Bill Ellis, Corey Povar and Perry Tyndall join us in the second hour of today's show to talk Freedom Classic and 2A basketball playoffs.

Bill -- the legendary retired director of the Kinston-Lenoir County Parks and Recreation Department -- and Corey (the current director) preview this weekend's Freedom Classic between Navy and Air Force, talk about the Kinston-Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame and much more.

Bill and Corey help Bryan interview Coach Tyndall, whose Kinston Vikings host the Greene Central Rams in the second round of the NCHSAA 2A boys' basketball playoffs tonight.

Episode 808 (Hour 2): Bill Ellis, Corey Povar and Perry Tyndall

“A Legacy of Faith” | 2 Timothy 1:1-7 | Bill Ellis | 5-7-2023

Live from Omaha, Nebraska, Hall of Fame coach George Whitfield joins us to talk College World Series, the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame, the Kinston-Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame ceremony on Aug. 19 (which will include the induction of Wells Gulledge, Craig Hill, Bill Ellis and more!).

Jon, Jonathan and Bryan play The Birthday Game, with nods to Abby Stewart Cale, Dede Peele, Walter LaRoque, Donald Thompson and Phoenix Evans.

Episode 885 (Hour 2): George Whitfield

Kinston-Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023 inductees Bill Ellis and Don Whaley, along with Michael Martin, are our guests in the second hour today.

Bill, the legendary retired director of the Kinston-Lenoir County Parks and Recreation Department, shares his journey of how he got to Kinston from northwest Georgia, his tenure with parks and rec and much more.

Don makes his debut on TBHS by recounting his time at South Lenoir and Campbell, playing pro basketball in Canada and much more.

Michael co-hosts the second hour with Bryan.

Jon, Jonathan and Bryan play The Birthday Game, with nods to Darius Dunn, Michelle Moore Davis, Mrs. Sue Oliver and Frances Theodorakis.

Episode 908 (Hour 2): Bill Ellis, Don Whaley and Michael Martin

The legendary Bill Ellis joins Michael Martin and Bryan to talk about the early days of the Freedom Classic, to get us ready for this year's event and more. 

Bill also looks back at being inducted into the Kinston-Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame, the impending departure of the Down East Wood Ducks and the future of baseball in Kinston at Historic Grainger Stadium.

Jon, Jonathan and Bryan play The Birthday Game.

Episode 1028 (Hour 2): Bill Ellis and Michael Martin

The legendary Bill Ellis and new Down East Bird Dawgs General Manager Shari Massengill join Michael Martin and Bryan in the second hour.

Shari, the former award-winning GM of the Kinston Indians, shares the road to becoming the Bird Dawgs GM and some of her goals in the new position.

Bill gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how the Bird Dawgs came into existence.

Jon, Jonathan and Bryan draft their all-time favorite actresses, with birthday nods to venerable Ayden-Grifton football coach Paul Cornwell and Phil Gardner.

Episode 1167 (Hour 2): Bill Ellis, Shari Massengill and Michael Martin

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