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Cleveland State Athletics Expands Partnership with iHeartMedia for Broadcast Services – Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH-Cleveland State Athletics announced today an expanded multi-year partnership with iHeartMedia Cleveland as the official broadcast partner for Cleveland State basketball. The agreement covers all men’s basketball regular season and postseason games as well as an expanded selection of women’s basketball regular season and postseason games. iHeartMedia will also carry coaches show broadcasts which provide fans an inside look at both programs.
The coaches show broadcasts begin on Monday, October 28 with the first episode of the Women’s Basketball Radio Show, live from the fifth floor Viking Loge inside the Wolstein Center. The Coach Robinson Show kicks off the next night on Tuesday, October 29 at Viking Public House.
The Coach Robinson Show returns in its normal Tuesday time slot from 6-7 p.m. EST live from Viking Public House on Fox Sports 1350 AM. The show spotlights the men’s basketball program and will feature head coach Daniyal Robinson as well as student-athletes and additional guests tied to the program. Viking Public House will offer drink specials as well as a robust food menu for all guests attending the show live in-person. In addition, all guests will receive two hours of free parking in the Prospect Avenue Garage when dining at Viking Public House.
New this year, The Cleveland State Women’s Basketball Radio Show will air on Monday nights from 6-7 p.m. EST throughout the regular season. All shows will air live on Fox Sports 1350 AM as well as the iHeartRadio App. The show will spotlight the women’s basketball program and feature head coach Chris Kielsmeier as well as student-athletes, coaches and members of the CSU community during the hour-long program.
Both shows provide opportunities for attendees to interact with student-athletes, coaches and staff from both programs. An updated listing of show dates and locations, as well as game broadcasts, will be housed at csuvikings.com.
Al Pawlowski returns for his 20th season as the Voice of the Vikings. The six-time Emmy Award winning broadcaster also serves as the pre-and post-game host of “Guardians Live” as well as filling in as a sports anchor at WKYC Channel 3. Pawlowski will also serve as the primary host of both coaches shows throughout the season.
Ed Daugherty also returns to the Viking broadcast crew as the primary play-by-play voice for women’s basketball home games, as well as the pre-game, halftime and post-game show host for men’s basketball broadcasts. Daugherty also handles the play-by-play duties for many of Cleveland State’s Olympic sport ESPN+ broadcasts.
Former Viking Pat Vuyancih returns as the color analyst for home men’s basketball broadcasts on the radio as well as ESPN+. Vuyancih played on the 1986 CSU men’s basketball team that was the first team in school history to make it to the NCAA Tournament. Britt Korth, who was a member of the first women’s basketball Horizon League Tournament title team in 2008, returns as a color analyst for the women’s broadcasts alongside Daugherty.
Fox Sports 1350 AM will continue as the flagship home for Cleveland State game broadcasts. Select games will also be broadcast on WTAM 1100 AM. WTAM serves as the flagship station for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Cleveland Guardians and boasts the largest signal strength of any station in the greater Cleveland market.
Hanford Dixon’s legacy continues to grow.
On Monday, June 29, it was announced by the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame that Cleveland Browns legend Hanford Dixon will be part of the 2026 induction class. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Hall of Fame.
Dixon will be formally inducted in September, with the full class and ceremony details expected to be released in the coming weeks.
🏈 The first of a MEMORABLE class!
Welcome to the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame, Hanford Dixon! pic.twitter.com/fNsydaXHxV
— Greater Cleveland Sports HOF (@GCLESPORTSHOF) June 29, 2026
Before the news was made public, the 67-year-old was surprised by Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame President Bob DiBiasio and Vice President John Telich, who informed him of the announcement just before he was set to record a show on the BIGPLAY Sports Network.
“I am a man of many words. I can always find something to say,” Dixon began. “But I just want to tell you guys, thank you. This means a lot to me from the bottom of my heart because you guys know, old country boy coming from a little small town outside of Mobile in Alabama.
“I decided to stay here in Cleveland and make Cleveland my home, so I tell you how much Cleveland means to me.”
DiBiasio went on to share that making Cleveland your home is one of the many criteria that allows individuals to be inducted into The Hall.
“You mentioned that you made Cleveland your home,” he said. “That’s one of the criteria to be in the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame. It’s a nine-county region, and you either had to be born or raised in Cleveland, the Greater Cleveland area, or made Cleveland your home after your career, which you did, and you are a perfect example of that.
“You made Cleveland your home, and you are so deserving.”
After being selected by the Browns with the 22nd overall pick in the 1981 NFL Draft out of the University of Southern Mississippi, he would go on to play nine seasons. Dixon was a lockdown defender for the Browns, snagging 26 interceptions across 131 games played.
Selected to three Pro Bowls and named an All-Pro twice, Dixon was one of the bright spots for an era of Cleveland football that saw the team reach the playoffs six times. He would team up with Frank Minnifield, helping form one of football’s best duos in the history of the sport. He is also credited with helping to create and name the iconic “Dawg Pound” identity.
He retired after the 1989 campaign, going on to stay active in the community and media space.
He has worked with WOIO-TV 19 and Fox Sports Ohio, covering high school football, and also the BIGPLAY Sports Network, where he currently hosts a show called BIGPLAY Cleveland Live, covering Cleveland’s professional sports organizations.
“Such a fun thing for us to be able to sneak in here before your show, and share the wonderful news,” DiBiasio concluded. “We can’t be more happy for you to join. We are in our 50th year… it is one of Cleveland’s best kept secrets.”
Breaking: #Browns legend Hanford Dixon will be inducted into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame as a member of the 2026 class.#DawgPound
— Cade Cracas (@CracasCade) June 29, 2026
Earlier this year, Dixon was also presented with the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the 26th Greater Cleveland Sports Awards back on Feb. 5. Such an honor highlighted the play he had put on the field back in the 80’s, and the work he had done in the community following his playing career.
Now, just a few months removed, Dixon will receive yet another prestigious honor from the city he has dedicated his life to.
“I came here, and I just love the city, love the people, now you can’t get rid of me,” Dixon said when receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award earlier. “I’m still here…”
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E. 9th Street exit to close Monday, affecting downtown Cleveland commuters through late October
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is preparing to close a ramp into downtown Cleveland that will be a major disruption for the rest of the summer.
19 News spoke with Jacob McCullough, who lives downtown. He said he will now have to give himself much more time for travel.
“Anywhere from 20 to 30 minutes,” McCullough said.
Nathaniel Birach drives into downtown every week from Vermilion and uses the E 9th Street exit.
“On busy weekends it already takes 20 minutes to get through the city,” Birach said. “Having to go 2 exits over potentially is going to be another 20 minutes are so on both ends”
On June 29, the eastbound exit to E. 9th St. will close and is not scheduled to reopen until late October.
According to a spokesperson, ODOT was informed by the contractor earlier this month of the closure, and the work is for the new ramp and a new bridge support pier.
All of this work is a part of the Cleveland Innerbelt Modernization Plan.
ODOT is suggesting a detour of exiting on Ontario, then a right on Carnegie to E. 9th St.
This closure will have major impacts on morning commuters trying to get into downtown, as well as ballgame traffic for the Guardians, and any events at Rocket Fieldhouse.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Cleveland EMS responded to a fatal crash early Sunday morning.
According to EMS, the accident was at I-71 N and W 130th Street.
When crews arrived, they pronounced a 28-year-old man dead at the scene.
A 35-year-old man was taken to Fairview Hospital in stable condition, EMS said.
Two other men, ages 18 and 21, were also at the scene but declined medical transport.
19 News has made call outs to Cleveland Police on more information on the accident.
This is a developing story. Return to 19 News for updates.
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