Episodes
Friday May 28, 2021
Union Academy graduate and NFL great Dr. Sam Silas
Friday May 28, 2021
Friday May 28, 2021
Wanting to test his skills against all comers, Sam Silas left Union Academy for Southern Illinois and, eventually, an eight year NFL career -- and then a career in academia.
He's a 2020 Polk County Sports Hall of Fame inductee and one of the greatest scholar athletes ever from Polk County.
Friday May 14, 2021
Friday May 14, 2021
With the SEU Fire Baseball hosting the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round Lakeland Bracket at the Chain of Lakes Complex in Winter Haven, we sit down with Adrian Dinkel, the head coach of the Fire, and slugging first baseman Nick Bottari. A special thank you to co-host Donnie Smith, the director of athletic communications for the Fire.
Friday Apr 09, 2021
Friday Apr 09, 2021
Meet Mo Triner, the softball head coach for Florida Southern College.
A legend in the sport, she is a former professional player and USF Sports Hall of Fame member. She talks to us about growing up in Gibsonton, her journey through professional sports and her return to coaching at Florida Southern.
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Tigers scribe Lynn Henning talks Lakeland, baseball and a career in the Motor City
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
With a career that started with Kirk Gibson and continues through Tarik Skubal, few journalists have had as storied careers in a single city as Lynn Henning has had in Detroit. He shares with us his favorite memories of covering sports in one of America's greatest sport cities and the special connection between Detroit and Lakeland.
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Dancing with Deric C. Feacher, the City Manager of Haines City
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Renaissance man Deric C. Feacher is more than just the City Manager of Haines City. A Polk County native, he’s also a musician, a forward thinker and one heck of a dancer. He joins us to talk about multiculturalism, the power of sports and tourism, the art of city management and the future of our own City of Angels.
Monday Feb 08, 2021
PCTSM's Year in Review
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
In this episode we interview PCTSM Director Mark Jackson as well as manager's Kris Keprios, Neal Duncan, Marc Zimmerman and Justin Laferriere about the hurdles faced during this last year. We discus the economics of tourism, tourism and sports tourism during a pandemic, and how the Polk County tourism industry is already walking down the road to recovery.
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
USA Softball Women's National Team members Cat Osterman and Valerie Arioto
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
USA Softball Women's National Team members Cat Osterman and Valerie Arioto join Neal and Kevin to talk about the team's recent training session at Florida Southern College, the bumps along the Road to the Tokyo Olympics thanks to COVID and life after softball.
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Central Florida Wheels of Steel brings the best in custom motorcycles to the RP Funding Center for a one-of-a-kind indoor event.
We speak with Wheels of Steel Chairman Lt. Tony Allaire of the Polk County Sheriff's Office and co-chair Jason Hallman, owner of Cycle Stop USA, about the event that benefits the Early Learning Coalition of Polk County.
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
How does a business major from UMass Amherst wind up running Theatre Winter Haven?
Come along with us as we learn about Dan's journey from college diver to Disney whiz kid to garage inventor and, finally, taking the helm of one of nationally acclaimed Theatre Winter Haven.
Friday Oct 23, 2020
What does the RP Funding Center mean to Lakeland?
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
We talk with Tony Camarillo, the director of Lakeland's RP Funding Center, about how the coronavirus has affected Central Florida's multipurpose entertainment complex and what we can expect in the near future.