Congratulations to Chirs Heaton!

The Animals announce the winner of the NAPA Auto Parts Ultimate Sports Trivia Challenge In-Store Promotion.

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CARQUEST Spring Promotion Winner (May 5, 2010)

The Animals call Racheal Fernandez, winner of the CARQUEST Spring Promotion. Congratulations for winning a 2-night stay at Turtle Bay!

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BREAKING NEWS: Gib Arnold Names Riley Wallace as Assistant Coach! (April 1, 2010)

APRIL FOOLS ANIMAL NATION!

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Sports Animals commercial - Was It Important?

Chris Hart tries to call Gary Dickman out... but gets his in return!

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Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh men's basketball coach on the Sports Animals (March 15, 2010)

Chris Hart and Gary Dickman interviews Jamie Dixon, head coach of the Pittsburgh men's basketball team.  They talk about March Madness.

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Sports Animals radio commerical

Gary Dickman "name drops" Peyton Manning. 

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Holding Out For a Hero!

University of Hawaii Athletics needs a STAR!

If you think about the different programs and their biggest crowds and buzz, they all had stars.

Baseball - Billy Blanchette, Tyler Cheff, (of course our own Kenny Harrison and Matt Apana)

Volleyball -Kahumoku and Kamanao (even though she was a setter) 

Football - Colt Brennan, Timmy Chang, Chad Owens, Bess/RGM, Al Noga

Basketball - Anthony Carter and Alika Smith

These guys were the face of their programs and are remembered log after they are pau at UH.

I'm sure you can think of many more.  In fact, the mega stars from UH you can identify with just one name:  Colt, AC, Lilly etc...

Greg Salas was a guest on the show today.  He is obviously a great athlete, a team leader, and pretty good on the air - everything you need for a star!  UH just built a website to push him as an All American Candidate (catchgregsalas.com).  That is great.  BUT - is it too little too late?  Salas will be a senior this year - can "mainstream sports fan" latch on to him as a star?  Not yet anyway.

The last few years Rocky Savaiigaia was great on the air, volunteered in the community, loved kids, was a bigger than life guy in person.  But, because he was an interior defensive lineman and was often hurt thruought his career, he never quite became the star that I think the media was hoping for.

In fact, UH Softball's Kelly Majam is the only true star I can think of on campus right now.  So, who's job is it to develop stars?  UH?  The media?  Both?  Either way - "I'm holding out for a hero" - we need one... and fast!

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