Behind the Mic: Local Racing & RCN-TV: A Perfect Marriage
Gary will be returning with a new blog post the week of May 13. This week, he’s asked race announcer Randy Kane to guest blog. RCN TV viewers should recognize Randy from the Grandview Speedway broadcasts airing April through August each year. Click here to read Randy’s bio from the RCN TV “Our Broadcasters” page….
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Back To Basics
After tackling the hot and sometimes laborious issues of local league realignments, super conference invitations, and sports politics the last several weeks (and something we’ll have to address again very soon with a May 31st deadline on the horizon for the proposed MVC/LVC merger), I’d like to focus on one of the more refreshing aspects…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Olympic Wrestling
Today’s “Behind the Mic” blog is written by long time RCN personality Scott Barr. Scott’s on-air career began in 1984 with the District XI Girl’s Tennis Championship, won by Monica Yurkonic. Since that debut, he has covered a wide range of sports, including kick boxing, track and field, lacrosse, soccer, volleyball, football, and baseball. Most…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: League Expansions & Super Conference
There’s been quite a bit of talk over the last few months regarding changes and speculations to our local Lehigh Valley Conference and Colonial League. We greatly appreciated local athletic directors coming on our recent “RCN SportsTalk” show (which you can watch for yourself for free on RCN Video-On-Demand). I have posted a short clip…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: If Only…
In my very first blog, I warned you that there would be times when I just did not feel like writing about sports. This is one of those times. After this week’s tragic events in Boston and in West, Texas, it is hard not to think of the people who saw their family members and…
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