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A Brief History of Triangle Sports

A Brief History of Triangle Sports


A Brief History of Triangle Sports

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Length:
17 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Description

Brief histories of North Carolina sports from college basketball giants to Stanley Cup winners and the pro football team that lasted a single season.
This podcast is produced by 99.9 The Fan in Raleigh, NC and part of the Capitol Broadcasting Podcast Network.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 17 episodes

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How message boards paved the way for modern media coverage, part 2: North Carolina

In this 2-part season finale to "Brief History of Triangle Sports", Joe Ovies revisits ...

59 minutes
Jul 20, 2022

How message boards paved the way for modern media coverage, part 1: NC State

In this 2-part season finale to "Brief History of Triangle Sports", Joe Ovies revisits ...

69 minutes
Jul 20, 2022

How the Raleigh IceCaps won over sports fans and helped prove hockey could work in the Triangle

The Raleigh IceCaps played in Dorton Arena from 1991 until 1998. They didn't win any di...

76 minutes
Jul 13, 2022

The Greater North Carolina Pro-Am had a brief summer league run, but a massive impact on Triangle basketball

To channel the premise of ESPN's "30 For 30" documentaries, "what if we told you" some ...

63 minutes
Jul 06, 2022

Rusty Helser has spent decades behind the scenes as a key piece of Triangle sports broadcasting history

The world of Triangle sports is filled with personalities. Iconic players, legendary co...

62 minutes
Jun 29, 2022

Superchunk's Mac McCaughan on Chapel Hill's music scene blending in with Tobacco Road sports culture

Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, it's pretty easy to be a touring musician w...

48 minutes
Jun 22, 2022

The Raleigh Bullfrogs lasted one season and Chris Corchiani loved every moment

The Global Basketball Association had big plans. It was right there in the name, but th...

51 minutes
Jun 15, 2022

John Wall, Harrison Barnes, and how Bomani Jones found himself in the orbit of their recruitments

To say the recruitments of Raleigh's own John Wall and Harrison Barnes out of Ames, Iow...

70 minutes
Jun 08, 2022

Jeff Gravley got to see the big events, but a smaller moment with Michael Jordan is what he'll never forget

Jeff Gravley covered 31 ACC Tournaments, 20 Final Fours, two Super Bowls and the 2016 R...

75 minutes
Jun 01, 2022

How John Forslund kept it objective for over 20 years of highs and lows of the Carolina Hurricanes

Former Carolina Hurricanes TV play-by-play John Forslund joined the Hartford Whalers or...

68 minutes
May 25, 2022