Category: SC8 Diary


Hayes Permar

What does Hayes like about sports? Walk offs, walkovers, walk ups, walk outs, walks, Ewoks, “Walk Like A Man” by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. He is from Wake County and dropped out of Davidson, UNC and NC State, jumps on whatever in-state bandwagon is currently tracking towards a championship and has a favorite team but pretends he doesn’t for journalistic purposes.

Dear Caniacs – By Michelle McMahon

SC8 Diary

Editor’s note: The SportsChannel8 Diary is where we “pass the pen” to someone outside of the SC8 team who can give us a unique perspective. This entry comes from Michelle McMahon who is moving from the Hurricanes broadcast team to the NHL Network. This article originally ran on Section 328, where you’ll find the best Canes coverage for… Read more »

The SportsChannel8 Diary: Mike Maniscalco

SC8 Diary

Editor’s note: The SportsChannel8 Diary is where we “pass the pen” to someone outside of the SC8 team who can give us a unique perspective. Today’s post comes from Mike Maniscalco, who spent 9 years as a radio host on 99.9 The Fan in Raleigh and was also the pre-game, post-game and beat coverage guy… Read more »

ECU to the Big 12?

SC8 Diary

In this installment of the SC8 diary, Josh Graham of 94.3 The Game in Greenville is a guest contributor so familiar with ECU Pirate nation that he has all of the talking points covered without actually doing interviews. The Big 12 conference announced its plans to seek expansion earlier this week. The reason this is all happening… Read more »

The H8r’s Guide: Trump in Greensboro

Opinion, SC8 Diary

EDITOR’S NOTE/DISCLAIMER: While SportsChannel8 is primarily a sports network, occasionally we’ll dabble into actual news. We’re also dedicated to objective journalism. With Republican Presidential Nominee and Great Pumpkin Lookalike Donald Trump holding a rally in Greensboro today, however, we felt the need to deliver a H8r’s Guide to the hilarity. Donald Trump is coming to… Read more »