Kendra Dlouglas has come a long way and continues to soar!

Kendra has worked her way up from TV markets in Wilmington, Wichita and Orlando to being Orlando Magic Host and Reporter, ESPN and ACC Network Reporter and FanDuel Sports Network game reporter for the Tampa Bay Rays. How she’s done it and how much higher she plans to go!

Rock meanwhile has behind the scenes stories of the end of the Stu Sternberg ownership of the Rays, how Rock has mixed feelings. Rock also tells of being thankful for increasing opportunities in local radio and Tv and trying to keep a positive attitude and more!

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Ira Kaufman has been covering Sports and the NFL for just about 50 years! Incredible. How? What’s his best advice? Has covering pro sports changed and how long does Ira wanna keep going?

Rock tells how Chris Russo from Mad Dog Radio on Sirius/XM have stayed friends with Ira from when Russo used to be on a small radio station in Orlando. How appreciative Rock is of Paul LaGrone from ABC 28 in Tampa Bay having him on TV for a Bucs postgame show and all those that have helped Rock along the way.

Rock also tells how surreal it is for his daughter driving and much more!

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Big Rig The Number 1 Rock Radio DJ in the country returns. Big Rig is on 134 stations in America everyday. Big Rig has also been visiting several NFL training camps and tells how different they are. How much longer can Big Rig keep up this pace?

Rock looks up to Big Rig and tells us who are the others? Rock starts with the late Lee Roy Selmon and Super Bowl winning coach Tony Dungy. Listen to find out the rest!

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Rock talks with 2 Rays players with interesting backgrounds, relief pitcher Griffin Jax and 1st baseman Bob Seymour.

Jax is the son of former Cowboys and Cardinals linebacker Garth Jax. Griffin was traded this season from the Twins and talks about the transition, his Dad, playing at the Air Force Academy and still being an officer in the Air Force Reserve.

Big Bob Seymour tells Rock how he found out he was being called up from Triple A, why he stayed four years in college and what it’s been like being a big leaguer.

And Rock’s got plenty of football stories, being on the field for the USF upset win over Boise State as well as being a fan with a bunch of buddies at a local sports bar watching college football and more!

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Veteran Bucs WR Sterling Shepard joins Rock to talk about when he came to the Bucs before last season he was taking his daughters to school in NJ and took a chance. How has Baker Mayfield changed since his Oklahoma days? Sterling tells Rock he’s already working on his broadcasting career for when he’s done playing on just how highly he feels about Bucs head coach Todd Bowles.

Rock’s stories about covering football in the “fall” here,how one media member tells Rock to move up North if it’s too hot for him and two guys living in Florida for over 20 years still haven’t seen 1 alligator. Seriously.

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Steven Cheah from Barstool Sports returns. Rock talked to Steven on the Bucs practice field with Steven’s son. Steven tells Rock just how big of a Bucs fan he is, what it means to have his son meeting Buccaneer players and Steven’s 8 year run and still going strong at Barstool Sports.

Rock tells of the nicest or best Bucs players and coaches he’s ever covered and plenty of stories!

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Legendary MLB play-by-play broadcaster Dewayne Staats returns! The original and still going strong TV play-by-play voice of the Tampa Bay Rays talks about what loves about still doing Rays games, his most memorable games and how he’s been able to be so successful for so long. Dewayne also did Astros, Cubs and Yankees games in his storied career.

Rock tells of some of the great play-by-play announcers he’s encountered over the years. Rock also has stories from this past weekend being back at Raymond James Stadium for a Bucs game and so much more!

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Bucs Backup QB Kyle Trask still has the mindset that he can be a starter. From Tom Brady to Baker Mayfield, Trask has been waiting his turn. He tells Rock that he’s playing his best football right now, what he’s learned from the goat and how he’s able to stay positive.

Rock talks about the drastic differences of an NFL training camp today compared to 25 years ago. Switching to baseball Rock has stories of how different it is at Steinbrenner Field compared to the Trop and found a Rays couple that loves Steinbrenner Field!

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Rock talks with USF Head football coach Alex Golesh on the field at Steinbrenner Field right before Coach Golesh was to throw out a first pitch. From Moscow Russia to the USA and now settling in, in Tampa. Coach Golesh is excited for the season even though the first three are really tough opponents.

Rock has stories about bouncing a first pitch, another time where he got a bucket of balls to warm up with and plenty of stories from Rock about his experiences with the late Hulk Hogan.

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Since it’s the start of Bucs training camp Rock has a special two guest episode. The Bucs popular legendary fullback Mike Alstott on the Bucs 50th year, Creamisckle throwbacks, this year’s Bucs team and Jon Gruden and Simeon Rice in the Ring of Honor.

Rock also chats with former Bills kicker and son of Bruce Arians Jake Arians, on stories about his Dad, what he likes and doesn’t like about the NFL and more.

Rock has some never again moments in broadcasting covering the Bucs, Lightning and Rays. Some good stories too!

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