Pilots Podcast Network

De La Salle varsity football head coach Dan Rohn joins Vito Chirco, class of 2011 DLS graduate, to provide his reaction to the MHSAA halting postseason play for the next three weeks.

Host Vito Chirco, class of 2011 De La Salle graduate, is joined by class of 2015 De La Salle graduate Mike Danna and '16 DLS grad Tru Wilson. Wilson and Danna talk about their time at DLS, how DLS helped them out in their respective transitions to college, helping the Pilots win a football state championship in 2014, playing for former Pilots head man Paul Verska, Danna being drafted by the Chiefs plus much more!

Host Vito Chirco, class of 2011 De La Salle graduate, is joined by DLS assistant principal Chris Dean. Dean talks about the virtual learning at the school and how it's been going, DLS's motto of "Builders of Boys, Makers of Men" and how it's applicable to everyday life, his word of advice to everyone amid the trying times with the COVID-19 pandemic plus much more!

Host Vito Chirco, class of 2011 De La Salle graduate, is joined by DLS athletic director Mike Watson. They talk about the MHSAA canceling the rest of the winter sports season along with the spring sports season, how DLS is adjusting amid the coronavirus pandemic, how the pandemic has affected Watson's job and his planning for the fall sports season plus much more!

Host Vito Chirco, class of 2011 De La Salle graduate, is joined by DLS principal Nate Maus, freshmen students Brady Drogosh and Jackson Sancimino plus teacher Joe Novak. They talk about social distance learning, the adjustments DLS has made due to COVID-19, how the faculty and staff have kept in touch with students and much more!

Host Vito Chirco, class of 2011 De La Salle graduate, is joined by DLS alumni relations director Dennis Koch and associate alumni relations director Brendan Johnson. They talk about the present state of the Collegiate amid the COVID-19 pandemic, social distance learning and much more!

Host Vito Chirco, class of 2011 De La Salle graduate, is joined by new DLS football coach Dan Rohn.

Host Vito Chirco, class of 2011 De La Salle graduate, is joined by 2020 Christian Brothers' Dinner honoree Gary Buslepp. Gary talks about how he ended up at DLS, his success as the Pilots' varsity basketball coach, coaching 1988 DLS grad and eventual NBA player Mike Peplowski, the legacy he hopes to have left behind during his time at DLS, his sales pitch to anyone considering attending the high school today plus much more!

This edition of the De La Salle Collegiate Spotlight Podcast focuses on Career Day 2020, which took place on Thursday, Jan. 16. Episode features interviews with alums Jonathan Stano ’04, Dr. Frank Wilson ’48 and Dr. Charles Lucas ’55, as well as present DLS students Tony Serra and Will Smythe.

Host Vito Chirco, class of 2011 De La Salle graduate, is joined by Carol Zuniga and class of 1973 DLS alum Kevin Bentley. They join Vito to reflect upon the life of fellow '73 alum Gary DiGiuseppe, Carol's brother and Kevin's DLS classmate who passed away tragically in a car crash in Arkansas in 2016. Find out about the accomplished broadcaster and journalist Gary was as well as the man he was by listening to this edition of the De La Salle Spotlight Pod!

Host Vito Chirco, class of 2011 De La Salle graduate, is joined by 1954 DLS grad Tony Versaci, who currently serves as the president of the Michigan chapter of the National Football Foundation plus the chairman of the National Franchisee Association. On this episode, Versaci talks about his time at DLS, coaching at Divine Child for 11 years, coaching former Detroit Lions quarterback Gary Danielson while at Divine Child, his season as an assistant coach with Michigan State, his relationship with former Colorado head coach Bill McCartney plus more!

Host Vito Chirco, class of 2011 De La Salle graduate, is joined by 2019 Christian Brothers' Dinner honoree Vicki Granger. Vicki shares a variety of stories about the various hats she has worn since joining DLS in 1982, talks about what her three-plus decades at The Collegiate has meant to her, reflects on what it means to be the first female Christian Brothers' Dinner honoree plus more!

Host Vito Chirco, class of 2011 De La Salle graduate, is joined by 2000 DLS grad Louis Ciotti and 2001 DLS grad Anthony Rubino, both of whom were members of the Pilots soccer program led by Thaier Mukhtar. On this episode, Ciotti and Rubino talk about their experiences playing for Mukhtar, how the experiences on and off the soccer field at DLS helped mold them into men, the academic rigors of the Collegiate, the long-lasting Pilot brotherhood, their current jobs in commercial real estate, plans for their own real estate podcast plus more!

Host Vito Chirco, class of 2011 De La Salle graduate, is joined by 1999 DLS grad Nate Maus, who currently serves as the school's vice president of operations and director of tuition assistance. On this episode, Maus talks about being named the 20th principal in the school’s 93-year history, his preliminary plans for the role, what he learned from his time as a student at DLS plus more!

Host Vito Chirco, class of 2011 De La Salle graduate, is joined by Michigan Sen. Peter J. Lucido, a 1978 graduate from DLS, on this episode of the De La Salle Alumni Spotlight Podcast. Lucido talks all about his time at DLS, how it made him into a man & prepared him for the rest of his life plus more!