KYW Newsradio's 1-On-1 with Matt Leon

Mavreen Hering has been the head softball coach at Division III Stockton University since 2015. On her watch, the Ospreys have been one of the top teams in the New Jersey Athletic Conference, winning nearly 60% of their games. This year, just days after recording this interview, Hering led Stockton to the program's first-ever NJAC regular season championship. Hering also enjoyed a very successful run as the head coach at Camden Catholic High School and was a standout player in college at another NJAC school, Rowan. In Episode #291 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt talks with Hering about her career. They discuss her coaching success, talk about overcoming a torn ACL during her college days, discuss how softball has exploded in the US over the last decade and much more. "1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

Kale Beers has spent the last 30 years as the play-by-play voice of La Salle University men's basketball. A La Salle alum, he has called hundreds of games for the Explorers, including La Salle's run to the "Sweet 16" of the NCAA Tournament in 2013. His resume also includes years broadcasting minor league baseball, and decades of work in athletic communications and PR. In Episode #290 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt welcomes Beers in studio to talk about his career. They discuss how he started the radio network for La Salle, look back at his time in the Army, learn the origin of his signature call 'Pow" and much, much more. "1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

Nydair Rouse is the Community Development Director for the non-profit It Takes A Village To Feed One Child based in King of Prussia. His non-profit work comes after a football career that saw him star at Simon Gratz High School and Division II West Chester University. Upon graduation from West Chester, Rouse, a defensive back, went on to spent time with the Green Bay Packers, the BC Lions of the CFL and the DC Defenders of the UFL. He reached these football heights after overcoming getting shot in the head in a random shooting in North Philadelphia back in 2016. In Episode #289 of "1-On-1 with Matt Leon," Matt welcomes Rouse in studio to talk about his journey. They discuss his work in the non-profit space, talk about his football days, look back at the impact the shooting had on his life and much more. For more information on It Takes A Village To Feed One Child go to https://www.feed1child.org. "1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

Jon Dupont is settling in as the new head coach of the University of Pennsylvania sprint football team. While this is a new role for Dupont, he is no stranger to Penn as he spent the last 20 years on staff for the Quakers football program as a defensive assistant. In Episode #288 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt welcomes Dupont in studio to talk about his career. They discuss what it has been like since he took over the sprint football program, talk about his time working on staff for Penn football head coaches Al Bagnoli and Ray Priore, look back at his days as a collegiate athlete and much more. "1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

For the first time in program history, the Holy Family University women's basketball team has advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division II Tournament. The 30-4 Tigers are the champs of the East Regional after picking up wins over Assumption, Southern Connecticut State and Daemen. In the Elite Eight, Holy Family will take on 29-3 Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 in Pittsburgh, PA. In this bonus episode of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt catches up with Holy Family head coach Bernadette Laukaitis to talk about her team's incredible ride and what she expects on Tuesday. "1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

Michelle Vittese is the head field hockey coach at Temple University. She has been in that role since taking over on an interim basis in August of 2021. That interim tag was removed a few months later in November. She has led the Owls to winning records in each the last four seasons, including a 12-6 ledger in 2025. She was a star field hockey player at the University of Virginia and played extensively for the US National Team including in the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. In Episode #287 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt welcomes Vittese in studio to talk about her career. They discuss her success at Temple, look back at her impressive playing career, talk about her introduction to field hockey growing up in South Jersey and much more. "1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

John Spagnola spent the 1980's playing tight end for the Eagles. He caught 256 passes, including 14 touchdowns, in eight seasons in Philadelphia, and he helped the Eagles advance to Super Bowl 15 to cap the 1980 campaign. He played his college football at Yale and was originally drafted by the New England Patriots in 1979. In Episode #286 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt welcomes Spagnola in studio to talk about his career. They discuss what he is doing now, look back at his time with the Eagles, including his introduction to his first head coach with the Birds, Dick Vermeil, and much more. "1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

Joe Jamison is the Director of Men's and Women's Wrestling at Division III Ursinus College in Collegeville. He was hired as the men's wrestling coach in 2019 and started the women's program from scratch four years ago. The men have won three of the last four Centennial Conference titles, including this past season. The women have already established themselves as one of the region's toughest programs. In Episode #285 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt welcomes Jamison in studio to talk about his career. They discuss his success leading the Bears, talk about the challenge of building a new program, look back at his wrestling days and much more. "1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

Josh Copskey is getting ready for his fifth season as the head baseball coach at Division III Immaculata University in Chester County. So far, he has led the Mighty Macs to three Atlantic East Championships and three appearances in the NCAA regionals as head coach. Prior to coming to Immaculata, Copskey served as the head coach at Penn State Abington. As a player, he starred at Gloucester Catholic High School in South Jersey and enjoyed a lot of success pitching in college at Siena. In Episode #284 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt welcomes Copskey in studio to talk about his career. They discuss his success at Immaculata, look back at his playing days, dig into the art of pitching and much, much more. "1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

Dennis Stanton is the athletic director at Souderton Area High School and the owner of Every Level Basketball. A La Salle College High School product, he was a star basketball player at Division III Ursinus College in Collegeville - leading the nation in scoring as a senior - and he played several years overseas. In Episode #283 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon, Matt welcomes Stanton in studio. They talk about his current work at Souderton and with Every Level Basketball, discuss the current state of youth sports, look back on his playing days and much more. 1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

Brett Gordon recently completed is second season as the head football coach at his alma mater La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor. It was an incredibly successful season that ended with the Explorers winning the 2025 Pennsylvania 6A state football title. In Episode #282 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt welcomes Gordon in studio to talk about his life in football. They discuss the run to the state title, look back at his playing days as a quarterback at La Salle and Villanova University and much more. “1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

Lou Nolan has been the public address announcer for the Philadelphia Flyers since 1972. In more than 50 years behind the microphone, he has let fans at first the Spectrum and now at Xfinity Mobile Arena know who has scored thousands of goals and been responsible for thousands of penalties. In the process, Nolan has become one of the most recognizable voices in Philadelphia sports history. In Episode #281 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt welcomes Nolan in studio to talk about his career. They discuss how he got the job, what his routine is on gamedays, how often he gets recognized by his voice and much more. “1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

Matt Valenti is in the midst of his first season as the head wrestling coach at his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania. He previously had served as an assistant coach for the Quakers and also spent time in athletic administration at Penn. Valenti was an elite wrestler for the Quakers, winning a pair of national championships at 133 pounds in 2006 and 2007. He still holds the Quakers record for most career wins (137). In Episode #280 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt welcomes Valenti in studio to talk about his career. They discuss how his first season leading the program has gone, talk about his introduction to wrestling as a kid, look back at his phenomenal wrestling career at Penn and much more. “1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

The Villanova University football teams is two wins away from a national championship. The 12-2 Wildcats have advanced to the national semifinals of the FCS playoffs where they will host Illinois State on Saturday night at 7:30pm at Villanova Stadium. The Wildcats have defeated Harvard (52-7), Lehigh (14-7) and Tarleton State (26-21) to this point, winning the last two games on the road. Villanova brings an 11-game overall winning streak and a 23-game home winning streak into Saturday night. Illinois State is 11-4 and the Redbirds have won all three of their playoff games on the road. The winner of this game will play the winner of Montana/Montana State for the national title on January 5th in Nashville, Tennessee. Matt Leon caught up with Villanova head coach Mark Ferrante to talk about his team's run. They look back at the win over Tarleton State, which saw the Wildcats rally from down 14-0, and look ahead to what to expect against Illinois State. “1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

John "Hench" Murray has served as the radio analyst for football broadcasts at his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania, for 44 seasons. He has shared the booth with several well-known Philadelphia play-by-play voices (including Merrill Reese) and has well over 400 Penn broadcasts to his credit. His broadcasting career followed a successful stint in high school coaching at Penn Charter. All this is in addition to his very impressive career in education administration. In Episode #279 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt welcomes Murray in studio to talk about his career. They talk about how he came to broadcasting rather reluctantly, discuss some of his favorite memories from the booth, look back at his coaching days and much more. “1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

Gary Williams was one of the greatest college basketball coaches in history. The Collingswood, New Jersey native won 668 games in 33 years as a college head coach at American, Boston College, Ohio State and Maryland. He is probably best known for his 22-year run at his alma mater the University of Maryland, where he led the Terrapins to back-to-back Final Fours and the 2002 National Championship. He retired in 2011 and was enshrined into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014. In Episode #278 of "1-On-1 with Matt Leon," Matt catches up with Williams to talk about his legendary career. They discuss what he is doing now, look back at his time as a high school coach in Camden when he won a state title, talk about his time as a collegiate soccer coach and much more. “1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

Brianna D'Angelo is the head coach of the brand new acrobatics and tumbling program at La Salle University, which will begin competition in February of 2026. She comes to Philadelphia after three seasons building the program as the head coach at Coker University in South Carolina. In Episode #277 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt talks with D'Angelo about the road that brought her to La Salle. They discuss what it has been like to start the program, talk about her introduction to the sport and much, much more. “1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

Michael Childs is the head women's wrestling coach at Division III Arcadia University in Glenside, PA. He is building the program from the ground up after being named the first coach in program history in April of 2024. Childs coaching resume includes time as an assistant at Ursinus, F & M and Davidson and successful runs at the high school level. In Episode #276 of "1-On-1 with Matt Leon," Matt welcomes Childs in studio to talk about his career. They discuss what it has been like starting the program at Arcadia, look back at his days as a wrestler at Drexel University and much, much more. “1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

Tom Flanagan is the head girls cross country and track coach at Radnor High School in Delaware County. He has been coaching at the school for a quarter century and has enjoyed tremendous success, including leading the cross country program to a state title in 2006. He was standout runner himself and was a member of the Villanova University cross country team that won a national championship in 1970. In Episode #274 of "1-On-1 with Matt Leon," Matt welcomes Flanagan in studio to talk about his career. They discuss his success at Radnor, his running days, his marathon experiences and much more. “1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

Pat Hamill is the head women's bowling coach at Division II Holy Family University and also the head bowling coach at Father Judge and St. Hubert High Schools. He has been at Holy Family since 2022, and he has served as the head varsity coach at Father Judge since 2018 and St. Hubert since 2010. In Episode #274 of "1-On-1 with Matt Leon," Matt welcomes Hamill in studio to talk about his career. They talk about his years as the owner of Longshore Lanes, discuss how bowling has changed, talk about what he looks for in potential bowlers and much more. “1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.