Neal Rubin was a guest on Emily T Gail Talks Golf & Other Sports in Sept. Neal is a columnist for the The Detroit News , currently writes the nationally syndicated comic strip Gil Thorp. He was three time Nevada Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Assn. Had a conversation with Neal on a recent visit to Detroit. Detroit is my home town ... my heart is still there. We talked about the impact sports has on the morale of the city ... subjects I found interesting to hear Neal comment after his 20 years of being in Detroit.
-------------- A recent guest and friend was Anne Doyle who first made her mark nationally in 1979 when she was one of the first TV women sports broadcasters in the U.S. to gain access to professional locker rooms. As a sports anchor and reporter for CBS-TV in Detroit from 1978 to 1984, Anne was tested by Reggie Jackson, Bobby Knight, Bo Schembechler, Isiah Thomas and Kirk Gibson..
In 1987, Anne joined Ford Motor Company where she rose through the public affairs and governmental affairs ranks to become director of North America Communications. Anne has been on the front lines of American Women who helped redefine the world of work. Anne is now a communications, media and leadership coach, consultant and speaker and currently working on a book.
Her 15 years of excellence in news and sports journalism earned her credibility with both athletes and peers, two Michigan Emmy nominations, a listing in “Who’s Who of American Women” and entry into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame.
Anne and I talked about a number of subjects including equal sports opportunity in education for girls and how the 1972 Education Act has played a part in women’s sports today. Anne has been called insightful as a sage. Hard hitting as a journalist. Inspiring as a coach. She has successfully navigated across several industries to come into her own in the new generation of leadership development. I had not seen Anne for many years and was pleased to renew our friendship. More about Anne at www.AnneDoyleStrategies.com . July 12 & 19 podcast at www.ESPNhawaii.com go to on air page. Select Emily T Gail Talks Golf & Other Sports.
Other guests ...
Kelly Fliear, Tournament Manager, Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai was a guest on Emily T Gail Talks Golf on ESPN Radio AM850 Hilo AM790 Kona. The Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai is the season opening event for the PGA Champion’s Tour every Janurary. It features an elite field of the past two Champions Tour seasons’ tournament champions and senior major championship winners from the past five years. As part of the their sponsorship agreement, Mitsubishi Electric will provide Diamond Vision LED scoreboards at Hualalai, marking their first use on the Champions Tour at Hualalai Golf Club..
The Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai has led off the Champions Tour season on the Big Island since 1997. Over $300,000 has been raised for Big Island Charities thru the Rotary Club of Kona organizing the volunteers. 
Another fun show. Michael, Amy and their 9 year old son Matt talked about the pleasures of playing golf as a family. Seth Hayne, tennis pro and two of his students Debbie Cannoles and Janet Hiroshge talked about tennis for all ages and the importance fo getting exercise.  Michael Patrick Shiels, well-known author and radio host was a guest as he broadcast back to his Michigan listeners from the Senior Skins at Kaanapali on Maui. I had an opportunity to talk to the Michigan listeners about life on the Big Island and some stories from the Mauna Lani Senior Skins days with Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and their families. . past guests... ******************. Fred Shoemaker and Jo Hardy, Authors of Extraordinary Putting, Transforming the Whole Game joined us. Fred and Jo also have one America's Top 25 Golf Schools. www.extraordinarygolf.com Fred and Jo were on the island for a seminar hosted by Tom Sursley, Director of Teaching at Mauna Lani Resort and were nice enough to come to the ESPN studio and tape a show with me. 
photo caption.... front row Tom Sursley, Mauna Lani Director of Teaching Academy at Mauna Lani Resort and Fred (in white shirt) with some of the local Aloha PGA pros who attended Fred's clinic. Fred is a coach, golf professional and is the founder of one of America’s Top 25 Golf Schools, Extraordinary Golf based in Carmel, California. Fred is committed to exploring what displaces human beings’ ability to perform, learn and enjoy any endeavor. His goal: to alter the culture of golf from a focus on the techno-fix to an arena for exploration, discovery and freedom. past guests.....  Noa Galdeira, Director of Golf, Big Island Country Club where they are celebrating their 10th anniversary and proud to have been on GolfWeeks List of Best Courses to play in Hawaii.
Another fun show with Scott Head, PGA Pro and Director of Club Operations for Waikoloa Beach Resort and Henry Park, one of Hawaii’s top Junior Golfers. Scott is working with Henry on his golf game and future golf plans. Henry has a scholarship to play at Univ. of Hawaii..He was a member of the USA Hawaii Japan Junior Cup in 2007 & 2008 representing the best of Hawaii. Some interesting conversation from Henry and Scott about working as a team.. Karen Murray Boston, Manager, Hilton Grand Vacations Public Relations and Marketing was also a guest with an update on the Hilton Grand Vacations sponsored USA Hawaii Japan Cup. The Ryder Cup format features the best junior golfers from Japan and the best junior golfers from Hawaii each November. She also talked about the HGVC participation with the Keiki Lavaman and her own experience as a participant in Lavaman.. Daniel Brock, Sports Writer shared his story of covering sports. JE Orozco, The Morning Show on KBIG and our engineer joined in on the conversation as well. Emily T Gail Talks Golf & Other Sports Previous shows at www.espnhawaii.com Go to on air page to Sunday line up. Link to podcasts is from my listing on the Sunday schedule. aloha emily June 7 & 14 Chick & Dinah Kunitake … Guests will be Chick, Dinah and Jon Kunitake. 3rd generation farmers, the Kunitake family have been friends of mine for over 20 years and big supporters of Emily T Gail Talks Golf & Other Sports. They will talk story about how they grew up in Holualoa in the coffee business, and how sports and being outdoors played a part in their lives growing up and continue to even today. Chick played baseball and basketball for Konawaena 1953-55. Minoru “Gabby” Inaba was his coach and mentor. Chick talks about what a big influence Minoru was and how he would not have been able to participate in sports without his support and how they remained friends all their lives. Dinah, owns Dinah’s Hair Salon in Holualoa which become a gathering spot in center of Holualoa for many. She’ll shares stories about fishing with her father and family members at Old Kona Airport when they were growing up and the support she enjoys giving her niece who is involved in BIIF sports. She’ll share how the Kona Marathon has become a family experience for so many years. Jon Kunitake moved to the mainland after high school and landed in California as a stable worker. Within a few years he was a professional jockey on his way to a 20 year riding career that took him all over the country and into many winner’s circles. Jon will talk about his start in horse racing and how sports have helped him as a entrepreneur. A respected masters runner today, Jon is one of the founders of the UCC Coffee Kunitake Farms Kona Marathon taking place on Sunday June 28 with a marathon, half marathon, 10k and 5k event. Go to www.konamarathon.com for info. For information about Emily T Gail Talks Golf & Other Sports contact Emily at 896-6780 or emilytgail@emilys.org. News from Emily T and Presenters of Emily T Gail Talks Golf & Other Sports... - Big Island Country Club 325-5044
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