Vintage Sports Talk Radio from Northern California
Episodes
Jun 21, 2020
Jun 21, 2020
1 hr 55 min
February 8th 2002 is a somber day. It's the day Matt Ivie passed away and I had to announce it on the radio after broadcasting a game.
The Stanislaus State Warriors vs. UC San Diego Tritons
The Warriors are led by Mike Terpstra and make a big comeback to get the win.
This is the original broadcast with some of the commercials edited out.
Jun 20, 2020
Jun 20, 2020
18 min
A classic radio clip from July 19th 2002.
Allen Iverson has legal problems, Oakland Raiders, Yankees vs. Red Sox, Celebrity Golf in Tahoe & more..
Jim Wells, Joe Rocha, Kitty Chavez, Big Trace & NY Giant Joe
Jun 20, 2020
Jun 20, 2020
3 min
Matt Ivie passed away on February 8th 2002.
This is how we broke the sad news on AM 970 ESPN RADIO. It was a Friday night and I was filling in for Matt as the Play-by-Play announcer for CSU Stanislaus basketball. The Warriors beat UC San Diego and then I had to break the news...
I saw Matt the day he died. A group of radio people went to his house to visit with him. Matt was on his death bed after a 2 year battle with cancer.
I will never forget seeing him and hugging him that day.
He died 4 hours later with his wife and 4 children at his bedside.
#Cancersucks
Jun 18, 2020
Jun 18, 2020
1 hr 25 min
This is the first game in my career as a play-by-play announcer. I was filling in for Matt Ivie, who was battling cancer and was unable to travel to the Bay Area.
Sonoma State vs. CSU Stanislaus - Men's College Basketball
Head Coach Mike Terpstra
Key Players: Ira Taylor, Jeff Davenport, Bernard Mcintosh, Coup Taylor, Brad Watkins (Modesto), Ray Ray, Spencer Hay, Jamal O'Quinn
This is the original broadcast from January 4th 2002
Matt Ivie Passed away a month later - Feb 8th 2002
Jun 15, 2020
Jun 15, 2020
12 min
Classic sports talk from Matt Ivie and Brian Wheeler.
Take a journey back to the NBA in 2000. The Kings and lakers are on the rise and the Portland Trailblazers have some turmoil with Rasheed Wallace. Scottie Pippen is injured, Can the Blazers survive? (They ended up in the West-finals)
Brian is the long-time 'Play-by-Play' voice of the Portland Trailblazers and worked for the Sacramento Kings in the mid-90's
This is the "Ivie league Show" from early February 2000.
Original aired on ESPN Radio 970 - KESP - MODESTO
Jun 15, 2020
Jun 15, 2020
47 min
Here is a vintage clip from The Ivie League Show on April 30th 2000.
Matt Ivie talks NBA Playoffs, the San Jose Sharks & More.
Bear is the engineer on the board.
I have included most of the original commercials featuring John Yazel and Fred Hunter.
The Voice of ESPN Radio 970 was Dave Holmes "Mr Wonderful"
I am not included in this clip "Producer Boy" - I was working for Kat Country 103 and pulling double duty with Matt - most days of the week.
This is classic Matt Ivie
Jun 13, 2020
Jun 13, 2020
10 min
Geico Caveman John Lehr joined me for a conversation in 2006 about being the caveman, and his new show '10 items or Less' (TBS)
Jun 13, 2020
Jun 13, 2020
9 min
Vintage sports-talk segment from October 15th 2003 - Jim Wells and Demitrius Snear give their thoughts on the Steve Bartman fan interference incident from the night before.
The Steve Bartman incident was a controversial play that occurred during a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Florida Marlins on October 14, 2003, at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, during Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2003 postseason.
Along with other spectators seated against the wall, Cubs fan Steve Bartman reached for the ball, but he deflected it, disrupting Alou's potential catch. If Alou had caught the ball, it would have been the second out in the inning, and the Cubs would have been just four outs away from winning their first National League pennant since 1945. The Cubs ultimately allowed eight runs in the inning, and lost the game 8–3. When they were eliminated in Game 7 the next day, the incident was seen as the "first domino" to fall in affecting the series's outcome.[1]
Jun 11, 2020
Jun 11, 2020
20 min
Edison High School (Stockton) is about to play in its first section title game in 20 years. It's December 2003 - Jim and Demitrius Snear talk HS football with Coach Burke in a vintage sports-talk radio interview. #EdisonHigh #EdisonHS
Jun 11, 2020
Jun 11, 2020
13 min
Big Trace was a frequent caller and the host of a listener hosted football show. In this clip, he joins me in-studio to talk football before the 2003 kickoff.
This is a vintage clip from September 2nd 2003 - The NFL Regular season is about to kick off.
The Raiders are entering the 2003 season after a brutal loss in the Super Bowl to Jon Gruden and the Bucs.
The Raiders finished the year 4-12 in 2003 and are still trying to get back to the Super Bowl. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Oakland_Raiders_season
Jun 11, 2020
Jun 8, 2020
Jun 8, 2020
22 min
The summer of 2003 was a wild time in the sports world!
This is the day after LeBron James made his professional debut in the Orlando Summer League.
Will Tim Duncan sign in San Antonio? Is Jason Kidd set to join San Antonio? The Lakers just signed Gary Payton & Karl Malone!
What will Mike Vick do in 2003? Will the Raiders compete, and what's going on with the Rams?
This is a collection of calls from listeners.
Dorsey starts it off.
Jun 8, 2020
Jun 8, 2020
20 min
Mike Terpstra is a 209 basketball stud! Coach Terpstra joined me in 2003 after the 2002 - 2003 season to talk hoops.
He answers some tough questions. We discuss what it's like to be a tough, outspoken coach.
Coach T sounds like Phil Jackson.
Mike is currently an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards (Scott Brooks Staff)
We focus on 209 native Rick Fetter and big man Bernard Macintosh.
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Jun 8, 2020
Jun 8, 2020
40 min
MARCH 2000 - The Sports Animals show was a listener hosted show on ESPN Radio 970 in the 209 - The Show aired for about 2 years -
This is from March of 2000
- March Madness talk
- Oakland Raiders, 49ers discussion
- NY Giant Joe Impression
- NBA Talk - Lakers vs. Kings (Classic)
Who is Big Dog?
Jun 6, 2020
Jun 6, 2020
3 min
The On-Air-Callers to the Ivie League show continued to support me and the radio station after Ivie passed.
These are two of my favorites.
Jun 6, 2020
Jun 6, 2020
11 min
The Central Valley Sports Page was a morning drive sports talk-show on ESPN Radio 970 from 2002 - 2004
The show sired weekday mornings 7am -10am
This is a conversation with Raider Fan Chris Ricci
Hosted By: Jim Wells
Demitrius Snear
Kitty Chavez
Joe Rocha
Jun 5, 2020
Jun 5, 2020
30 min
Classic Sports Talk from Jim Wells & Matt Stone from 2004 - Fox Sports radio 94.1FM in Merced. KBKY
Jun 5, 2020
Jun 5, 2020
1 hr 25 min
Guest hosting for Matt Ivie a few weeks before his cancer diagnosis.
You hear Matt on a bunch of commercials and we talk about him at the 2000 CSU Stanislaus Warrior Media Day.
We even talk fantasy football, way back when it was very new.
May 31, 2020
May 31, 2020
1 hr 20 min
California State basketball player of the year Chuck Hayes leads Modesto Christian to the 2000 Division 1 State title game at Arco Arena in Sacramento.
This is my first time on live radio as an analyst.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Hayes
May 31, 2020
May 31, 2020
22 min
ESPN the Magazine writer Sam Alipour joined me in 2007 to talk about his feature on Ron Artest.
Story link:
https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=alipour/061005