College Hoops and Broadcasting Legends
Posted by Steven_J. Koek on March 10, 2008 12:04 PM
As a sports intern and then production assistant for a television station in Chicago, I spent more hours watching more sports than a bookie.
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Suns, NBA Assist New Orleans Reconstruction Efforts During All-Star Weekend
Posted by Steven_J. Koek on February 19, 2008 12:41 PM
The last time I was in New Orleans, Steve Nash was six years old and Amare Stoudemire was not even born. Read more
Raja's Game 6 Bar
Posted by Steven_J. Koek on December 26, 2007 1:45 PM
I have visited several places of significant interest in my travels for the Suns and Mercury over the past couple of years.
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And the Emmy Goes to... Me!
Posted by Steven_J. Koek on October 10, 2007 3:28 PM
Three Rocky Mountain Emmy Award-nominated Suns.com TV productions culminated in a win in the category of Advanced Media (read: Internet), Sports, last Saturday night at the awards show. Read more
Training Camp is next week?! Really?!
Posted by Steven J. Koek on September 26, 2007 10:00 PM
I never did get to that new Einstein biography, see Superbad or any other summer Hollywood offerings, or add a word to the novel I haven’t touched in three years. And I never watched more than a passing glance as Suns’ players began returning to the Valley and working out at US Airways Center. Read more
Excitement Level Rising For Mercury
Posted by Steven J. Koek on August 25, 2007 8:07 PM
I know what you are going to say. I’ve heard it all before, sometimes even out of my own mouth. The WNBA does not hold the same appeal as their male counterparts – it’s just not as exciting.
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Playoffs Already "Really Exciting"
Posted by Steven J. Koek on April 24, 2007 2:26 PM
This morning I was informed by the friendly neighborhood Circle K cashier, Cheryl, that a local radio sportscaster was urging that fans get behind the Suns now, "before it gets really exciting." Read more
Press Box Blogging
Posted by Koek on March 16, 2007 9:12 PM
For the second time this season, I blogged during a game live from the press box at US Airways Center when the Suns host the Pistons on Saturday night. Read more
Another 48 Minutes of Blog
Posted by Steven J. Koek on February 11, 2007 8:20 PM
Following Jeramie McPeek's entertaining and well-received 48 Minutes of Blog, I thought I would give it a shot on the last home game before the All-Star break. I will be filing reports live during tonight's game from the press box at US Airways Center, so click back throughout the evening. Read more
A Day at the Races for Cotton
Posted by Steven J. Koek on January 6, 2007 8:21 PM
The only thing I remember about the last time I went to the horse race track many years ago was that it smelled awful, the food was expensive and terrible, and I lost a lot of money I could not afford to lose. Saturday afternoon was an entirely different experience. Read more
Joining the Blogging Fray
Posted by Steven J. Koek on December 21, 2006 5:11 PM
I have been meaning to file my first blog entry since the Suns.com Blogs debuted in training camp, but was waiting for something unique enough to add to the already-solid contributions we have posted so far. Read more