Press Box Access: A Sports History Po...
Sit down with host Todd Jones and other sportswriters who knew the greatest athletes and coaches, and experienced first-hand some of the biggest sports moments in the past 50 years. They’ll share stories behind the stories -- some they’ve only told to each other.
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Paul Hoynes part 2: “Those Teams Probably Saved...
39 min
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Paul Hoynes part 1: “I'm Sweating Bullets, Shak...
40 min
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Writers Bear Witness to Memorable Moments from ...
Celebrate college basketball with this compilation of stories told on Press Box Access by 12 sportswriters who covered some of the greatest moments in NCAA tournament history.
51 min
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Jerry Tipton: “You could just walk into the Ken...
We welcome back Jerry Tipton to Press Box Access to share stories from his new book: “Déjà Blue—A Sportswriter Reflects on 41 Seasons of Kentucky Basketball.”
55 min
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Helene Elliott: “Gretzky was like no one we had...
We’re paying a special salute to Helene Elliott by once again publishing my conversation with her in an episode from February 2022.
56 min
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Dave Molinari: “Lemieux Taxed the Limits of my ...
We head to the rink for hockey talk with Dave Molinari, a Hall of Fame writer who has covered the Pittsburgh Penguins and NHL since 1983.
60 min
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Mike Vaccaro: “Isiah Thomas is on the Back Page...
We travel to the Big Apple and beyond as New York Post sports columnist Mike Vaccaro shares tales from 35 years of living his childhood dream job.
58 min
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"The Greatest: Media Share Memories of Muhammad...
We’re saluting Muhammad Ali on his 82nd birthday with a compilation of stories told on Press Box Access by sportswriters who crossed paths with The Greatest.
77 min
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Jayson Stark: “The Baseball Breaks a Window Acr...
Our show’s 75th episode has a special guest in Jayson Stark, one of the most well-respected, well-liked baseball writers for more than 40 years.
61 min
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Mike DeCourcy: “It Was Like Being Given a Ticke...
Mike DeCourcy puts us courtside with tales from his distinguished career covering college basketball for nearly four decades.
58 min
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Art Thiel: “It was a Grand Experiment in Mayhem.”
You can almost hear a crackling campfire as Art Thiel shares stories from his nearly 50 years of writing about sports.
69 min
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Diane Pucin: “It Was All Tonya, Tonya, Tonya, N...
Diane Pucin recalls with pride and joy how the sports calendar served as the rhythm of her life for nearly 40 years.
54 min
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Charles Pierce part 2: “Tiger Woods Tells These...
Part 2 of my conversation with Charles Pierce continues with more discussion about basketball icon Larry Bird.
53 min
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Charles Pierce part 1: “They Rolled the Champag...
Charles Pierce takes time away from his job as lead political writer for Esquire to reflect on his nearly 50 years of experiences as a sportswriter.
54 min
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Terence Moore: “I Literally Ran into Woody Hayes.”
Terence Moore joins us again to share more stories from his 45 years as a ground-breaking and award-winning sports journalist.
53 min
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Sheldon Ocker: “Manny used to use other people'...
Sheldon Ocker reflects on more than four decades of being a sportswriter in northeast Ohio with his customary wit and dry sense of humor.
55 min
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Filip Bondy: “It Became an Anterior-Posterior I...
Filip Bondy describes his four decades as a sportswriter as being “crazy, stupid, frustrating, wonderful and a wild ride.”
55 min
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Geoff Calkins: “It Turned into a Prince Concert...
Geoff Calkins takes us to Memphis, where he has been a high-profile fixture in the sports media scene for 27 years.
55 min
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John McGrath: “It Was a Front-Row Seat to the G...
We trek into the Pacific Northwest and catch up with John McGrath about his 40 years of writing about sports.
53 min
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Peter King: “It Was the Golden Age of Covering ...
Peter King enters his 40th year of covering the NFL by sharing tales from his distinguished career.
56 min
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Patrick Reusse part 2: “When the Beer Runs Out,...
This is the second and final part of my conversation with the great storyteller Patrick Reusse, who looks back with humor and irreverence at his 60 years covering Minnesota sports.
38 min
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Patrick Reusse part 1: “The Turkey is Unbeaten.”
This is part 1 of a rollicking two-part conversation with Patrick Reusse, longtime sports columnist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and a member of the Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
43 min
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Liz Clarke: “His death was unfathomable becaus...
Liz Clarke looks back on her “accidental career” as a sportswriter with the same thoughtfulness she always put into her stellar work.
57 min
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Thom Loverro: “You could just wander into camp ...
Thom Loverro says boxing has the best stories, and he shares some favorites from many years inside the fight game.
53 min
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Al Pearce: “Richard Petty looks at me from behi...
Sit down, strap in and go for a thrill ride with Al Pearce as he recounts more than five decades of writing about motorsports, particularly NASCAR.
58 min