Michael Cavotta is a photographer who calls himself a Headshot Whisperer. He is the owner of Michael Cavotta Studios in Mentor, Ohio. Three decades after leaving the sport of track and field Cavotta picked up the shot put and discus and is now one of the top 3 in the world in shotput :M50 , and top ten in the discus. He describes himself as “a man …

Katie Spotz is a world adventurer from Mentor Ohio. In 2010 she became the youngest ever to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. That is just one of the dozens of epic adventures and challenges she has completed all the while trying to raise money for a clean water around the world and other initiatives. Her most recent adventure was 3,100 mile bike…

Martin Savidge is a network anchor/correspondent having reported from all over the world for CNN, NBC, Public television and others. Born in Canada, he is a Rocky River High School graduate and Ohio University alum. After short stints with Illinois tv stations he landed a job, in 1984 at WJW Channel 8 in Cleveland, winning 9 local Emmy Awards in 12…

Legendary Cleveland sportswriter and Media personality Danny Coughlin died over the weekend at the age of 86. He has been considered by many to be one of the greatest storytellers the city of Cleveland has ever had. He had a distinguished career as a sports writer with the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and then in the early 80s branched out and became on…

The Miracle League of Lake County , Ohio for individuals, from children to adults that deal with developmental disabilities, physical limitations, down syndrome, autism, and other situations. Enjoy the chance to play baseball each summer on an adaptive ballfield next to Captains ballpark in Eastlake, Ohio. The program is reliant on buddies and coac…

Our Team is a fascinating book written by Luke Epplin that chronicles the World Series that changed baseball, and sports in general. It was 1948, won by the Cleveland Indians. Luke profiles owner Bill Veeck, pitcher Bob Feller, outfielder Larry Doby who was the first black man to play in the American League, and Satchel Paige, who was the first bla…

The NEO24 is a fixed timed 24 hour race in Brunswick, Ohio. In this race, 12 people reached the 100 mile mark. Pete Kostelnick, who used to live in Brunswick ran 121 miles just 13 months after sustaining a fractured pelvis in a car crash. He has 3 big screws in his body..was in a wheel chair for 2 months and couldn’t run for 6 months. Kostelnick is…

Mark Schroeder is the owner of Auction Brio. His business has raised over 175 million over 20 years for various charities all over the country. He is a licensed auctioneer after roughly 20 years at WJW Fox 8 in Cleveland as an award winning sportscaster. He is a native of Chicago, and played four years of football and baseball at John Carroll Unive…

Brian Verne is the founder and CEO of Wave Sports and Entertainment. The company , based in Santa Monica, California touts itself as the leader in sports storytelling for the next generation. Podcasts such as New Heights with the Kelce brothers, Podcast P with Paul George, 7PM in Brooklyn Melo & Mero, and The Right Time with Bomani Jones are some o…

Lance Reisland is a teacher, a writer and football analyst for cleveland.com and the Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a former high school football coach, who left his head coaching position at Garfield Heights after the 2018 season to spend more time with his wife and daughter . He is the son of the late high school football coaching legend …

Mark Price was one of the greatest shooters in NBA history. When he retired from the game, he had the highest percentage of free throw shooting in league history. He was a four-time NBA All-Star for the Cleveland Cavaliers out of Georgia Tech. In the 1988-89 season, Price achieved the 50 /40 /90 distinction. 50% shooting from the field, 40% from th…

Claude Holland was a 3 time All State athlete at Cleveland’s John Adam’s high, and a college track standout at the University of Cincinnati. He coached John Adams (1982) and Cleveland Heights (2008) to state track titles. Holland was named Nike National Track coach of the year,and is in the Ohio Association of track and cross country coaches Hall o…

Lauren Brill is the founder of The Unsealed, an online writing community that shares inspirational open letters that encourage strength and compassion. Brill is a former television sportscaster at stations WIVB in Buffalo, New York, and WEWS in Cleveland, Ohio and MSG Varsity in metropolitan New York, City. While in Cleveland , Brill wrote an open …

Martial Artist A.J. Perry was inducted into the World Traditional Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2006. Master Perry was also inducted into the World Sokieship Council Hall of Fame in 2005.Now 64 years old, AJ is a 9th degree Grand Master and recent Gold Medalist in the Pan American Masters Games in Cleveland .…

Andre Knott is an award-winning sports commentator in Cleveland Ohio. For many seasons, he has been the sideline/dugout voice during Bally sports broadcasts of the Guardians . Knott is a graduate of Akron St. Vincent St. Mary high school and Kent State University. He also provides radio commentary on ESPN Cleveland and appears on FOX 8 News broadca…

Katie Moon is the reigning women’s Olympic pole vaulting champion. She heads to Paris where women’s vaulting qualifications are August 5th with-finals on the 7th. She hailsfrom Olmsted Falls, Ohio and was a multiple all American while vaulting for Ashland university. Katie was married to Hugh Moon on New Year’s Eve heading into 2023. She is a multi…

Larry Orwin is taking on the Badwater 135 this year, his second attempt at finishing the grueling event, which begins in Death Valley, California and goes 135 miles to the trailhead of Mt. Whitney, 8,360 feet elevation. Larry is a board member for Breakthrough Schools,and raised nearly 150 k when he ran Badwater in 2022. He will be raising money ag…

Gwendolyn Bounds is an award winning journalist and author. She is also, a highly ranked Spartan racer. Bounds is the author of “ Not too Late”, a book , released in June, detailing her transition from a very unathletic, mid forties executive to taking up Spartan racing and in a few short years, becoming a force in the sport. She is currently Vice …

Holly Koester is a US Army veteran , who was injured in 1991. She became paralyzed as a result of her injuries. Undaunted she began racing in marathons and became the first person to complete a marathon in all 50 states in a wheelchair. She is 8 races shy at this moment of doing it a second time. Koester is a multiple gold medal winner in the Natio…

Scott Fedor is a former state football championship player at St. Ignatius High school in Cleveland, Ohio. He is an author, a motivational speaker, and an advocate for others. 15 years ago, he sustained a broken neck that left him paralyzed after a diving accident. He runs a foundation “ Getting Back Up” that advocates for those with disabilities. …

Jim Bonfanti, was the drummer for the Raspberries, .the power pop group that was a sensation in the early 1970s. The group also had a reunion in the early 2000s, and even achieved greater renown for being on the soundtrack for the Guardians of the Galaxy movie. Jim talked about his early music influences, and how he met Eric Carmen and how they for…

Whitner is a former nfl defensive back who made several Pro Bowls. Luthardt is an investor and Naval Officer who runs Kirtland Hills Capital. Whitner talked of the whole dynamic of suddenly coming into a whole bunch of money being drafted 8th overall and being completely overwhelmed. We talked about dealing with family members who link their financ…

Tim Taylor was an award-winning anchorman at channel 8 in Cleveland, Ohio. He held down the main anchor chair for close to 30 years before retiring in 2005. Taylor began his career as a radio newsman, and then became a reporter at WEWS TV 5. He joined WJKW, channel 8 in 1977 and anchored The News all the way until 2005 when he retired. He is a Clev…

John Burke, hotel, CEO, mountaineer, ultra runner summitted Mount Everest in May 2017. He is the managing Director of the Armada hotel at Spanish Point, Ireland on the Wild Atlantic Way. Burke is married to actress, personality Aoibhin Garrihy. They founded a group, ELEVATE to inspire young people to reach for the stars.…

This episode represents part two of my interview with former NFL linebacker Ryan Shazier. December 4, 2017, Shazier became paralyzed after making a routine tackle against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night football. In this episode, Ryan talks about that night, about his faith, about, the rehab it took to bring him back to be able to walk again…

Ryan Shazier is a retired NFL linebacker who earned Pro Bowl honors for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Shazier suffered a spinal cord injury while making a tackle on December 4, 2017. He was left a paraplegic, though after spinal stabilization surgery Shazier learned to walk again. Two years later, he effectively announced his retirement from football . …

Charles Saulter is the head football coach at Twinsburg high school in suburban Cleveland Ohio. He was recently named the winner of the Build the Bridge 2023 high school football coach of the year. Saulter became the first African-American head football coach in the Suburban League when he was hired in 2022. Note: he is a Canton Central Catholic al…

Cameron Joyce is the head coach of the St. Ignatius Wildcats State champion basketball team in Cleveland, Ohio. He just finished his 5th season and has already taken the Wildcats to the Final Four 3 times, with this years team winning it all. Joyce is the son of legendary Akron St. Vincent St. Mary coach Dru Joyce II. His older brother Dru was just…

Tom Withers has been the Associated Press sports writer in Cleveland, Ohio for the better part of three decades. He has scored numerous scoops and continues on a day-to-day basis as one of the most respected sports voices in the business. Before he became a full-time sports writer, Tom worked in what could be described as Ground Zero concerning the…

Andre Bernier is a multi Emmy award-winning meteorologist at WJW Fox 8 in Cleveland Ohio. He is also an ordained pastor, and has served as an interim pastor at several NEOhio churches over the years. Bernier has done more than 600 episodes to date of his very popular Weather Jazz podcast. www.weatherjazz.com Andre is a product of New Bedford, Massa…

Joe Jurevicius is a former NFL football player, who played in three Super Bowls, winning one of them, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002. Jurevicius is a Lake Catholic, Ohio graduate and starred at Penn State University. Joe and his family have dealt with personal tragedy and heartbreak. His infant son Michael died shortly after the Super Bowl v…

Author David Lee Morgan talks about the book he wrote on the pro football great, who helped break the color barrier in the modern era. Marion Motley, Pro Football Hall of Famer starred with the Cleveland Browns in the AAFC and the NFL. Hailing from Canton, Ohio, Motley played fullback and linebacker on those title teams. He was named to the NFL’s 1…

Chris Fields is a former Ohio State University wide receiver. He hails from Painesville Ohio. In recent years, he has developed some unique businesses, one of which, the Buckeye Box, down in the Hocking Hills, pays tribute to his late brother James, who passed away to cancer. Fields played for three Ohio State coaches, Jim Tressel, Luke Fickell, an…

Greg Lockhart is a retired video journalist from Fox 8 television in Cleveland Ohio. The one time high school stand out at Cathedral, Latin , earned his degree from Kent State and then embarked on an award-winning news professional career at 3 tv stations in Cleveland, most notably WJW Fox 8. He was recently named the chairman of the Cleveland chap…

New book written about NFL, Hall of Famer, Joe Thomas, by Marc Bona and Dan Murphy

Xavier Crocker is Chef Zae on social media. Much of his content this NFL season , on Instagram, and Tik Tok and elsewhere garnered a ton of attention . Check him out on Instagram @ChefZae23 . His popularity grew so much that Browns coaches played clips of his to the players and soon, they were singing his praises and a few have joined him on his Cr…

Are the sport of Pickleball was invented in 1965 up in the state of Washington. It was initially intended to be a backyard children’s game, but in recent years, it’s growth has exploded not just here in the United States, but across the world. I talked to a pair of aspiring pros, Katie Allan and Jason McNulty at The Wembley Club in Chagrin Falls, O…

George Veras is a 10 time national Sports Emmy award winning writer , producer and director of television live events and documentaries. He began his career at CBS sports producing the NFL Today, pregame shows for the NBA on CBS, MLB, boxing, two Pan Am games and two Winter Olympics. He produced 3 other Olympics for NBC, including the first HD tele…

Nate Ulrich is an enterprise, sports reporter and feature writer at the Akron Beacon Journal. He spent a dozen years as the day-to-day beat reporter covering the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. He is a Kent State University graduate, and during the podcast we spoke about the process of defining what is a great story, and then going about the business …

Adam Small is an endurance athlete, who has overcome a shattering experience. About one year ago, he was struck by a car while out, running and suffered a broken leg and a serious head injury. As a result , he had to learn to walk again, and with the injury, he experiences debilitating migraine headache that come on unannounced. But Small has a hug…

Paul McFadden was a two time Pro Bowl place kicker with the Philadelphia Eagles during his NFL career. He also kicked for the New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons. McFadden, is now the president of the Youngstown State University Foundation. He was NFC Rookie of the year in 1984. He is one of only 4 men to kick his whole career Barefoot. Tony Frankl…

Andre Knott is a media personality in Cleveland , Ohio. He is the tv baseball analyst for the Guardians , handles commentary on ESPN Cleveland radio, Fox 8 tv and has been co host of the popular A to Z podcast with Zac Jackson. Dre , who was sideline reporter for many years on the Browns radio network ,joined me to discuss, the success of the Brown…

This is the second edition of my Best of for this year . Thank you to Virgil Dominic, John Voso, Gabriella Kreuz, Ron Ross, Jack Mulhall, Dean Hall and Jessica Eye. And most of all, thank you for listening. Suggestions for pod jrtelich@yahoo.com. Please, if able, Follow, Subscribe, Rate and Review and share a favorite episode.…

52 episodes this season and some great interviews. Impactful as well. On this episode, Corwyn Collier, Kahari Hicks, Babe Kwasniak, Mitch Hewitt, Dr. Richard Schlenk, Natalie Herbick, Sandy Alomar. It’s part One of the Best of Telich Talks for 2023. As always please rate and review and share..Thanks and Happy Holidays!!…

Robert Smith is a retired NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings. He is listed as one of the 50 greatest Vikings in team history. Smith ran for close to 7000 yards in his career but decided to retire while still in his prime . He said he wanted to be healthy to enjoy life after football. Smith was a two-time Mr. Football award winner in the sta…

Jessica Eye is a retired mixed martial artist who competed as a flyweight in the UFC. She signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2013. She retired in 2022. However, in 2016, after a split decision loss to Bethe Correia, Eye announced she was taking a year long hiatus from MMA competition. A horrific car accident caused by a drunk driver …

This is encore presentation of podcast dropped Feb, 27, 2023. Dr. Schlenk is a neurosurgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. He is also an ultra marathoner and puts of races with a charitable bent to them. His most fascinating work could be the custom guitars he constructs in his wood shop . All from scratch and all guitars are given away with the only edi…

Rob Pope, a veterinarian and marathon runner from Liverpool, England became the first person to replicate the epic run across America by Forrest Gump in the popular movie starring Tom Hanks. Pope, ran 15,621 miles during several cross country runs, hitting all the famous spots depicted. The run started during the US presidential election in 2016. S…

Shawn Spencer is the successful head basketball coach of the Rhodes high school team in Cleveland Ohio. His Rams won the city championship last season.Much of this podcast centers around his ability to emerge from the Hough projects and how he has been able to become a bright light to influence others. It’s a interview about Being exposed to how su…

Gabriella Kreuz is a former college track and field athlete, media personality, and advocate for non violence through her non profit “ Love Doesn’t Shove”. Kreuz endured a lengthy , abusive, toxic relationship with a high school boyfriend. His abuse followed her to college at John Carroll University. She takes us through the ordeal, and how she rec…