GenX Classic Sports
GenXers reminisce on their love of sports and discuss great sports teams, athletes, and moments from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
Episodes
5 episodes since 2024
Episode 05: The Cubs in the 1984 playoffs.
Jim Hamm returns to discuss a big GenX sports moment: the 1984 Cubs made it to the postseason. Join Shon and Jim as they discuss the 1984 season and what led to the now classic post-season showdown with the San Diego Padres. Also, for y...
September 16, 2024
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36:18
Episode 04: Growing up in Chicago and Wrigley Field finally got lights.
Meet Jim Hamm. Jim grew up in the Chicago area and learned early in life to love baseball, including the Cubs. He tells us a little about life in the Chicago area as a kid running around playing sandlot baseball and hockey. He also talks ...
September 02, 2024
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30:37
Episode 03: Sports Media
Mark, David, and Casey join Shon again to talk about how they consumed various sports media back in the 1970s and 1980s. They trace the growth of sports media from the "Three Channel Days" to the arrival of cable television and finally to the b...
August 19, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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44:44
Episode 02: Meet Wayne
Wayne Pumphrey is an internet sports broadcast pioneer in our part of the world. He joins Shon to talk about his early GenX sports memories and how he fed his passion for sports back in the day. Not many people claim to be a fan of the Arkansas...
August 05, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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54:07
Episode 01: Meet the guys
Your host, Shon Enis, introduces you to the neighborhood GenX crew of his childhood. Mark, David, and Casey join Shon for a chat about how each of them became sports fans and some of their early sports memories.Credits:Haylee Wolf: ...
July 22, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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43:51