Location:
United States
Genres:
Local News
Networks:
iHeart Podcast Network
Description:
Public Affairs
Language:
English
Episodes
Travel Writer Larry Bleiberg Takes An Active Approach To Traveling
1/8/2023
Larry Bleiberg is a delightful, curious and imaginative travel writer who uses all his senses to engage his readers to feel the human experience. He is thoughtful and honest with a passion to inspire others to travel more.
Duration:00:46:28
Sports Freaks (July 11, 2022) - A Sense of Impending Doom
7/11/2022
The college sports landscape is teetering on the edge of cataclysm as the SEC and Big 10 appear poised to absorb the majority of the ACC, Big 12 and PAC-12. But is the ACC grant of rights enough of a financial deterrent to glue the Atlantic coast together for a while? Also, the Carolina Panthers have a brand new quarterback, but how heated will the battle for QB1 actually be in Spartanburg? Locally, high school football is a matter of weeks away and the fire is white-hot underneath the AC Reynolds Rockets, plus the Asheville-Buncombe Regional Sports Commission is under new leadership. Special guests include: Jim Szoke (Color commentator, Carolina Panthers Radio Network); David Glenn (Founder, contributing editor - ACC Sports Journal); Shane Laws (Head coach, A.C. Reynolds Football); and Chris Smith (Interim director - ABRSC).
Duration:01:36:34
Sports Freaks (April 11, 2022) - Hello, Friends.
4/11/2022
It's post-Masters weekend on The Sports Freaks... what do we talk about now? Asheville's favorite Freaks Brian Hall and Mike Morgan are joined by special guests: Steve Forbes (Head coach, Wake Forest Men's Basketball); Demp Bradford (President, Asheville Buncombe Regional Sports Commission); Brett Friedlander (Reporter, North State Journal); and Richard Walker (Founder, CarolinaSportsHub.com)
Duration:01:28:53
Sports Freaks 4-4-2022 - The Madness Ends Here
4/4/2022
The final Monday of Madness is tinted blue with tonight's men's basketball national championship between Kansas and North Carolina. Sports Freak In Chief Brian Hall and special guest cohost Stan Pamfilis welcome special guests: Wes Moore (head coach, NC State women's basketball); Mike Morrell (head coach, UNC-Asheville men's basketball); and Pete McDaniel (contributor, Golf Digest/PGA expert)
Duration:01:27:50
Local Reps Settle Into Office as Area Farmers Watch Their Worlds Burn
11/5/2021
New district dynamics in Western North Carolina; Barn fires in Buncombe draw attention in Haywood County. Cory Vailencourt (Smoky Mountain News) joins First News with details.
Duration:00:05:48
Get the Jab or Lose Your Job - Federal Vaccine Mandate Looming Over New Year
11/5/2021
The White House has released details on its vaccine mandate that is set to take effect in early January. But what will this mean for workers and employers? National correspondent Rory O'Neall joins First News with details.
Duration:00:06:57
Can't We Get Along? - Pat Boone Joins First News
7/30/2020
Six-time Grammy nominee and timeless entertainer Pat Boone calls into First News on 570 as a newly-released song written by Boone (recorded by Wendy Moten) is making waves around the nation.
Duration:00:06:27
America's Mission to Mars, TikTok Comes Clean, and Silicon Valley Big Wigs Sizzle on the Capitol Hill Grill
7/30/2020
Tech expert Will Mapp (willmapp.com) joins First News on 570 with this week's technology headlines you need to know.
Duration:00:08:55
Pete's Take - "Defund Police" Activists Clash with AVL City Council, and Don't Even Think About Buying Alcohol After 11
7/29/2020
As the Asheville City Council debates slashing APD funding in the 2020-21 budget, anti-police activists are calling for a 50% cut immediately - but council members aren't so sure. Meanwhile in Raleigh, Gov. Cooper has stopped the spread of coronavirus by outlawing alcohol sales after 11 p.m. Because that's how that works, right? Political analyst Pete Kaliner shares local and state insight with First News on 570.
Duration:00:10:20
How Healthy is Their Home Life? Free Parenting Help is Available in NC
7/29/2020
Dr. Carly Brown (Ashewell Medical Group) stops into First News on 570 to discuss the Triple P Parenting program, available for free in NC on a first-come, first-served basis.
Duration:00:11:44
BCS Alters Back-To-School Plan
7/29/2020
Buncombe County Schools superintendent Dr. Tony Baldwin joins First News on 570 to lay out the county's plan for safely returning students to school with COVID-19 cases continuing to rise.
Duration:00:09:48
Federal agents descend on protesting US cities, Airlines can't find customers, and will Congress extend special Covid benefits for the unemployed?
7/27/2020
Federal agents descend on protesting US cities, Airlines can't find customers, and will Congress extend special Covid benefits for the unemployed?
Duration:00:21:56
Top Tech Stories of the Week with Will Mapp
6/25/2020
Will Mapp (willmapp.com) joins First News live from the nation's capital, talking the NBA's trial run with "COVID rings," Olympus pulling the plug on camera production, and why your COVID-tracking mobile app already knows too much about you.
Duration:00:09:29
Thursday With the Ladies! - AVLToday joins First News on 570
6/25/2020
AVLToday.com's Ali McGhee and Brook Bolin hop on the phone with Mark to talk nearby day-trip ideas, extended COVID-19 mandates, and Hollywood classics that turned western North Carolina into a backdrop for the silver screen.
Duration:00:13:47
Madison Cawthorn on First News on 570
6/23/2020
U.S. House (NC-11) candidate Madison Cawthorn joins Mark Starling for an impromptu interview ahead of the results of his run-off contest with rival Lynda Bennett.
Duration:00:03:37
Run, Hide, Fight - Terror Attack in Britain leaves former American dead
6/23/2020
AMERICAN AMONG SEVERAL KILLED IN UK TERROR ATTACK- FOX News Radio’s SIMON OWEN
Duration:00:05:34
Summer of Anarchy? Death toll rises inside Seattle organized protest
6/23/2020
VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN WASHINGTON’S “CHOP?” ZONE- FOX News Radio’s JEFF MONOSSO
Duration:00:05:29
Turning on Teddy - NYC Statue of 23rd President Set For Removal
6/23/2020
NYC’S MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY TO REMOVE TEDDY ROOSEVELT STATUE OFFICIALS SAY- FOX News Radio TONYA J. POWERS
Duration:00:05:33
Eyes On The Skies with Jay Ratliff - First News On 570
6/22/2020
Fox News Radio's Jay Ratliff- Second Wave Worries: Beijing cancels 70% of flights, Why no mask guidelines from the FAA?, Southwest: No middle seats thru September, American Airlines Bans Passenger
Duration:00:05:55