Legends with Bevo

The Tokyo Olympics has been unbelievable with so many inspirational stories! Speaking of inspirational and keeping with the Olympics theme, I recently chatted with Adelaide’s very own, two-time Olympic Marathon runner, Jess Trengove. We spoke about what it took to qualify for her first Olympics in 2012, her passion for running, childhood memories of the Olympics, what it was like inside the Olympi...

The Ryan twins are known for doing great things on the footy field, however as I found out recently they are kicking goals off the field as well. Josh and Lachie have co-founded a fantastic new advertising app called Sticky-Beek! The boys spoke to me about the story behind Sticky-Beek and how people can use the app, their individual footy journeys and we learn that there is a typical sibling rival...

I absolutely loved chatting recently with five-time Australian champion Snowboarder, Steph Prem. Steph was the only Aussie who competed in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics in snowboard cross. It was great to hear from Steph about the buzz of competing for her country on the world stage, her journey to becoming a champion Snowboarder and what it is like inside the Winter Olympic village. We also...

The Tokyo Olympics is finally here and it all kicks off this Friday 23rd July.  It was a real pleasure to chat with Olympic Bronze Medallist diver Anabelle Smith just before she heads to Tokyo to compete in her third Olympic Games.   We spoke about how she's dealt with the Olympics being postponed for twelve months, her journey into being an Olympic diver, what it was like getting to mee...

It was fascinating hearing from 2012 OIympic Diver, Rachel 'Buggy' Bugg about what it took to qualify for her very first Olympics at London. Rachel also interestingly spoke about how she's scared of heights too which makes you appreciate even more what she has achieved in her career. We also spoke about advice for new Olympians and how Rach would've dealt with the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic...

For the first time ever on Legends with Bevo, I interviewed three people at the same time on Zoom. Despite a few technical issues I really enjoyed chatting with former Australian swim coach and larger than life character, Laurie Lawrence, long distance swimmer and six time world record holder, Tammy Van Wisse and rugby league champion, Mark Minichiello. The interview was about the important topic...

It was fantastic to chat with two very inspirational people who are doing wonderful things in the community. After surviving an horrific car accident, Lachie Miller is now a Presenter for the Road Awareness Program (RAP) and doing wonderful things in sharing his story and educating young people on the importance of road safety. Josh works for the Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) and is a Coordinato...

As the excitement for Tokyo 2021 builds, it was a thrill to chat with three-time Olympic basketballer, Rachael Sporn. Rach told some very interesting stories about the Olympic village, we discussed Rachael's childhood memories of the Olympics, the highs and lows of her basketball career and why it was extra special for the Opals to qualify for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Thanks so much to Rachael f...

It was great fun catching up on Legends with Bevo recently with one of the real characters of footy, Richard Champion aka Champs. We spoke about his junior footy career, including an incredible A-Grade footy debut at Kadina as a 15 year old, what it was like to play under some of the greatest footy names of all time including Blight, Ebert and Matthews and some interesting methods some of his coac...

Oscar Chalupsky has one heck of a story and it was a thrill to chat with him on the Road to Tokyo. We spoke about the inner sanctum of the Olympic Village, including meeting his idols and water bomb fights as well as Oscar's amazing achievement of winning his 12th world Surfski title at the ripe age of 49, twenty years after winning his first. Oscar also discussed the toll on your body that comes...

With the Tokyo Olympics getting closer, I thought it would be great to get a real insight into what it's like being at the Olympics.   What a way to start off with our first guest, endurance cyclist, Pat Jonker.  Pat is a two-time Olympian (1992 and 1996) and winner of the Tour Down Under (2004).   Pat didn't hold back when asked about former team mate Lance Armstrong and his win at...

Lest we forget and thankyou so much to all of those inspirational people that have served/serving our country! It was fantastic to chat with Miles Bergman this week, one of the young guns from the Port Adelaide Football Club. His response to my question about the feeling of being drafted at no.14 in the 2019 national draft was fascinating. We also spoke about what it was like to make his AFL debut...

With the 2021 Tokyo Olympics less than 100 days away it was fantastic to chat to one of our star athletes, Jane Claxton from the Hockeyroos and ambassador for Utonic. We spoke about Jane's passion for hockey and what it was like to represent her country in the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and World Cups. Jane discussed the training that is involved with being a professional hockey player and how t...

The Leconfield Wines McLaren Vale Marathon is a fantastic event that is happening on the 10th and 11th of April 2021.   It was a thrill to get Matt Evans and Roger Rasheed on Legends with Bevo to talk about the event.   Matt is the Race Director of Great Southern Runs and Roger is the Founder of the Roger Rasheed Sports Foundation, an expert tennis commentator and has coached some of the...

It was a huge buzz chatting recently on Legends with Bevo to SA Metropolitan Fire Service and SA Country Fire Service volunteer, Declan Dwyer.   Declan gave an enthralling yet at times confronting rundown of the experience of being in the fire brigade and what it was like to be on the frontline for the Cudlee Creek and Kangaroo Island fires in 2019/2020 and the recent Cherry Gardens and Boliv...

'Lights have come flying down on me and people pulling their pants down behind me’, Jess Braithwaite has seen it all whilst doing live crosses for her job as the 9 News Adelaide Weather Presenter.   It was great fun and a real pleasure to chat with the Mount Gambier girl who now calls Adelaide home.    As I found out in our chat, Jess is a very down to earth girl and loves wearing t...

Warning, this episode discusses mental health and suicide, if you or someone you know are struggling then please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.   Former Police Officer Matt Newlands has one heck of a story, after doing what he thought was his dream job things turned pear shaped. Matt went down a very dark path which resulted in him getting fired from his job.   Thankfully Matt has turned his...

What a huge buzz it was to interview Kel Balnaves and Amy Hetherington for Legends with Bevo this week. Kel's show Useful was announced this week as the best comedy show at this year's Adelaide Fringe and Amy's show Don't Feed the Ducks is also going swimmingly. We had some great banter with them both as they know each other well and it was great to hear about their individual journeys and passion...

Whilst it's been a fascinating A-League season so far, not having former Fox Sports Australia legendary commentator Simon Hill behind the mic has been rather odd. It was great to get Simon on Legends with Bevo to find out more about what has happened and how he's been keeping busy in the meantime including his new podcast, Shim, Spider and Moore. Simon also gave his thoughts on the A-League season...

There was seriously good banter when I recently interviewed professional runners and founders of RunAsOne, Izzi Batt-Doyle and Riley Cocks. Izzi and Riley have been dating for a few years, so it was really interesting to hear them dish the dirt on each other and find out about their early days when they first met. We also spoke about whether or not the Tokyo Olympics should go ahead this year and...

I really enjoyed chatting on Legends with Bevo to Kevin Derek, Director of More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story.   The documentary talks about the tough life that Pat led and Kevin went into more detail about this during our chat and how Pat's difficult childhood ultimately lead to alcoholism.   We also discussed what made Pat's character Mr Miyagi so iconic in The Karate Kid and his r...

I really enjoyed chatting with Malcolm Ashwood on Legends with Bevo recently and help promote Malcolm's new book 'The Definitive Rulebook.'   We spoke about how the idea of the book came about and some of the guests that left a big impact on him including Sturt Football Club Inc. - SANFL premiership player Tim Weatherald who survived the Bali Bombings in 2002, Chris Grigg (father of Mitch) an...

We all love our local legends and my mate and Kookaburra Homes co-owner Steve Walker is no exception. Steve is an amazing success story considering the tough childhood that he went through which included moving out of home at 14 and joining a circus and doing door to door sales at the age of 15. We spoke about all his journey and how the tough times has driven him to become a Harvey Norman franchi...

The Kangaroo Island (KI) Recovery Comedy Gala Event is a fantastic event that has been organised to raise money for the bushfire victims from the horrific 2020 bushfires which devastated KI and the Adelaide Hills. The event is taking place on Saturday 13th of February at the Adelaide Irish Club. I was very lucky to chat to a couple of the comedians that will be performing on the night, Adelaide’s...

It was a real thrill and pleasure to chat recently on Legends with Bevo with the man they call Johnny Fish who has played a huge part in restoring Daydream Island after it was hit by Cyclone Debbie in 2017. We spoke about the recovery process after the cyclone, Johnny's role as Marine Biologist, what makes Daydream Island so special, Johnny's passion for the Living Reef and how Covid has effected...