Big Red Banter

ORIGINAL BROADCAST: June 27, 2020 — Skyler Holzman '22, Jake Richards '22 and Mike Seitz ’22 announce WVBR sports’ new partnership with Big Red Sports Network and new content on their website and social media! They discuss baseball FINALLY COMING BACK, Novak Djokovic’s debacle of a tennis tournament, and Liverpool becoming Premier League champions. Plus, a huge shoutout to former GM and recurring...

ORIGINAL BROADCAST: May 23, 2020 — Skyler Holzman '22, Jake Richards '22 and Mike Seitz ’22 talk with Cornell Track & Field’s Phillip Antonio ‘21 about his music recording and production, how to hype people up while long jumping, and building his own gym and deck from scratch in quarantine. — Check out Phillip’s album Origin on: Spotify: "Origin" by Philip Antonio Apple Music: "Origin" by Philip A...

ORIGINAL BROADCAST: June 13, 2020 — Black Lives Matter resources: Instagram: @cornellstudents4blacklives Cornell Students 4 Black Lives GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/rs6fpv-cornell-4-black-lives Petitions for Institutional Change at Cornell: http://bit.ly/DEMANDS Additional BLM Resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ — Skyler Holzman '22, Jake Richards '22 and Mike Seitz ’22 welcome...

ORIGINAL BROADCAST: May 22, 2020 — Skyler Holzman '22, Jake Richards '22 and Mike Seitz ’22 talk with Cornell Women’s Tennis’ Khary Pryce ‘22 about her quarantine meditation habits, watching extremely obscure sports on TV, what it was like to find out about the cancellation of her season, and her leadership experience in Cornell’s Intergroup Dialogue Project. — Connect with WVBR-FM Sports: Twitter...

ORIGINAL BROADCAST: May 30, 2020 — LOTS of news out of the professional sports world! Skyler Holzman '22, Jake Richards '22 and Mike Seitz ’22 gas up Bartolo Colon (AKA Big Sexy) after turning 47, recap The Match and Tom Brady’s miracle birdie, and get heated over the MLB and how they’re handling player negotiations. Plus, Jock Jam of the Week is BACK (in a slightly different format, with more son...

ORIGINAL BROADCAST: May 17, 2020 — Skyler Holzman '22, Jake Richards '22 and Mike Seitz ’22 talk with Cornell wrestlers Brendan Furman ‘22 and Jonathan Loew ‘23 about their in-season experiences, including the curious case of a lost wallet, as well as about their quarantine video game habits and what it would be like to take on Mike Tyson in the ring. — Connect with WVBR-FM Sports: Twitter: @wvbrf...

ORIGINAL BROADCAST: May 16, 2020 — Sports are beginning their return! Skyler Holzman '22, Jake Richards '22 and Mike Seitz ’22 spar over MJ vs LeBron, get hype about the Bundesliga (for the first time) and give their take on graphic images they saw from UFC 249. Plus, a new segment giving out some really random facts about relevant athletes! — Connect with WVBR-FM Sports: Twitter: @wvbrfmsports In...

ORIGINAL BROADCAST: May 2nd, 2020 — There may not be any games, but Skyler Holzman '22, Jake Richards '22 and Mike Seitz ’22 still find plenty of sports news to discuss! Skyler and Mike spar over Michael Jordan and his new documentary, Jake doles out some hope about baseball’s return and has more hot takes on the newest MLB scandals, and everyone recaps one of their favorite historical sports game...

ORIGINAL BROADCAST: March 13, 2020 — Sports was officially canceled by CVOID-19. Cornell. Professional. Everything… Skyler Holzman '22, Jake Richards '22 and Mike Seitz ’22 react to the situation. But if you need anything to laugh about, maybe the Knicks can finally win an NBA Championship… in e-games. — Connect with WVBR-FM Sports: Twitter: @wvbrfmsports Instagram: @wvbrfmsports Email: sports@wvb...

ORIGINAL BROADCAST: March 6, 2020 — All of a sudden, we have boys to men. Skyler Holzman '22, Jake Richards '22 and Mike Seitz ’22 recap the Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Track & Field Championships, interview Cornell Women's Hockey players Lindsay Browning, Jaime Bourbonnais, Gillis Frechette, and Micah Zandee-Hart, and defend Marshawn Lynch being a great speaker for Princeton University. — Connec...

ORIGINAL BROADCAST: February 28, 2020 — Skyler Holzman '22 returns to work in his second tenure as Big Red Banter host, alongside Jake Richards '22 and Mike Seitz ’22. Get the breakdown on Cornell Lacrosse, MLB pitchers with the horses in the back and who delivered best at the NFL Combine. — Connect with WVBR-FM Sports: Twitter: @wvbrfmsports Instagram: @wvbrfmsports Email: sports@wvbr.com

ORIGINAL BROADCAST: February 21, 2020 — Skyler’s fired! Only for this episode at least [and he also happens to be sick — get well soon, mate]. Christopher Morales ’20 subs in to join Jake Richards '22, and Mike Seitz ’22! We talk about the latest tumbles, rumbles and runs of Cornell sports, robberies at the NBA All-Star Weekend, and Liverpool finally loses a game! — Connect with WVBR-FM Sports: Tw...

ORIGINAL LIVE BROADCAST: February 14, 2020 — Happy Valentine’s Day! Skyler Holzman '22, Jake Richards '22, and Mike Seitz ’22 bring the love of sports on this episode of Big Red Banter. Lots to love in Cornell Hockey, lots to hate on the Houston Astros, and what would an XFL team look like in Ithaca? — Connect with WVBR-FM Sports: Twitter: @wvbrfmsports Instagram: @wvbrfmsports Email: sports@wvbr....

ORIGINAL LIVE BROADCAST: February 7, 2020 — Cornell had a snow day?! Skyler Holzman '22 and Jake Richards '22 hold the fort on this episode of Big Red Banter. The boys talk about Cornell Hockey’s latest rankings, Olympians from track & field, and how they enjoyed Super Bowl LIV. — Connect with WVBR-FM Sports: Twitter: @wvbrfmsports Instagram: @wvbrfmsports Email: sports@wvbr.com

ORIGINAL LIVE BROADCAST: January 31, 2020 — This is the inaugural episode of WVBR-FM's Big Red Banter, hosted by Skyler Holzman '22, Jake Richards '22 and Mike Seitz '22. The boys break down red hot news coming out of the Cornell Big Red, but also talk about important headlines across the professional sports world. — Connect with WVBR-FM Sports: Twitter: @wvbrfmsports Instagram: @wvbrfmsports Emai...

Big Red Banter is a specialty sports show produced by members of WVBR-FM (Ithaca, NY). This show will bring news and banter (hence the title) on sports at Cornell University, plus commentary on other sporting events in the professional world.   You can catch the show live on WVBR-FM on Fridays at 4:30 pm, or catch the replay here on your preferred podcasts app!   Connect with WVBR-FM Sports: Twitt...