The nightly program has been a fixture on KMOX for many years and features a variety of hosts.
The Sports Open Line podcast has been a staple in my listening rotation for the past decade. Hosted by the incredibly knowledgeable and level-headed Kevin Wheeler, this show is a must-listen for sports enthusiasts like myself. I first became a fan of Wheeler's work during his time at 101ESPN, and I was thrilled to see him catch on with a local station last year. The podcast format allows me, as an out-of-town listener, to keep up with the latest news, interviews, and season recaps even when I can't tune into the live broadcasts. Especially during times without games, this podcast has been a much-needed source of sports updates and analysis.
One of the best aspects of The Sports Open Line podcast is Kevin Wheeler himself. His baseball expertise is unparalleled, making him one of the sharpest minds in the industry. Whether he's discussing current events or dissecting game strategies, Wheeler's insights are always spot-on and thought-provoking. He offers a balanced perspective that takes into account both statistical analysis and intangible factors, providing listeners with a well-rounded understanding of the sports world.
In addition to Kevin Wheeler's expertise, The Sports Open Line podcast also excels in its guest interviews. From professional athletes to coaches to sports analysts, each episode features engaging conversations with influential figures in the sports industry. These interviews provide unique insights and behind-the-scenes stories that enhance my understanding and appreciation for various sports.
While there are countless positives about The Sports Open Line podcast, one drawback is its limited coverage of non-baseball sports. As someone who enjoys following multiple sports, I often find myself wanting more coverage on football, basketball, soccer, and other popular sports. While there are occasional episodes dedicated to these topics, they are less frequent than the baseball-focused episodes.
In conclusion, The Sports Open Line podcast hosted by Kevin Wheeler is an invaluable resource for any avid sports fan. With his sharp mind and level-headed approach, Wheeler provides insightful analysis and thoughtful commentary on the latest sports news and events. The addition of guest interviews further enriches the podcast, offering exclusive perspectives from influential figures in the industry. While there may be a slight bias towards baseball, the overall quality and content of this podcast make it a must-listen for anyone seeking sports updates and analysis.
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In hour two of the show, guests include St. Louis Battlehawks linebacker Travis Feeney, as well as Rene Knott, for our weekly segment of Building Community, presented by Busey Bank!
Matt Pauley brings you tonight's Sports Open Line, where he talks with Joe Roderick of STL Sports Central, as he does every time Cardinals baseball is postponed! Then, City SC talk ahead of their clash with Austin tomorrow, with Jen Siess, pre/postgame host for City SC soccer on Y98! In hour two of the show, guests include St. Louis Battlehawks linebacker Travis Feeney, as well as Rene Knott, for our weekly segment of Building Community, presented by Busey Bank!
Matt Pauley brings you hour 1 of Sports Open Line, where he talks with Joe Roderick of STL Sports Central, as he does every time Cardinals baseball is postponed! Then, City SC talk ahead of their clash with Austin tomorrow, with Jen Siess, pre/postgame host for City SC soccer on Y98!
Nate Gatter is hosting Sports Open Line tonight on KMOX, where he begins by commenting on the attendance at City SC's U.S. Open Cup match, and then talks Cardinals baseball with Bernie Miklasz, in the midst of their run of NL Central games! In the second hour of the show, Nate talks with Y98 Matchday Analyst and St. Louis City SC Academy Director, Dale Schilly, as well as Stu Durando, who covers Billikens athletics for his Substack, Stu on SLU, as reports are coming out of games Josh Schertz and Billikens basketball will take on next season. Also, breaking news of Bryan Torres being called up to the Cardinals to make his MLB debut!
In the second hour of the show, Nate Gatter talks with Y98 Matchday Analyst and St. Louis City SC Academy Director, Dale Schilly, as well as Stu Durando, who covers Billikens athletics for his Substack, Stu on SLU, as reports are coming out of games Josh Schertz and Billikens basketball will take on next season. Also, breaking news of Bryan Torres being called up to the Cardinals to make his MLB debut!
Nate Gatter is hosting Sports Open Line tonight on KMOX, where he begins by commenting on the attendance at City SC's U.S. Open Cup match, and then talks Cardinals baseball with Bernie Miklasz, in the midst of their run of NL Central games!
In the second hour of the show, Matt chats with Battlehawks offensive lineman Mike Panasiuk, react to Chaim Bloom's comments from "Sports on a Sunday Morning" with Tom Ackerman, and much more!
In the second hour of the show, Matt Pauley chats with Battlehawks offensive lineman Mike Panasiuk, react to Chaim Bloom's comments from "Sports on a Sunday Morning" with Tom Ackerman, and much more!
After the Cards took 2 of 3 from the Royals this weekend, and many Cardinals fans took their shirts off in the stadium, Matt Pauley brings you Sports Open Line! Hour 1 contains a conversation with Cardinals broadcaster Brad Thompson!
Matt Pauley has a jam-packed edition of Sports Open Line, and in the first hour, he is joined by KMOX's own Kevin Wheeler to recap today's Cardinals win over the Athletics, as well as Francisco X. Rivera, broadcaster for MLS on Apple TV, who was on the call for last night's City SC win over LAFC! Right off the top of the second hour, Matt talks with St. Louis Battlehawks cornerback and St. Louis native Daniel Isom, and then we shift over to the PGA Championship, as KMOX Golf editor Dan Reardon joins the show! We wrap it up with our weekly segment of Building Community, and this week's guest is Elvir Kafedzic, City 2 Assistant Coach, presented by Busey Bank.
Right off the top of the second hour, Matt Pauley talks with St. Louis Battlehawks cornerback and St. Louis native Daniel Isom, and then we shift over to the PGA Championship, as KMOX Golf editor Dan Reardon joins the show! We wrap it up with our weekly segment of Building Community, and this week's guest is Elvir Kafedzic, City 2 Assistant Coach, presented by Busey Bank.
Matt Pauley has a jam-packed edition of Sports Open Line, and in the first hour, he is joined by KMOX's own Kevin Wheeler to recap today's Cardinals win over the Athletics, as well as Francisco X. Rivera, broadcaster for MLS on Apple TV, who was on the call for last night's City SC win over LAFC!
In the first hour of Sports Open Line, Matt Pauley is joined by Bernie Miklasz, KMOX Sports Contributor and columnist for STL Sports Central! We are also joined by Maury Brown, senior contributor for Forbes covering sports business to kick off the second hour, to discuss the latest with MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement talks.
In the second hour of the show, Matt Pauley is joined by Brenden Schaeffer, who covers the Cardinals for STL Sports Central, and writes for MLB.com, and then before Cardinals pregame, Matt reacts to some comments made earlier on KMOX by Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol!
In the first hour of Sports Open Line tonight, Matt Pauley talks with two guests; Danny Vietti of MLB on CBS Sports & the host of the Wake and Rake podcast, and Benjamin Hochman, sports columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch!
In the first hour of Sports Open Line tonight, there's lots to talk about as the Cardinals split a four game series in San Diego, and look ahead to the Athletics. To preview that, we welcome on Stefan Caray, Cardinals play by play broadcaster for Cardinals TV! In the second hour, we hear the motivational story of Battlehawks Wide Receiver Steven McBride, and more about how the team keeps their winning ways rolling. Then, after Cardinals top prospect Rainiel Rodriguez has been promoted to Springfield, we welcome on Brian Walton, owner of TheCardinalNation.com, where he covers all things Cardinals prospects/minor leagues! Then, hear Matt's reaction to some of Chaim Bloom's comments from his interview yesterday with Tom Ackerman on "Sports on a Sunday Morning."
In the second hour, we hear the motivational story of Battlehawks Wide Receiver Steven McBride, and more about how the team keeps their winning ways rolling. Then, after Cardinals top prospect Rainiel Rodriguez has been promoted to Springfield, we welcome on Brian Walton, owner of TheCardinalNation.com, where he covers all things Cardinals prospects/minor leagues! Then, hear Matt's reaction to some of Chaim Bloom's comments from his interview yesterday with Tom Ackerman on "Sports on a Sunday Morning."
In the first hour of Sports Open Line tonight, there's lots to talk about as the Cardinals split a four game series in San Diego, and look ahead to the Athletics. To preview that, we welcome on Stefan Caray, Cardinals play by play broadcaster for Cardinals TV!
In tonight's edition of Sports Open Line, Matt Pauley kicks off the first hour by talking some Cardinals baseball as always, and then continues to break down the remainder of their 4 game series with Sam Levitt, the Padres radio pre and postgame host. Then, we are joined by Jen Siess, who is a big part of the City SC radio broadcast on Y98! In the shortened second hour due to Cardinals baseball on KMOX, Matt welcomes on Kevin Ryans, sports anchor/reporter for Fox 2 and KPLR 11 here in St. Louis, to discuss the Cardinals exciting brand of baseball this year, and his Knicks rolling in the NBA playoffs.
In the shortened second hour due to Cardinals baseball on KMOX, Matt Pauley welcomes on Kevin Ryans, sports anchor/reporter for Fox 2 and KPLR 11 here in St. Louis, to discuss the Cardinals exciting brand of baseball this year, and his Knicks rolling in the NBA playoffs.
In tonight's edition of Sports Open Line, Matt Pauley kicks off the first hour by talking some Cardinals baseball as always, and then continues to break down the remainder of their 4 game series with Sam Levitt, the Padres radio pre and postgame host. Then, we are joined by Jen Siess, who is a big part of the City SC radio broadcast on Y98!
In the first hour of Sports Open Line, Matt Pauley talks with KMOX Sports Contributor Bernie Miklasz, and they explain why we need to pump the breaks with the buyers/sellers conversation when it comes to the Cardinals. Then, previewing City SC's upcoming match with MLS broadcaster Mark Rogondino, from Apple TV! In the second hour of the show, Matt is joined by a group of Battlehawks players, including WR Hakeem Butler, punter Ryan Sanborn, kicker Ramiz Ahmed, and long snapper Matthew Hembrough! Then, a conversation previewing the Cardinals-Padres series with Kevin Acee, Padres beat writer for the San Diego Union-Tribune! We wrap up the show by bringing you this week's featured Building Community segment with Jenni Bahr, presented by Busey Bank!
In the second hour of the show, Matt is joined by a group of Battlehawks players, including WR Hakeem Butler, punter Ryan Sanborn, kicker Ramiz Ahmed, and long snapper Matthew Hembrough! Then, a conversation previewing the Cardinals-Padres series with Kevin Acee, Padres beat writer for the San Diego Union-Tribune! We wrap up the show by bringing you this week's featured Building Community segment with Jenni Bahr, presented by Busey Bank!
In the first hour of Sports Open Line, Matt Pauley talks with KMOX Sports Contributor Bernie Miklasz, and they explain why we need to pump the breaks with the buyers/sellers conversation when it comes to the Cardinals. Then, previewing City SC's upcoming match with MLS broadcaster Mark Rogondino, from Apple TV!
In the first hour of Sports Open Line, you'll hear plenty of reaction from Matt Pauley on today's Cards game, plus then he talks with MLB.com writer and Seeing Red podcast co-host Will Leitch, and then we open up the phone lines to hear from you! In the second hour, Matt chats with the UFL leading rusher, Jarveon Howard, running back for the St. Louis Battlehawks! Then, he is joined by Jacob Cersosimo to talk some Cards baseball and the team exceeding expectations.
In the second hour, Matt Pauley chats with the UFL leading rusher, Jarveon Howard, running back for the St. Louis Battlehawks! Then, he is joined by Jacob Cersosimo to talk some Cards baseball and the team exceeding expectations.
In the first hour of Sports Open Line, you'll hear plenty of reaction from Matt Pauley on today's Cards game, plus then he talks with MLB.com writer and Seeing Red podcast co-host Will Leitch, and then we open up the phone lines to hear from you!
Matt Pauley in this hour talks with Cardinals beat writer Rob Rains, recapping the hot start the club has gotten off to as well as is it sustainable and what is there to look forward to heading into the month of May?
Matt Pauley breaks down the hot stretch the Cardinals have found themselves in with Joe Roderick of STL Sports Central, as the Cardinals have won 7 of their last 8 games including 2 of 3 against the defending World Champion Dodgers.
In the first hour of Sports Open Line, Matt Pauley dives into the Cardinals four game sweep over the Pirates, and continues that discussion with Bernie Miklasz, KMOX Sports Contributor. Then, we shift over to City SC for a moment to talk through their run in the U.S. Open Cup, and previewing their game this weekend. In the second hour of tonight's show, Matt chats everything Cardinals baseball with Daniel Guerrero, Cardinals beat writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and then we have our weekly Building Community segment, and this week's guest is Mike Breyman, presented by Busey Bank!
In the second hour of tonight's show, Matt Pauley chats everything Cardinals baseball with Daniel Guerrero, Cardinals beat writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and then we have our weekly Building Community segment, and this week's guest is Mike Breyman, presented by Busey Bank!
In the first hour of Sports Open Line, Matt Pauley dives into the Cardinals four game sweep over the Pirates, and continues that discussion with Bernie Miklasz, KMOX Sports Contributor. Then, we shift over to City SC for a moment to talk through their run in the U.S. Open Cup, and previewing their game this weekend.
In the second hour of the show, Matt Pauley speaks with Battlehawks defensive tackle Carlos Davis! Then, our Building Community segment, presented by Busey Bank, with former Cardinals pitcher Scott Terry, who is a big part of Cardinals Kids Clinics! In the second hour of the show, Matt speaks with Battlehawks defensive tackle Carlos Davis! Then, our Building Community segment, presented by Busey Bank, with former Cardinals pitcher Scott Terry, who is a big part of Cardinals Kids Clinics!
In the second hour of the show, Matt Pauley speaks with Battlehawks defensive tackle Carlos Davis! Then, our Building Community segment, presented by Busey Bank, with former Cardinals pitcher Scott Terry, who is a big part of Cardinals Kids Clinics!
In the first hour of Sports Open Line tonight, Matt Pauley has two guests. Dani Wexelman, host/reporter for Cardinals.TV, and Kyndra de St. Aubin. Plus, lots of Cardinals talk, and how we will learn much more about the team as they are set to face some difficult teams, and pitching specifically, over the next few weeks.
In tonight's edition of Sports Open Line, Matt Pauley is joined by Bernie Miklasz to talk everything Cardinals baseball, as well as today's getaway day lineup. Plus, your calls and texts on a variety of Cardinals topics! In the second hour of the show, Matt is joined by Battlehawks Wide Receiver Blake Jackson, and then Jen Siess, who gives us the latest on City SC!
In the second hour of the show, Matt Pauley is joined by Battlehawks Wide Receiver Blake Jackson, and then Jen Siess, who gives us the latest on City SC!
In tonight's edition of Sports Open Line, Matt Pauley is joined by Bernie Miklasz to talk everything Cardinals baseball, as well as today's getaway day lineup. Plus, your calls and texts on a variety of Cardinals topics!
In the first hour of the show, Matt Pauley talks with new Channel 5 sports reporter/anchor Zach Parnes, as we welcome him to St. Louis! Then, City SC talk with Brian Dunseth, of MLS on Apple TV, and of course, plenty of Cardinals talk as well! In the second hour of tonight's show, Matt begins by chatting with St. Louis Battlehawks linebacker, Travis Feeney! Then, its our weekly segment sponsored by Busey Bank, called Building the Community, where we talk with Billy Mayhall, the founder of STL Youth Sports Outreach!
In the second hour of tonight's show, Matt Pauley begins by chatting with St. Louis Battlehawks linebacker, Travis Feeney! Then, its our weekly segment sponsored by Busey Bank, called Building the Community, where we talk with Billy Mayhall, the founder of STL Youth Sports Outreach!
In the first hour of the show, Matt Pauley talks with new Channel 5 sports reporter/anchor Zach Parnes, as we welcome him to St. Louis! Then, City SC talk with Brian Dunseth, of MLS on Apple TV, and of course, plenty of Cardinals talk as well!
Matt Pauley recaps the Cardinals series win over the Guardians by talking with KMOX Sports Contributor Bernie Miklasz about the Cardinals 10-8 start to the 2026 season.
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