The Sports Objective

We have three big time guests on this episode!  We start with Conrad Thompson.  Conrad hosts Something to Wrestle With with Bruce Prichard and What Happened When with Tony Schiavone.  Now, there is big news this month.  He now is on WWE Network with Bruce Prichard.  The show is called Something Else to Wrestle With.  Mike Maniscalo comes on the show to talk about the latest with the Carolina Hurricanes.  What happens with the Canes in the off season?  Will Cam Ward Be Back?  There are certainly many questions that need to be answered in the off season.  The third and final guest is Patrick Kinas.  Patrick serves as the Voice of the Durham Bulls.  He also had a chance to go the Winter Olympics in South Korea. Patrick gives us an inside scoop on the Olympics.  What are the differences from television to radio with the Winter Olympics?  Patrick will tell us about that and much more!  Like the Sports Objective Facebook Page.  Follow us on Twitter @TheSportsOBJ!

It’s an all ECU episode!  We start the show with Tom McClellan. Tom is the Assistant Athletics Director/Athletics Communications at East Carolina.  Dave Richmond talks to Tom about the program as a whole. From the hire of Joe Dooley and Dave Hart to the future of athletics at the university!  The second guest of the episode is Stephen Igoe from Hoist the Colours. Stephen does a nice job of reporting about the Pirates. They discuss a number of topics related to the athletic program. Thanks for the growing support of the podcast.  Like our Facebook page. You can follow us on twitter @TheSportsOBJ. Email your comments, questions, and feedback to [email protected]

Talking North Carolina Sports with Sam Walker and Bobby Guthrie.  Sam Walker is a writer for the Outer Banks Voice and News Director for Max Media. Dave Richmond talks to Sam about sports on the OBX and Elizabeth City.  Follow Sam on twitter @SamWalkerOBX.  Bobby Guthrie is the Assistant Executive Director for the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.  The Hall of Fame Class of 2018 will be enshrined on Friday May 4, at the Raleigh Convention Center.  An afternoon news conference will be held on Thursday May 3, at 4pm in the NC Museum of History, located at 5 East Edenton Street.  Ticket information is available by emailing Don Fish at [email protected] or call 919-845-3455. For more information, go to the NC Sports Hall of Fame website at www.ncshof.org.  Like our Facebook page and follow us on twitter @TheSportsOBJ.

Wow, what an episode! Dave talks sports with two great guests. The first is a personal friend and amazing voice of the East Carolina Pirates, Jeff Charles. Jeff comes on to talk about his cancer journey and ECU Sports. Then, He talks to Arnie Spanier. Arnie is a national sports talk show host who predicted in 1996 that ECU would beat Miami in the Orange Bowl. Dave talks to him about his days then on One-on-One Sports. What is he up to these days? All that and much more! Thanks to all the great people who have made this an early success! Please like our Facebook page and follow us on twitter @TheSportsOBJ!

Bob Garner of UNC-TV and The Daily Reflector joins Dave Richmond to talk about his career in broadcasting.  Along the way, they will talk about life, food, sports and so much more.  Bob Garner has many years of broadcasting, including over twenty years at UNC-TV.  He now has a column in the Daily Reflector in Greenville, North Carolina.  Bob is an author and expert on BBQ.  He has written several books on Barbecue in North Carolina.  You can get them on Amazon or Barnes and Noble..anywhere where books are sold.  Like the Sports Objective Facebook page or Follow us on Twitter at TheSportsOBJ.

We go behind the scenes of the Pirate IMG Sports Network with David Horn.  David is the producer and engineer of the network.  David talks with Dave Richmond about the late great Woody Durham. The legendary voice of the Tarheel Sports Network was honored at Carmichael Arena on the UNC Campus this week.  Then, we shift gears and talk about the broadcast of the Pirate IMG Sports Network.  Be sure and like the Sports Objective Facebook Page.  Follow us on Twitter at theSportsOBJ.  The podcast is off to a great start thanks to all of you.  There are more great guests and things to come!  Email us at [email protected].

East Carolina University is finished with the Men's Basketball Search.  Joe Dooley is back and will be the next Men's Basketball . Reunited and it feels so good.  There are so many songs that come to mind. The Second Time Around and Welcome Back are in my head now.  Kyle Barber aka Kyle from La Grange joins Dave Richmond to discuss the new/old coach at East Carolina. What reasonable expectations should fans have for year one?  Will the second tour of duty live up to the first? Join the guys on this emergency podcast. Be sure and go and like the Facebook Page. Follow us on twitter @TheSportsOBJ.

Radio Friend Allen Vick joins Dave Richmond to talk ECU Sports, NASCAR, and Wrestling or "rasslin" as Allen likes to call it.  Dave and Allen talk about lacrosse, the new sport at East Carolna.  Who is going to be the next basketball coach at ECU?  Will Dave Hart stay on as the permanent Athletic Director?  Scottie Montgomery had it tough being the coach after Ruffin McNeill.  Will Scottie win six games this year?  What is the Future of NASCAR?  Talking old school with the likes of Jim Cornette, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Ric Flair, and Dusty Rhodes.  Be sure to like the Facebook Page.  Follow us on twitter @TheSportsOBJ.  Email your questions, comments, and concerns to [email protected].

It's a lot of shifting gears with this episode of the Sports Objective.  Paul Tschetter, retired ECU professor, joins Dave Richmond to discuss the 1963 National Championship Game.  This was the last time Loyola-Chicago was in the final four.  They beat Cincinnati in overtime to win the championship that year.  Dave, then talks to Dr. John Bream of the Fire Compher movement at ECU.  What's going on now with the movement now that Compher will be leaving ECU on May 1st?  Dave also talks to racing expert, Mike Ray.  Mike and Dave work at Southern National Motorsports Park.  Check out the link for information:  www.snmpark.com.  Finally, Dave has another great fan of the week, Moses Geddis.  Be sure and like the Facebook page for the Sports Objective.  Follow us on twitter @TheSportsOBJ. Email your questions at [email protected].

Henry Hinton, Inner Banks Media President,  joins Dave Richmond to discuss the radio landscape in the early nineties.  How does he feel about Dave Hart coming back?  What does he think about the Men's Basketball Coach Search?  How can East Carolina get UNC and NC State to play them in Football?   Henry talks about former ECU Baseball Coach, Keith LeClair.  Don't forget to like the Sports Objective Facebook Page.  You can follow us on twitter @TheSportsOBJ.  You can email us with your thoughts, questions, and comments at [email protected].