NEW YORK – The second episode of This Week In The BIG EAST Radio Show, distributed by Westwood One, launched on Jan. 7 with this week's guests Providence head coach Ed Cooley, BIG EAST Supervisor of Officials John Cahill and FOX Analyst and St. John’s alum Tarik Turner.
The hosts for This Week In The BIG EAST are John Rooke, a well-known BIG EAST play-by-play voice for 27 years and Kevin McNamara, who has covered the BIG EAST for 25 seasons at the
Providence Journal and is a columnist for
Basketball Times. Rooke and McNamara give a comprehensive look at the teams, coaches, players and storied tradition of the top basketball conference in America in each episode.
The episode’s “Who’s Hot” segment features audio clips from some recent big performances around the league and a recap of the league’s weekly honors.
The BIG EAST Spotlight shines on Cooley, who gives his insight on the power combination of Kris Dunn and Ben Bentil and playing as one of the teams to beat in the league. The BIG EAST focus shifts to Cahill, who takes fans through the rule changes for this year, how they are affecting play and the officials’ ability to be consistent. From the national perspective, Turner offers his thoughts on the up-and-coming “Stars To Be” in the BIG EAST.
Distributed by Westwood One, This Week In The BIG EAST can be heard markets across the country. In addition to stations in the BIG EAST institution markets, TWITBE is picked up by WLXG-AM Lexington, Ky.; WCIT-AM Lima, Ohio; WNBS-AM Paducah, Ky.; WDTX-FM Wausau, Wisc.; KMAV-FM Mayvile, N.D.; KASR-FM Vilonia, Ariz.; WTLB-AM/WRNY-AM/WIXT-AM Utica, N.Y.; WTLA-AM/WSGO-AM Syracuse, N.Y.; WPSE-AM Erie, Pa.; WKLP-AM Keyser, W.V.; WCMD-AM Cumberland, Md. Check specific stations for air times.
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