Award-winning sports reporter, host, and anchor Doug Russell (currently heard on 97.3 "The Game" in Milwaukee and formerly on WTMJ, WKTI (ESPN), WSSP, and national syndication) is joined by newsmakers and newsbreakers that cover the teams you love!
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
On the Monday TDRP, Doug reads with giddy excitement that the college football overlords finally seem to be making progress on how to fix their terribly broken postseason. The giddiness ends, however, when we realize just how long Doug has been talking on the radio about this exact issue.
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
After several technical delays and a COVID pause, the TDRP is back with an all-new episode. As Barry Alvarez prepares to depart the University of Wisconsin, Doug went back and found two of his players who were there at the beginning. Both endured the early struggles, but both would up with Rose Bowl rings to show for it; cornerback Reggie Holt and linebacker Eric Unverzagt.
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
As we say goodbye to Showtime's iconic and longest-running scripted series, "Shameless" tonight, Doug goes back into the (short) archives of the podcast to bring back his interview from late last year with longtime friend and Alabi Room barfly "Tommy" - aka Michael Patrick McGill.
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
The Masters is back in April (where it belongs) so Doug went to Wisconsin's premier golf broadcaster, Garbedian on Golf host Chuck Garbedian. Who will win? Who knows, but Doug and Chuck also tackle whether or not Wisconsin will ever see more majors like we did in the 2010's.
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
If you're looking for deep analysis, this probably isn't your show. If you're looking to celebrate baseball and take a walk down Opening Day's recent memory lane, this probably is. Not much analysis here...just a celebration of baseball and what Opening Day means.
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
On the Monday TDRP, Doug checks in with Badgers Rose Bowl winning safety Scott Nelson on Barry Alvarez' impending retirement. Nelson was one of the only Wisconsin players to win the 1994 Rose Bowl that were holdovers from the Don Morton era. How did Barry Alvarez change Wisconsin's culture of losing to a culture of winning? Find out on today's show!
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Friday Mar 26, 2021
It's another BREAKING NEWS TDRP on this Friday evening. Its broke this morning that Texas Basketball Coach Shaka Smart is leaving Austin for Marquette. As he did last week, Doug gets the thoughts of Paint Touches writer Andrei Greska on the move, made official just as Doug and Andrei were recording.
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
On today's TDRP, Doug checks in with Marquette beat writer Ben Steele in the aftermath of the university's decision to dismiss head basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski.