13 Jun
published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Thursday, June 13th, 2019 – 12:35 pm
Like most folks in Pittsburgh, I was happy St. Louis won the Cup instead of Boston. But one thing a Blues player said after the game ticked me off.
13 Jun
published in category: Huddle Up with Gus on Thursday, June 13th, 2019 – 8:00 am
Kevin Rabbitt’s company, Harmar-based NEP Group, is behind the scenes of many sporting events you watch. But his post-athletic career started much differently.
Rabbitt, an Overland Park, Kan., native, is chairman and CEO of NEP Group, a worldwide outsourced technical production partner that supports producers for live sports and entertainment.
He joined Gus Frerotte and Dave Hager in this week’s “Huddle Up with Gus” podcast.
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Coming Friday: Part 5 with Kevin Rabbitt
13 Jun
published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Thursday, June 13th, 2019 – 12:34 am
Brian Taylor of Real Golf Radio joins us to preview the U.S. Open. Can Phil Mickelson finally win one? Brooks Koepka’s chances of a threepeat. Pebble Beach’s layout.
12 Jun
published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Wednesday, June 12th, 2019 – 4:44 pm
It may not have been a strong year for rookie running backs in the draft. But in Atlanta, Pitt’s Qadree Ollison is getting some love from one NFL analyst.
12 Jun
published in category: Huddle Up with Gus on Wednesday, June 12th, 2019 – 5:00 am
Kevin Rabbitt knows what it’s like to guard Jalen Rose.
Rabbitt, then a guard at Rice, faced Michigan’s Fab Five team that entered the 1992-93 season ranked No. 1.
“My very first game at Rice … this was a big moment, we played (our) opening game (on ESPN), we played the Fab Five when they were sophomores,” Rabbitt said.
Rice eventually lost by four points, but it’s a memory that Rabbitt recalled fondly.
Rabbitt, an Overland Park, Kan., native, is chairman and CEO of NEP Group in Harmar, a worldwide outsourced technical production partner that supports producers for live sports and entertainment.
He joined Gus Frerotte and Dave Hager for this week’s “Huddle Up with Gus” podcast.
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Coming Thursday: Part 4 with Kevin Rabbitt
11 Jun
published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Tuesday, June 11th, 2019 – 10:01 pm
Steelers rookie linebacker Sutton Smith knows hockey, knows the Blues, and knows both sides of the football.
11 Jun
published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Tuesday, June 11th, 2019 – 4:48 pm
I would’ve loved to see the Steelers make a move on Kyle Rudolph. But his decision to stay in Minnesota is still better than what appeared to be the alternative. And I think we all know what that was.
11 Jun
published in category: Huddle Up with Gus on Tuesday, June 11th, 2019 – 5:00 am
Kevin Rabbitt’s company, Harmar-based NEP Group, is behind the scenes of many sporting events you watch.
Rabbitt, an Overland Park, Kan., native, is chairman and CEO of NEP Group, a worldwide outsourced technical production partner that supports producers for live sports and entertainment.
In part two of this week’s “Huddle Up with Gus” podcast with Gus Frerotte and Dave Hager, Rabbitt talks about his athletic development in soccer and basketball between eighth grade and high school, particularly as a freshman. He credits his coaches that season for helping him to develop his skills that eventually led him to play basketball at Rice.
Rabbitt also discusses the basketball competition he faced in the area, with as many as two dozen Division I prospects during his senior year.
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Coming Wednesday: Part 3 with Kevin Rabbitt