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On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast my co-host Kevin Watson and I will interview Chris Carter. Carter was born and raised in Pittsburgh and works as an analyst for DK Pittsburgh Sports covering the Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL and most recently University of Pittsburgh Football and…

On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast I’ll interview “Pittsburgh Dad” Curt Wootton. Wootton’s inspiration for his character of “Pittsburgh Dad” came from his own father while growing up in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. While working on the set from a previous series called “Mercury Men”, Curt would do his…

On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast I’ll interview Frank Nicotero. Nicotero is a comedian and the host of the syndicated comedy game show Street Smarts. He began his career doing stand up at Pittsburgh's famed Funny Bone comedy club. Shortly afterward, he toured college circuits, appearing with…

On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast we will speak with Tre Tipton. Tipton is a receiver for the University of Pittsburgh who has been granted a 6th year by the NCAA due to injuries and will be instrumental for the Panthers offense in 2020. He joined the…

On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with James Hall. Hall is the associate athletic director at New Mexico State University where he is a sports administrator and involved in student development. Prior to New Mexico State he was the founder of Majority of One…

Artwork for SCN: Joelle Miller and Nick Stewart Web page: Terri MaradeiOn this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with Joseph Hooks. Hooks is a Shepherd University graduate who has used his degree in recreational and leisure studies to create a mentoring program that has helped…

On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with Josh Taylor. Taylor began his career after graduating from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh as a reporter and sports anchor for KHBS in Fayetteville Arkansas. He then returned to the Pittsburgh area as a producer and host for…

On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast I talk hockey with three Rabid Lifelong Hockey fans. Eric Rigsby is a hockey lifer-a player, a parent, a coach, and a fan-in that order. He has been involved in the game since he babysat the neighbors' kids to earn money…

On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with Brian Fleury. Fleury is in his second season as the 49ers defensive quality control coach. He joined San Francisco after spending the previous three years with the Miami Dolphins as the team's football research analyst (2016) and…

On episode 16 of the Steel City Nation podcast I’ll interview Brandy Simms. Simms is an award-winning sports journalist who has covered professional, college and high school sports in the DMV for more than 20 years including the Washington Redskins and Washington Mystics. He has an extensive background in both…

On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with Ed Sheahin. Sheahin is a professional sports photographer covering the Washington Redskins, Washington Nationals and Washington Wizards. He is the official photographer for the Redskins Historian and the Hogfarmers. He is also part of the All Pro…

On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with Ethan Cadeaux Ethan Cadeaux is a digital content producer and writer for NBC Sports Washington, with a primary focus on the Washington Redskins. He is a University of Maryland, College Park graduate from the Philip Merrill College…

On this episode of the Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with Angie Carducci. Carducci has been covering the Pittsburgh Penguins and the NHL for a variety of outlets since the mid 1990s, when she was majoring in print journalism at Duquesne University. She currently serves as Penguins beat…

On this episode,Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with Tony Defazio. DeFazio is the former editor of The Pittsburgh Sports Report, Pittsburgh's longest-published sports newspaper. The Sports Report was a monthly newspaper pand online publication from 1996 through 2016. In addition to his duties as editor, DeFazio was the…

On this episode,Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with Casey Leister.Leister has been a volunteer assistant baseball coach with the Navy Midshipmen since 2018. Although he has only been with the Midshipmen for two years his presence has been felt as they have amassed a record of 53-18. When…

On this episode,Steel City Nation podcast Mark Maradei speaks with Matt Noble.Noble is a Silver Spring, MD native and is currently the PA announcer for University of Maryland football, men's basketball and baseball games. He is also the radio play-by-play announcer for the women's basketball team and fills-in for Hall…