Josh Pacheco, ESPN Honolulu: Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Athletics A to Z
Josh Pacheco from ESPN Honolulu is a man who wears many hats. Program Director, afternoon drive host and the Voice of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball and men's basketball. In the first of three segments, he talks about the hiring of new Director of Athletics Matt Elliott after what was an extensiv…
Josh Pacheco, ESPN Honolulu: Aloha Stadium, Recruiting and Crowd Noise
More with Josh Pacheco from ESPN Honolulu. Josh discusses the current (condemned) and future Aloha Stadium, recruiting and retaining student-athletes, and the advantage of crowds engaged and vocal versus ones that simply show up. The Christopher Gabriel Program -----------------------------------…
Josh Pacheco BONUS SEGMENT! Moving to the MWC, Hawaii Fandom and Youth Sports
A bonus segment with Josh Pacheco from ESPN Honolulu. Here Josh discusses the 2026 move for Hawaii to the Mountain West Conference in all sports (they already are a member in football). Also, volleyball is huge at UH. How does the university get those electric crowds to be visible and audible at al…
Nick Schager: Does F1 Take the Checkered Flag
Nick Schager is a regular on The CGP and the Entertainment Critic of The Daily Beast. He joins us for two segments this week. In this first segment he reviews F1 (theaters), The Bear (FX) and Squid Game (Netflix). The Christopher Gabriel Program --------------------------------------------------…
Nick Schager: The Critic Goes to Africa
Nick adds a fourth review this week, M3GAN 2.0 (theaters). And he gives us an extensive look at his recent trip to Africa where he and his wife went on multiple safaris. We'll retitle the segment "Lions and Hippos and Spears!" The Christopher Gabriel Program -------------------------------------…
Paul Loeffler: Hosting the Scripps National Spelling Bee
Paul Loeffler, besides being the Voice of Fresno State Athletics, is the Host of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. He joined the program from Washington D.C. moments before he went back into the "arena" for the competition to continue. In the first of two parts, Paul pulls the curtain a bit on how…
Paul Loeffler: Hosting the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Part 2
More with Paul Loeffler on his annual visit with words and kids at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Also, a bonus look at Fresno State Baseball and their opening game in the NCAA Tournament vs UCLA in the Los Angeles Regional. The Christopher Gabriel Program ------------------------------------…
Sean Highkin: Is the Center of the NBA Universe... Oklahoma City?
Sean Highkin is an award-winning sports writer in Portland who covers the NBA. His primary focus is the Portland Trail Blazers. Sean is the founder of the Rose Garden Report and he's a Blazers Insider on Rip City Radio 620. He returned to the program to talk NBA playoffs, how NBA execs may or may n…
Nick Schager: The Phoenician Scheme or, How Many Stars Can Fit in One Movie
Nick Schager is the Entertainment Critic of The Daily Beast and a regular on The CGP. This week Nick reviews The Phoenician Scheme (theaters), Bring Her Back (theaters) and Mountainhead (HBO). The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Lik…
Trey Wallace, OutKick - Fox: Mr. Wallace Goes to Washington
Trey Wallace is a national college sports reporter for OutKick-Fox. This past week he had the rare opportunity to visit the White House for a championship team reception with the President. As reigning college basketball national champions, the Florida Gators received an invitation to meet with Pre…