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A Front-Row Seat with the Sportswriters Who Sat There

Sit down with host Todd Jones and other sportswriters who knew the greatest athletes and coaches, and experienced first-hand some of the biggest sports moments in the past 50 years. They’ll share stories behind the stories -- some they’ve only told to each other.

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Paul Hoynes part 2: “Those Teams Probably Saved Baseball in Cleveland.”

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Paul Hoynes part 1: “I'm Sweating Bullets, Shaking, Trying to Calm Myself Down.”

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Join Todd Jones on PressBox Access as he sits down with Paul Hoynes, a respected baseball writer known as Hoynsie, who has been covering the Guard...
Listen to Paul Hoynes part 1: “I'm Sweating Bullets, Shaking, Trying to Calm Myself Down.”

Writers Bear Witness to Memorable Moments from March Madness

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Celebrate college basketball with this compilation of stories told on Press Box Access by 12 sportswriters who covered some of the greatest moment...
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Jerry Tipton: “You could just walk into the Kentucky coach’s office.”

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We welcome back Jerry Tipton to Press Box Access to share stories from his new book: “Déjà Blue—A Sportswriter Reflects on 41 Seasons of Kentucky ...
Listen to Jerry Tipton: “You could just walk into the Kentucky coach’s office.”

Helene Elliott: “Gretzky was like no one we had seen before.”

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We’re paying a special salute to Helene Elliott by once again publishing my conversation with her in an episode from February 2022....
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Todd Jones

Host
Todd Jones is senior writer for the Ohio State Alumni Magazine and host of the Ohio State University podcast, One Degree Greater.

Bill Huffman

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A veteran podcast host and journalist with a penchant for true crime and breaking news.