Port City Daily, the Cape Fear region’s free, online daily newspaper, has teamed up with The Big Talker FM to produce “The Sports Connection,” a local sports show that will air Mondays on The Big Talker FM beginning Jan. 14.
Joe Catenacci, Port City Daily’s sports writer and longtime area radio personality, will host “The Sports Connection” from 6 to 7 p.m. Mondays on The Big Talker FM on 93.7 and 106.3 FM.
“The Sports Connection” is one of two new local shows that will air on The Big Talker FM as part of a more local, community-oriented and information-based lineup.
Set to launch Saturday, Jan. 12, is “Hometown Solutions,” hosted by Director of Access of Wilmington-Miracle League and local community leader L.S. “Bo” Dean Jr. The program will feature citizens, organizations and businesses that are agents of change in the local community focused on generating success for health and wellness, education, employment, economic development and other facets impacting quality of life in the Cape Fear region. “Hometown Solutions” will broadcast at 10 a.m. Saturdays.
“Through his volunteer work with Cape Fear Area Heart Association and involvement in serving on various boards such as Coastal Horizons Inc., the Cape Fear Clinic and Wilmington Health Access for Teens, to merely name a few, it is overwhelmingly clear that Bo Dean’s passion and calling is aiding in the creation of an overall healthier community,” Aimee Bowen, program director for The Big Talker FM, said.
“We are very excited to launch these two new programs that highlight the regional citizens and organizations working toward a better tomorrow and our incredible local sports scene,” Bowen said.
Caroline Curran, managing editor of Port City Daily, said Catenacci has been a great addition to the Wilmington sports community.
“Joe’s love of the game shines through in everything he writes. Whether it’s high school football, volleyball or basketball, Joe writes with a true passion for sports. Since we launched Port City Daily in September, he’s been a fixture on game nights and at the practice field,” Curran said.
Catenacci has earned the trust of coaches, players and readers by writing accurate and compelling game stories and player profiles.
“Hosting a local sports show is a natural move for Joe. Between ‘The Sports Connection’ and all our great sports coverage on portcitydaily.com, sports fans in New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties are going to find everything they could ever want to know about local sports,” Curran said.
Both programs will feature listener interaction. Each broadcast of “The Sports Connection” with Joe “Cats” will have an entire call-in segment dedicated to sports related comments from the listening audience. Dean will take questions from the listening audience via text messaging, blog posts and Facebook.
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