First of all, I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe holiday season. There were certainly lots of things—sports related or not—going on in the Eastern Pennsylvania area over the holidays. Among the surprises were some very impressive high school boys & girls basketball wins—and upsets—between Christmas & New Year’s Day.
With the new calendar year, it’s customary to make “New Year’s” resolution. I usually try to make—and stick to—a few of them each year. Among them, related to “RCN SportsTalk” are the following goals I have set for myself as the producer of the program:
1. To be a little more diverse in the planning/scheduling of each “SportsTalk” show as we get deeper into the winter sports season.
In the past, we would do shows during the winter sports season that were completely Basketball or Wrestling or even Super Bowl related. I have had people come up to me at a basketball playoff game and ask “who’s going to be on the show this Thursday?” When I answer with names not normally associated with basketball, the viewer might say something like, “well, maybe I’ll catch the show next week” or “well, I’ll give your trivia giveaway game a look, but I’m not really into listening about wrestling.” I’m sure there’s grappling fans that feel the same way about HS hoops. Therefore, as I plan some of the later shows for the winter season (closer to playoff time) I’m going to try to include guests that have backgrounds in several different areas. We can go in several different directions on some of our shows over the next few weeks—especially when it gets to post-season time. This makes the show much more difficult for the host to prepare and to moderate, but no one cares about that guy, right?
2. To consistently have a trivia contest winner
In December, we had a record number of people guessing for our prize giveaways—yet didn’t have a winner during a few of our December shows. It certainly makes for a more entertaining program when lots of people make educated guesses and we allwait the whole show to see what the correct answer is. However, I have to try to mix things up a bit more so that we don’t have too many people out in the cold (figuratively speaking, of course) when it comes to giving away an RCN On Demand certificate to watch the latest movie releases.
3. Discuss some different sports here in the month of January
Before we get to the winter sports post-season I’m looking to change things up a bit. Among our theme shows & things to watch for this month include:
+ Central Catholic Football Team (the last team standing in the Lehigh Valley)
+ HS Wrestling Head Coaches
+ Basketball Coaches/Teams
+ Local Media/Winter Sports Updates
+ More Giveaways & Local/National sports conversations
As always, I’m always looking for your suggestions & opinions on what we should do on our “RCN SportsTalk” show every Thursday live at 6pm so feel free to email me at RCNSportsTalk@rcn.com with your thoughts and ideas for shows during the winter sports season.
Finally, I want to take a moment to thank all the ‘well-wishers’ for the Christmas cards and nice comments to Joe Craig & me about the program. We are very glad we have made the show entertaining & informative for you. My favorite was the card with Joe’s & my images digitally edited to wear “Santa” hats. We had it on display during on our Year-In-Review episode – feel free to check that episode out on RCN On Demand!
