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Back to the beginning of DingoTalk! This week in honor of draft weekend we sit down with award winning podcast guest and Steelers best writer Alan Saunders. The Penn Trafford and IUP graduate has mad a name for himself covering sports any sport, all sports in Western PA. Although there was a brief stop at Gettysburg College when he thought he wanted to major in History. Thankfully he stayed writin...

This week we stay in the PAC with Mike Sirianni Washington & Jefferson Head Football Coach! D3 is the purest form of college football” coach Sirianni says. He says of the OAC calling itself the SEC of D3 “Check the Record the last two years”. He also has strong words for Carnegie Mellon and Case Western, “they are using us for the automatic bid, join the PAC conference outright in all sports alrea...

This week continuing in the PAC with defending PAC Champion Ryan Larsen Carnegie Mellon Head Football Coach! The Chicago Native coach Larsen played his college ball at Claremont-Mudd-Scrips where he was a two year starter at QB. The next step, better the first step in his coaching journey took him Bloomington Indiana. He would earn a masters degree from IU while being a part of the IU coaching sta...

This week we are staying in the PAC with 31 year legend Geno DeMarco Geneva College Head Football Coach! The 1979 New Brighton graduate, Coach DeMarco first attended Baldwin Wallace, before returning home to Geneva. While being a two sport athlete, and the first Academic All-American, coach earned 3 degrees. In 1985 he traveled to Georgia Tech, where he was a GA under Bill Curry. The problem with...

We are stay in Division 3 moving over to PAC member Case Western Reserve Head Football Coach Greg Debeljak. Coach Debeljak was a football and basketball standout at former PAC member John Carroll where he earned a Bachelor and Masters degree. Starting his coaching career with the Blue Streaks. 12 years with the JCU saw Coach Debeljak go from GA, QB & WR Coach to OC. During that time coach worked w...

This week we are back in Division 3 with OAC member Wilmington College Head Football Coach Corey Fillipovich. Coach Filli is no stranger to the OAC, Muskingum College. Although he got his history degree, coaching was his calling. Coaching for a year at Muskingum before moving on to Heidelberg. 11 years at Heidelberg,and as hard as it was to walk away from Heidelberg and the OAC it was time for Coa...

This week we jump to the Big 10 with Penn State DB/Def Recruiting coordinator, Terry Smith. This Gateway Gator first made a name for himself in the 85 WPIAL Championship win over #1 in the USA North Hills where he scored the games only touchdown. He took his talents to Happy Valley, where he had a hell of playing career, at one time Joe Paterno said of Smith “I don’t think there’s a better receive...

This week we stay in the PAC being joined by Westminster College Head Football Coach and fellow Plum Mustang Scott Benzel. Graduating from Plum Senior High School in 1993. A defensive back Benzel made his way to northern PA attending Mercyhurst where he graduated with a BA in Marketing. Coach Benzel walked away from football for a few years, but the itch remained. He started in coaching first in 2...

“Brick by Brick” This week we return to the D3 football scene jumping into the Presidents Athletic Conference. First up is Grove City Head Football Coach Andrew DiDonato. The Bridgeville native graduated from South Fayette had a family and spiritual calling to Grove City. When football came to and end playing wise, Coach DiDonato traveled up to Buffalo to get his feet wet in coaching. He returned...

Taking a step away from the Coaches this week to sit down with another Pittsburgh Sports personality, the creator of the gameshow sweeping the nation (who wants to win $20) Jim Colony! Jim tells his story from the University of New Hampshire, making his way to Boston Kiss 108 before coming down to Pittsburgh to work with WTAE for his first tour of the Pittsburgh media scene. After taking a sabbati...

Continuing our tour of the OAC we sit down with Ohio Northern University Head Football Coach entering his 19th season at the helm Dean Paul A 1990 graduate of of Mr. Union, Coach Paul has deep Roots in OAC family members all over the conference. Coach Paul had assistant jobs at Allegheny, Tulane, Wooster, Fordham during his early career. 1999 Coach took over at Thomas More. For 5 season the Saints...

Staying in the SEC of D3 football we are joined by Heidelberg University Head Football Coach and 2020 OAC Coach of the Year Scott Donaldson. A 2004 graduate of SUNY Brockport Donaldson took a GA job at Heidelberg University which would only be the beginning of a 19 year journey in Tiffin Ohio. From Defensive Assistant, D-Coordinator, in 2016 becoming Head Coach of the Student Princes. Since 2016 H...

Season 3 Starts off with strong with 2021 OAC Coach of the Year  Baldwin Wallace Head Football Coach Jim Hilvert.   Hilvert a 93' Grad of St. Joseph's College, and a Masters degree from Western Michigan 97' Coach Hilvert spent 7 years at Thomas More going 67-19, 4 Straight Playoff Appearances, 6 PAC Titles.   Taking a break from College coaching, Hilvert spent two years at...

This week we sit down with DingoTalks own editor, Bethany College Class of 2020 Serenity Brown. Serenity explains how a girl from New York made her way to Brooke County WV. We talk about Greek life and social life of a college student who was working her way through college. What a way to wrap up 2022!

This week we sit down with Dr. Charles Smikovich Founder of The Smikovich Concussion Institute. Dr. Simkovich is a concussion specialist who treats patients nationwide with a revolutionary Post Concussion Syndrome treatment. We talk about what concussions are, where treatments have come over the years. Diagnosis of the problem, what medical affects PCS can lead into other problems if untreated. Al...

We sit down with Nittany Sports Now Joe Smeltzer. Smeltzer another product of the Waynesburg Communication Machine. Joee takes us down the past Football season for Penn State, looked into his crystal ball at the time of recording and gave us some opinions on the PSU Basketball team this season. Just wait until you hear who in sport’s history Joe would have a beer with….. all this and more!

This week we sit down with Senior Producer Fred Rihn. Fred a Shaler native talks about the choice to start at a Community College before a 4 year university. Why he chose Cal U and what all he did while there. FSN which became ROOT and is now AT&T sports. I asked if there was ever a time he was worried about his job while the station was changing hands. Buckle up folks we even talk about a Pir...

This week we sit down with Music Producer Anthony “Billy Hoyle” Bowser. Bowser talks about his time at Plum High school, his college experiences, and how and why he got into music. We also talk about the sheets GetGo twitter war. We introduce our new intro and outro songs thanks to Bowsers musical genius. Speaking of he has a new project from the soil available now on BandCamp. (Link below) “We ar...

At 8 years old L.I.G. Sports Group Founder Justin King was earning his allowance as a ball boy for Duquesne. Justin and I talk his time at Gateway, why he chose Penn State, missing the moment when he was drafted, injury battles and the mental health aspect of the game, and what he has done since his playing career ended. Hint XFL, L.I.G, Blue Chip Academy and much more! I hope you will consider ma...

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This week on DingoTalk we sit down with Sports Broadcaster Bryan Fenley. Bryan from the San Diego area crossed the country for the first of a few trips coast to coast. Mental Health, What News stations are looking for in Demo Reels, and almost giving up on broadcasting all together, this is Bryan Fenley's story, this week on DIngoTalk!

This week on DingoTalk we sit down with Former D1 basketball player Tiger Warford. This episode is dedicated to Tigers late father Reggie Warford who if you ever met him you know. His heart was made of gold and he always had a smile on his face. Tiger has that same soul through adversity, injury, wanting to be closer to family and the mental health side of being an athlete. We wrap up with Tiger g...

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This week we sit down with Zip Shearer President/CEO of CZS Development. ZIP starts us of with how he got the name, and the story he wants you to believe. We then walk through ZIP’s academic and professional career. Wrapping it up for what the plans are for the future, this week on DingoTalk.

This week on DingoTalk another Proud Plum Mustang, Waynesburg Yellow Jacket joins us. Kyle Dawson Asst. GM Baseball Ops Washington Wild Things  Talks about why Waynesburg, High School and College Productions and Current Job with the Washington(PA) Wildthings.