Hondo Handy’s Podcast

The Hondo Handy’s Podcast shares the journey of Patrick Henry, Co-Owner of the Henry Fine Arts Gallery in Berlin, with his wife Velda. Located in Union Station - Suite 15, 9928 Old Ocean City Boulevard, Berlin. He is one of the most well known, respected and sought after artist on the shore. His career spans over 50 years. His work is displayed across the Eastern Shore, throughout the State of Mar...

Hondo Handy’s Podcast shares the journey of Duran Whaley, Owner and Optician at The Look Optics. Duran is a graduate of Stephen Decatur High School and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. At Decatur he played three sports, basketball, football and track & field. He played three sports each year in high school. He has been in Optical Industry for 16 years. He opened his own optical dispensary...

Hondo Handy’s Podcast shares the journey of Ward Lambert, Former Head Basketball Coach at Salisbury University! Coach Lambert was the Men’s Basketball Coach at Salisbury from 1970-2000. He retired as the 24th winningest coach in NCAA Division III history, after coaching for 30 years with 433 wins. His teams made five NCAA tournament appearances. His teams advanced to final eight twice. He was the...

Episode #65 of the Hondo Handy’s Podcast shares the journey of Jim Nester, Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach at Salisbury University. Coach Nestor enters his 21st season in 2022. Nestor has guided the Sea Gulls to four National Championships, 17 Conference Championships and 18 NCAA Tournament appearances. Two Undefeated Seasons (2013, 2021). Nine NCAA Finals appearances. More importantly in 2021 he led...

Episode #64 of Hondo Handy’s Podcast shares the journey of Jim Berkman, Salisbury University Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach. A Three Time Division III National Coach of The Year. The all-time winningest coach in NCAA men’s lacrosse history. He enters his 34th season at the helm of Salisbury University. His 577 wins as head coach are the most in NCAA history. He was inducted into National Lacrosse Hall...

The #63 Episode of the Hondo Handy’s Podcast shares the journey of former NFL Star running back Ben Tate. He attended Auburn University, where he was voted Team and Offensive MVP his senior year. He earned AP second-team All-SEC honors. He was drafted in the 2nd round in the 2010 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans with the 58th overall pick. The former Auburn University star shined in his final colle...

Episode #62 of Hondo Handy’s Podcast shares the journey of Lou Taylor, Superintendent of Worcester County Public Schools. He is a lifelong resident of Worcester County. A 1978 graduate of Stephen Decatur High School (SDHS), he went on to pursue his Undergraduate and Graduate degrees at Salisbury University. He is a 37-year employee of the Worcester County Public School system. He started his teach...

Episode #61 of the Hondo Handy’s Podcast shares the journey of Lindsay Chetelat Beck, a former Cross Country and Track & Field Star of Stephen Decatur High School. Lindsay ended up running cross country and track during your freshman year at the University of Delaware, before injury. She completed her bachelors in dietetics at Delaware. She completed her training to become a registered dietitian w...

Former Stephen Decatur Seahawk Standout Golfer, Matthew Kinsey, shares his journey on Hondo Handy’s Podcast. Matthew Kinsey, plays Division I golf at Mount St. Mary’s University. He tells the story of all the places college golf has taken him and the friends he has met. A First Team All Bayside Conference golfer in high school, he reached the States at the University of Maryland three out of four...

Award Winning Celebrity Bodyguard and eastern shore native Adriano “Bubba” Almony joins me on Hondo Handy’s Podcast! We talked about his recent honors and Bubba’s Celebrity Basketball Game coming to Snow Hill, Maryland on Saturday August 28th, 2021. The event will raise awareness and proceeds for cancer and bullying. Tickets can be purchased at www.bubbaalmony.com

Al “Hondo” Handy, Mid-Atlantic Regional Representative for National Alliance for Youth Sports discuss the programs that NAYS offers for sports programs.

Hondo Handy’s Podcast has a conversation with Stephen Decatur High School and University of Maryland Eastern Shore Graduate Karen Holland. At Decatur, Karen was a three sport athlete, playing basketball, volleyball and softball. She also played volleyball and softball at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Karen earned her B.S. Degree in Special Education at UMES. She earned her Masters in E...

Hondo Handy’s Podcast has a conversation with Jillian Petito, an Assurance Associate with RSM US LLP, in Baltimore, Maryland. She is a proud graduate of Stephen Decatur High School and Mount St. Mary’s University, She shares her journey from playing sports and being involved in activities at the Ocean City Recreation & Parks Department, to getting the opportunity to play travel soccer and lacrosse...

Hondo Handy’s Podcast has a conversation with Keith McCray, Wells Fargo Senior Business Risk & Control Associate, within Internal Audit Regulatory Relations. Keith shares his story from playing sports, as a youngster to playing at Indian River High School. He continued his baseball career at Delaware State University, where he received his B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing. He later ea...

Hondo Handy’s Podcast has a conversation with Willis Whalen, Senior Manager of Player Affairs & Collegiate Outreach for the NFL Players Association. Willis shares his journey from Connecticut to the Miami Dolphins to the NFL players Association. He received his undergraduate degree in Physical Education, Exercise Physiology in 1990 from Southern Connecticut State University and his Masters degree...

Hondo Handy’s Podcast has a conversation with Beahta Davis, Director of San Bernardino County Regional Parks in California. Beahta shares her journey from Pennsylvania to Michigan to Maryland to California. She spent a lot of time in Pittsburgh and is a lifelong Steelers Fan. She attended Northwestern University, in Evanston, Illinois, where she graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Hum...

Hondo Handy’s Podcast has a conversation with Ian Goldberg, Founder and CEO of isport360. Ian’s journey focuses on changing the culture in Youth Sports. 100,000 coaches, players and parents depend on isport360 to set goals, foster healthy team communication and engage parents in a positive way. Ian is not only the Founder of isport360, he is a dad and a volunteer coach. He graduated from George Wa...

Hondo Handy’s Podcast has a conversation with Kathleen Avitt, Executive Director of the New Jersey Recreation & Parks Association. She shares her journey from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she received her BA in Recreation Administration in 1997, to an internship at Palm Beach County Recreation & Parks, in Florida. She was later hired as an Athletic Specialist for Palm Bea...

Hondo Handy’s Podcast has a conversation with Dr. Charles Wight, President of Salisbury University. Dr. Wight shares his journey from high school to the University of Virginia. He tells the story about earning his doctorate from California Institute of Technology (Caltech). After completing his postdoctoral he worked for the University of Colorado. He started his academic career in 1984 at the Uni...

Hondo Handy’s Podcast has a conversation with Kevin Darcy, Owner/Operator of Premiere Sports at Premiere Sports Center, in Yorktown, Virginia. Kevin is a proud graduate of Pocomoke High School, where he had an outstanding career in soccer and basketball. He was team captain both sports. In soccer he was MVP, Bayside Conference MVP, First Team All State and the State Leading Scorer in points. He st...

Hondo Handy’s Podcast has a conversation with Kwame Lloyd, Head Women’s Soccer Coach at Salisbury University. Coach Lloyd shares his journey from his early soccer playing days to attending Susquehanna University, where he played soccer and track and field. At Susquehanna he was named MVP for men’s soccer. He played professional soccer and then return to Susquehanna to coach the Women’s Soccer team...

Hondo Handy’s Podcast has a conversation with Scott Davidoff, Director of Parks & Recreation for the City of Clermont, Florida. Scott shares his times playing soccer at Northside Park, in Ocean City, Maryland. The Stephen Decatur High School Graduate and soccer player, received a soccer scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He played a season with a Minor Soccer League tea...

Hondo Handy’s Podcast has a conversation with Jimmy Charles, Country Music Recording Artist. Jimmy shares his journey from playing sports, as a youth at the Ocean City Recreation & Parks Department and in Berlin to playing football and baseball at Stephen Decatur High School. Jimmy received a football scholarship to Towson University, where he played four years. He returned home to work in Real Es...

Hondo Handy’s Podcast has a conversation with Steve Miller, Director of Recreation, Parks and Tourism for Wicomico County. Steve shares his journey from growing up and playing sports in Rhode Island. After high school he graduated from Nazarene College with a degree in English. He moved on to teach Physical Education and Health at Prospect Hill Academy in Boston. He also got to coach varsity baske...

Hondo Handy’s Podcast has a conversation with Courtney Blackford, Sales and Marketing Manager at Residence Inn by Marriott in Ocean City, Maryland. Courtney shares her journey, as an athlete from Kent Island, Maryland to Salisbury University, where she earned a degree in Theatre. She still applies some of her theatrical trade as a voice-over talent with radio, television and in the online industry...