The Morning Spiel

An international competition featuring competitors from five continents comes to Buckhannon, West Virginia. How did that happen? Randy Sanders, President of the Buckhannon Host Committee for the World Association of Marching Show Bands 2023, details how they won the bid (7:14). Meanwhile, Randy Mazey announces 2024 will be his final season as head coach and manager of WVU Baseball. Greg Carey of W...

Bill Dubensky rejoins the program with some critical traffic and weather updates for the week (2:45). Then after the break, it's Jack Carlson of West Virginia MetroNews with his takeaways from Best Virginia's 130-100 win over College Park Boys over the weekend in their final tune-up ahead of TBT (7:03). The Question of the Week returns (26:04)!

Newly minted WVU assistant basketball coach and former Mountaineer Alex Ruoff joins the show to talk about life after basketball -- but with a pit-stop for the Alumni Basketball League showcase in Fairmont this weekend (0:00). Tannor Lambert of the Mountaineer Sports Insider discusses whether or not the Penguins should pursue Erik Karlsson and what could be next for Angels two-way superstar Shohei...

A Local Arts Feature grab-bag this Thursday features Jason Young, Program Manager of the Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center, on an exciting addition to their line-up: a $2-per-ticket feature of Steven Spielberg's 1975 classic Jaws (7:03). Then Aristotle Jones, Appalachian Soul Man and host of Sounds Good to Me, details his recording sessions in Brooklyn, best road trip music and etiquette, and...

On today's episode, Dr. Matthew Richardson of West Virginia University joins the program (6:10) to discuss hazing -- prevention, awareness, and more. This conversation comes to the forefront as a hazing scandal is rocking Northwestern University's athletic department. Then Alex switches gears on Wildcard Wednesday to highlight one of the things bothering him the most in the Bob Huggins saga (27:46...

Brian Metzer of the Penguins Radio Network gives his take on the Penguins off-season so far and how he thinks the Penguins could acquire superstar defenseman Erik Karlsson (5:51). Then it's Rob Hawkins (21:53), entering his ninth season as head coach, on the coming prospects for the Lincoln Cougars this high school football season.

It's a packed show with Mike Asti of WV Sports Now joining the program (3:01) to discuss the latest twist in the ongoing Bob Huggins saga at West Virginia University. Then East Fairmont's Shake Eakle joins the program (24:50) as part of our ongoing series previewing the upcoming season of #WVPrepFB in the North Central WV region.

Man, it's hot. Speaking of hot: Neal Brown's seat as WVU picks up a dead-last pre-season ranking in the Big 12 Preseason Media Poll (0:00). Tannor Lambert of the Mountaineer Sports Insider Podcast joins the show to discuss the latest in the transfer portal for Mountaineer basketball, Josh Eilert's coaching staff, and a rapid-fire round of topics from around the NBA, NHL, and MLB (8:03). Then Brian...

It's a grab bag of topics today. Alex opens the grab bag (0:00) to start. Then it's Jason Young, Program Manager at the Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center, on a local theatre camp (3:19). We return to the grab bag (24:01) before hitting the wrap-up.

After the lead-in (0:00), Greg Carey of WV MetroNews joins the program (3:39) to update listeners on Bob Huggins's first day in court, the hiring of two new assistant coaches, where things stand with the transfer portal, and Wren Baker's wild first seven months on the job. Alex then shares his final thoughts (28:27) and wraps the show.

0:00 - The Lead-In 13:31 - Musings on the mythologizing of The Founding Fathers 17:56 - Tyler Phares, Head Coach of Bridgeport High School football, discusses the upcoming season, preparation levels, the high bar the student-athletes set for the program, Martinsburg, and more in this third edition of our High School Football Preview Series. 36:16 - The Wrap-Up

0:00 - Intro 4:24 - Tannor Lambert, Host of Mountaineer Sports Insider, joins the show to discuss Josh Eilert plus a grab-bag of topics from around the sports world including the 24th perfect game in MLB history, the NHL Draft, and what's wrong with Blue Jays pitcher Alek Menoah. 20:29 - Chad Clem joins the show to provide his recommendations for best 4th of July-themed movies for this weekend wit...

0:00 - Intro 9:16 - Jason Young, Program Manager of the Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center, joins the show to highlight the latest offerings in the local arts scene in Clarksburg, WV. 22:13 - Aristotle Jones, The Appalachian Soul Man, on his new single, upcoming recordings, and the latest on Sounds Good to Me. 38:07 - The Wrap-Up

0:00 - Intro featuring WKMZ's Bill Dubensky 14:56 - Quick thoughts in defense of NIL and the Transfer Portal 20:16 - Lori Hostutler, Director of the West Virginia and Regional History Center, rejoins the show to dive deeper into the origin story of West Virginia -- covering some bonus information we didn't have time to talk about on West Virginia Day. 41:11 - The Wrap-Up

0:00 - Intro 3:45 - Mike Asti of WV Sports Now and host of the Mic Drop podcast on his reactions to Josh Eilert's introduction as WVU head men's basketball coach, Wren Baker's dual coaching searches, and what the program could look like next season. 20:35 - In the second edition of our series of coaches interviews, South Harrison's Brett Hathaway joins the program to talk about the Hawks breakthro...

0:00 - Intro 3:40 - Greg Carey of WV MetroNews on the hiring of Josh Eilert as WVU Men's Basketball head coach 19:50 - Bobby Burnside, head coach of Doddridge County High School, leads off a new series meeting the head coaches and learning more about the high school football programs of North Central West Virginia as summer camps are ongoing ahead of the 2023 season. 36:12 - The Wrap-Up

0:00 - Intro and reflection on seven year anniversary of June 23, 2016 floods 10:06 - Tannor Lambert of the Mountaineer Sports Insider podcast on life after Bob Huggins, the coaching search, NBA hot stove action, and the NHL Hall of Fame. 30:09 - Brian Hernandez of the Zero Dark Nerdy podcast on The Flash, the DCEU, Black Mirror Season 6, and his favorite 4th of July film. 46:25 - The Wrap-Up

0:00 - Intro 6:20 - On John Beilein at WVU 20:08 - Aristotle Jones, The Appalachian Soul Man, on Songs for All Summers 31:43 - Jason Young, Program Manager for the Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center, on local arts, murals, and the latest at the RGPAC.

0:00 - Intro 3:10 - Dr. Melanie Ward, WVU Medicine neurologist from the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, joins the program to discuss Alzheimer's, dementia, and more on "The Longest Day." 19:10 - Alex shares some of his own thoughts on the Bob Huggins situation, including taking calls. 34:30 - More on Huggins plus The Wrap-Up

0:00 - Intro 2:45 - Lori Hostuttler, Director of the West Virginia and Regional History Center, joins the show to give the history of West Virginia's introduction into the Union as the 35th state 160 years ago. 24:11 - Brad Howe of WV MetroNews joins the program to discuss the path forward for WVU post-Huggins, the NIL and Transfer Portal landscape, and the economics of college athletics. 42:46 -...

0:00 - Intro and initial thoughts on Bob Huggins 3:58 - Mike Asti, Managing Editor of WV Sports Now, on the arrest, resignation, and legacy of former WVU Men's Basketball Head Coach Bob Huggins 22:37 - Joe Brocato, Sports Reporter with WV MetroNews, on the latest involving the state of the WVU Men's Basketball program following the resignation of Bob Huggins. 38:08 - Final thoughts and The Wrap-Up

0:00 - Intro 2:21 - Sports grab bag with Tannor Lambert of the Mountaineer Sports Insider Podcast 16:03 - Chad Clem on movies to explore in honor of West Virginia Day on June 20th. 28:25 - Deeper dive into Vegas's Jon Marchessault, the first true undrafted player to win the Conn Smythe. 33:18 - The Wrap-up

0:00 - Intro and a new twist in the WVU budget deficit saga 5:27 - Jason Young, Program Manager at the Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center, talks new announcements at the Robinson Grand, The Tony's, and more. 18:56 - Aristotle Jones, The Appalachian Soul Man and host of Sounds Good to Me, joins the show to talk about a new $250 million lawsuit brought against Twitter by 1,700 artists, his busy w...

0:00 - Intro 3:42 - The Stanley Cup Finals and Strategic Retreat vs. Going for Broke 14:46 - Greg Carey of MetroNews joins the show to talk about the WVSSAC Champions Cup and best performances from North Central WV. 29:10 - You can't win with that guy... until you do (see Eichel, Jack). 33:33 - The wrap-up

0:00 - Intro 4:08 - Higher education talk 15:56 - Eric Hurst on the upcoming 2nd Annual Corn Hole Tournament and Food Truck Rally 25:22 - Alex talks about a personal issue impacting his family -- focusing on Alzheimer's awareness and mental health. 34:46 - The wrap-up