Airing It Out-Files From Leahy's Broadcast Booth

A peek ahead to my latest project- my new book, expected out in the spring of 2027- Hat Tricks and Home Runs, a look back at stories from my 30+ year career in sports broadcasting.

An episode dedicated to overcoming adversity. I share stories about famous people who had extraordinary hardships and bad luck and turned them into phenomenal successes. Here's to you- where there's a will, there's a way!

This week, I continue with an interview with a contributor to my new book, Hat Tricks and Home Runs. I chatted with former NHL player and referee Paul Stewart. It is a sneak peek into stories that will be included in the new book. I hope you enjoy the sneak peek! This is the actual interview I conducted with Paul for the book.

As many of you know, I am working on my fourth book, Hat Tricks and Home Runs. As part of the process, I am interviewing my colleagues asking for their participation in the writing of the book. I am listening to all of the audio and extracting key ideas from each interviewee. One of these interviews was with longtime Boston Herald sportswriter Jocko Connolly. There was so much storytelling in my interview with Jocko that I thought I'd share it on the podcast this week. This is my interview with Jocko for the book.

Talking college hockey on the podcast this week- Talking Mercyhurst, Hockey East, Merrimack champs for the first time, the NCAA Men's and Women's tournaments, and s couple of special shoutouts. Enjoy- and wishing the four finalists great luck in Las Vegas!

Celebrating St. Patrick's Day in song this week on the podcast. Enjoy the music!

With the onset of the Men's Hockey East Tournament set to begin, here is an episode which previews the matchups and the tournament.. Joining me is Mike Murphy, the longtime radio voice of UNH hockey to break it all down.

This podcast episode aims to help our listeners to shake the winter doldrums. Spring IS right around the corner, even though it doesn't fee that way. I thought I'd use the power of music to help folks prepare for the upcoming warmer weather and lift some spirits. Hang in there everybody!

Joining me on the podcast this week is the CEO of the Sportscasters Talent Agency of America (STAA) Jon Chelesnik, as we take a look at his brand new book, Move Up. It is a book dedicated to helping sportscasters in their careers. Full of sage advice and wisdom, it will help all broadcasters as they advance through their careers.

Baseball season is right around the corner! To that end, this week I sat down with professional baseball umpire Tony Maners, who I met during my time in the Frontier League. Tony shares some wonderful stories, as well as his interpretations of things an umpire might encounter during a game. An umpire of 55 years, Tony is a great storyteller . Enjoy this special episode!

In this episode, I look ahead to Super Bowl 60 with Internet sports creator Brian Snow. We break down the big game and talk about some issues from around the NFL. Enjoy the game everybody and GO PATS!

In this episode, I welcome back author Sarah Crowne, author of All These Threads of Time and her brand new book, Tune In. She is a prolific author always with a great story to tell!

A look back and ahead to the NFL playoffs, and a look around at Men's and Women's Hockey East action.

In this packed episode, I take a look back at 2025 in review, look ahead to 2026, make some football playoff picks, AND, review the preseason picks our distinguished panel made back in late August. An entertaining episode for all! Happy New Year everyone!

Some holiday music on the podcast this week. Have a Merry Christmas and a joyful New Year's celebration ! Happy Holidays !

The production and development of my Wikipedia page has been an up and down, stressful journey. After hitting a roadblock, I'm here to tell you that this story is going to have a happy ending. Here's the story of how it all went down- and how I will be triumphant in the end.

As the calendar flips to the final month of 2025, here is a look at some recent stuff going on, and some cool stuff forthcoming! Music will be a big part of December... as will California, hockey, and my anniversary!

Baseball is back in Lowell! It was just announced the Lowell Spinners will resume play in 2026 at LeLacheur Park in Lowell. To celebrate that occasion, I talk about that, in addition to my top 10 (or so) moments from my time calling the Spinners on the radio.

This week, legendary BU hockey coach Jack Parker was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. I'll take the opportunity on the podcast to share some thoughts on this wonderful occasion. I'm very happy for Jack!

I don't watch a lot of TV, but I used to, growing up. Here is my list my favorite top 10 TV shows. What TV shows would make YOUR list? Leave me a message on the website at leahystorytelling.com.

I'm celebrating 300 episodes! On this episode I'm celebrating the 300th episode with some music, which was also live streamed on Facebook. Fins up! Here's to 300 more!

In doing prep for this episode, and trying to decide what to record, I realized that next week will be my 300th podcast episode! A cause for celebration. Here, in episode # 299, I take a look back at my top 10 favorite episodes since I began recording on 1/1/20. That, in addition to a few life updates. Thanks for joining me through this odyssey and I look forward to having you back next week for #300, and here's to another 300! All of the episodes that have ever been recorded are located at the podcast website at leahystorytelling.com. (You can search for specific...

Here is the video version of my chat with author Sarah Crowne.

This episode spotlights author Sarah Crowne, author of the murder mystery "All These Threads of Time". Her story is a fascinating one- learn about her fascination with storytelling and her success as both an attorney and as a writer. We met at a book signing in Holyoke, MA. just recently.

In this episode, we take a look at the upcoming 25-26 Men's Hockey East season with the annual preview episode. Joining me are Mike Machnik of Merrimack hockey and College Hockey News, along with Ian Beauchesne, journalist and Merrimack hockey public address announcer , as we take a look at all 11 squads and how they measure up.

This episode marks a period of transition- from the closing of one area of life to the opening of another- I reflect on the ending of my summer book tour , and the opening of hockey season. Also I reveal my NFL picks for Week 3- the first two weeks have gone well (11-5 followed by 10-6), what will be in store for Week 3?

In this episode, I visit with Kirk McKnight, author of the book the Voices of Hockey. The book is a series of interviews with 65 NHL broadcasters, with a recently released audiobook version.

As promised last week, I will be making NFL picks on a weekly basis, so the first installment of those picks are included here. I also previewed the final three weeks of my summer book tour- which has gone by way too fast.

Driving home from Vermont last weekend, I wanted to listen to some music on the four hour drive home. Granted, I have been giving a lot of attention to Jimmy Buffett lately, and rightly so, and I always will. But I was drawn to listen to Irish music on the ride...

This week on the podcast, we take to the road. For just over 40 minutes I walked around Nantasket Avenue in Hull at Nantucket Beach and relived some great memories, talked about some of the sights and got some fresh air and some steps and exercise. A unique twist that was a lot of fun! Come along for the journey! A place near and dear to my heart.

In what has become a yearly tradition, I present to you the annual NFL preview podcast, the 2025 edition.. The distinguished panel includes Ken Cail, New Hampshire Hall of Fame radio icon and legend, Mike Murphy, the venerable voice of UNH hockey, and Brock Hines, longtime UMASS hockey radio color analyst. We break down and examine all 32 teams and give analysis and predictions.

A variety of topics on this episode- upcoming book tour dates, music, recently departed well known personalities, a look ahead to the big NFL preview episode next week, and a look at a really good book I'm recommending.

In this episode, I visited with sportscaster Rob Adams, the lead voice on Robcasting.com. A versatile sports professional, we had a great talk about the broadcasting industry and how blessed we are to do what we do! Enjoy this great chat!

This episode brings me back to my earliest days in broadcasting, as I talk with a play by play commentator who I worked with dating back to my high school commentating days, Bruce Glazer. Lots of storytelling here as well as opinions on commentary and other topics.

In this episode, I chat with good friend and longtime journalist Mike Hardman, author of a new book called "Heartman-A Memoir." It is Mike's own personal story of his own near death experience. Have you ever wondered what the last moments of life would be like? What you would see? Hear? Would you see your life pass before you, like a movie? Mike shares his thoughts of his experience and how it can help and benefit others.

In this episode, I read a chapter from my new book, Living On Air. I did this for two reasons: 1) to increase awareness for the book; and 2) to create some excitement within myself to get narrating again and to see how a potential audiobook would sound. That's on my bucket list. Anyway, I hope you like the episode. And if you are in or near a town I'm signing, I hope to see you stop in!

An episode paying tribute to the recently departed Brian Wilson, lead singer of the Beach Boys.

On this episode of the podcast, I visited with Northeastern hockey's Ben Weiss. We discussed Ben's history with the program, Matthews Arena and its impending closure, and other fun topics concerning Northeastern hockey.

This may be the most fun podcast episode I've done. In this episode, I play a series of medleys on the ukulele and the guitar- two songs combined to form one. Songs that are similar, and blending them together is as natural as peanut butter with jelly. I had a lot of fun doing this, and I hope you derive some enjoyment from it. I'm always on the lookout for putting a cool medley together, so if you have any suggestions, let them rip. I'd also love your feedback on this episode, it was great fun.

In this episode, I visit with former longtime Boston Herald sportswriter Jocko Connolly. There are some great hockey stories here , as Jocko shares stories from his historic and illustrious background and his years of covering Hockey East for the Herald. A must hear for any New England college hockey fan!

Some updates, followed by a look at some bucket list items I'd like to accomplish.