Steve Jones Show – Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Hour 1
Topics: Pete Rose, Tuesday night’s crazy Cleveland/Boston game and the death of Ara Parseghian. Guest: Steelers beat writer Ray Fittipaldo (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) checks in from training camp at St. Vincent College.
Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, August 1, 2017 Hour 2
Topics: John Urschel NFL retirement, CTE, college football practice/preparation, soccer popularity in America and Los Angeles gets the Summer Olympics in 2028.
Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, August 1, 2017 Hour 1
Topic: MLB trade deadline. Guests: Matt Leon (KYW/Philadelphia) covers the Phillies and football. Also, Kurt Badenhausen (Senior Editor, Forbes) and Steve discuss the world’s most valuable sports franchises plus the possible revenue the August 26th Mayweather/McGregor fight will generate.
Steve Jones Show – Friday, July 28, 2017 Hour 2
We finish our “Best Of Week” with authors Jim Miller (“Those Guys Have All The Fun: Inside the World of ESPN”) and John U. Bacon, who wrote a book with ESPN’s John Saunders before his 2016 death. (“Playing Hurt: My Journey From Despair To Hope”).
Steve Jones Show – Friday, July 28, 2017 Hour 1
Topics: Phillies, Pirates, Steelers and Pitt Panthers. Also, we wrap up our “Best Of Week” this hour with Former Penn State basketball star and newest member of the Washington Wizards, Tim Frazier plus baseball talk with ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian.
Steve Jones Show – Thursday, July 27, 2017 Hour 2
This hour in “Best Of Week” features “Keeper of the Cup” Philip Pritchard plus New York Times writer and author Richard Sandomir (“Pride of the Yankees”) gives us a behind the scenes look at how the 1942 movie and Gary Cooper accurately portrayed Lou Gehrig.
Steve Jones Show – Thursday, July 27, 2017 Hour 1
Topics: Former Penn State offensive lineman John Urschel retires from football and former Bucknell basketball great Mike Muscala resigns with the Atlanta Hawks. Also, our “Best Of Week” continues with Chuck Hixson (PhillyBaseballInsider.com) plus Phillies 2017 1st round draft pick and current Williamsport Crosscutter Adam Haseley.
Steve Jones Show – Wednesday, July 26, 2017 Hour 2
We replay two of the best interviews in the history of our show…Steve’s conversations with Rick Neuheisel (College Football Analyst, CBS Sports) and author of “42 Faith: The Rest of the Jackie Robinson Story,” Ed Henry (Chief National Correspondent, Fox News).
Steve Jones Show – Wednesday, July 26, 2017 Hour 1
Our “Best Of Week” keeps going as we discuss the Steelers and the PGA with Gerry Dulac (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) plus minor league baseball with Mitch Rupert (Crosscutters Beat Writer, Williamsport Sun-Gazette).
Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, July 25, 2017 Hour 2
Shawn tees up the “play-by-play call of the day” and sports bozo. Our “Best Of Week” rolls on with replays featuring Steve’s interviews from earlier this year. We spoke with Peter King (TheMMQB.com and Sports Illustrated) prior to Super Bowl 51 and “The Ol’ Two-Niner” Phil Bourque (Analyst, Pittsburgh Penguins Radio Network) joined us following the Pens’ winning their second consecutive Stanley Cup Championship.