The Triangle region of North Carolina is one of the most unique sports markets in the country thanks to a confluence of multiple universities with rabid fanbases, a lone pro sports franchise with the Carolina Hurricanes, and transplants who still care about their hometown teams. As more people move to the area or as young fans enter adulthood, they might lack the context as to why certain things still matter or the impact of certain events to their favorite teams. "A Brief History of Triangle Sports" will interview sports influencers who changed the game we know today in North Carolina. Tom Suiter, Tony Rigsbee, David Glenn, Bomani Jones, Chuck Kaiton, Mick Mixon, Mark Packer, Jeff Gravely, and the late Caulton Tudor (and more) will be featured.

Go on campus for the 1983 NC State National Championship celebration where students mobbed a news crew to create more than a winning it all memory.

How did the dirt on UNC basketball coach Matt Daugherty’s firing evolve recruiting and make sports news personal?

David Letterman almost ends high school football coverage but it was UNC football coach Mac Brown who saved it.

Go inside the first playoff run of the Carolina Hurricanes that changed an organization no one cared about being here at the time.

How did the label of being called “stale” transform a Duke basketball program to win the national championship?


This podcast is produced by 99.9 The Fan FM in Raleigh, NC, hosted by Joe Ovies and part of the Capitol Broadcasting Podcast Network.