Power Lunch - Gene Wang from the Washington Post On Why Newspapers Remain A Critical Part of A City's Sports Ecosystem
CzabeCast
Steve Czaban
4.7 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 3 February 2026
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Czabe welcomes ANDY POLLIN and Washington Post beat reporter GENE WANG to discuss the dark days facing the Post and their sports department. Czabe explains how critical it was for guys like Gene and others to "flush out" the stories, quotes, and details of the players, coaches and teams we follow, to then blow them out of the sky like ducks who had been flushed. The legend of "The King" George Michael at NBC4, what it means to be a good dad in today's sports age. Plus the most electrifying 60 second or less bursts of mayhem in sports history. Hagler-Hears 1985. Franz Klammer in '76 Olympic Downhill. Virginia's OT miracle vs. Purdue. MORE....
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