CAS 4-1-1-2026 Nick Ovenden-Great Life with Neil Graff co-host

April 1, 2026·26 min·2 clips

Nick Ovenden got a private tour of a top-five NBA facility with his family in Phoenix.

Wednesday starts with sponsor reads and weather talk. Mark Ovendon and Neil Graff get into the usual radio rhythm, bouncing from sport coats to winter coats to the stubborn hope that shorts-and-flip-flops weather is close. Golf sneaks in when Mark says he played 18 holes on Monday. Then the conversation drifts into a family basketball visit, where a six-year-old niece makes six baskets in a row and immediately gets a joking NIL forecast. The story keeps picking up little details. The guest talks about a Phoenix Mercury facility where the McDonald's All-American girls had been playing and practicing, Team USA was coming in, and UConn was practicing afterward because the women's Final Four was nearby. Nobody tries to make it bigger than it is. It just sounds like one of those lucky sports days when timing does most of the work. The personal ties give it more flavor. Megan comes up through a family connection, with the guest explaining that she and Allie once played on the same all-star basketball team. They laugh about Megan welcoming Allie to college basketball by sending a ball into the third row, which tells the story just fine without extra polish. Megan gets plain praise as a great coach, and the basketball chatter feels better because it stays loose. Then the show resets. Arby's, Overhead Door, Great Life, Lewis Drug, Furniture Mart USA, and Fireplace Pros come back before Neil gets pulled into food talk. The Reuben takes over for a minute. Neil says he could not pass it up, and Mark ribs him about the Arby's special not staying around forever. Sports, sponsors, family stories, and lunch all sit at the same table before the break points listeners to college hockey with Garrett Raboin.

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A loose Wednesday sports segment that moves from sponsor chatter and golf to a tournament date change, basketball, and a brief college hockey tease.

Calling All Sports opens with sponsor chatter, a bit of weather talk, and a loose stretch through golf, tournament logistics, and a few side roads. Mark Ovendon and Neil Graff keep it moving at an easy pace, so the show feels familiar without trying too hard.

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You want a neighborly Wednesday sports show that starts with golf and ends with college hockey.

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