written by R.L. Bynum Gannett laid off one of the best in Bob Sutton It would be natural for some people to let up on the accelerator in their last week after being laid off. But that never would be natural for Bob Sutton, whose work ethic over his nearly 25 years as sports… Read more »
Category: News
Is College Basketball Going to Die
Big news hit the college basketball off-season last week as two 5-star recruits decided to spend their “one and done” season in a new program developed by the NBA’s G League. The news was big enough on its own, but because of the current barren desert of a sports world we’re living in right now,… Read more »
Media Musings: Panthers Bring Balboni Home
written by R.L. Bynum “Balbiz” returns to her home state to cover her home team Growing up in a family of Tar Heels fans, Kristen Balboni remembers riding around Southern Pines in her dad’s Chevy Blazer listening to Woody Durham call North Carolina games. They would also turn the sound down on the television and… Read more »
Media Musings: David Glenn playing golf, weighing options
written by R.L. Bynum Glenn weighs many options but doesn’t miss hosting sports show during a pandemic Around noon last Thursday, David Glenn and Daron Vaught were together just as they were most weekdays at that time the previous nearly five years. Instead of talking into microphones during “The David Glenn Show,” taking listener calls… Read more »
Media Musings: Sports Radio Shake-up
written by R.L. Bynum New sports radio shows launch Monday after some unexpected moves Big sports radio changes in the Triangle and statewide were announced earlier this month, with two new shows to launch Monday. On March 6, there were two stunning moves and a surprising end for two long-standing, popular shows that each lasted… Read more »
8itorial: Goodbye, Panthers
You’re going to see a lot of fans claiming they’ll never watch the Carolina Panthers again. That’s a lie. They’ll watch, just like the rest of us will continue to watch. There’s still Christian McCaffrey. There’s still the other guy who played last year but I can’t remember his name right now. And if the… Read more »
SportsChannel8’s Bracket of Stuff
Contest rules: 1) Download the bracket and fill out your picks. 2) Scan or take a picture of your bracket and tweet @sportschannel8 or email sc8@sportschannel8.com. 3) Listen each day to 99.9FM, stream on WRALSportsFan.com or the WRAL SportsFan app, or check our Twitter account for daily updates on the games as we literally flip… Read more »
How to survive coronavirus online
Over the past week, our radio show (10-Noon on 99.9FM or streaming online at www.wralsportsfan.com) has been fortunate to have Dr. Sallie Permar join us to talk about the coronavirus pandemic and ways to ebb the spread of COVID-19. She’s a world-renowned expert in the field and you should listen to her. Me? I’m neither… Read more »