Mark Schipper, College Sports Author/Writer: Should The Big Dance be... BIGGER

Mark Schipper is one of the most knowledgeable people you'll meet when talking college sports. A frequent guest on national platforms like ESPN and SiriusXM, his forthcoming book on college football AMERICAN ODYSSEY should be out in late summer. He returned to the program to talk on a variety of is…

Mark Schipper: Should the West Coast have a Super-Conference in College Football

Mark discussed the current state of the Big Ten and how the four West Coast schools in the league (USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington) are being received in year two of their arrival. Also, analytics vs the eye test when breaking down NCAA basketball tournament bids and the nonsense that is the USC-Notr…

Mark Standriff: The Buddy Holly Story Comes to Roger Rocka's

Mark Standriff's day job is being the Director of Beautify Fresno. But at night, he's one of the most talented actors and directors in the Central Valley. On March 27th, Good Company Players at Roger Rocka's opens The Buddy Holly Story. Mark directs this rollicking musical and he stopped by the pro…

Nick Schager, Daily Beast: Was the New Peaky Blinders Worth the Wait

Nick Schager is the Entertainment Critic for The Daily Beast and a longtime regular on The CGP. This week Nick reviews Project Hail Mary (theaters), Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (theaters) and Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (Netflix).  The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------…

Celebrating Women's History Month with Two Accomplished Fresno Women: Kori James and Selah Neal

Fresno Christian award-winning U.S. history teacher Kori James (also an adviser for the student-led award-winning publication The Feather Online) and talented student and photojournalist Selah Neal return to the program. March is Women's History Month. Instead of tracking down someone with a nation…

Combine a Talented Mentor with a Great Student, Everybody Wins

More with Kori James and Selah Neal from Fresno Christian. Kori is a great example of someone who celebrates the growth and success of the young students she teaches by creating ample space for them to flourish in every possible way. Selah is 17 going on mature, successful professional. She already…

Archbishop Mitty: The Great Nemesis for Clovis West Girls Basketball and Head Coach Craig Campbell

Craig Campbell is the legendary head coach for Clovis West High School girls basketball. He's won 798 games, a national championship, two state championships in multiple states... the list of accomplishments goes on and on. He joined CG to talk about their recent regional final loss to Archbishop M…

Daily Beast Entertainment Critic Nick Schager: Finally, a Good Horror Film in 2026

Nick Schager is the Entertainment Critic for The Daily Beast and a longtime regular on The CGP. This week he reviews Undertone (theaters), Scarpetta (Prime Video) and The Madison (Paramount+). The Christopher Gabriel Program ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like…

Sactown Sports 1140 Host Jason Ross: Why Sacramento State went to the MAC, not the MWC

To call Sactown Sports 1140 host Jason Ross iconic is an understatement. He's been at 1140 for more than 25 years and also is the voice of the Sacramento Kings and Sacramento State Football. Two segments with Jason this week discussing the Sac State move to FBS and the MAC, the viability of a new o…

Sactown Sports 1140 Host Jason Ross: Should the Kings Fire Doug Christie

More with Sactown Sports 1140 host Jason Ross. In the world of the Sacramento Kings, the one constant has been losses. Lots of losses this year. The question many have, especially when thinking back to Mike Brown: Will / Should Doug Christie be fired?  The Christopher Gabriel Program ------------…