Calling All Sports with Roc and Manuch Weekdays 3pm-6pm

Roc: Roc@thefan1060.com
Mike Muraco (’Roc’), brings over 20 years experience in the sports industry, specializing in sports marketing, media and public relations. He earned his Bachelors Degree in Sports Industry and Master’s Degree in Sports Administration from Ohio University. Roc has worked in professional and collegiate capacities with stints with the Arizona Cardinals, Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Fall League, Phoenix Firebirds, Oakland A’s and the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Fiesta Bowl and Insight Bowl committee, Governor for Boys and Girls Club of Scottsdale, advisory board for the National Football Foundation, and active in various charities. When Roc isn’t fighting with Manuch or his producers, he is President and Vice President, respectively for ON-AIR Sports Marketing and The Labrador Group. Prior to Roc and Manuch making the switch to the FAN AM 1060 from ESPN 860, Roc partnered with the following Joe Moeller (1280am), Bill Lewis (KDUS 1060) and Ron Wolfley (ESPN 860).

Manuch: Manuch@thefan1060.com
Dan Manucci (’Manuch’), a former NFL player and on-air personality is a graduate of Tempe McClintock High School, where he played football under Arizona’s All-Time winningest coach, Karl Keifer. Manuch received a football and baseball scholarship to Mesa Community College. He then received a scholarship to Kansas State, where he led the Big 8 in passing his senior year, and was named 1978 All-Big 8 Honorable Mention. Manuch was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 5th round of the 1979 Draft. He played QB for the Bills in 1979-80, the Toronto Argonauts 1981, the Arizona Wranglers of the USFL 1983, and played with the Buffalo Bills replacement team of 1987. He started his broadcast career in 1992 hosting the Phoenix Cardinals pre-game and post-game shows. For over 10 years, Manuch was a part of the Cardinals broadcast team and ASU Sun Devils radio and TV football broadcasts. Dan is involved with the local NFL Retired Players Association as well as numerous charities year round. Manuch is the Executive Director of the National Football Foundation Valley of the Sun Chapter. He resides in Gilbert and has two children, Landon, and Neathery. He spent time co-hosting with Roc on ESPN Radio 860 hosting 2pm-4pm Monday-Friday from September 2004 to July 2006.

CJ Boyle: CJ@thefan1060.com: Executive Producer Calling All Sports with Roc and Manuch and McCabe and Friends and Calling All Sports Saturday: Originally a native of Los Angeles, California, I came to Phoenix in 2000. I attended Arizona State University and Graduated with a degree in Marketing from W.P. School of Business in May of 2008. My first job in broadcasting came in the form of a promotions assistant for 101.5 Free FM. From there I went on to become the Associate Producer of The Big O and Dukes show and The Gridiron. Following producing The Big O and Dukes Show, I produced The C.P. and Shapiro Show and The Dave Dameshek Show on Free FM. In addition to working for CBS Radio, I worked in the media relations department for the Phoenix Coyotes. I am an avid hockey fan and have played the game for many years. I am a Hockey Player, a musician, a surfer, and a golfer; I just view it as being well rounded and feel its good to be well versed in numerous disciplines.

Tracey: Tracey@thefan1060.com Producer/Promotions/Production
Tracey A. Henderson aka “Gamer” was born in Alamogordo, N.M. He grew up living on Air Force Bases throughout the world. Henderson grew up in Okinawa Japan on Kadena Air Force Base then moved to Glendale, Arizona in 1987. Tracey attended Independence High School and Glendale Community College. He has had an interest in radio since the age of eight and has done everything in his power to follow that dream of working in radio. Tracey attended The Academy of Radio and T.V. Broadcasting in 2003 and got his first job in radio with KFNX in Phoenix in February 2004. He ran the board and did production for the week-in shows as well as did some fill in co-hosting work. From there he went to KZON “The Zone” to do promotions and fill in air talent until the format change in January 2006. Henderson was the last person to do a live air show on the “The Zone” as he was heavily involved in the format transformation to “Free FM”. When “Free FM” was considering different shows to get the station a local program he was the producer for all but one of the new shows. Prior to Calling All Sports, Tracey’s was the producer for the Big O & Dukes Show on “Free FM”. He has three children, daughters Karle and Kadena and son Quade.

Kevin McCabe and Friends-Weekdays 10am-12pm

Are you running late to work or taking an early lunch, then tune in to Kevin McCabe and Friends weekdays 10am-12pm. McCabe offers the only ”live” local sports show in the Valley. He goes behind the scenes to hit all the local sports interests, including all the major teams, ASU, U of A, NAU as well as prep and high school athletics. It’s the only show that focuses exclusively on Arizona sports. McCabe appeals to a wide spectrum of listeners by creating an atmosphere that allows the listener to feel that they are one of his friends.

He provides a unique experience by conducting interviews unlike any other talk show host in the market.
Kevin is truly friends with all of his guests, and it shows on the air with comfortable interviews with the likes of Charles Barkley, Mike Stoops, and Mark Grace. Kevin McCabe provides two hours of creative, unique, and comfortable radio for the Phoenix Market allowing listeners a local option in the mid-days.
McCabe is a well-known television sports personality throughout the state of Arizona after working at television networks in Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff for the past 27 years. A graduate of Northern Arizona University, where he was on a “club” hockey scholarship, including captain in 1981.

McCabe was named the top TV sports reporter in Phoenix by the Arizona Republic in 2002 and joined FSN Arizona in 2003. McCabe married the former Penny Martin of Chandler, in 1990…and together they have five children Kenny(12), Sarah(10), Eleanor(9), Charlotte (6), and Kevin Jr. (2).

McCabe has worked in Flagstaff 1981-83 (KNAZ-NBC), Tucson 1984-1990
(KOLD-CBS) and since 1990 in Phoenix, first with FOX 10, before joining FSN in 2003. He attended Brophy Prep in Phoenix, and graduated from West Phoenix High. McCabe@thefan1060.com

Calling All Sports presented by Casino Arizona Saturdays 10am-1pm

Whether you’re driving around, running errands or working in the yard on a Saturday, tune in the valley’s longest running weekend show, Calling All Sports Saturday presented by Casino Arizona.

The guys take a lighthearted, entertaining look at the past week’s sports happenings and a look ahead to the upcoming week. For over seven years, Calling All Sports Saturday presented by Casino Arizona (formerly AZGameday) has been a staple on Saturday mornings in the valley.

Mike Grose: Mikegrose@thefan1060.com

Hosted weekly by either Mike “Grease” Grose, Roc or Manuch, Justin Karp or special guest hosts, offer an unique opinion on sports, especially on your weekend! The popular and well-educated Grose is the anchor on Saturdays. Grose first started out as a producer of then AZGameday when the show aired on KMVP 860, but quickly jumped up to the show’s number one fill-in on Saturdays. Grease is a former Sports Information Director who grew up in the friendly confines of Detroit, Michigan. Grose is also the creator of the Calling All Sports Rewind and the show’s Top 10.

Again, the show is Calling All Sports Saturday presented by Casino Arizona, every Saturday 10am to 1pm on The Fan AM 1060. They are truly the “Sports Alternative” in the Arizona! The show is produced by CJ Boyle -cj@callingallsportsaz.com. For upcoming show information head to www.rocandmanuch.com.

On the Bench:  Fill-in host(s) for On Air Sports Marketing Programming:

Curt Blakeney has hosted such radio shows as Scouting the Nation, the AIA High School Football Post Game Show, Fitness AZ, Razor Magazine’s Sports Edge, Sports Road Show, Football Fridays, College Football Blitz, and Inside the Preps on the Fan AM 1060, ESPN Radio 860 and XTRA Sports 910. Blakeney was the editor of Sports Arizona Magazine for six years, and has written numerous articles for national sports publications and websites. Currently, Blakeney is president of Edge Public Relations (www.edge-pr.com) and creator and founder of sports social networking site MadGame.com (www.madgame.com).

Jim “Gries” Grieshaber is no stranger to the Valley or to AM-1060, having hosted “Lew and Jim on Sports” in morning drive with Bill Lewis, ”The Arizona Cardinals NFL Wrap-Up Show” and ‘live’ post-game coverage of The Diamondbacks’ run to the World Championship while working at the station from 2000 to 2002. Jim recently returned to Phoenix from Miami, where he hosted Dolphins, Marlins and Florida International University Pre-Game, Halftime and Post-Game shows and talk shows on several stations, including sports powerhouses 790 The Ticket and 560-WQAM.

He was also the TV voice of University of Miami sports on accselect.com and Features Reporter on the “Hurricane Gameday” Coaches’ TV Shows during the 2007-08 school year and four-year radio voice of high school football in South Florida, where he called games featuring several future NFL and college stars and broadcast four state finals at Dolphins Stadium and The Orange Bowl, where he broadcast the final football game ever played in that stadium’s storied history. Gries has also been heard across the country as Lead Host of “The Sports Edge”, airing nationally in afternoon drive on The Sports ByLine USA Network and Sirius Satellite Radio from 2005 to 2007.

The 36 year-old has interviewed a who’s who in sports and entertainment and broadcast on-site from the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, BCS Championship Game, Final Four and some of the biggest boxing matches in recent history.