Behind the Mic – December 12th
I know this blog is called “Behind the Mike”, but this week it would be better titled, “Behind The Computer”. I thought you might be interested in how news and sports people find some of the stories that they report. You probably often wonder how a reporter went out and found some of the unique…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop – December 7th
This is one of the best (and busiest times) of the year. Aside from the Christmas and holiday shopping (I wait until December 20) and everything else going in December, it’s incredibly exciting to follow the teams in our coverage area of the HS State Football Playoffs (when we can root—at least quietly—for teams). It’s…
Read MoreBehind the Mic – December 5th
I love my job. Make no mistake about it. In the past few weeks, I have been able to watch our local high school football teams compete for a conference championship, a District title, and make a run for a state championship. In addition, I was able to broadcast the 148th edition of the Lafayette-Lehigh…
Read MoreBehind the Mic – November 29th
I am not a die-hard hockey fan. But, I miss the NHL! More than two months of the season have already been lost due to the labor dispute and the lockout. Hockey, to me, although it does not have the stature of NFL football, major league baseball, or NBA basketball, is still one of the…
Read MoreBehind the Mic – Nov. 20th
Rivalry – competition for one objective; superiority on the same field.” Around an hour prior to the 148th edition of the Lafayette-Lehigh football game, a press release was handed to me with this headline: LAFAYETTE TO HOST 150TH MEETING AT YANKEE STADIUM Same objective; spectacular field! Probably my reaction was much like people across the…
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