The Red Diamond Report Podcast Wilton Charles Jackson

Wilton sat down with Jason Gibson, a man of many talents. A Jackson, Miss., native, Jason is a history professor, a minister, a creator of community, an entrepreneur, a doctoral student, all while still having time to spend with his family and tell you why his top NBA five players in a pick-up basketball game are quite interesting. Sit back and get ready to listen as he discusses the importance of following your purpose, exploring traditional versus non-traditional routes, how basketball prepared him adversity, why Black fathers matter now more than ever and more.

 

Ahead of its Week 0 matchup against Jacksonville State, Stephen F. Austin football coach Colby Carthel joined The Red Diamond Report Podcast to preview the '22 season, discuss the keys to success for the program, highlight key impact impact players to watch, the growth of the program, NIL and more.

The Red Diamond Report podcast is back with a new season after a long hiatus. It feels good to be back. We're ready for a new season that should provide some exciting content, insight and stories.

To kickoff Season 3, seven-time WNBA All-Star Candice Dupree joined the show before the start of the WNBA's 26th season. Dupree has played for several WNBA teams. However, she spent most of her time with the Chicago Sky, the Phoenix Mercury and the Indiana Fever. While she has not officially retired, she is not currently on WNBA roster at the moment. But, it does not mean she could not land on someone's roster in the coming months. 

Dupree opens up about her life as a mother, the WNBA's 26th season, memories of her first All-Star selection in the W, the detainment of Brittney Griner, the top moments of her career and more. Get ready for an exciting episode and a start of a new season of the RDR podcast. Let's get it. 

As part of Season 2 of the Red Diamond Report Podcast, Wilton adds a new segment beyond the podcast entitled the SWAC Attack. This segment focuses on sports programs, topics, issues and interviews surrounding SWAC sports.

In Wilton's first segment, he sits down with Ashley Robinson, the athletic director at Jackson State University. Robinson opens up about the state of athletics, his role of providing his coaches with the tools they need to be successful, the excitement of football and Coach Prime, the basketball teams going to new heights and more.

A lot of great things are happening in the world of JSU sports and a lot more is to come. 

Wilton sat down with Brad Butler II, an award-winning motivational speaker, student advocate and success coach.

Before he made guest appearances on FOX, CBS, NBC or participated win speaking engagements with the NCAA, Brad was a student taking special ed classes and was the son of parents who were drug dealers that later became drug addicts.

But, Brad didn’t let the adversity stop him from achieving his goals. In fact, when he was younger, he asked God to take the burdens from his family and to place them on his shoulders.

In the midst of chaos, Brad found a way to discipline himself using sports to overcome his shortcomings. His belief is that no goal is accomplished without trial, triumph and testimony. Sit back and listen as he discusses his passion of being a student-athlete advocate, the importance of using his gifts from his purpose, overcoming special ed classes, staying focused and more.

Wilton sat down with Tony Wyllie, the president and managing director of the Special Olympics in North America.

Wyllie is tasked with enhancing and promoting the Special Olympics programs in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Before this latest move in his career, Wyllie spent many years in public relations and communications for the National Football League. He has worked with the Dallas Cowboys, the then St. Louis Rams, the Tennessee Titans, the Houston Texans and the Washington Football Team.

Each role, according to Wyllie, helped him for the position of where he is today and the ability to serve as mentor to many in the media and journalism field.

Sit back and get ready to listen as he discusses his childhood, working with the Dallas Cowboys as he described as the graduate school of PR from 1993-1994, the importance of building trust with NFL players and coaches, trusting his process, leaning on mentors, maintaining a balance of family life and more.