Sports Across The Board

Gary McKillips
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“Sports Across The Board” features interviews with sports business leaders, media personalities, athletes, and more. Host Gary McKillips is a veteran sportswriter and award-winning correspondent for Associated Press Radio.

  1. The Coaches and Katie Couric

    May 11

    The Coaches and Katie Couric

    The college sports scene has undergone seismic changes in the past few years. Only recently has the NCAA expanded the March Madness field from 64 to 76 teams. Of course, there is continuing fallout from NIL and the Transfer Portal. In this episode, recorded at our annual visit to Sarasota for the V Foundation fund raiser, we hear from head coaches at Michigan State, Arkansas, Houston and Uconn as they discuss these and other topics. As a special treat we also hear from the inimatble Katie Couric.The college sports scene has undergone seismic changes in the past few years. Only recently has the NCAA expanded the March Madness field from 64 to 76 teams. Of course, there is continuing fallout from NIL and the Transfer Portal. In this episode, recorded at our annual visit to Sarasota for the V Foundation fund raiser, we hear from head coaches at Michigan State, Arkansas, Houston and Uconn as they discuss these and other topics. As a special treat we also hear from the inimatble Katie Couric.

    19 min
  2. Emmy-winning Yankee and ESPN broadcaster Dave Cohen returns to SATB.

    Apr 23

    Emmy-winning Yankee and ESPN broadcaster Dave Cohen returns to SATB.

    He's called games from baseball diamonds to basketball courts, from college campuses to the biggest stages in sports. Our guest today knows what it sounds like when history happens — because he was the one describing it. "Coney Island" Dave Cohen spent three decades as a freelance play-by-play voice for ESPN, debuting on the network all the way back in 1979, when sports on cable was still finding its legs. He was an innovator in sports cable programming and was instrumental in the beginnings of all-sports radio in New York.  As the TV play-by-play voice of the New York Yankees on MSG Network, he won an Emmy Award in 1996 for his call of a Dwight Gooden no-hitter.  A lifelong friend of Bob Costas, he also served as announcer on Costas Coast to Coast  — and if that weren't enough, he's taken his voice to Hollywood, appearing in films like Glory Road and Trouble with the Curve. In this episode Dave reflects on the ;legacy of great broadcasters who graduated fron his alma mater, Syracuse University. He also talks sports television, the new college sports landscape and much, much more. This is Dave's third appearance on SATB and when you listen, you'll know why.

    42 min
  3. Bright, refreshing, knowledgeable-Braves broadcaster Wiley Ballard is our guest on this episode of Sports Across the Board from Braves Spring Training headquarters in Northport, Fla.

    Mar 8

    Bright, refreshing, knowledgeable-Braves broadcaster Wiley Ballard is our guest on this episode of Sports Across the Board from Braves Spring Training headquarters in Northport, Fla.

    Wiley is a dugout reporter and part-time play-by-play annoucer for the Atlanta Braves. A 2024 Georgia Sportscaster of the Year, Wiley began his career doing play-by-play for his alma mater Georgia Tech. Here he tells of his rise to prominence with the Braves and discusses the prospects for this year's team amid the loss of key starting pitchers and their designated hitter. He also talks Tech football and basketball and what its like traveling with a big league club. (Note: progran recorded the day before the dismissal of Damon Stoudamire as Georgia Tech's basketball coach.)

    34 min
  4. Coach Bill Curry is back! Three time Super Bowl player, winning college coach with three major prorgams, Bill discusses his career and the state of football today.

    Feb 19

    Coach Bill Curry is back! Three time Super Bowl player, winning college coach with three major prorgams, Bill discusses his career and the state of football today.

    It’s always fascinating to listen to Bill Curry as he reminisces about his legendary career, the people and teams he played for and discusses the status of pro and college football today. Bill is a two-time Super Bowl champion who played 10 seasons in the NFL primarily with the Green Bay Packers, and the Baltimore Colts,.  He participated in Super Bowls I, III and V and played for coaches Vince Lombardi and Don Shula. As a coach himself, Bill was the head football coach at his alma mater Georgia Tech, Alabama and Kentucky, winning the 1989 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year award. He also was the head coach at Georgia State University when the school launched its football program in 2010.

    29 min
  5. Frank Leahy was one Notre Dame’s great coaches and one of it's most intriguing personalities. Ivan Maisell brilliantly revives the legend of Leahy and also comments on the state of college football.

    Jan 26

    Frank Leahy was one Notre Dame’s great coaches and one of it's most intriguing personalities. Ivan Maisell brilliantly revives the legend of Leahy and also comments on the state of college football.

    Ivan began his career with the Atlanta Constitution. He went from there to Sports illustrated. He joined ESPN.com in 2002 as college football writer, made many appearances on ESPN’s various platforms and served as producer for the program Saturdays in the South. The football Writers Association honored him for the best story of the year nine times. He was on the College Football Playoff selection committee in 2025 and in this podcast, not only does he tell great stories about Leahy, he also discusses the issues facing college football and why Congress or the Courts may need to intervene to help establish ground rules in this new era of college football.

    31 min
  6. Robert Steinfeld Goes Behind the Scenes on Sports Television in new book “1…2…3…We’re On The Air”

    12/08/2025

    Robert Steinfeld Goes Behind the Scenes on Sports Television in new book “1…2…3…We’re On The Air”

    Bob Steinfeld is a 10-time Emmy award winning producer and director. He's covered every major sport from Major League Baseball to the Olympic Games and has worked for every major sports network from ESPN, FOX, and CBS to Bally Sports, the NBA and more. He captures this incredible career in a new book, "1...2...3...We're On The Air." In addition to explaing the role of producer and director, Bob provides anectdotes involving the stellar athletes he's covered, including Nolan Ryan and Randy "the Big Unit" Johnson, for whom he produced five highly -successful and critically acclaimed pitching videos. He currently is executive producer for the WNBA's Dallas Wings.

    29 min
  7. Sports Illustrated’s Larry Keith —behind the scenes with legendary writers and sports biggest names.

    11/18/2025

    Sports Illustrated’s Larry Keith —behind the scenes with legendary writers and sports biggest names.

    Magic and Bird, Mr. October and Pete Rose—Larry Keith has written about them all and many more as a writer and former editor for Sports Illustrated. In this episode, Larry not only recalls the stories, but also goes behind the scenes with the most interesting, and sometimes most controversial, figures in the world of sports. He also tells what made SI’s great writers great, a must listen for students looking to make a career in sports media. Listen to this podcast then read Larry’s new book, Touch ‘em All.

    35 min
  8. Inside sportscasting, the NBA and more with Hawks TV voice Bob Rathbun

    10/25/2025

    Inside sportscasting, the NBA and more with Hawks TV voice Bob Rathbun

    What's life on the road for an NBA broadcaster, what is done to prepare for each game, and who was the league's greatest player. Bob weighs in on all these subjects, discusses the Hawks new season and tells tales of his long and illustrious career behind the mike. Bob Rathbun is not only the TV voice of the Atlanta Hawks, he is a 12 time Regional Emmy Award winner and has eight Sportscaster of the Year honors. In addition to basketball, he's called football, Major League baseball with the Tigers and the Braves and womens basketball with the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.

    46 min
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“Sports Across The Board” features interviews with sports business leaders, media personalities, athletes, and more. Host Gary McKillips is a veteran sportswriter and award-winning correspondent for Associated Press Radio.

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  • Creator
    Gary McKillips
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    56
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Gary McKillips
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