Season 1
July 20, 2022
How message boards paved the way for modern media coverage, part 2: North Carolina
InsideCarolina was a trailblazer for legitimizing non-traditional outlets such as Tar Heel Blog to cover UNC football and basketball
July 20, 2022
How message boards paved the way for modern media coverage, part 1: NC State
NC State athletics has a robust internet culture that was born in the late 90s and has grown into independent websites and podcasts
July 13, 2022
How the Raleigh IceCaps won over sports fans and helped prove hockey could work in the Triangle
Former Raleigh IceCaps players discuss their experience introducing hockey to the Triangle and how they fell in love with the area.
July 6, 2022
The Greater North Carolina Pro-Am had a brief summer league run, but a massive impact on Triangle basketball
Erroll Reese and Webb Wellman highlight how the Greater North Carolina Pro-Am was about connections within the world of basketball
June 29, 2022
Rusty Helser has spent decades behind the scenes as a key piece of Triangle sports broadcasting history
Longtime Capitol Broadcast Company production director has spent decades behind the scenes, quietly making sure fans get their games
June 22, 2022
Superchunk's Mac McCaughan on Chapel Hill's music scene blending in with Tobacco Road sports culture
The cofounder of Superchunk and Merge Records discusses his college basketball fandom as Chapel Hill's music scene blossomed in the 1990s..
June 15, 2022
The Raleigh Bullfrogs lasted one season and Chris Corchiani loved every moment
Raleigh was the brief home of a professional basketball team, the Bullfrogs, which featured for ACC standout Chris Corchiani
June 8, 2022
John Wall, Harrison Barnes, and how Bomani Jones found himself in the orbit of their recruitments
John Wall and Harrison Barnes bookended 2009 with fascinating recruiting sagas, and Bomani Jones was in the middle of it all.
June 1, 2022
Jeff Gravley got to see the big events, but a smaller moment with Michael Jordan is what he'll never forget
Former WRAL sports anchor Jeff Gravley covered big events, befriended Stuart Scott, and witnessed Michael Jordan's baseball stint.
May 25, 2022
How John Forslund kept it objective for over 20 years of highs and lows of the Carolina Hurricanes
Former Carolina Hurricanes TV play-by-play John Forslund kept it objective and gained the respect of the fans through highs and lows of the franchise
May 18, 2022
Mick Mixon elevated play-by-play to storytelling during his time with the North Carolina Tar Heels and Carolina Panthers
Mick Mixon took in two North Carolina NCAA championships and the height of Carolina Panthers football during his broadcast career
May 11, 2022
How David Glenn helped recruiting coverage go mainstream and provided behind the scenes insight to the biggest stories in the Triangle
David Glenn helped take recruiting coverage mainstream and got behind the scenes of North Carolina basketball's most tumultuous era
May 4, 2022
How Chuck Kaiton educated new Carolina Hurricanes fans and remains a last link to the Hartford Whalers' past
Former radio play by play announcer Chuck Kaiton helped educate a new generation of hockey fans in North Carolina.
April 27, 2022
How the “Big Four Tournament” and recruitment of David Thompson changed North Carolina rivalry dynamics forever
Here's a mental exercise — imagine North Carolina, NC State, Duke and Wake Forest fans all chanting "ACC!” Not sarcastically, which is how folks do it today in reaction to SEC fans who pull for teams that aren't Alabama. No, ...
April 20, 2022
How Tom Suiter brought out the best in North Carolina communities with ‘Football Friday’
Suiter's legacy was his contribution to high school sports and highlighting the best from the communities these games were being played in.
April 13, 2022
The evolution of sports talk in the Triangle with a 50 year North Carolina broadcast veteran.
Tony Riggsbee has spent 50 years in Triangle radio and might be the last connection to what was broadcast media to what currently exists in the area.