Sports Innerview With Ann Liguori

Ann hosts her show from Nassau Paradise Island in the Bahamas and talks about all that Atlantis Resort has to offer including Dolphin Cay and their incredible marine mammal operation; their culinary excellance, FISH Restaurant Jose Andres; about the incomparable The Ocean Club A Four Seasons Resort and the Ocean Club Golf Course, a spectacular Tom Weiskopf design. Ann's guests are Doug Trueblood, Sr. VP Marketing, Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board; Taz Rutherford, Associate Director, Marine Mammal Operations, Dolphic Cay, Atlantis; Monica Majors, Dir. of PR, The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort; and Robbie Leming, PGA, General Manager, Ocean Club Golf Course.

Ann hosts a pre-Super Bowl show and replays classic Sports Innerview shows she did with Deacon Jones, who led the Rams from 1961-1971 and coined the term, ‘sack,’ and with Bart Starr, who led the Green Bay Packers to victories in the first two Super Bowls. Jim Nugent, Publisher of Global Golf Post Plus and Bud Garmany of Garmany Golf, talk journalism and golf travel.

Ann broadcasts from the PGA Merchandise Show and chats with Michael Whan, LPGA Commissioner; Kelley Brooke, LPGA Professional of the Year & CEO/Founder, Bethpage Golf Group; Mark Johnson & Tracy Ramin of the USAGA; David Feaser & Nicholas Feaser of Peakvision & my buddies from Ireland: John Farren of Ballyliffen, Alan Maloney of Mt Falcon Estate & John MacLaughlin of North West Coast Links Ireland.

Ann broadcasts from the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions in Orlando, Florida, and talks with the uber-talented Lydia Ko, the youngest ever to be ranked # 1 in golf, male or female, about the pressures of the tour, how she deals with all the expectations as a 21-year-old now and changing her hair color to blond. Then Ann talks golf and baseball with Tom Glavine, MVP of the 1995 World Series, who says he studies how the female pros strike the ball, and how much he appreciates the playing ability of the pros on the LPGA Tour and how they balance golf and family. And Mark Lamport-Stokes, the Dir of PR, LPGA, catches us up on all things LPGA.

Ann talks about the refurnished Champion Course, site of the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic at PGA National Resort & Spa with Jane Broderick, Dir. of Golf, and Kathy Casper, Dir. of Marketing. Ann replays her award-winning, classic ‘Sports Innerview’ cable interview, taped in the nineties, with the legendary Ted Williams.

Ann chats with the Alec Sokolow, one of the writers of ‘Toy Story,’ ‘Money Talks,’ ‘Cheaper by the Dozen,’ ‘Garfield,’ to name a few and Ann replays her classic Sports Innerview with NFL Hall of Famer Rocky Bleier, who talks about coming back from getting blown up in the Vietnam War to helping the Steelers win four Super Bowls.

Ann talks with Robert Gamez, former PGA Tour player hoping to play the Champions Tour, about winning the very first PGA Tour event he ever played, holing his 2nd shot at BayHill to best Greg Norman by a shot in 1990, taking putting lessons from Jan Stephenson and about the Team Gamez Foundation. Ann talks with comedian, actor (The King of Queens) and sports fan Gary Valentine about his success story and love for golf and the Mets.

Ann Liguori talks with best-selling author Ian O’Connor about ‘Belichick: The Making of the Greatest Football Coach of all Time,’ and to the legendary Alex Lifeson, lead guitarist of the iconic band RUSH, about his success story and his passion for golf.

Ann talks to Joseph Deitch, Chairman, Southworth Development, about the book he penned, ‘Elevate: An Essential Guide to Life,’ his love of triathlons and for learning; and to Steve Agars, singer-songwriter, music producer, the Music & Culture Ambassador of Mississippi and passionate golfer.

Ann talks with Matt Parziale, firefighter from Brockton, Mass., and 2017 Mid-Am Champion about his incredible year: playing in The Masters, becoming a low-amateur at the US Open at Shinnecock; getting married; as he gets ready to play in the 2018 Mid-Am Championship; and to Chip Beck, former 3-Time Ryder Cup member, as we preview the Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Paris and the Premier Golf Ryder Cup Viking River Cruise up the Seine River to Normandy.

Ann broadcasts from the US Open and talks about the first week of action, the men’s and women’s draw and several of the top stories of the week: the Sister Act, Serena vs. Venus; Nick Kyrgios, the ‘Bad Boy’ of tennis; the legendary Roger Federer and much more. Her guests are Mal Washington, former Wimbledon finalist & commentator; Aussie radio commentator Graeme Agars and tennis historian Randy Walker, author of ‘This Day in Tennis History’ & ‘This Day in Golf History.’

Ann talks to Dr. Samuel Waxman of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (a beneficiary of the Ann Liguori Foundation Charity Golf Classic) about progress being made in cancer research, with Marion Waxman about their Hamptons Happening fundraiser & Honoree Chef Matt Lambert, Executive Chef & Co-owner of The Musket Room in Manhattan and to Tom Coyne, Best-selling author of ‘A Course called Scotland’ about his quest to play all the links courses in Scotland, qualify for the Open Championship and find the secret of golf.

Ann hosts her Sports Innerview show from The Travelers Championship, this week’s PGA Tour stop in Hartford, Conn., and talks to Traveler’s Chief Administrative Officer & Executive VP, Andy Bessette; Mike Moriarty, Exe. Dir., First Tee Connecticut; Tim Perra, Stanley Black & Decker, Presenting Sponsor; and Sr. Head Pro, TPC River Highlands, Larry Antinozzi about the more manageable course set-up after the rigorous US Open conditions; why The Travelers is one of the most popular PGA Tour events, it’s charitable component and the star-studded, impressive field.

Ann broadcasts from the US Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club which swarmed in controversy during and after 3rd round play. Ann talks about Phil Mickelson’s strange antics on the 13th green in the third round which resulted in a 2-stroke penalty; about the condition of the wind-blown  greens and the USGA’s response to it; and about the jam-packed leaderboard heading  into the final round. Her guests are Gary Van Sickle, Golf Correspondent, Morning Read, and Dave Marr, Shinnecock member & Fox broadcaster.

Ann speaks to Lee Wybranski, renowned golf artist who creates the official U.S. Open poster every year for the USGA and which is sold in the U.S. Open merchandising tent. In the second half of the show, Ann does a fascinating interview with Jeff Benedict, co-author with Armen Keteyian, of the definitive book on ‘Tiger Woods’ which delves into a variety of revelations about one of the most privately-guarded superstars of our time. Benedict and Keteyian spent three years and conducted more than 400 interviews with over 250 people from every corner of Tiger’s life and provide insightful background information on everything from allegations of Tiger’s use of steroids, to his Father’s grave site being unmarked, to his complicated relationship with his parents, trashing the house he rented in Augusta for years during the Masters and much more.

Ann talks with David Feaser, Owner/CEO, PEAKVISION Sunglasses about the science behind protecting your eyes for any outdoor sport and what makes the PEAKVISION lens so unique. Ann interviews Nathan Grube, the Tournament Dir., The Travelers Championship about the upcoming PGA Tour event in Cromwell, Conn.

Ann talks to Int’l golf commentator, the Hamptons’s own Bob Bubka about the upcoming U.S. Open at Shinnecock and The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Ann chats with Johnny Smith, co-author of ‘A Season in the Sun, The Rise of Mickey Mantle,’ about the legendary Yankees’ life and career in the fifties, specifically in 1956, when Mantle won the Triple Crown and became the most celebrated athlete in the country and reigned as the King of the national pastime.

Ann talks to Chip Beck, one of golf’s greatest Ambassadors, ‘Mr. 59,’ about his career, his memories of playing Shinnecock in the 1986 U.S. Open where he finished runner-up with Lanny Wadkins to winner Raymond Floyd; about the upcoming Ryder Cup; his memories of being on three Ryder Cup teams; and about his hosting a Viking River cruise with Premier Golf that includes Ryder Cup tickets at La Golf National and an incredible itinerary throughout Normandy, France. Then Ann talks with Ann Mabry, Managing Dir., Premier Golf, about the itinerary and Ports of Call throughout Normandy, on the Viking River Cruise including Ryder Cup tickets and an incredible itinerary full of cultural and historical highlights, Sept. 26-October 1, 2018.

Ann talks to 3-time Super Bowl Champ Randy Cross about Super Bowl 52 between the Eagles and Patriots; Tom Brady-Coach Bill Belichick similarities to Joe Montana-Coach Bill Walsh tandem when he played with the San Francisco 49ers; about head injuries in the NFL; his thoughts on player safety and how the NFL has adapted; his high-note exit from the NFL; his varied broadcasting career; covering Tom Brady & Patriots and his analysis on what makes Tom Brady and Joe Montana extraordinary quarterbacks/athletes; other great coach/quarterback combos; the aftermath of success; his announcement to donate his brain to science.

Ann talks to Jeff Bercovici about athletes who are are past their so-called peak age who are thriving; about how Tiger, now 42-years-old, and after 4 back surgeries, has altered his training regime; NBA Coach Gregg Popovich’s philosophy on practice; Phil Mickelson, Roger Federer, Lebron Brown, Tom Brady and other elite athletes about their training and diet strategies as they get older.