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By Telich Talks

Much decorated TV sportscaster . Endurance athlete. Explorer. Abundantly curious. 100 mile, 50 mile ultramarathoner with 20 plus years as triathlete. Not about X’s and O’s but about inspirational people and those who dream big jrtelich@yahoo.com
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Joe Jurevicius / Getting Back Up

Joe Jurevicius / Getting Back Up

Joe Jurevicius is a former NFL football player, who played in three Super Bowls, winning one of them, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002. Jurevicius is a Lake Catholic, Ohio graduate and starred at Penn State University. Joe and his family have dealt with personal tragedy and heartbreak. His infant son Michael died shortly after the Super Bowl victory 22 years ago, and Jurevicius saw his football career end due to complications from a staph infection incurred while playing for the Cleveland Browns. In 2018, Joe was held at gunpoint in his Cleveland home, which led to suicidal thoughts. And very recently, a business of his, the Clean Group burned to the ground. Our wide ranging conversation dealt with Joe picking up the pieces and overcoming other setbacks. We also talked of his love of hunting. His two daughters are standout volleyball players; Caroline at Penn State, & Ava at a Lincoln, Nebraska high school .
Mar 25, 202453:35
Breaking Through The Lines: The Marion Motley Story

Breaking Through The Lines: The Marion Motley Story

Author David Lee Morgan talks about the book he wrote on the pro football great, who helped break the color barrier in the modern era. Marion Motley, Pro Football Hall of Famer starred with the Cleveland Browns in the AAFC and the NFL. Hailing from Canton, Ohio, Motley played fullback and linebacker on those title teams. He was named to the NFL’s 100 Anniversary team. Morgan also wrote “ LeBron James, the Rise of a Star”. He currently is a media and journalism teacher at Stow high school in Ohio.
Mar 18, 202447:43
Fields of Dreams/ Former Buckeye Chris Fields

Fields of Dreams/ Former Buckeye Chris Fields

Chris Fields is a former Ohio State University wide receiver. He hails from Painesville Ohio. In recent years, he has developed some unique businesses, one of which, the Buckeye Box, down in the Hocking Hills, pays tribute to his late brother James, who passed away to cancer. Fields played for three Ohio State coaches, Jim Tressel, Luke Fickell, and Urban Meyer. We also talked about the Buckeye Cruise for Cancer, which Fields and many more former Buckeyes help raise money for.
Mar 11, 202440:59
Greg Lockhart/ 100 Black Men

Greg Lockhart/ 100 Black Men

Greg Lockhart is a retired video journalist from Fox 8 television in Cleveland Ohio. The one time high school stand out at Cathedral, Latin , earned his degree from Kent State and then embarked on an award-winning news professional career at 3 tv stations in Cleveland, most notably WJW Fox 8. He was recently named the chairman of the Cleveland chapter of the 100 Black Men organization. I sat down to chat with one of my former colleagues about the business but mostly about the 100 black men organization. I hope you enjoy the podcast and ask for your support,…. follow or subscribe on Spotify or Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks very much.
Mar 04, 202429:01
Joe Thomas/ Not Your Average Joe

Joe Thomas/ Not Your Average Joe

New book written about NFL, Hall of Famer, Joe Thomas, by Marc Bona and Dan Murphy
Feb 22, 202444:35
Chef Zae / Cooking up Content

Chef Zae / Cooking up Content

Xavier Crocker is Chef Zae on social media. Much of his content this NFL season , on Instagram, and Tik Tok and elsewhere garnered a ton of attention . Check him out on Instagram @ChefZae23 . His popularity grew so much that Browns coaches played clips of his to the players and soon, they were singing his praises and a few have joined him on his Croc Pot podcast. Let’s find out a little more about Xavier
Feb 12, 202450:46
Pickleball Power

Pickleball Power

Are the sport of Pickleball was invented in 1965 up in the state of Washington. It was initially intended to be a backyard children’s game, but in recent years, it’s growth has exploded not just here in the United States, but across the world. I talked to a pair of aspiring pros, Katie Allan and Jason McNulty at The Wembley Club in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Also, a shout out to owner David Barr for his hospitality while I watched a full night of open play at the club.
Feb 05, 202431:11
George Veras/ Iconic TV Sports Producer/Director

George Veras/ Iconic TV Sports Producer/Director

George Veras is a 10 time national Sports Emmy award winning writer , producer and director of television live events and documentaries. He began his career at CBS sports producing the NFL Today, pregame shows for the NBA on CBS, MLB, boxing, two Pan Am games and two Winter Olympics. He produced 3 other Olympics for NBC, including the first HD telecasts of the Athens 2004 Summer games. He has produced award winning content for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the Cleveland Browns, the New Jersey, Hall of Fame, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, and so much more including Yanni live at the Acropolis. He is the president and Chief Operating officer of Veras Communications Inc. and has been part of the legendary Pollack Films company. He has served as an adjunct professor of sports business at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. His first exposure to working in pro sports was in 1965 when he served as a ball boy for the New York Jets and their rookie quarterback, Joe Namath.
Jan 29, 202457:15
Nate Ulrich/ Digging for a Story

Nate Ulrich/ Digging for a Story

Nate Ulrich is an enterprise, sports reporter and feature writer at the Akron Beacon Journal. He spent a dozen years as the day-to-day beat reporter covering the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. He is a Kent State University graduate, and during the podcast we spoke about the process of defining what is a great story, and then going about the business of getting the interview and then writing the piece. I think this interview can be instructive to young journalists. Among those we discussed were Browns legends Joe Thomas, Nick, Chubb, and fellow sportswriters. Cavs legend Larry Nance Sr and his two sons, Larry Junior, and Pete entered into the discussion as did Akron Buchtel
basketball coach,Rayshon Dent, who detailed how violence impacted his life and how he never gave up , despite being denied the Buchtel coaching job twice. Nate also discussed, how he wrote a feature about Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell.
Jan 22, 202401:06:14
Adam Small / Unbreakable Spirit

Adam Small / Unbreakable Spirit

Adam Small is an endurance athlete, who has overcome a shattering experience. About one year ago, he was struck by a car while out, running and suffered a broken leg and a serious head injury. As a result , he had to learn to walk again, and with the injury, he experiences debilitating migraine headache that come on unannounced. But Small has a huge, Unbreakable spirit and , remarkably, he ran five, 100 mile ultra marathons in 2023 while , sometimes having to halt running due to those horrific headaches…. We talked about his fitness journey, which also included years where he was 65 pounds heavier.
Jan 15, 202432:53
Paul McFadden / The Barefoot Club

Paul McFadden / The Barefoot Club

Paul McFadden was a two time Pro Bowl place kicker with the Philadelphia Eagles during his NFL career. He also kicked for the New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons. McFadden, is now the president of the Youngstown State University Foundation. He was NFC Rookie of the year in 1984. He is one of only 4 men to kick his whole career Barefoot. Tony Franklin was the first. The other two were Mike Lansford and Rich Karlis ( Browns fans know him too well). McFadden talked about how he came about kicking barefoot, and about the current trend of kickers. He also talked about his relationship with recently retired YSU president Jim Tressel and the Foundation.
Jan 08, 202435:52
Andre Knott/ No More December in Berea for the Browns

Andre Knott/ No More December in Berea for the Browns

Andre Knott is a media personality in Cleveland , Ohio. He is the tv baseball analyst for the Guardians , handles commentary on ESPN Cleveland radio, Fox 8 tv and has been co host of the popular A to Z podcast with Zac Jackson. Dre , who was sideline reporter for many years on the Browns radio network ,joined me to discuss, the success of the Browns, Joe Flacco , Kevin Stefanski, Myles Garrett and more. We discussed the Downturn in the Ohio State Buckeyes fortunes,plus the NIL landscape and the transfer portal and what that is doing to college football. We even discussed mega lawyer Tim Misny. Knott was a star running back and baseball player at Akron St. Vincent St. Mary. He is married to Jen Knott, who founded Rec2Connect. She appeared on the podcast this past summer.
Jan 01, 202456:39
Telich Talks / Best of 2023 / Part Two
Dec 26, 202338:04
Telich Talks/ Best of 2023 Part One

Telich Talks/ Best of 2023 Part One

52 episodes this season and some great interviews. Impactful as well. On this episode, Corwyn Collier, Kahari Hicks, Babe Kwasniak, Mitch Hewitt, Dr. Richard Schlenk, Natalie Herbick, Sandy Alomar. It’s part One of the Best of Telich Talks for 2023. As always please rate and review and share..Thanks and Happy Holidays!!
Dec 18, 202334:14
Robert Smith / Sobriety and Mental Health

Robert Smith / Sobriety and Mental Health

Robert Smith is a retired NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings. He is listed as one of the 50 greatest Vikings in team history. Smith ran for close to 7000 yards in his career but decided to retire while still in his prime . He said he wanted to be healthy to enjoy life after football. Smith was a two-time Mr. Football award winner in the state of Ohio while starring at Euclid high school. Smith excelled for the Ohio State Buckeyes before turning pro. Smith talks on the podcast about a tough upbringing with drugs in his household, and how disruptive that was for him. He also discussed how he became sober after years of drinking, and spoke openly about the need for more mental health discussion in sports. Note: this episode does not have a voiced open or close as I didn’t want to subject your ears to hearing someone who was rasping and coughing.
Dec 11, 202324:00
Jessica Eye: Out of the Octagon

Jessica Eye: Out of the Octagon

Jessica Eye is a retired mixed martial artist who competed as a flyweight in the UFC. She signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2013. She retired in 2022. However, in 2016, after a split decision loss to Bethe Correia, Eye announced she was taking a year long hiatus from MMA competition. A horrific car accident caused by a drunk driver when Eye was 16, resulted in a broken back, amoung other injuries. In 2019, Eye wrote an article for the Players Tribune, detailing abuse she suffered as a teenager from her father, including one incident that led to her father being arrested and charged with child endangerment and domestic abuse. As a flyweight, in 2018, Eye was named comeback fighter of the year, due in part according to experts because she was finally able to fight in her natural weight class, Flyweight. My interview with Jessica detailed her early years, and the training work she did with champ Stipe Miocic & the Strong Style Fight Team.
Dec 04, 202337:49
Encore: Dr. Schlenk The Guitar Man

Encore: Dr. Schlenk The Guitar Man

This is encore presentation of podcast dropped Feb, 27, 2023. Dr. Schlenk is a neurosurgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. He is also an ultra marathoner and puts of races with a charitable bent to them. His most fascinating work could be the custom guitars he constructs in his wood shop . All from scratch and all guitars are given away with the only edict being “ do something for someone else”. You can see his work on his Instagram page @custom_charity_guitars
Nov 27, 202337:04
Becoming Forrest

Becoming Forrest

Rob Pope, a veterinarian and marathon runner from Liverpool, England became the first person to replicate the epic run across America by Forrest Gump in the popular movie starring Tom Hanks. Pope, ran 15,621 miles during several cross country runs, hitting all the famous spots depicted. The run started during the US presidential election in 2016. Since the amazing run, Pope wrote a fun and reflective book on the entire experience, called Becoming Forrest. The book was published in 2022, and Pope did the audio version of it as well. He also hosted two seasons of a Red Bull sponsored show called “How to become SuperHuman”. Rob was a fantastic interview guest. We really clicked. I share his strong sense of adventure but I’ll limit my escapades to ultra marathons, not cross country jaunts.
Nov 20, 202335:54
Coach Shawn Spencer: Exposure to Success

Coach Shawn Spencer: Exposure to Success

Shawn Spencer is the successful head basketball coach of the Rhodes high school team in Cleveland Ohio. His Rams won the city championship last season.Much of this podcast centers around his ability to emerge from the Hough projects and how he has been able to become a bright light to influence others. It’s a interview about Being exposed to how successful people go about their business and it’s a testimony to the individuals who were there for him as a kid and why he’s so adamant about being a bright light for young people nowadays. On Twitter/X he is @CoachSpencer1 as he says “ The struggle will not define you, so don’t let it blind you.”
Nov 13, 202327:15
Gabriella Kreuz: Love Doesn’t Shove

Gabriella Kreuz: Love Doesn’t Shove

Gabriella Kreuz is a former college track and field athlete, media personality, and advocate for non violence through her non profit “ Love Doesn’t Shove”. Kreuz endured a lengthy , abusive, toxic relationship with a high school boyfriend. His abuse followed her to college at John Carroll University. She takes us through the ordeal, and how she received help and how she established her non profit. Kreuz is an in stadium host for Cleveland Guardians games, and is a media personality at Big Play Network and other media outlets. She has a rambunctious dog, Blue
Nov 06, 202349:17
Friday Night Touchdown: Behind the Scenes

Friday Night Touchdown: Behind the Scenes

Friday Night Touchdown is a very popular weekly recap of high school football in northeast Ohio on Fox 8 tv. Our region is mad about football ( Pro Football began in Canton) and the show delivers the hilites every week. We take you along for a Friday night during playoff action and chat with Dan Coughlin, PJ Ziegler, Ken Carman and John Sabol. Nick Kovach, the producer and MVP is my final interview and rightly so. In someways, it’s my homage to high school football and our relationship to the game. Also, thanks to Glenville coach Ted Ginn, who was interviewed
Oct 30, 202340:60
Camino de Santiago : Spiritual Movement

Camino de Santiago : Spiritual Movement

Jack Mulhall of Euclid, Ohio is a retired gentleman, who, for a myriad of reasons, embarked on a spiritual journey on the famous Camino de Santiago, ( Way of St. James ) which is a 500+ mile walking route from France due west through northern Spain. ( There is actually a network of routes) It’s a spiritual journey, not necessarily religious in tone, although some people do find their peace on the journey. Jack’s adventure came about because of grief, insomnia, (a result of his grief over losing his wife of 42 years, ) real bad knees, and YouTube videos that just seem to speak to Jack. He met three gentleman from Northeast Ohio ;Michael Dolan, Andy Conrad, and Dennis Matson enroute. #camino #spiritual #grief #kneesurgery
Oct 23, 202338:12
Natalie Herbick: Opening Up

Natalie Herbick: Opening Up

Natalie Herbick is a morning show cohost, and a news anchor woman on Fox 8 television in Cleveland Ohio. She opened up about her early 2023 diagnosis of breast, cancer, and of undergoing a double mastectomy. Cancer has been a factor in her family history. Her mother passed away just a few short years ago due to cancer. Natalie is a Pittsburgh native and we spent some time chatting about how she got into the business. Thanks to an internship at KDKA in Pittsburgh, she worked on Steelers Saturday Night. Natalie just happens to be one of the most positive, outgoing, and down to earth people in the business. I wanted to make sure we chatted and made this episode especially with this being Breast Cancer awareness month.
Oct 16, 202333:22
Paul Colavincenzo: Undaunted!

Paul Colavincenzo: Undaunted!

Paul, a Navy veteran and anesthesiologist has competed in many triathlons , including the famous and very difficult Escape from Alcatraz. But starting in 2009, he endured a harrowing medical saga, that involved heart surgery’s, deadly bacteria, infections and more, which culminated in an above knee amputation in January, 2020. But Paul , with great encouragement from his wife Teresa, and family, still would not take things lying down. He would compete again. The Challenged Athletes Foundation played a big part in getting Paul back in the sport. Cover photo courtesy Triathlete Magazine
Oct 09, 202342:01
Dean Hall : Swimming for your Life

Dean Hall : Swimming for your Life

Dean Hall is a life coach based in Oregon. Roughly 10 years ago, Dean was still grieving the loss of his beautiful wife from 2 to 3 years previous. And Dean was suffering from lymphoma and leukemia. Frankly, he was dying. However, he discovered while going through some old artifacts at his home, something he had written as a little boy, a life goal. And, let’s just say that life goal sparked a quest to swim the 187 mile Willamette river in Oregon. That cold , foreboding body of water and his determination to swim it saved his life. I hope you enjoy your conversation.
Oct 03, 202340:27
Vince Cellini: Teaching Points

Vince Cellini: Teaching Points

Vince Cellini has enjoyed a more than 40 year career in television. It began at WJKW TV in Cleveland, Ohio in the early 80.s. He was a sports anchor at age 22 in the 9th largest tv market at the time. He went on to anchor sports for CNN, was the lead anchor for The Golf Channel, Turner Sports, NBA TV, The Learning Center and much, much more, including anchoring news for CNN. Recently he has been an Adjunct teacher for Full Sail University/ Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting based in Orlando, Florida. We worked at Channel 8 together from 1981 to 1989. This chat will be of interest to those pursuing careers in sportscasting/ journalism.
Sep 25, 202332:53
Ron Ross: Running Forever

Ron Ross: Running Forever

Ron Ross is a 65 year old ultramarathon man who started his distance running career while at West Point back in 1976. He’s run more than 180 marathons and he goes much further. Ross is close to ninety, 100 mile ultramarathons and has a goal to get one hundred , 100’s. This year he ran in the toughest race on earth, the Badwater 135 miler in Death Valley. His military and police background has certainly helped him be incredibly disciplined in his training and his preparation for races. Early in the interview you’ll hear one of the big reasons why he hardly ever breaks during a long competition. Mentally I’m speaking. I hope you enjoy the interview and share and subscribe. Hitting the subscribe button really helps this old guy grow the pod…
Sep 11, 202346:20
Mark Termini : Words to Negotiate by
Sep 04, 202301:11:50
David Kahn Golf Course Design

David Kahn Golf Course Design

David Kahn designs golf courses all over America with his design company partner Tim Jackson of Jackson Kahn Design. In 2017 Kahn and his wife Karen found out their two daughters , Amelia and Makenzie had a rare disease .. Juvenile Batten Disease. It’s a fatal genetic disorder of the nervous system . David talks of golf course design and of dealing with the somewhat overwhelming situation with his daughters , all the while battling on behalf of families in this same dilemma through the Fore Batten Foundation, he and Karen started.
Aug 29, 202331:51
Tony Fisher, Once a Panther

Tony Fisher, Once a Panther

Tony Fisher played high school football as a Panther at Euclid High, college ball for Notre Dame, and played the bulk of his NFL career with the Green Bay Packers. Tony is coming full circle returning to Euclid high school as the Athletic Director. In our chat, Tony talked about playing with Brett Favre in Green Bay, about being recruited to Notre Dame by Urban Meyer, and spent a good chunk speaking about the necessity of being smart financially. I joked that he prefers pensions to a Porsche. And it’s very true. Allow this to be podcast advice for young athletes who think making a lot of money is a great excuse for squandering it all. Fisher has been smart with his money and spoke a lot about that. He also talked about the current state of the running back position in the NFL.
Aug 21, 202336:30
Measuring Success

Measuring Success

How do you measure or define success? With part of Joe Thomas’s Hall of Fame speech in Canton leading it off, I chatted with some Cleveland sports greats, Austin Carr, Greg Pruitt, Felix Wright, Reggie Langhorne and Carol Russo about ingredients for success in sports and life. Wright and Langhorne both played for Marty Schottenheimer, one of the best Browns coaches in history. Also, a shout out to the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame, as Pruitt, Russo, and Carr are past inductees.
Aug 14, 202317:46
David Gilbert / Cleveland Passion Play : Attracting Big Events to town

David Gilbert / Cleveland Passion Play : Attracting Big Events to town

David Gilbert is the president and CEO of the Greater Cleveland sports commission and Destination Cleveland. He has helped spearhead the process of bringing dozens of big time sporting events to the city. NBA All-Star game, MLB All-Star game, the Women’s Final Four back in 2007 and coming up in 2024. …. the Pan-American Masters games in 2024….the NFL Draft and the Republican national convention in 2016. Gilbert is an unabashed promoter of the city and has a knack for bringing people together to get things done and put our city in a positive light.
Aug 07, 202331:05
Messi Mania in Miami with Mike DiPasquale

Messi Mania in Miami with Mike DiPasquale

Akron, native and former Fox 8 broadcaster Mike Dipasquale is covering the Lionel Messi Miami invasion for WSVN TV in Miami. He has a solid professional relationship with owner David Beckham. ( see episode cover art). Mike has insight as to what it’s been like as the iconic athlete comes to the MLS. Dipasquale, himself, is an accomplished athlete, having represented the United States in Masters Olympic, lifting, and also in the sport of bobsled. He has held the American Olympic Master record in the 89K class. We are former colleagues
Jul 31, 202330:26
Jen Knott / Rec2Connect/ Inspiring Recreational Therapy
Jul 23, 202323:23
Daryl Ruiter, 92.3 The Fan on the Browns

Daryl Ruiter, 92.3 The Fan on the Browns

Daryl Ruiter has covered the day-to-day operations of the Cleveland Browns for the last 16 years. He has been in the Cleveland media for several decades. On top of his Browns duties,He also covers the Cleveland Guardians and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Ruiter is a member of the Pro Football Writers Association of America and hosts a Browns related podcast on Audacy with Andy Baskin called “It’s Always Game Day In Cleveland.”
Jul 17, 202348:39
Bob the Railbird Roberts

Bob the Railbird Roberts

Legendary sportswriter Bob Randazzo (Roberts) “ The Railbird” has had a storied career writing sports, mostly of horse racing . He covered every Kentucky Derby from Secretariat forward. Add to that several World Cups and more. And now, he’s a podcaster, teaming up with his daughter Maria Randazzo, who is a writer for Jon Stewart and does standup and improv. Listen to their pod “ Hey Dad, with Maria and Bob Randazzo on all your favorite platforms. And…this is my 100th episode of Telich Talks
Jul 10, 202301:06:29
John Voso / Todays Heroes: Surviving with Style
Jul 03, 202343:24
Pam Rickard Running Sober

Pam Rickard Running Sober

Pam Rickard is a marathoner and ultra marathoner who serves as an inspiration to many through her work with the Herren Project. Rickard spoke to me May of 2019 on episode 16 of my podcast. She details how she had 3 dui’s and wound up in jail before she got sober. As director of active engagement, she has grown Team Herren Project in a vibrant community of more than 1,000 teammates nationwide. ( cover photo via Boston Marathon)
Jun 26, 202331:29
Chet Mason Team USA Coach

Chet Mason Team USA Coach

Chet Mason is the head basketball coach at Brush High school in Northeast Ohio. Recently, he was on the coaching staff for Team USA under 16 squad that won the Americas competition down in Mexico. Mason has an extensive international background as a professional player and began his basketball career as a star at South high school, and then Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is a former Mr. Basketball in the state of Ohio. A good number of his Brush star players have gone on to play at the next level. This is his second appearance on the pod. Episode 40, in October, 2019 was the first.
Jun 19, 202335:19
Camryn Justice : Digital & TV Sports Reporter

Camryn Justice : Digital & TV Sports Reporter

Camryn Justice is a tv sports reporter at WEWS TV in Cleveland, Ohio. From her early years playing football with the boys , she’s always pushed the envelope. How did she work her way onto the air? Her story is one of determination and hustle . You can find her on social media at @camijustice
Jun 12, 202340:19
Sandy Alomar Jr. Cleveland baseball renaissance

Sandy Alomar Jr. Cleveland baseball renaissance

Sandy Alomar, Junior is one of the greatest players in Cleveland Indians baseball history. A six-time all-star, who helped fuel the baseball Renaissance in Cleveland in the early 90s remains with the organization as first base coach. We discussed the origins of his career, the great times in the 90s And how Cleveland baseball can move forward with Jose Ramirez and this year‘s team.
Jun 05, 202333:04
Artist Marc Ranallo “traumatic Brain Injury Survivor
May 30, 202323:53
Captain Kwasniak Saved to Serve

Captain Kwasniak Saved to Serve

Babe Kwasniak is a Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army. He was youngest named when appointed . CASA appointees support soldiers for life. He is also the basketball coach at Cornerstone Christian Academy. Kwasniak spoke of his battles with depression and of the dark moment when he tried to take his own life .He said that 60% of service members who take their own lives, don’t even deploy. It’s not just those who saw combat. We covered many topics including the heartbreaking times two of his best friends took their own lives. He is married to Laura, a West Point Grad and doctor. They have 3 sons, the oldest who is at West Point. Mature subjects discussion.
May 22, 202301:11:21
Mitch Hewitt Chardon Hilltopper Football

Mitch Hewitt Chardon Hilltopper Football

Mitch Hewitt is a two time state champion football coach at Chardon high school in Ohio. Mitch was a stand out player at Chardon and led his team to the state finals his senior year. We talked about Mitch playing for a young Urban Meyer at Bowling Green State University, and how their relationship continues to this day, we talked of the coaching fraternity, about the influence of the cell phone and social media, and its affects on today’s youth. Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy the episode.
May 15, 202339:31
I Ran 70 miles, My Running Commentary

I Ran 70 miles, My Running Commentary

I ran 70 miles in the Outrun 24 hour Trail Race at Chapin Forest in Kirtland, Ohio. I met my goal which was to run my age (69) plus one year since I would turn 70 in mid June. I have done endurance sports, marathons, triathlons, and ultra marathons every year since age 23. It’s a lifelong dedication to striving to see what I am made of. Competing mostly with myself keeps me coming back for more. I haven’t always been successful in running 100 mile races, but I learn so much from my experiences. It’s not often the prize you get after that is important. It’s the quest, the striving that is fulfilling. I hope this episode nudges someone to venture out and begin exercising, or makes one attempt a race that they might have been reluctant to try. Other episodes of Telich Talks have dealt with fitness and exploration. I hope you give those a try. As always I urge you to subscribe and pass this along. Twitter @JohnTelich8 Instagram @johntelich
May 08, 202319:40
Anthony Lima; Sportsboy Tony

Anthony Lima; Sportsboy Tony

Anthony Lima is co host of the morning drive show on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland with Ken Carman. He is a Cleveland area native who studied media and political science in college. He got his start in media by call into radio sports shows at age 12 and used the name Sportsboy Tony. Lima also has anchored tv sports in various markets, including Cleveland. WOIO. He does college football commentary on ESPN. He is married and is father of a baby girl
May 01, 202359:23
Virgil Dominic, TV News Legend

Virgil Dominic, TV News Legend

Virgil Dominic was a tv anchorman, national radio newsman early in his career, but gained the most notoriety by taking 3rd place tv station news operations to the top in two markets. Atlanta ( WAGA) and Cleveland ( WJKW, now WJW, Fox 8) Dominic built the Newscenter 8 brand to big heights and touted “ Cleveland’s Own”, news anchors and reporters who had histories of being Clevelanders ( with some exceptions ,of course) Dominic is in 5 Broadcast Halls of Fame. Not bad for an Oklahoma kid who got his first break of being on the radio at age 16. Dominic hired me to do sports in 1980 and largely shaped my career. I hope you enjoy our interview.
Apr 23, 202301:09:04
Remembering Mark Godale, ultra legend before Boston Marathon

Remembering Mark Godale, ultra legend before Boston Marathon

Mark Godale was an ultra marathon legend and national record holder from Akron , Ohio who died in June of 2022 at age 51. He and his brother Steve had a streak of 29 straight Boston Marathons through April of 2022. This year, Steve will hit #30, bittersweet no doubt. Episode 11, April 2019 I ran with Mark,and then recorded this interview. Just trying to keep the legacy alive. RIP Mark.
Apr 14, 202324:55
Dale Davison, Cocky Cleveland

Dale Davison, Cocky Cleveland

Dale Davison, a Collinwood railroader, and Navy veteran, had a drive and a passion to get on the air to talk sports……….To pursue the dream, the father of three has had to work countless, partime jobs to make ends meet and to grind behind the scenes to wait for a break. His entree into the business came on a phone call, to talk show host Tony Rizzo on ESPN Cleveland . Next thing you know he was getting more and more airtime . We talk about how he came to enlist in the Navy, and how, as the father of Damarion Witten, a Glenville Tarblooder and highly sought after recruit, Dale has learned to navigate the recruiting process #recruiting #radio #ESPNCleveland #Navy @tarblooders
Apr 10, 202354:47