Episode 1279 (Hour 1): Mark Panichelli

The dean of ENC sports talk hosts -- 252 Fox Sports Radio's Mark Panichelli -- joins Bryan halfway through the hour to talk NCAA Tournament and Sunday's NASCAR race. Bryan opens the hour with a comprehensive look at all our local sports, including prep baseball, softball, soccer, LCC baseball, ECU baseball and University of Mount Olive baseball. He also puts a wrap on the winter side of our Hometown Heroes with updates on Isaac Parson (N.C. Central/Kinston HS) and Ashanti Lynch (Maryand-Eastern Shore/North Lenoir).