Christopher Gabriel Program

Nick Schager is the Entertainment Critic for the Daily Beast and a regular on The CGP. This week he reviews The Christophers (theaters), Beef - Season 2 (Netflix) and Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV). The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christopher Gabriel Program' on all platforms:  The Christop...

The CGP audience knows the great Nick Schager as an elite film and entertainment critic. But the questions have come for years: Just who is Nick Schager?? So, today everyone learns about Nick BEYOND the reviews! The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christopher Gabriel Program' on all platforms:  The Ch...

Trey Wallace is the Senior National College Reporter for OutKick.com. And that's just the tip of the iceberg with what he covers in the world of sports, as he goes fields to courts to courtrooms. In the first of two segments, Trey recaps his time at the men's Final Four. He also discusses what may be a new standard set by Indiana's Curt Cignetti and Michigan's Dusty May in how coaches recruit, use...

Another segment with Trey Wallace. Trey covers college sports across the nation so he's in a good position to answer a question fans endlessly debate: What conference is the best when it comes to an overall "grade" for sports. Also, does March Madness need to expand and what in the world is going on at Tennessee with the mass exodus of basketball players... though a quick look around the country a...

Nick Schager is the Entertainment Critic of the Daily Beast and a regular on The CGP. This week he reviews Euphoria - Season 3 (HBO), The Boys - Season 5 (Prime Video) and Outcome (Apple TV).  The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christopher Gabriel Program' on all platforms:  The Christopher Gabr...

A bonus segment with Nick Schager this week. Nick gets into the fine line of interviewing directors (and actors) supplied by a studio. The studio wants promotion for a film, Nick may want to ask questions well off the movie itself. Navigating that can be tricky.  The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Ch...

Jack Fertig is an elite basketball mind. He was the Director of Basketball Operations for Jerry Tarkanian at Fresno State as well as being an assistant at a variety of universities including Tennessee, Vermont, Oregon, USC and Washington State. In the first of two segments, Jack breaks down the Final Four and dives into Duke. Namely, how they never should have lost their regional final vs UConn. T...

More with Jack Fertig including who is left standing Monday night at the men's Final Four, the intricacies of help defense and the transfer portal... what needs to change or is it fine the way it is? The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christopher Gabriel Program' on all platforms:  The Christopher Ga...

Nick Schager is the Entertainment Critic for the Daily Beast and a regular contributor on The CGP. This week Nick reviews The Drama (theaters), Your Friends & Neighbors - Season 2 (Apple TV) and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (theaters). The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christopher Gabriel Program' on...

Bonus time with Nick Schager as he discusses what Hollywood's approach might be to Artemis II and whether we might see something on TV or in a major motion picture. Also, comparing how movie studios do with real stories about space like 1995's "Apollo 13" or more recently, "The Martian." The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Commen...

Leland Vittert is the host of NewNation's highly regarded On Balance with Leland Vittert. He's also a New York Times bestselling author. The book is Born Lucky: A Dedicated Father, A Grateful Son, and My Journey with Autism. Leland joined CG on Fresno's Morning News to discuss his early struggles with autism, his father who championed him, and Vittert's ultimate rise to becoming one of the na...

Max Rego is a journalist at The Hill. He's been on the Artemis II story for quite some time and joined CG and Fresno's Morning News to discuss the selection of the astronauts, the mission objectives, concerns from NASA and a variety of technical components to the trajectory around the Moon and the return to Earth, which will be the fastest reentry into Earth's atmosphere since the 1969 Apollo 10 m...

Stephen Trembley is the Associate Athletics Director for External Relations at Saint Mary's College. In a wide-ranging conversation, Stephen offers insights into why men's head basketball coach Randy Bennett, 25 years at SMC, chose to leave and accept the same position at Arizona State. Trembley also gets into the pros and perils of coaching tenures in this new era of NIL and the transfer portal,...

Ben Ross is a Bay Area play-by-play broadcaster, sports anchor/host and a writer. Ben's been a regular guest on The CGP since 2017. In the first of two segments, he digs into the San Francisco Giants and new manager Tony Vitello. Vitello came to the Giants from the Tennessee Volunteers, a program he built into a national powerhouse and College World Series Champion. It's the first time a college c...

More with Bay Area play-by-play broadcaster Ben Ross as he breaks down the Dodgers chances for a 3-peat, the A's chances to be .500, Mike Trout and why he's still an Angel and the Golden State Warriors - will they make noise in the postseason. The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christopher Gabriel Program...

Nick Schager is the Entertainment Critic for the Daily Beast and a regular on The CGP. This week he reviews For All Mankind - Season 5 (Apple TV), Daredevil: Born Again - Season 2 (Disney+) and Something Very Bad is Going to Happen (Netflix). The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christopher Gabriel Program'...

Mark Schipper is one of the most knowledgeable people you'll meet when talking college sports. A frequent guest on national platforms like ESPN and SiriusXM, his forthcoming book on college football AMERICAN ODYSSEY should be out in late summer. He returned to the program to talk on a variety of issues including March Madness (should the tourney expand) and the Big Ten men's basketball tournament...

Mark discussed the current state of the Big Ten and how the four West Coast schools in the league (USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington) are being received in year two of their arrival. Also, analytics vs the eye test when breaking down NCAA basketball tournament bids and the nonsense that is the USC-Notre Dame football rivalry game now on hold thanks to.... USC and Notre Dame.  The Christopher Gabr...

Mark Standriff's day job is being the Director of Beautify Fresno. But at night, he's one of the most talented actors and directors in the Central Valley. On March 27th, Good Company Players at Roger Rocka's opens The Buddy Holly Story. Mark directs this rollicking musical and he stopped by the program to fill everyone in on what to expect from the production. The Christopher Gabriel Program -----...

Nick Schager is the Entertainment Critic for The Daily Beast and a longtime regular on The CGP. This week Nick reviews Project Hail Mary (theaters), Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (theaters) and Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (Netflix).  The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christopher Gabriel Program'...

Fresno Christian award-winning U.S. history teacher Kori James (also an adviser for the student-led award-winning publication The Feather Online) and talented student and photojournalist Selah Neal return to the program. March is Women's History Month. Instead of tracking down someone with a national profile and marquee name for these segments, CG wanted to celebrate several local women who are hi...

More with Kori James and Selah Neal from Fresno Christian. Kori is a great example of someone who celebrates the growth and success of the young students she teaches by creating ample space for them to flourish in every possible way. Selah is 17 going on mature, successful professional. She already understands the line she walks with the work she produces as a photojournalist. She shoots for the b...

Craig Campbell is the legendary head coach for Clovis West High School girls basketball. He's won 798 games, a national championship, two state championships in multiple states... the list of accomplishments goes on and on. He joined CG to talk about their recent regional final loss to Archbishop Mitty, how/why he's been so successful and what it means to him being someone who has helped shape the...

Nick Schager is the Entertainment Critic for The Daily Beast and a longtime regular on The CGP. This week he reviews Undertone (theaters), Scarpetta (Prime Video) and The Madison (Paramount+). The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Christopher Gabriel Program' on all platforms:  The Christopher Gabriel P...

To call Sactown Sports 1140 host Jason Ross iconic is an understatement. He's been at 1140 for more than 25 years and also is the voice of the Sacramento Kings and Sacramento State Football. Two segments with Jason this week discussing the Sac State move to FBS and the MAC, the viability of a new or renovated football stadium and the ever-changing world of the Kings including the obvious question:...