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Nick Brunker Thanks for checking out my page! I have worked in radio for 7 years, covering college, professional, and high school athletics. During weekday afternoons, you can hear me deliver Sports Attacks at 15 and 45 minutes past each hour on the Lance McAlister Show. When Lance and Mo go on vacation, you can often hear me filling in for them as well.
I started my career at Miami University, where I served as the Sports Director at WMSR Radio in Oxford – covering RedHawks Football, Hockey, Basketball, and Baseball.
My broadcast experience also includes a two-year stint with the Dayton Dragons – the Cincinnati Reds Class “A” Affiliate – where I called play-by-play action on 1410 ESPN Radio. A bunch of the current Reds were just getting there start when I was there.
I was also the play-by-play voice for the Toledo Storm Hockey Club (ECHL), the “AA” affiliate of the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings during the 2006-07 season. Most recently, I called play-by-play for the "thrilling" Cincinnati Jungle Kats in Arena Football 2.
When I'm not on-the-air, I produce various programs on ClearChannel's AM Radio Stations: 700 WLW, 1530 HOMER - The Sports Animal, and 55KRC - THE Talk Station....I know, I know...really exciting right?
I have lived here in Cincinnati my whole life and graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
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Tuesday Sports
A trophy for the heart
Geoff Hobson, Bengals.com
The
last time Adam Zimmer stood on a Super Bowl sideline, he held the cord
for his father’s headsets when his Cowboys beat the Steelers. On Sunday
night while he assisted the resourceful Saints defense, he held his
dad’s heart while Mike Zimmer sat in the stands with his two daughters
to end this remarkable season of win and loss. And don’t let them kid
you. Defense still wins championships. Even when there are $100 million
quarterbacks and video game rules. The New Orleans Saints offense came
into the Super Bowl leading the league in scoring and innovation, but
needed an onside kick and an interception return for a touchdown to
claim their first NFL title with a what-the-heck-is-dat 31-17 win over
the favored Colts at breezy Sun Life Stadium.
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Super Bowl coverage broke records....The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M*A*S*H" to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, the Nielsen Co. said Monday.
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Shot of the Super Bowl postgame....
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Former Bearcat now Super Bowl Champion.... Former University of Cincinnati linebacker Troy Evans helped lead the New Orleans Saints to a 31-17 win in Super Bowl XLIV, Sunday at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Fla. Evans (1999-2000), a special teams captain, called the coin toss in the Saints favor prior to kickoff, the 13th-straight coin toss won for the NFC Champion in the Super Bowl.
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Reds Spring Game info....Reds fans will be able to see and hear the team’s first Cactus League game March 5 from Goodyear, Ariz. WLW-AM and Fox Sports Ohio will air the game at 3:05 p.m. against Cleveland. WLW will air weekend games on March 6-7 and March 13-14 before beginning daily broadcasts March 20. Fox Sports will telecast two other games: 4:05 p.m. March 18 against Cleveland and 4:05 p.m. March 22 against Colorado. Paul Keels will make his Reds TV debut on March 5.
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Reds prospect Francisco is a champ....Juan Francisco, who could be in the mix for the left field job, was a member of the Dominican Republic team that captured the Carrribean World Series Sunday night in Venezuela. Francisco, who played left field and third base, batted third and hit .261 with six RBI and a home run as the Dominican team went 5-1 in the four-team round robin competition. Puerto Rico finished second at 4-2.
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Which MLB teams have chance to end championship drought
Sporting News
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Chris Berman leaving ESPN??.....Oh please, oh please, oh pleeeease!!
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UC football non-conference schedule....Sept. 4 – at Fresno St.; Sept. 11 – Indiana State; Sept. 16 – at North Carolina State; Sept. 25 – Oklahoma (Paul Brown Stadium); Oct. 9 – Miami.
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Tuesday Food Pron....introducing The Miles Dog
A hot dog covered with cheese, tomatoes, grilled onions, ketchup, guacamole, and several slices of bacon
WTF of the day....introducing the Kitty Wig....seriously, you can buy this....
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Monday Sports
Saints take home first Super Bowl title, 31-17....
My Observations....
- It's amazing how good both quarterbacks looked. It once again highlights how far away the Bengals offense is from being championship caliber.
- You've gotta be impressed with how the Saints performed in the 2nd half. The onside kick to open the half was NUTS. What a ballsy play. That speaks to the confidence level of Sean Payton and the rest of the team.
- As impressive as the Colts offense performed all year long, the Saints defense made Peyton Manning look beatable. Don't get me wrong, Manning was still outstanding....but New Orleans made more big plays on D.
- The halftime show was boring....not anything wrong with The Who...but it just wasn't worth watching.
- The National Anthem, on the other hand, was definitely worth seeing......
- Anyone else notice Peyton Manning didn't shake hands with anybody....he simply left the field. Kinda would have expected better.
- Gotta admit, I was pretty disappointed in this year's crop of commercials...there were a few good ones. But only a few. Was it just me, or were there a lot of commercials with dudes in their underwear?? Anyway, here are a couple of my favorites...
Doritos...
E-Trade Baby...
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The T.O. / Ocho show continues.....The effort culminated on Friday night in the two players appearing together at the Chad Ochocinco Mansion Party in South Beach on Friday night. Chris Littmann of SportingNews.com was there, and he captured T.O.'s comments on video. "I'm changing my name to Ocho Uno," Owens told the crowd.
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Rey Maualuga to enter rehab
ESPN.com
Cincinnati
Bengals linebacker Rey Maualuga will check into the Betty Ford Center
in Rancho Mirage, Calif., later this month for at least 30 days,
according to multiple NFL sources.
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Former Bengal coach LeBeau elected to NFL Hall of Fame
Geoff Hobson, Bengals.com
Fifty
years after Paul Brown cut him from his first NFL training camp and 30
years after he hired him as a secondary coach, former Bengals head
coach Dick LeBeau joined him Saturday in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
No. 44 was in full karma mode for LeBeau, 72, the current defensive
coordinator of the Steelers. A day before the 44th Super Bowl the
44-member board of selectors gave the nod to LeBeau 37 years after he
last wore No. 44 for the Lions.
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Gomes' return to Reds still up in the air
Mark Sheldon, Reds.com
Reds
camp is getting closer and closer to opening -- 13 days from Friday to
be exact -- but outfielder Jonny Gomes seemed no closer to being signed
in order to participate. There has been little movement, if any, since
the Reds and Gomes' agents resumed talking last week about what would
likely be a Minor League deal.
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Bearcats could miss NCAA's.....One step forward, another step back. That?s the way it?s been for the University of Cincinnati basketball team in the Big East Conference this season. And that?s not likely to be good enough to deliver the Bearcats to their first NCAA Tournament since 2005. After UC played so well on Maui during Thanksgiving week, knocking off Vanderbilt and Maryland and narrowly missing an upset of Gonzaga, it seemed like big things were ahead for the Bearcats in Mick Cronin?s fourth season as head coach.
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Musketeers fall at Dayton.....Despite 24 points from sophomore guard Jordan Crawford the Xavier Musketeers were unable to overcome a determined Dayton squad and fell 90-65 in front of a raucous, sold-out, University of Dayton Arena. With the loss, the Musketeers had their four-game winning streak snapped. The Flyers protected their home court as they held the lead for the entire game. Rebounds proved crucial as the Flyers out-rebounded the Musketeers 42-24 and out-scored XU in the paint 40-22.
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Sad news out of Oxford....The RedHawks learned that Miami senior Brendan Burke, 21, a student manager for the team and the son of Toronto Maple Leafs president and general manager Brian Burke, had died from injuries suffered in an auto accident in Indiana earlier Friday. Miami coach Enrico Blasi made a brief statement about the 2-0 victory against Lake Superior State afterward, announced that no players would be coming to the usual postgame press conference, and then he quietly returned to the locker room.
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RedHawks pound LSSU 10-3 with heavy hearts....Top-ranked Miami honored four-year student manager Brendan Burke, who died tragically in an auto accident Friday, by opening the game with seven unanswered goals and cruising to a 10-4 victory over Lake Superior State on Saturday night at Steve Cady Arena at the Goggin Ice Center.
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Division leading Cyclones win Saturday night in shootout.....The Cincinnati Cyclones (30-17-1) scored a 3-2 victory over the K-Wings (24-13-6) in a shootout in an ECHL game Friday night at Kalamazoo, Mich. Barret Ehgoetz? shootout goal in the sixth round proved the winner. The Cyclones used a solid defensive effort and a 34-save performance from rookie goaltender Jeremy Smith. It was the 30th win of the season for Cincinnati, which now leads the North Division by seven points.
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Speaking of the Cyclones....Head Coach Chuck Weber and I are back it for another week of the Coors Light Cyclones Coaches Show LIVE at Jefferson Hall in Newport. We'll be hanging out from 7-8pm....hope to see you there!
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News bloopers are the best...
