber-successful state runner-up finish his Trojans had in 2024, previews this season and explains why high school baseball is so doggoned good in Lenoir County.

Coach Harvey also looks back at the 2024 East Central 2A championship season for her Blue Devils, previews the 2025 campaign and tells us how she is juggling three awesome pitchers.

Mark Panichelli continues his visit from the first hour.

Jon, Jonathan and Bryan play a traditional Birthday Game.

252 Fox Sports Radio's Mark Panichelli joins us midway through our first hour to talk ECU baseball and basketball; we also talk about our middle names and more.

Bryan spends the first half-hour of the week getting you caught up on all the local and regional sports that was played over the weekend.

Movie expert and friend of the show Brandon Plotnick joins us live from Fayetteville to give us his predictions and thoughts on the 97th Academy Awards, which will take place Sunday.

Jon, Jonathan and Bryan play a reverse Birthday Game with nods to Dr. Claire Paris, Eddie Colie and Lenoir County Commissioner Minister Preston Harris (whose birthday is Feb. 29).

Lenoir County Commissioner Keith King joins us to talk about the hot topic du jour (the new property tax assessments), the death of Gene Hackman, local sports and more.

Paul Whittington continues his visit from the first hour to look back at last week's NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta and to preview Sunday's race at COTA in Austin, Texas.

Jon, Jonathan and Bryan put on their "Grumpy Old Men" hats, with birthday nods to the awesome Mary Margaret Keith and Barry Everhart.

North Lenoir head baseball coach Cam Sherrer and Paul Whittington join us in the first hour of today's show.

Coach Sherrer looks back at the great 2024 season for his Hawks and last night's big win at Southern Wayne. He also previews the 2025 NL season and looks forward to Friday's home game against defending 2A state champion Greene Central.

Paul, our regular Friday guest, joins us a day early to talk about ECU baseball and the changing face of college athletics.

Bryan looks at Wednesday's prep sports action and catches you up on a busy edition of Hometown Heroes.

Kinston's Renaissance Man, Michael Martin, and Kinston head baseball coach Tyler Buie are today's guests in the first hour.

Michael co-hosts both hours with Bryan; they talk about the new Lenoir County property tax appraisals, ECU baseball and much more.

Coach Buie joins us to give us a Vikings baseball preview for the 2025 season.

Coming off his team's first-round playoff victory against N.C. School of Science and Math, Kinston boys' basketball coach Perry Tyndall is our Big Interview today.

Jon, Jonathan and Bryan draft their all-time favorite Tom Petty songs and give birthday nods to the great Brian North, Jennifer Turlington (the "Disney Chick!"), Steve Brooks and Matt Brewster.

Our resident NBA and hoops expert -- Carteret County News-Times News Editor Richard Clark -- joins us to talk Brandon Ingram to Toronto, Luka's impact in L.A., Wemby's injury, Popovich's reported retirement and much more.

Bryan opens the show by going over tonight's big playoff games, including Kinston's boys facing the Unicorns of the North Carolina School of Science and Math and the Kinston girls facing SW Onslow for the third time this year. Schedule note: the KHS boys will play first tonight at 6, followed by the Vikings girls.