Tay and J Show
Summary: The Tay and J Show airs weekdays 3-6 p.m. on ESPN Radio 93.5 in Champaign, Ill., and streams at www.espncu.com. Co-hosts Lon Tay and Jeremy Werner focus on University of Illinois athletics, while delving into St. Louis Cardinals, Cubs, White Sox, NFL and NBA.
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Podcasts:
Lon Tay, Jeremy Werner and Michael Carpenter react to the Bulls' shocking Game 1 win over the Miami Heat and chat with CBS2 Chicago's Ryan Baker live from South Beach.
The guys chat about Matt Kemp's act of kindness and take calls on random run-ins with athletes before Carp gives his "Back-in-the-day Babe". Jason Heggemeyer, Illinois associate athletic director for ticketing, joins the guys to give out information for football and volleyball tickets.
The guys chat more Bulls before bringing on Mark Tupper from the Decatur Herald and Review to get his take on the Illini basketball roster movement. Then Lon opines about the Blues before taking listeners' questions for Tay's Take.
Lon Tay and Jeremy Werner react to the Bulls surprising series win over the Nets and preview their series against the Heat and also chat about Darius Paul's commitment to the Illini and the Cardinals sweep of the Brewers.
Former Illini Stephen Bardo joins the guys to chat about his move from ESPN to the Big Ten Network, Myke Henry, Darius Paul, the Bulls and Deron Williams. The guys finish off the show talking more about Henry, Paul and the NBA.
KMOX and Cardinals broadcaster Mike Claiborne joins the guys to talk about the red-hot Redbirds, Chris Carpenter and Carlos Martinez. Then the guys chat more about the Bulls and the NBA.
Lon Tay, Jeremy Werner and Michael Carpenter chat about the Bulls' Game 6 loss to the Nets, Derrick Rose, the Blues Game 2 win over the Kings, the Cardinals demoting Mitchell Boggs and promoting Carlos Martinez and Ahmad Starks visit to Illinois.
Chris Block, trainer for Chris Block Racing Stables and the Illinois Horseman of the Year, joins the guys to preview the Kentucky Derby. Then the guys compete in an early edition of the Friday 5 at 5 Showdown.
Brad Sturdy of OrangeandBlueNews.com joins the guys to give an update on Illinois basketball's recruitment of transfers Ahmad Starks and Darius Paul. Then the guys chat about the expectations for next year's Illini squad and LeBron James' fourth MVP award.
Lon Tay and Jeremy Werner chat with 670 The Score's Adam Harris about the Wrigley Field renovations before talking with WISH-TV's Chris Widlic about the Pacers and the Colts.
The guys start the hour talking about the reported round-robin tournament Illinois basketball will participate in next year and Illinois football new quarterback commit. Then the guys talk to that commit, Newark (Ohio) quarterback Chayce Crouch.
The guys learn more about two Illini basketball targets as they talk to Kevin Hampton of the Corvallis (Ore.) Times-Gazette about Oregon State transfer Ahmad Starks and Scott DeCamp of the Kalamazoo (Mich.) Gazette about Western Michigan transfer Darius Paul.
The guys talk about the awesome beginning to the NHL playoffs last night, ask a trivia question and chat about whether there will be another 300-game winner in Major League Baseball.
At the beginning of the hour you can hear the end of the Hugh Thornton interview. Later in the hour, Tay and J talk to analyst and former Flying Illini Stephen Bardo
Lon Tay, Jeremy Werner and Michael Carpenter start the show talking more about the State Farm Center before shifting focus to current NBA player Jason Collins' announcement that he's gay and the impact it will have on the four major male sports in the future.
