Where I Come From with Dirk Chatelain

Former PGA Tour golfer and local golf icon Tom Sieckmann joins host Dirk Chatelain to discuss his career, lessons learned playing pro tournaments abroad, what it was like carrying $60,000 in golf winnings around China and India, transferring from Nebraska to Oklahoma State, playing alongside Seve Ballesteros, Arnold Palmer, Nick Faldo and others, how the game has changed over the years, his passions following his playing days and more.

Longtime Husker athletics broadcaster Kent Pavelka joins host Dirk Chatelain to discuss the ups and downs of his career, what it was like working next to legendary voice Lyle Bremser, his all-time favorite play calls, working during the Husker football team's successful run in the mid-1990s, calling hoops games with Matt Davison and more.

NBA player and former Creighton Bluejays standout Anthony Tolliver joins host Dirk Chatelain to discuss his pro career, his development since he left Omaha, planning for a post-basketball career, his childhood in Missouri, what he's learned during time in the NBA development league and from playing alongside league MVPs, All-Stars and NBA veterans, keeping a positive attitude and more.

UNO Athletic Director Trev Alberts joins host Dirk Chatelain to talk about his time as a Husker football All-America linebacker, his NFL career, time spent in the broadcasting booth with ESPN and CBS, serving as the head of the Mavericks' athletic department, the best parts about working as an A.D. and more.

Husker volleyball coach John Cook joins host Dirk Chatelain to talk about his time growing up on a lemon ranch, nearly becoming a welder, going through a near-death experience after falling off a 100-foot waterfall, making the move from southern California to Nebraska, a lifelong love for coaching football, his experiences with NU legends Tom Osborne and Terry Pettit, how his approach to coaching has changed over time and more.

Coming soon in a weekly podcast, "Where I Come From" with Dirk Chatelain offers extended conversations with Nebraska’s most prominent and interesting sports figures. Who are these people and how did they get where they are? What life experiences changed them? What have they learned? “Where I come from” offers access you can’t get anywhere else. Download this teaser for a sneak peek, and subscribe now to make sure you're among the first to know when the show debuts.