Wake Up Call with Tony Desiere & Ronn Culver

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Tony Desiere and Ronn Culver host Wake Up Call weekday mornings on SportsMap Radio. Tony & Ronn talk NFL, NCAAF, NBA, NCAAB, MLB, NASCAR, PGA and yes even some NHL. Listen to Wake Up Call, weekday mornings 7a-11a EST, only on SportsMap Radio and Podcast Arena.

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3243: Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle joins Wake Up Call

* Covering all of University of Houston sports for the Houston Chronicle, Joseph Duarte joins the showgram to talk on the #Cougars in the #NCAATournament #SweetSixteen and their 2022-23 season #GoCoogs

12m
Mar 24
3242: The Good The Bad The Dumb - 03/24/2023

* Top brass with #NotreDame University make a wild suggestion that we all would like to see; a DII coach gets suspended for a valid reason, but what he's suspended from should be questioned; NFL issues warning on "Ken Francis" negotiating #NCAA #FerrisState #Bulldogs #FightingIrish #NBA #NFL #RavensFlock #LamarJackson #KenFrancis

21m
Mar 24
3241: Zach Weinberger, The Palm Beach Post joins Wake Up Call

* Covering Florida Atlantic athletics for The Palm Beach Post, Zach Weinberger joins the showgram to talk on #FAU's historic win over the #TennesseeVolunteers and earn their place into the #EliteEight

10m
Mar 24
3240: 03/24/2023 Wake Up Call Hour 3

* Guest: Covering all of University of Houston sports for the Houston Chronicle, Joseph Duarte joins the showgram to talk on the #Cougars in the #NCAATournament #SweetSixteen and their 2022-23 season #GoCoogs Tony & Ronn claim that #Gonzaga's #DrewTimme is this era's #ChristianLaettner, just without the National Championships; Gonzaga needs to win for #MarkFew; can't really think of another program that went from obscurity and has had staying power like Gonzaga The guys go over some of the things they'd like to see in tonight's Sweet Sixteen games and the #EliteEight games over the weekend

44m
Mar 24
3239: 03/24/2023 Wake Up Call Hour 2

* The term "Cinderella" will never leave the #NCAATournament, but Tony & Ronn argue that these school's labeled with that probably don't appreciate much since it implies they weren't suppose to be there in the first place - who are this year's "Cinderella teams"? The Good The Bad The Dumb - Top brass with #NotreDame University make a wild suggestion that we all would like to see; a DII coach gets suspended for a valid reason, but what he's suspended from should be questioned;  #NFL issues warning on "Ken Francis" negotiating

44m
Mar 24
3238: 03/24/2023 Wake Up Call Hour 1

* What. A. Night. Of. Basketball. Tony & Ronn breakdown all the #NCAATournament  #SweetSixteen action that kept us all on the edge of our seats late into the night; with special looks on  Florida Atlantic's win over #Tennessee (and what the #Volunteers need to do moving forward) and how it was unfair to us fans to watch a Sweet Sixteen matchup of #UCAL vs #Gonzaga when it clearly looked like these two should have met up in the #FinalFour Guest: Covering Florida Atlantic athletics for The Palm Beach Post, Zach Weinberger joins the showgram to talk on #FAU's historic win over the #TennesseeVolunteers and earn their place into the #EliteEight #NCAATournament #RollTide #Aztecs #Creighton #Princeton #FAU #Vols #KState #Spartans #GoCoogs #Canes #Xavier #HookEm #GoHogs #UConn #Zags #UCLAhoops #MarchMadness

44m
Mar 24
3237: Dave Preston, WTOP Sports Anchor joins Wake Up Call

* Friend of the show and host for WTOP in the DC area, Dave Preston joins the showgram to talk all things #BigEast basketball - especially the new coaching hires for #Georgetown - #EdCooley, #StJohns #SJUBB - #RickPitino, and #Providence #PCBB - #KimEnglish 

10m
Mar 23
3236: Bob Holt, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette joins Wake Up Call

* Covering #Arkansas #Razorbacks basketball #GoHogs for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Bob Holt joins the showgram to talk on their season so far and what to expect out of them as they gear up for their #NCAATournament #SweetSixteen matchup against #UConn

10m
Mar 23
3235: The Good The Bad The Dumb - 03/23/2023

* Is #Blockbuster making a comeback? Ronn shares some of the clues that may point to yes; #RobManfred may be forcing some teams into replacing their batboys/batgirls; rumors say #Angels P/OF #ShoheiOhtani could be the first $600 million man, but is that enough? #MLB #GoHalos

21m
Mar 23
3234: 03/23/2023 Wake Up Call Hour 3

* Tony & Ronn talk on those unforgettable runs in #NCAATournament history, not just the underdog runs from a #GeorgeMason or a #StPeters, but #Duke's of the early 1990s was incredible because of who they beat along the way; a look at a revamped #BigEast basketball...if it is revamped Guest: Friend of the show and host for WTOP in the DC area, Dave Preston joins the showgram to talk all things #BigEast basketball - especially the new coaching hires for #Georgetown - #EdCooley, #StJohns #SJUBB - #RickPitino, and #Providence #PCBB - #KimEnglish 

44m
Mar 23
3233: 03/23/2023 Wake Up Call Hour 2

* Tony explains the similarities and differences between two owners in #Dallas, #MarkCuban and #JerryJones...they're both wanting the same thing, but both have their won style in trying to achieve it; The Good The Bad The Dumb - is #Blockbuster making a comeback? Ronn shares some of the clues that may point to yes; #RobManfred may be forcing some teams into replacing their batboys/batgirls; rumors say #Angels P/OF #ShoheiOhtani could be the first $600 million man, but is that enough? Guest: Covering #Arkansas #Razorbacks basketball #GoHogs for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Bob Holt joins the showgram to talk on their season so far and what to expect out of them as they gear up for their #NCAATournament #SweetSixteen matchup against #UConn

44m
Mar 23
3232: 03/23/2023 Wake Up Call Hour 1

* Was it an overreaction from pretty much everyone associated with the #Dallas #Mavericks, including owner #MarkCuban? Probably. Tony & Ronn break it all down for you; plus it's a #TBT and the guys take the wayback machine to 1974 to when #NCState got the better of the greatest college basketball team of the 1970s #UCLA; Also, a look ahead to tonight and tomorrow's #NCAATournament #SweetSixteen games and the #Jets pull off another trade #NBA #MFFL #NCAA #Wolfpack#NCAATournament #RollTide #Aztecs #Creighton #Princeton #FAU #Vols #KState #Spartans #GoCoogs #Canes #Xavier #HookEm #GoHogs #UConn #Zags #UCLAhoops #MarchMadness #NFL #TakeFlight

44m
Mar 23
3231: Byron Larkin, Former Xavier SG/Current Xavier Radio Analyst joins Wake Up Call

* Former Xavier Shooting Guard standout and current radio color commentator, Byron Larkin joins the showgram to talk on the #Xavier #Musketeers #SweetSixteen game against #TexasLonghorns #HookEm and their 2022-2023 season overall.

10m
Mar 22
3230: Wake Up Call Feature: An Offer Jimmy Garoppolo Cannot Refuse

* A dumb so good it deserved it's own segment - new #RaiderNation QB #JimmyGaroppolo could be living #LasVegas better than anyone else if he accepts this free offer from some local "ranchers".

10m
Mar 22
3229: The Good The Bad The Dumb - 03/22/2023

* The #Madden football franchise has chosen their first ever ring of honor inductees, no problems with who they selected, just surprised this position was passed over; #Alabama Football HC #NickSaban definitely threw shade on Alabama Basketball HC #NateOates, #RollTide indeed; a dumb so good it deserved it's own segment - #JimmyG could be living #LasVegas better than anyone else if he accepts this free offer from some local "ranchers".

21m
Mar 22
3228: 03/22/2023 Wake Up Call Hour 3

* Starting off hour 3 with some #Xavier basketball talk and how quickly #SeanMiller was able to turn that program around; plus the pros and cons of bring #OdellBeckhamJr on to your team, especially for an #AFC team;  Tony has officially started #TedLasso, Ronn (the soccer guy) has not, but this leads these two in to talking about all the streaming services and which ones are actually worth it; also that time #TigerWoods annihilated #StephenAmes in match play 

44m
Mar 22
3227: 03/22/2023 Wake Up Call Hour 2

* Comparing the #WorldbaseballClassic to the #WorldCup seems premature, but that national feeling could be getting there The Good The Bad The Dumb...The #Madden football franchise has chosen their first ever ring of honor inductees, no problems with who they selected, just surprised this position was passed over; #Alabama Football HC #NickSaban definitely threw shade on Alabama Basketball HC #NateOates, #RollTide indeed; a dumb so good it deserved it's own segment - #JimmyG could be living #LasVegas better than anyone else if he accepts this free offer from some local "ranchers". Guest: Former Xavier Shooting Guard standout and current radio color commentator, Byron Larkin joins the showgram to talk on the #Xavier #Musketeers #SweetSixteen game against #TexasLonghorns #HookEm and their 2022-2023 season overall. 

44m
Mar 22
3226: 03/22/2023 Wake Up Call Hour 1

* The #WorldBaseballClassic final turned into an instant classic, Tony & Ronn break it all down for you - especially that final showdown between #ShoheiOhtani and #MikeTrout; plus the difference in the final calls between the #USA and #Japan; also how some players will turn their performance in the #WBC into a lucrative career in the #MLB The guys also covered the death of #Knicks #NewYorkForever legend #WillisReed and the importance of that one game; and are we entering an era where 16 seeds think it's now commonplace for them to beat up on a #1 seed?

44m
Mar 22
3225: The Good The Bad The Dumb - 03/21/2023

* The upcoming movie #Air has been getting great reviews, #BenAffleck shares a story of the one request #MichaelJordan had with this movie; apparently the #Big10 wanted another school over #UCLAhoops - #GoDucks; some news agency had to fall on the sword and it looks like #CNN volunteered #MarchMadness

10m
Mar 21
3224: Mike Crispino, PxP voice for UConn Athletics joins Wake Up Call

* Coming to us live from an airport just before he heads to Las Vegas, the voice of #UConn athletics Mike Crispino joins the showgram to talk on this #Huskies team making the #SweetSixteen.

10m
Mar 21
3223: Joe Zagacki, PxP voice for Miami Athletics joins Wake Up Call

* The voice of #Miami #Canes athletics, Joe Zagacki joins the showgram to talk on Miami's run to the #SweetSixteen - their season leading up to this and a preview of their touch matchup against the #HoustonCougars #GoCoogs

10m
Mar 21
3222: 03/21/2023 Wake Up Call Hour 3

* Hour 3 is dominated with #collegebasketball talk...the guys cover it all, from #RickPitino being hired by #StJohns #SJUBB to #UNLV back in the early 1990's and of course all the latest with the #NCAATournament #MarchMadness

44m
Mar 21
3221: 03/21/2023 Wake Up Call Hour 2

* Tony & Ronn talk on how disastrous their #NCAATournament brackets look - so much red! Guest: coming to us live from an airport just before he heads foo to Las Vegas, the voice of #UConn athletics Mike Crispino joins the showgram to talk on this #Huskies team making the #SweetSixteen The Good The Bad The Dumb...The upcoming movie #Air has been getting great reviews, #BenAffleck shares a story of the one request #MichaelJordan had with this movie; apparently the #Big10 wanted another school over #UCLA; some news agency had to fall on the sword and it looks like #CNN volunteered Did you know there was a #LIVTour event this past weekend? Yeah...neither did we and what looks like to be mostly everyone as well.

44m
Mar 21
3220: 03/21/2023 Wake Up Call Hour 1

* Rick Pitino is back coaching in a power 5 conference, Tony & Ronn have all the latest on the controversial coach accepting the head coach position at #StJohns #SJUBB; plus the guys wonder if we all should be heading to the bars tonight to cheer on #USA in the #WBC Final against #Japan; Guest: the voice of #Miami #Canes athletics, Joe Zagacki joins the showgram to talk on Miami's run to the #SweetSixteen - their season leading up to this and a preview of their touch matchup against the #HoustonCougars #GoCoogs

45m
Mar 21
3219: Mike Rutherford, Card Chronicle/The Mike Rutherford Show joins Wake Up Call

* Covering #NCAA college basketball for CardChronicle.com http://cardchronicle.com/ and host of The Mike Rutherford Show on Big X Sports, Mike Rutherford joins the showgram to recap all the madness of #MarchMadness and give us our first look at the #SweetSixteen. #NCAATournament #RollTide #Aztecs #Creighton #Princeton #FAU #Vols #KState #Spartans #GoCoogs #Canes #Xavier #HookEm #GoHogs #UConn #Zags #UCLAhoops #MarchMadness

10m
Mar 20
3218: The Good The Bad The Dumb - 03/20/2023

* #RingTheBell #TreaTurner has taken the #WorldBaseballClassic by storm and has team #USA in the finals; #Fulham #FFC pulled off an impossible feat - hat trick of red cards all in 60 seconds in their loss to #MUFC in the #FACup; #WBC has been smashing attendance records and their pool games alone have outdrawn the #A's #DrumTogether and the #Marlins #MakeItMiami

21m
Mar 20
3217: 03/20/2023 Wake Up Call Hour 3

* Tony & Ronn talk on the lack of blue blood programs (#Duke #KUBball #BBN #UNC) in the #SweetSixteen doesn't seem to be hurting the overall product; plus the guys talk about what we love to see the first weekend of the #NCAATournament, but what we actually want to see the rest of the way; also a little video game talk from Tony who's gone from #RedDeadRedemption and is now tackling #HogwartsLegacy

44m
Mar 20
3216: 03/20/2023 Wake Up Call Hour 2

* A brief break from the #NCAATournament to talk the latest rumors surrounding the #NFL, especially #AdamThielen signing with the #Panthers #KeepPounding The Good The Bad The Dumb...#RingTheBell #TreaTurner has taken the #WorldBaseballClassic by storm and has team #USA in the finals; #Fulham #FFC pulled off an impossible feat - hat trick of red cards all in 60 seconds in their loss to #MUFC in the #FACup; #WBC has been smashing attendance records and their pool games alone have outdrawn the #A's #DrumTogether and the #Marlins #MakeItMiami Guest: covering #NCAA college basketball for CardChronicle.com http://CardChronicle.com and host of The Mike Rutherford Show on Big X Sports, Mike Rutherford joins the showgram to recap all the madness of #MarchMadness and give us our first look at the #SweetSixteen. #RollTide #Aztecs #Creighton #Princeton #FAU #Vols #KState #Spartans #GoCoogs #Canes #Xavier #HookEm #GoHogs #UConn #Zags #UCLAhoops

44m
Mar 20
3215: 03/20/2023 Wake Up Call Hour 1

* We say it year after year before the start of the tournament, the #NCAATournament just can't get any more entertaining that last year's or we've seen it all before, how can this version be entertaining and yet, #MarchMadness comes and never disappoints. Tony & Ronn break down the first two rounds, the highs and lows, the blowouts and upsets and the standard #SweetSixteen participants and the schools that shocked them most. #RollTide #Aztecs #Creighton #Princeton #FAU #Vols #KState #Spartans #GoCoogs #Canes #Xavier #HookEm #GoHogs #UConn #Zags #UCLAhoops

45m
Mar 20
3214: Wake Up Call Feature: Athletes Turned Actors

* Tony & Ronn talk on athletes turned actors - who was the best, who's been forgotten and some names of actors you may not have know were professional athletes. #CarlWeathers #KareemAbdulJabbar #LebronJames #MichaelJordan #BurtReynolds #KevinGarnett #AlexKarras #OJSimpson #SerenaWilliams #DwayneJohnson #TerryCrews #DaveBautista

10m
Mar 17