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The evolution of sports talk in the Triangle with a 50 year North Carolina broadcast veteran.

The evolution of sports talk in the Triangle with a 50 year North Carolina broadcast veteran.

FromA Brief History of Triangle Sports


The evolution of sports talk in the Triangle with a 50 year North Carolina broadcast veteran.

FromA Brief History of Triangle Sports

ratings:
Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Apr 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Let's take it back to 1982. North Carolina has Michael Jordan and Dean Smith. Woody Durham yells "thrown away to Worthy" and the Tar Heels win the NCAA championship. Then the following year in 1983, Jim Valvano and NC State become legends of March Madness. Can you imagine what it would've been like on sports talk radio back then? Wait, was there even sports talk radio back then? Yes, but not like you know it today. Tony Riggsbee has spent 50 years in Triangle radio and was part of those incredible moments and more. Riggsbee sat down with Joe Ovies to discuss his connection to what was broadcast media to what currently exists in the area.
Released:
Apr 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (17)

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: Duke, NC State and UNC, 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. 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.