GAME CHANGERS with Steve Tressler

‘Mykraphone Mike Allison was born and raised in Lexington, Ky dreaming of being a pro athlete or even a sports agent. He wanted mainly to just stay around sports somehow. He did just that. For the last quarter of a century he has helped to bring smiles, laughs and memories to baseball fans from all over Kentucky as the primary crowd entertainer for the Independent (former affiliate) professional baseball team, the Lexington Legends.

Keith Elkins grew up in Bedford, Indiana listening to Jack Buck and Harry Caray calling the St. Louis Cardinals games on radio as a child. With this as his backdrop for inspiration, he went on to a 50-year career in broadcasting from high school sports to college sports, and then on to pro sports and beyond. His WUKY Sports Page podcasts has been his post retirement project, but only when not spending time with two sons and his two grandsons. Keith is a great broadcaster, a father, a grandfather and a true gentleman of the business.

Larry Glover is an award winning sportscaster and talk show host that was raised on a small farm in Hancock County, Kentucky. We talk about his roots and how he developed his work ethic growing up, as well as how honored and humbled he is to call his heroes growing up as a kid, his friends now that he’s an adult. This is Larry Glover as you’ve never heard him before.

Johnathon Davis is a former Kentucky basketball player that was known for his hustle & high IQ, on and off the court, which has aided him in his ultra successful business. He has two incredible children, now adults. One of which, his daughter Clark Davis, was crowned Miss Kentucky 2015. The other, his son Jackson Davis, was the 2014 Mr. Basketball runner-up in Kentucky. Johnathon describes his time as a Kentucky Wildcat and the challenges of managing over $1 billion in assets with the company he owns and why it’s still exciting for him to see people realize and reach their financial dreams through the company he founded, JT Davis Asset Management. He is also my best friend here in Kentucky.

Former NFL star QB Chad Pennington is an 11-year NFL veteran and Heisman Trophy candidate from Marshall University. His professional career saw him win division titles with two different teams and he was voted as the NFL‘s comeback player of the year two times during his career with the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins. Now the married father of 3 is hoping to be remembered as a servant leader of God, who credits all that he does good to his wife’s love and guidance, as they raise 3 boys together in Kentucky.

Stan Cliburn made his MLB debut as a California Angel when he was 23 years old and has never taken a baseball uniform off since. After playing for 30+ years he has now managed for over 30 years and is in a very elite group of managers with over 2000 all-time wins. Here is part of his story.

Hugh Davis is usually described as kind, considerate and humble. He’s also one of the best in his field to ever do it. His field? Keeping the athletic contest scorebook official & accurate. For over 50 years he has been the official scorer for literally thousands of athletes and hundreds of teams over a multitude of sports.

Gregg Zaun is a World Series Champion and a 15-year MLB veteran. He also was one of the top baseball commentators around before becoming a baseball manager. Get a closer look at one of the most competitive athletes in baseball.

Arthur Rhodes played over 20 years in MLB and was an All-Star in 2010 and a World Series Champion in 2011 with St. Louis. As a Texan, he grew up idolizing Nolan Ryan, and eventually played for him as well. He had the reputation as a fierce competitor who was not to be played with while on the mound.

Frank Minnifield went from the housing projects of Lexington, Kentucky to being the highest paid cornerback in the NFL in the 1980s and that continued on to success as a business owner after he left football. He has since used his elevated platform to raise millions of dollars for children’s charities.