Telich Talks

Bo Marchionte of Niles, Ohio is a ultra marathoner who began a streak of running at least 3 miles, every day since early 1998. That’s 25 years. Half his life. More than 9,000 days straight. No breaks. Nothing has stopped him. And, even after a celebration for him on Jan 7, 2023, he will keep on running. Yours truly is also an ultra marathoner and thus, we had a great conversation, but only after w...

Dr. Teague is a former. Mount Union football player who founded Code Chiro in Mayfield Hts. Ohio. He is a Chiropractor and treats numerous pro athletes like the Cleveland Browns Denzel Ward, David Njoku, former Brown Jarvis Landry, and the Dolphins Raheem Mostert. We talked about how the discipline applies to athletes and many other so called weekend warriors who pursue fitness.

Vince Guerrieri pens a hilarious book about the insane happenings in Cleveland Sports history. We have had basketball players shoot at the wrong basket, MORE THAN ONCE. Players climb through ceilings to steal corked bats, and have seen home runs happen as a result of the hardness of an outfielders noggin. Vince captures a lot of the stories . It was a fun interview and the book is a quick, and chu...

Ted Ginn Sr. led Glenville high to a state title this past weekend, it’s the first state title for a Cleveland inner city school. Ginn, a man of deep faith, is headmaster at the Ginn Academy, a charter school he founded. Having battled pancreatic cancer in recent years, he feels he was given a second chance at leading kids away from the temptations of crime. His son, Ted Jr. recently retired from...

John Sabol is a sportscaster at WJW Fox 8 in Cleveland. He recently interviewed former Indians pitcher Jim Poole about his battle with ALS.We talked about that story and whatever happened to the court that used to be in the Coliseum in Richfield Ohio plus many other stories about his career. John is a former intern at our station and I am excited to see what he’s done in his career

Teddy Roosevelts speech resonates with athletes worldwide to this day. I break down the speech and talk about how a long time friend, Jack Poshe, was “ The Man in the Arena”

Kyle has been a longtime photographer who has had sports photographs published in numerous national publications. He has more than a few Sports Illustrated cover shots to his credit. Kyle was an All American basketball player at CSU until a devastating injury ended his career. Mid stream, he picked up photography and the rest is history. One of his more celebrated photos was when teenager LeBron J...

Monte’ Gaddis is a former college football player who is spreading the Gospel of Rugby and empowering young people here in Cleveland and all over the country. He is as positive a person as they come.

Legendary St. Ignatius football coach Chuck Kyle engineers incredible second half comeback for Wildcats in Playoff win vs Cleveland Heights. My first hand account. Since he is retiring after this season, it looked like being down 4 tds at half would end his career. Not so.

Lou is a multi Emmy winner and NATAS Silver Circle winner. He has been a producer, reporter, Anchor, for more that 40 years in the Cleveland, Ohio tv market. We have been long time colleagues and friends and began our respective careers in the Midwest. How has tv news evolved and how has he adapted.

This week, longtime Uber successful high school coach Chuck Kyle of St. Ignatius will coach his final home game. He has led his school to 11 titles. He is an incredible English teacher as well . This part of a extensive interview from 2019.

Returning to my podcast after the pandemic and then my retirement from WJW Fox 8 after 42 years. I am remembering Matt Loede, the late sports broadcaster who passed in Sept of 2021. He was such an inspiration to many.

Its been more than a country minute since my last pod episode. How are you all doing?    We are settling into the Stay at Home life. This episode I talk about the challenges in the business and how athletes are stepping up during the pandemic. Its a late night ramble from my new makeshift studio in the great room of my house that I share with my Bride and our 4 legged daughter Scarl...

John is a  Cleveland St. Ignatius graduate who went to Seton Hall University because he knew the Big Apple was the place to be for becoming a successful sportscaster.  His career brought him to Madison Square Garden on Thursday  March 12th when the Big East Tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus , midway through a game between St. Johns and Creighton.  It was a bizarre...

Hayden is a sports journalist with Cleveland.com . Grove is also an accomplished singer and entertainer who was classically trained and now, can belt out Michael Buble' , Harry Connick Jr, and others tunes.  Much of our conversation however, dealt with his mental health issues. He suffered from depression, from anxiety, and panic attacks. His body image was such that, he starved himself, eati...

Todd abused drugs and alcohol for years. He was sent down the road due to a traumatic experience. The suicide of his mom.  After abusing drugs and alcohol, he found salvation  by training for  and competing in triathlons.  Now, more than 80 races later, he saves lives through his organization. Racing For Recovery  www.racingforrecovery.org .  Please visit his website...

Baskin has done many years of televison sports and now co hosts a daily sports talk  radio show in sports crazy Cleveland Ohio.  He is also a huge advocate for those suffering from Cystic Fibrosis and pushes for organ donation.    He talked about structuring a sports talk show, and went back into his past, discussing learning the business, way out in Missoula, Montana. &nb...

Mike is the head coach of the St. Ignatius Wildcats soccer program in Cleveland , Ohio. His teams have won 9 state titles, and 5 national titles.  He has numerous Coach of the year honors, both on the state and national level.  Simply stated, this guy knows how to win.  He was for many years, the chair of the Theology department at the high school and is the Sophmore Services Direct...

WJW Fox 8 sportscaster PJ Ziegler was reporting daily for our Nexstar tv chain of 200 stations during Super Bowl preparation week in Miami. It was a marathon and he handled it greatly.  He did 300 live reports. How did he keep straight all the different markets he dealt with?  How were the logistics for such a big undertaking.?  Also, we chat about the state of the Browns and how th...

Tim Alcorn has been a fixture calling high school sports in Northeast Ohio. More than 30 years and many awards.  But due to the tragic passing of longtime Cavs tv play by play guy Fred McLeod, the Cavs restructured their broadcast lineup, and hired Alcorn to handle radio play by play.  He is now doing what his idol, and mentor Joe Tait did.  And the biggest irony is that as a kid in...

The morning after the legend, his daughter Gianna, and 7 others passed away, I recorded my thoughts on Kobe. His Greatness and how we should just appreciate what we have, when we have it.   Rest In Peace Mamba

The Browns changed coaches again. Their star receiver got in hot water for giving money to LSU players and also had an arrest warrant out for smacking the behind of a security guard. Ohh and did I mention that the Browns reclusive Chief Strategy Officer spoke to the media??  Lets not for get the cheating in baseball story that had more twists and developments.  Yes, just a typical week c...

Sonny is a former Mr. Basketball award winner in the state of Ohio. He starred at Garfield Heights, then at Cleveland State and also at Ohio University.  He has been the boys hoops coach at his alma mater for about 15 years, and is involved in trying to showcase youth hoops players to get them in the pipeline to one day, possibly gain a scholarship. He talked about handling his own kids in sp...

Matt, longtime Cleveland media reporter was diagnosed with stage 4 Lymphoma and has waged a public war on the disease, using social media to chronicle the struggle.  We discussed his battle and how faith has played a part.    He has run his own sports website in Cleveland. NEO Sports Insiders and is now  also affiliated with @Sinow Cleveland Baseball Insiders. Through the...

One of the more talented young broadcasters around. Ken hosts the morning show , along with Anthony Lima on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland. He also hosts sports talk shows on CBS Sports on a national level. ON Friday nights in the fall, he is one of the hosts on our TV show at Fox 8 in Cleveland, Friday Night Touchdown.    He is from Stark country. Perry High and the University of Akron....