“Blessed 2 Play” is sports radio with heart & soul! Uncovering the role that faith plays in the lives of athletes and sports professionals, host Ron Meyer shines a spotlight on the world of sports and the motivation behind life on and off the field.
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This week’s guest is Fr. Burke Masters, former collegiate baseball, who talks about his book A Grand Slam for God.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Michael McGlinn, former University of Notre Dame football player who now promotes the message of divine mercy.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Anna Rockett, a professional soccer player, who played her collegiate ball at LSU.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is national sports broadcaster and writer John Fanta who looks to his Catholic faith to guide him in his everyday life.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Joel Osborn head football coach at Benedictine College. Host Ron Meyer talks with this collegiate coach about life on the gridiron and how growing up in a small Catholic town in Iowa shaped who he is today.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Miriam Diaz-Gilbert an ultrarunner who has run races over 100 miles. Host Ron Meyer talks with Miriam about how her Catholic faith and running are integrated in her quest to pursue incredible feats of endurance.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Peter Stapleton a collegiate football player at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Erica Szczechowski, a competitive triathlete and theologian, competing for a spot on Team USA.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Shawn Coury, athletic director at Pinecrest Academy in Cumming, GA. Shawn gives a plan for the young athlete to develop a sports life balance from a body, mind, and spirit model.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Grace Estabrook a former swimmer at the University of Connecticut who now works on the college campus bringing the Catholic faith to student athletes.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Fr. Tom Barcellona, a priest in the Diocese of Camden, NJ who also is the chaplain to the 2022 NFC Champions Philadelphia Eagles.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Tim Berta a former collegiate athlete who was injured on the Bluffton University bus crash that garnered national attention. Tim shares his inspirational story of overcoming adversity with faith.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Justin Stafford an elite hammer thrower who is competing for a spot on the United States Olympic squad.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Shirley Suter a former collegiate swimmer at Penn State and nutritionist. Shirley shares about working with people in need and the importance of her Catholic faith.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Antonio Soave a former pro soccer player who will help recap the 2023 Women’s World Cup. We’ll also talk about the proper perspective youth should have, in light of faith, when admiring professional athletes.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Clare Hanson who in her first year of coaching Benedictine College Women’s Lacrosse won a national championship. Host Ron Meyer talks with Clare about how the team’s culture of faith assisted with a remarkable achievement.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Krista Steele a track and cross-country athlete who competed for South Dakota State University. Host Ron Meyer talks to Krista about her collegiate running career and integrating her Catholic faith in her everyday life.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Amy Lawrence a well-traveled veteran and pioneer of sports radio and television and the host of CBS Sports Radio’s late-night program, “After Hours with Amy Lawrence.” Host Ron Meyer talks with this Amy about her career in sports radio and how her faith shapes who she is.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Brian Polian longtime football assistant and head football coach at the division on level with Notre Dame, Stanford, Nevada amongst others. He is currently the Athletic Director at John Carroll University in Cleveland.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is University of Alabama swimmer Lucas Kaliszak. Lucas talks to host Ron Meyer about his career as a collegiate swimmer and how faith plays an important role in his everyday life.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Allison Fields a former division one volleyball player for Texas A&M now working on a college campus as a Catholic spiritual guide.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Doug Rosfeld Chief of Coaching Staff for the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals. Host Ron Meyer talks with Doug about his rise in the coaching ranks and why the Catholic faith has assisted in forming him to be the man he is today.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Danielle Breen who competed as a gymnast for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers. Host Ron Meyer talks with Danielle about her career as a consistent contributor to her team and why faith is a staple in her life.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is national sports broadcaster and writer John Fanta who looks to his Catholic faith to guide him in his everyday life.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Joel Osborn head football coach at Benedictine College. Host Ron Meyer talks with this collegiate coach about life on the gridiron and how growing up in a small Catholic town in Iowa shaped who he is today.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Miriam Diaz-Gilbert an ultrarunner who has run races over 100 miles. Host Ron Meyer talks with Miriam about how her Catholic faith and running are integrated in her quest to pursue incredible feats of endurance.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Dan Venezia a former pro baseball player in the Minnesota Twins organization. Host Ron Meyer talks with Dan about a harrowing experience with the covid virus that brought him to a deepening of his Catholic faith.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s collegiate spotlight show features Jacqueline Duarte a cross country/track and field athlete at the University of Southern California. Host Ron Meyer talks with Jacqueline about why faith is paramount in her life as a student athlete.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Grace Estabrook a former swimmer at the University of Connecticut who now works on the college campus bringing the Catholic faith to student athletes.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Fr. Tom Barcellona, a priest in the Diocese of Camden, NJ who also is the chaplain to the 2022 NFC Champions Philadelphia Eagles.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Antonio Soave a former pro soccer player who will help recap the 2023 Women’s World Cup. We’ll also talk about the proper perspective youth should have, in light of faith, when admiring professional athletes.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Mike Suter, a former defensive back on the Penn State National Championship football team. Host Ron Meyer talks with Mike about is career at Penn State and how his Catholic faith guides him daily.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Erik Rosales, Capitol Hill correspondent for EWTN News Nightly. Host Ron Meyer talks with Erik about his playing collegiate baseball and how faith determined his path from secular news to his work now for EWTN.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Clare Hanson who in her first year of coaching Benedictine College Women’s Lacrosse won a national championship. Host Ron Meyer talks with Clare about how the team’s culture of faith assisted with a remarkable achievement.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Krista Steele a track and cross-country athlete who competed for South Dakota State University. Host Ron Meyer talks to Krista about her collegiate running career and integrating her Catholic faith in her everyday life.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Amy Lawrence a well-traveled veteran and pioneer of sports radio and television and the host of CBS Sports Radio’s late-night program, “After Hours with Amy Lawrence.” Host Ron Meyer talks with this Amy about her career in sports radio and how her faith shapes who she is.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Cincinnati Bengals Senior Defensive Assistant coach Mark Duffner. A Bengals assistant from 1997-2002, Mark Duffner returned to Cincinnati's coaching staff in '19 as senior defensive assistant. He now enters his 28th season as an NFL coach, and 12th with the Bengals. Host Ron Meyer talks with Mark about his long career coaching …
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This week’s guest is Cesar Markovic the head men’s soccer coach at Ave Maria University. After a long tenure coaching division one soccer, where he won more than 150 games, coach Markovic is focused on building athletic and spiritual excellence at AMU.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Brent Suter who pitches for MLB’s Colorado Rockies. Host Ron Meyer talks with Brent about his rise to the highest level of pro baseball and how he incorporates his faith on and off the baseball diamond.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Amy Seago. One of the longest-tenured coaches at the College of Charleston, Coach Seago is in her 20th season at the helm of the Cougar track and field and cross-country programs. Host Ron Meyer talks with Amy about her passion for coaching student athletes and how the Catholic faith guides.…
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This week’s guest is Emily Curlett a women’s professional hockey player who played her collegiate hockey at Robert Morris University and Ohio State University. Host Ron Meyer talks with Emily on how Catholicism brought her to a deeper faith life.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Doug Rosfeld Chief of Coaching Staff for the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals. Host Ron Meyer talks with Doug about his rise in the coaching ranks and why the Catholic faith has assisted in forming him to be the man he is today.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Danielle Breen who competed as a gymnast for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers. Host Ron Meyer talks with Danielle about her career as a consistent contributor to her team and why faith is a staple in her life.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Dan Venezia a former pro baseball player in the Minnesota Twins organization. Host Ron Meyer talks with Dan about a harrowing experience with the covid virus that brought him to a deepening of his Catholic faith.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Jake Wieneke a professional football player who plays in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Host Ron Meyer talks with Jake about his career on the gridiron and the importance the Catholic faith has in his life.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Kane Waselenchuk widely known as the greatest professional racquetball player of all-time. His 134 match unbeaten streak is a record that may stand the test of time. Host Ron Meyer talks with Kane about his career on the court and how faith defines his life.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s collegiate spotlight show features Jacqueline Duarte a cross country/track and field athlete at the University of Southern California. Ron talks with Jacqueline about why faith is paramount in her life as a student athlete.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Mike Suter, a former defensive back on the Penn State National Championship football team. Host Ron Meyer talks with Mike about is career at Penn State and how his Catholic faith guides him daily.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is Erik Rosales, Capitol Hill correspondent for EWTN News Nightly. Host Ron Meyer talks with Erik about his playing collegiate baseball and how faith determined his path from secular news to his work now for EWTN.By Blessed2Play
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This week’s guest is J.J. Niekro, a professional baseball player in the Atlanta Braves organization and the son of former major leaguer pitcher Joe Niekro and nephew of Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro.By Blessed2Play
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