Steve Gorman is a founding member of the iconic American rock n’ roll band The Black Crowes. Having toured the world for almost three decades, Gorman has performed in classic venues and alongside rock legends.  He had a first row view of the unique relationship between brothers Rich and Chris Robinson, and navigated the highs and lows of a career that produced made great music and live shows while testing his sanity!  We talk about a few of the stories shared in his memoir 'Hard to Handle: The Life and Death of The Black Crowes'.  He even teases a new, soon to be announced project!

In 2011, Gorman launched a sports talk radio show in Nashville, ’Steve Gorman SPORTS!’ that was eventually picked up for a five year run on Fox Sports Radio. In 2019, Steve Gorman started his show, Steve Gorman Rocks! which can be found on stati0ns nation wide.  For the past two years he has also hosted Gorman in the Morning after a move to Minneapolis.

Finally, we discuss Birdies for Brittney, a golf tournament and charity established to honor the life of Gorman's niece Brittney.  Brittney was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia on May 22, 2017. Tragically, she passed away only three days later. Brittney was a wife, mother to nine-month-old Emery Rose, a daughter and a dear friend to many. Birdies for Brittney benefits scholarships for local students and community non-profit organizations, extending Brittney's legacy of helping those around her.

Birdies for Brittney Website 

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Brad Estes is the new President of Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, joining the reigning USL Champions about six months ago after a short stint away from the game.  He brings with him years of top level experience at the helm of perennial USL power Louisville City.  While with the Louisville side, he saw the club’s parent company Soccer Holdings Inc. construct a new soccer specific stadium, launch an academy program, and secure and build NWSL franchise Racing Louisville from the ground up. 

A well rounded athlete growing up, Estes played high school and college football, but his business acumen is what now sets him apart in the sports world. We discuss some of his wide ranging experiences prior to starting as a sports executive that have proven beneficial in building winners. 

Colorado Springs senior team is fighting for a playoff spot in the jam packed Western Conference, and recently announced new signing Kyle Vassell, who they hope will provide some extra punch in front of goal.  Already having experience with a Unified team, they are also partners in fielding a squad in the first ever Inspire Soccer League for individuals with intellectual impairment.  There are plenty of good things going on in Colorado Springs!

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Walt Wells is the Head Football Coach at Eastern Kentucky University. He is a veteran of the sidelines having served more than 20 years as both an offensive line coach and coordinator. Besides his stops at Eastern Kentucky, Wells has also spent time at South Florida, Western Kentucky, New Mexico State, Tennessee, and Kentucky. 

He has won championships and Coach of the Year honors, but his biggest win came in 2022, surviving a heart attack during the opening week of the season, with a 95% blockage of his widow-maker. 

The fact that Wells is alive to share the story, much less still coaching, is nothing short of a miracle.  As he puts it, if anyone from his staff, to the athletic trainers, to the EMTs or the doctors had been having a bad day, he wouldn’t be here.  Whether you’re a football fan or not, I suggest at least skipping ahead to around the 24-minute mark and listening to Wells recount the experience and share a dose of perspective. 

For those of you that do need your football fix, we also have plenty of discussion about his coaching journey and influences, and a preview of the 2025 Eastern Kentucky Colonels. 

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Trip Rogers, the new Head Women’s Soccer Coach at Transylvania University, joins for a fun conversation.  Rogers is a veteran of the college game, having coached at the Division I, II, and III levels in both the assistant and lead roles.  

For the past three years Rogers has coached with one of his best friends in Jay Hoffman, the Head Coach at Centre College.  We explore that relationship and what the opportunity meant on both a professional and personal level. 

Ultimately, the chance to return to his hometown of Lexington and lead the program at Transylvania was too much for Rogers to pass up.  That means putting together a staff and learning a new roster in short time.  We talk about what it looks like to get settled with about three weeks until preseason starts.

And as two soccer guys who also love the links, we had to talk a little bit of golf as well.   

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Ronnie Gregg is the frontman for Southern Accents, the ultimate Tom Petty tribute experience. Originally from Nashville, Gregg is a songwriter and producer with plenty of accolades of his own, including working with Jellyroll.

For the last decade he has committed to playing the part of one of his favorite artists in Petty. We talk about Gregg's individual journey, some of his influences, and the formation of Southern Accents.  We also discuss the band's role in keeping the music of Tom Petty alive since his passing.

You can catch Southern Accents on July 11 at Mercury Ballroom in Louisville.  You can also learn more about Ronnie and his other projects at the links below.

Southern Accents website

Ash Ron music YouTube

Ash Ron music Facebook

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Tony Scalzo is a musician and songwriter best known as the lead singer of Fastball.  Scalzo grew up mainly in California, gravitating to music from an early age and joining bands by the time he was 14.  In 1992, he decided to move to Austin, TX where he would eventually Joey Shuffield and Miles Zuniga.  The trio formed Fastball in 1994.

Fastball combined a fondness for melodic, Beatles-inspired pop with the alternative aesthetic of late-'90s mainstream rock.  The band's second album, All the Pain Money Can Buy, went platinum within six months of its release, earning two Grammy nominations along the way. They are still going strong three decades later with their latest album release being Sonic Ranch.

Fastball is currently on tour with Barenaked Ladies.  They will perform at Iroquois Amphitheater in Louisville on July 29, with Sugar Ray joining the fun as well.

www.fastballtheband.com

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Jeffrey Seller is a Tony Award-winning producer best known for his work on Rent, Avenue Q, In the Heights, and Hamilton. His shows won 22 Tony Awards, including four in the Best Musical category. Seller’s Broadway productions and tours seen by more than 43 milltion people have grossed over $4.6 billon, and he is also the only producer with two Pulitzer Prize-winning musicals. 

Seller recently released Theatre Kid: A Broadway Memoir, a book publisher Simon and Schuster describes as pulling back the curtain on the joyous and gut-wrenching process of making new musicals, finding new audiences, and winning a Tony Award—all the while finding himself. 

We talk about his shows, discovering his love of theater, constantly reinventing yourself, and much more.

Theater Kid: A Broadway Memoir

Lin-Manuel Miranda performs at the White House Poetry Jam

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Katie George serves as a reporter for ESPN/ABC Saturday college football games alongside Joe Tessitore and Jesse Palmer, and contributes to coverage of several ESPN properties, including the NBA, UFL, and Premier Lacrosse.

Prior to joining ESPN, she worked WDRB in Louisville as the station’s sports anchor and reporter. Most recently, George was the Milwaukee Bucks’ team sideline reporter for the 2018-19 season.

George, the 2015 ACC Player, Setter and Scholar-Athlete of the Year, helped Louisville to conference championships in three different leagues. She was a three-time first team all-conference selection earning accolades in the American (2013) and the ACC (2014 and 2015). 

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As the reigning Miss Kentucky, Chapel Tinius has a lot of responsibilities around Churchill Downs and the city of Louisville during Derby Week.  I was able to catch up with her for a few minutes on Oaks Day.  It helps that she's my cousin!

Steve Buttleman has been the bugler at Churchill Downs for three decades.  I was able to sneak into his pagoda for a few minutes in between races before he was out to play the call to the post again.