Portland sports before the day gets sensible.
Rip City Mornings tracks Portland sports through a fast, conversational morning show format. Dan Sheldon and Nigel Burton steer interviews, listener texts, giveaways, and side tangents around the Trail Blazers, football, Oregon State, and the wider Northwest sports scene.
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Rip City Mornings is a Portland sports show with the shape of a local morning hangout. Dan Sheldon and Nigel Burton keep the pace casual, fast, and slightly unpredictable. The Trail Blazers sit near the center of the conversation, but the show’s map is broader than one team. Seahawks moves, Oregon State football, Oregon Ducks context, Houston hoops, NBC Sports Northwest programming, and Portland culture all find room. The show is at its best when a serious sports interview loosens into something specific and human. Warren Moon comes on to explain what is happening in Seattle, and the segment swerves through a hot pepper challenge before returning to football. Ryan Nall talks through scouting feedback, position fit, pro-day drills, and what scouts might still want to see from him. DJ OG1 brings the in-arena Blazers perspective, mixing music talk with the mood around the team after the All-Star break. Matt Thomas arrives with Houston radio energy and gets folded immediately into the show’s teasing studio chemistry. Serena Winters’ appearance brings The Bridge, Portland streetcars, food-cart ambitions, Filipino tamales, and a running argument about whether Nigel is actually funny. That is the show’s texture. It covers games and roster questions, but it also cares about the people orbiting the local sports scene. Listener texts and ticket giveaways make the studio feel open to the city. The humor can be blunt. The references are proudly regional. The segments often sound like people who know the clock is moving but are willing to chase a side road if it gets a better moment. For Portland fans who want sports talk with personality, Rip City Mornings offers a daily mix of access, argument, and lived-in Northwest familiarity.
Made for: Built for Portland sports fans who follow the Trail Blazers, Northwest football, Oregon State, Oregon, and the local media ecosystem around them. It especially suits listeners who like interviews with room for jokes, tangents, and listener-driven bits.
What sets it apart: The show pairs regional sports access with loose morning-radio chemistry, so interviews can move from roster analysis to food carts, music, giveaways, or studio teasing without feeling off-brand.
Dan and Nigel break down the latest in Portland sports for you every morning, covering The Trail Blazers, Beavers, Ducks & more!
Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
DJ OG1 offers a lively mix of arena music instincts, Blazers perspective, and easy personal storytelling.
David Jackson, better known as DJ OG1, comes through as a natural arena presence: quick with a story, broad in his musical taste, and comfortable reading a room.
Serena Winters gets a loose, food-filled welcome to Portland and her new role on The Bridge.
Serena Winters joins Dan and Nigel in studio as the new host of The Bridge on NBC Sports Northwest, and the hour works best as a loose welcome to both the show and Portland.
Ryan Nall discusses how Oregon State shaped his scouting path and why pro-day decisions still come with risk.
Ryan Nall's Rip City Mornings appearance centers on the uncertainty around his move toward the next level. He connects his Oregon State experience to the kind of language scouts understand, then talks through where he might fit: fullback, running back, or something in between.
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HBCU sports talk with institutional memory.
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Dan and Nigel interview Ryan Nall, a former Oregon State running back who just completed the NFL scouting combine.
A daily morning sports talk show covering Portland's professional and college teams.
Morning sports talk show covering Portland teams with a guest interview and ticket giveaway.
Dan and Nigel deliver a morning sports talk show covering Portland's professional and college teams.
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Jabari Young says Kawhi Leonard’s uncertain status is draining drama from the NBA playoffs.
CJ McCollum evaluates Portland's 10-for-40 three-point loss to Dallas and says the team needed more defensive stops.
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Terry Stotts reviews Portland's unusual timeout during Yusuf Nurkic's layup against Oklahoma City, when one timeout had to be used before the three-minute mark.
Dan and Nigel host a morning sports talk show, interviewing NFL Hall of Famer Warren Moon about the Seahawks and a hot pepper challenge.