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Heroes in our Midst

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We find, celebrate and learn from the heroes that walk in our midst every day. We are honoured to hear the true stories our guests reveal so openly and authentically with us. It is a privilege to capture each hero’s journey and to share their experience and wisdom with our listeners.

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Episode # 77: Asun Ducharme

February 29, 2024 23:58 - 33 minutes - 24.3 MB

“I know what it’s like to not have food in the fridge”   One of the things that Asun Ducharme carries with him from his childhood. It wasn’t an easy one but somehow, somewhere, he finds positives in all of it and he is finding his way to greatness. The passion and the drive in this young man will blow you away.   Prepare to be inspired when you listen to Asun and his story. He is a linebacker, was the captain of his high school football team and at only 17 years old, what he’s already ...

Episode #76: Ray Zahab

January 30, 2024 20:47 - 29 minutes - 21 MB

When you open Ray Zahab’s website you will find these three words. CHALLENGE. DISTANCE. DISCOVERY. Exactly what he takes on, on a very regular basis. He takes on new challenges that usually include running long distances and discovering not only the cultures and geography of the places he goes but also, what it takes to truly conquer the challenge in any given location for any distance, in any amount of time. And we’re talking 17,000 km’s PLUS in some of the world’s hottest and driest de...

Episode # 75: Steve Bell

January 01, 2024 13:34 - 1 hour - 58.9 MB

“My life changed when I stopped defining success by a certain limited framework.”   That’s what Juno award winning singer/songwriter Steve Bell said, when he decided, along with his manager/producer/sound design partner Dave Zeglinski, that they would leave Nashville and come back home to Manitoba to do locally what they did best… make music on their own terms and share it with others. And it’s worked for them… big time.  Steve has shared his music with over half a million people in 15 cou...

Episode#74: Claire Hanna

December 01, 2023 13:29 - 1 hour - 50.6 MB

If you were ever wanting to hear the story of someone who has worked for absolutely everything she’s ever gotten in life, then, you’ve found the right story. Our guest today is Claire Hanna. Most recently, you may have seen Claire on the sidelines of the 2023 Grey Cup championship game as part of the TSN broadcast. Or, you may know her name from the volleyball world, in which, she is a 3-time National champion with the UBC Thunderbirds, she went on to play pro AND was a member of the Senior ...

Episode # 73: Mark Borowiecki

October 31, 2023 16:59 - 37 minutes - 36.2 MB

“A 30-year reunion… do your ex-teammates want to come sit at a table with you because you scored a bunch of goals or was it because you were a good person and a good teammate? That’s always kind of stuck with me.” That’s just one of the things recently retired NHL hockey player, Mark Borowiecki said when we chatted about his life story. You see, he was drafted by the Ottawa Senators and played there for a decade before being traded to Nashville, where, only recently, his playing career cam...

Episode #72: Danny Zhilkin

September 30, 2023 18:02 - 31 minutes - 21.2 MB

“I think the biggest thing is just finding the motivation within yourself. If this is something you want to do and if this is your passion, I think you’ll have no problem having that motivation to succeed.” Well, 19-year-old hockey player Danny Zhilkin is certainly motivated, and he has been since he was a 9-year-old boy in Russia, when his entire family moved to Canada so that he could pursue his dream of not only making it into the NHL but winning the Stanley Cup. He’s not there yet but w...

Episode #71: Team Toogood

June 11, 2023 01:42 - 36 minutes - 24.1 MB

“It’s not just about, ‘How can I get a million people to buy my stuff?’ it’s ‘How can I get one person to be affected by the stuff that we are saying and that we are sharing’ – and that for me is this.”   “Heroes in our Midst” host Michelle Sawatzky-Koop said that in conversation with creator Dr. Adrienne Leslie-Toogood, when asked about what “Heroes in our Midst” means to her. That’s it. Being the vehicle for some incredible humans to share their stories and then, for us to learn from it a...

Episode #70: Sara Orlesky

April 17, 2023 01:50 - 1 hour - 45.7 MB

“Hard work pays off and we all fall down at some point, the important thing is to get back up.” Those are the words Sara Orlesky ended our conversation with, in this episode of “Heroes in our Midst”, and the stories she has to tell along the way lead us to that. Sara is now the Senior Host and Producer of the Jets content team and it’s been a lifetime of stories that has gotten her there. Sara has been “all in” since the day she decided on her chosen career and when you hear her share he...

Episode # 69: Catherine Wreford Ledlow

February 15, 2023 14:58 - 1 hour - 47.3 MB

“Winning Amazing Race Canada has made my platform much bigger and I’m able to reach out more to people and be a bigger advocate for brain cancer and every kind of cancer and people with disabilities and people who don’t think they can do something – I’ve proven them WRONG!” She most certainly has. Catherine has danced with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, she’s performed on Broadway and yes, won “Amazing Race Canada” all while living with a cancer diagnosis that will, as she will tell you, end h...

Episode # 68: Dayna Spiring

January 15, 2023 13:39 - 48 minutes - 39.9 MB

“The harder I work, the luckier I get.” Dayna Spiring might attribute that quote to her husband, but she certainly lives it. Every single day she wakes up with purpose and the realization that to be your very best, you can’t escape the work.  Dayna is currently the President and CEO of Economic Development Winnipeg which includes YES! Winnipeg and Tourism Winnipeg. As the former chief strategy officer and general counsel of the Canadian Wheat Board she did incredible things… she’s a lawyer...

Episode #67: Venla Hovi

December 15, 2022 02:25 - 50 minutes - 36.8 MB

“That was my goal since daycare that I was going to play in the Olympics.” Who sets goals like that in daycare? Venla Hovi, that’s who. Venla is one of the best female hockey players to ever come out of Finland – she is a 2-time Olympic medalist, a multiple World championship medal winner, a Canadian University National Champion with the Manitoba Bisons, and now, is coaching female professional hockey in the United States. She has an incredible story of big dreams, hard work, and great per...

Episode #66: Vanessa Martinez Lagunas

November 15, 2022 13:44 - 57 minutes - 40.5 MB

“My plan to go to Germany was to get a PHD in sport science, to get the highest coaching license in the world and I wanted to play pro soccer in Germany. Those were my three goals and many people told me I was crazy.” – Dr. Vanessa Martinez Lagunas Some pretty big dreams and she realized them all. Every Single One! In this episode, you will get to know Dr. Vanessa Martinez Lagunas. Vanessa has been the head coach of the University of Manitoba Bison women’s soccer program since 2013. She ho...

Episode #65: Adam Bighill

October 15, 2022 12:56 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MB

“NOW, go do something with it!” If there’s anyone who believes that everyone has huge potential and it just takes hard work to realize your dreams, it’s Adam Bighill. He grew up in the States where “Friday Night Lights” was actually a “thing” and he went on to play on the biggest stage in his world of football. He’s been named the CFL’s Most Outstanding defensive player three times, won multiple Grey Cup championships and is proud to call himself a Winnipeg Blue Bomber… still. No question,...

Episode # 64: Neil Craton

September 23, 2022 14:06 - 56 minutes - 39.5 MB

“I think this idea, the open hand, sharing what you’ve been given openly… that’s very important to me.” – Dr. Neil Craton Well, good thing we asked him to join us to share his story! Dr. Neil Craton doesn’t only have his own life’s story to tell. He has countless experiences and examples of what he’s learned along the way from hearing other people’s stories. He is one of the longest standing sports medicine doctors in Manitoba.  He has worked with the Bombers and the Jets for years, multipl...

Episode #63: Jill Officer

August 15, 2022 12:18 - 1 hour - 46.3 MB

“I want her to know that she can chase her dreams”. That’s what Jill Officer said about her daughter, Camry, because that’s exactly what she has always done – chased her dreams. All her life, Jill wasn’t afraid to put in the work, survive the ups and downs and deal with the pressure to be her very best. And in her case – “her very best” was the best in the world! Jill curled with Jennifer Jones for many years, winning both the Olympics, and multiple World, National and Provincial championsh...

Episode #62: Alexa Scott

July 15, 2022 15:00 - 49 minutes - 36.9 MB

“Cindy Klassen, Clara Hughes, Shannon Rempel, Brittany Schussler: I just want to be the next 'one of them'.” – Alexa Scott. But who IS 21-year-old, long track speed skater Alexa Scott in her own right? She’s a Canadian Junior champion, a 3-time Canada Winter Games gold medalist, she’s won junior world medals, a world cup medal and she’s already an Olympian having competed in the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing where she finished 12th. But wait, that’s just where she’s been and what she’s don...

Episode #61: Cindy Klassen

June 15, 2022 12:36 - 58 minutes - 41.8 MB

No doubt, when you hear the name Cindy Klassen, speed skating and Olympic medals comes to mind. SIX to be exact. The whole world was talking about Cindy Klassen in 2006 when she won FIVE of them in one Winter Games!! But who knew who she really was? YOU will, when you listen to her story. Which includes when Cindy was in Grade 5 and how she entered a bike race with one of her best friends… and her dad looked at her and told her to “Go out as hard as you can and don’t look back.” It seems she...

MORE THAN A HUMAN SERIES: Martha McCabe

December 18, 2021 14:36 - 44 minutes - 28.9 MB

It is exciting for me to introduce our special guest today – Martha McCabe. I’m excited to highlight Martha for a few reasons. First, she’s a 2-time Olympian in swimming and won a bronze medal at the World Championships. Second, she has started “Head to Head”, an incredible program which offers high level athletes a way to transition out of sport and at the same time, make a difference in other people’s lives! Third, she’s just an incredible human being who cares about the person behind ever...

Episode #60: Peter Jensen

November 22, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MB

So, this is it. We have reached Episode #60 here at “Heroes in our Midst”. It’s our final guest of Season 2 and we truly believe we’ve saved one of the best for last. This series we’ve focused on incredible people who are “Unapologetically Human”. Dr. Peter Jensen is one of those people. He is one of the most successful performance coaches in the world, working beyond sport into the corporate world as well. He founded the company “The Third Factor” and if you’d like to know what that is and...

MORE THAN AN ATHLETE SERIES: DJ Lalama

November 14, 2021 22:03 - 1 hour - 43 MB

Today’s episode is all about professional football player DJ Lalama and it is also, all about a partnership that “Heroes in our Midst” is enjoying with ProPrep Academy. DJ is one of the founders of ProPrep and this podcast series is about more than just being an athlete. No question, the journey DJ’s been on in football has been a challenging one, but the human behind every step has never wavered. His motivation to be his very best, to contribute and to get the most out of life has never cha...

Episode #59: Curt Tribble Part TWO

November 08, 2021 13:00 - 38 minutes - 25.5 MB

Welcome to the very first “Part 2” of an episode on “Heroes in our Midst”. Last week I had the pleasure of introducing you to Dr. Curt Tribble. If you missed it, he’s at the University of Virginia School of Medicine as Professor of Surgery and the Associate Program Director of the Thoracic Surgery Residency. A highlight from Part 1 of Curt’s and my chat was how, before surgery, whether a heart transplant or a lung transplant, he’d ask his patient what he or she wants to do when they get wel...

Episode #58: Curt Tribble Part ONE

November 01, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 45 MB

This is a first for “Heroes in our Midst”!! We are sharing today’s episode in 2 parts. Dr. Curt Tribble had so much to say and so many great stories to tell that we couldn’t fit it all into one episode. So, we decided to split it into two… this week and next. Honestly, this guy has done so much in terms of all that he’s studied, all that he’s done, all the lives he’s saved and changed forever and all that he’s researched. He has countless awards to his name and has conducted research around...

Episode #57: Tim Frick

October 25, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MB

If there was a coach you should look forward to hearing from, it’s Tim Frick. Not just because he’s the winningest team coach in the history of the sport of wheelchair basketball and not just because he’s the only Paralympic coach inducted into the Canadian Sport Hall of Fame but because he’s a people’s coach… he loves his players… the people that they are. People like Terry Fox and Rick Hansen too. Yeah, he coached them and was a big part of their journeys. Now, he’s more than happy to tak...

MORE THAN AN ATHLETE SERIES: Matt Bailey

October 18, 2021 12:00 - 56 minutes - 38.4 MB

Welcome to another episode of “Heroes in our Midst” and also, another in our partnership with ProPrep Academy. This episode is all about hockey. Actually, it’s all about a pretty incredible human whose goal was to play hockey at the highest level. No question – he was relentless and time and time again, he was in a position where the coaches said, “We have our ‘pen’ guys, you’re in ‘pencil’. We can easily erase you.” His ability and resolve to take every situation and do the best he could i...

Episode #56: Reid Carruthers

October 11, 2021 12:00 - 47 minutes - 30.9 MB

“We are Canada and we better win,” If you think there isn’t pressure on our Canadian curlers to perform, think again. We are good at that game and someone like Reid Carruthers knows that as well as anyone. In today’s episode, we’re going to get to know Reid and I can hardly wait to share his story with you. Reid is a world champion, is pursuing his dream of representing Canada at the Olympics AND his passion for passing the love of the game of curling on to as many young curlers as he can t...

Episode #55: Craig Brown

October 04, 2021 12:00 - 56 minutes - 39.8 MB

Today we are getting to know mental performance coach Craig Brown. Craig seems to be one of those guys who never wants to stop learning so that he can keep figuring out how to help others be better. He grew up in Jamaica, loves all sports, and has an even greater passion for the athletes who play them. He completed a Masters in Kinesiology and Recreation Management at the University of Manitoba, with a focus in Sport Psychology and to add to what he’s learned in the classroom, he has volunte...

Episode #54: Paul Dyck

September 27, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MB

When I think about the story we’re going to hear today, “love of the game” stands out for me. Paul Dyck grew up in Steinbach, Manitoba and started playing hockey when he was 9 and he begged his parents to sign him up and obviously, it was a good idea! Paul went beyond the borders of his small town to pursue the highest level in his sport that he could and has now, found his way back home and gives back every day to a community that he would tell you has given him so much! He was drafted bac...

MORE THAN AN ATHLETE SERIES: Glenn Bruce

September 20, 2021 12:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MB

“You own the key to the kingdom”. That’s what Glenn Bruce tells his athletes all the time. It’s theirs to use and ProPrep Academy provides the team they need to reach excellence. Glenn is part of that team and he’s worked with the best of the best. We’re talking NFL, NHL, CFL, MLS, U-Sport and a whole lot more. Welcome to Episode #5 in our ProPrep series. Today we are in for a treat. Glenn Bruce is known as the “speed guru” and he has given so many athletes the opportunity to compete at the...

Episode #53: Corny Rempel

September 13, 2021 12:00 - 44 minutes - 34.5 MB

Well, here we go again, another great story to tell. Today’s episode is a really special one for me as I get to share the story of someone I work with every day in the Morning radio business. Someone who grew up in the same small town as I did… graduated from the same high school, the same year and lives here still… Steinbach, Manitoba. Now, for more than 20 years, Corny has performed as Elvis across Canada, the United States and Mexico. He’s competed as Elvis too and was named the Elvis Gos...

Episode #52: Gord MacInnes

September 06, 2021 12:00 - 44 minutes - 29.9 MB

Today’s episode, takes us back to the front lines. Gord MacInnes has worked for the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service since 2006 and he’s a Senior Firefighter with the Winnipeg Fire Department. He’s seen things and arrived on scenes that most of us can’t even imagine. He also, like all fire fighters, runs INTO the burning buildings when the rest of us run away. Away from the fire hall, Gord is married, has 4 children and 2 dogs. On top of all of that, he’s also a strength and conditioning coa...

Episode #51: Jeff Schirr

August 30, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MB

“For us, not being prepared or not being ready for that moment could mean someone gets hurt or even dies.” Jeff Schirr said that. Constable Jeff Schirr. A member of the RCMP Emergency Response Team here in Manitoba and truly a hero. With every call that he answers, he puts his life on the line for us all. When situations are at their worst, Jeff and his team step in and do their best to resolve it. Jeff started out as one of the youngest members in his RCMP troop and after years of prepara...

MORE THAN AN ATHLETE SERIES: Morgan Rackel

August 23, 2021 12:00 - 49 minutes - 32.8 MB

Today’s guest is one of our Canadian National Softball team’s pitchers, Morgan Rackel. No question, Morgan is an Olympic level athlete but as you will hear from Morgan herself, she is NOT an Olympian. Out of 15 players named to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic team roster, she was #16. Now, being named as the first alternate, Morgan even travelled to Japan with her team, until the day the team took their bus to the Athlete’s Village and her bus took her to the airport to come home. Not how the dream w...

Episode #50: Matt Johnston

August 16, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes - 27.1 MB

When you first meet Matt Johnston, today’s guest of course, I think you’ll be taken by his easy going nature, the humility surrounding everything he’s done and has yet to do and his laugh. The way he talks about his golf, you’d think he wasn’t really that good, but he was! And his travels and journey through his sport and all of the challenges and successes that went along with that, have shaped who he is today and the wellness component he is exploring as we speak. There is a comfort level ...

Episode #49: Kathryn Dzikowicz

August 09, 2021 12:00 - 55 minutes - 36.7 MB

It is a distinct pleasure to introduce you to today’s guest. Kathryn Dzikowicz is a small business owner in the fitness industry right here in Manitoba and she has quite a story to tell. Kathryn has been involved in the fitness industry for the past 30 years. Kathryn began her career in Workplace Health and Wellness with Canadian National Railway, she has served on the Board of Directors for the Manitoba Runner’s Association, she’s a founding member of the Winnipeg Workplace Wellness Allianc...

Episode #48: Ace Burpee

August 01, 2021 23:21 - 58 minutes - 39.4 MB

“There’s only one true success and that’s to live life in your own way.” Ace Burpee’s sister said that, and he sure did take it to heart. Ace is as unapologetic and human as anyone I have ever met. He lives in Winnipeg, he’s the Morning Show GUY on Hot 103 Virgin Radio and is happy about it.  I would consider Ace a return guest because he’s been here before. He helped us wrap up Season 1 by asking Dr. Adrienne Leslie-Toogood and I about all of our past guests. But that wasn’t about him… tod...

MORE THAN AN ATHLETE SERIES: Rick Henkewich

July 26, 2021 12:00 - 55 minutes - 29.8 MB

Rick Henkewich has spent almost 60 years immersed in the sport of football. Whether as a player or coach, he’s been involved at every single level of the game, with a dedication to never stop learning. He was the first commissioner of the Winnipeg High School Football League that wasn’t an educator and throughout his time, he’s continued to grow the game and mentor the next generation.

Episode #47: Kevin Geyson

July 19, 2021 13:00 - 44 minutes - 30.1 MB

In every episode of “Heroes in our Midst” I just know there’s something for each of us to take away, to learn from and to be inspired by. Many of our guests have been Olympians. Fitting since the 2021 Olympic Games is set to begin in just a few days. Our guest’s dream was to be an Olympian and he almost met his goal. Kevin Geyson was a world class diver. In fact, he spent 11 years on the Canadian senior national diving team mainly specializing on 10 meter platform. He had lots of success b...

Episode #46: Cristina Fink

July 12, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MB

Every week, I feel like I’m sharing the best episode yet. Well, here we go again. Dr. Cristina Fink is an Olympian AND now a performance psychologist that works with Olympic and professional athletes. Her involvement in sport from so many perspectives has given her a wisdom on performance and on the humans behind it that is beyond most of us. So, that’s why we invited her to share her story. She competed in 2 Olympic Games for her home country of Mexico in the sport of high jump and after th...

Episode #45: Lorne Korol

July 05, 2021 13:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MB

At “Heroes in our Midst” our focus is to find the human behind every story we get to share. We recognize how essential it is to be OK with what IS on the inside. Today’s guest is Lorne Korol. Lorne is a man of faith first. He works as a chaplain with a Christ centered organization called “Athletes in Action” and I am excited for you to get to listen to him share, from the heart, the love and compassion he has for the athletes he spends time with. Not always the Christianity you have the plea...

Episode #44: Wade Gilbert

June 28, 2021 13:00 - 58 minutes - 37.3 MB

Today’s episode highlights a guy they call “The Coach Doc”. Dr. Wade Gilbert. He is an internationally renowned coaching consultant and award-winning professor in the Department of Kinesiology at California State University – Fresno. He has taught and studied coaching and talent development at the University of Ottawa, UCLA, and Fresno State and is the author of the highly acclaimed book “Coaching Better Every Season.” He is a long-time advisor to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Com...

Episode #43: Ron Maclean

June 21, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MB

We couldn’t be happier to introduce our guest for today’s episode, broadcasting great, Ron Maclean! Yep – Canadian sportscaster extraordinaire and yet, the guy we all feel like we know. Ron interviews, Ron collects stories, and Ron digs into the background of extraordinary humans himself but now, it’s OUR turn to find out all about HIM! Ron also sat next to Don Cherry on “Coach’s Corner” for over 3 decades, he’s known for hosting CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada, he’s hosted at 12 Olympic Games...

MORE THAN AN ATHLETE SERIES: Tyler Hodgson

June 17, 2021 13:00 - 39 minutes - 22.3 MB

When Tyler Hodgson first enrolled at Grant Park in middle school, football wasn’t the first thing on his mind. Instead, he went there for the performing arts program. Hodgson had no previous experience with the sport until grade nine when his buddies convinced him to try it out. The rest is history. Originally a defensive back in grades nine and ten, a then 5’11” Hodgson shifted to playing both sides of the ball after hitting a massive growth spirt in grade 11. It was impossible not to no...

Episode #42: James Bolton

June 14, 2021 13:00 - 53 minutes - 35.3 MB

Sometimes you know you need to talk about something as soon as possible and mental health seems to be top of mind right now. So, as we have shared the stories of some of our mainstream, frontline healthcare workers in the last 2 weeks, we thought it would be fitting to address mental health too. A former volleyball teammate and very special personal friend of Michelle’s, Lorriann Ludwig works at the Manitoba Crisis Response Centre under the direction of Dr. James Bolton. Lorriann has become...

Episode #41: Chau Pham

June 07, 2021 13:00 - 54 minutes - 40.6 MB

There was once a thought that by May of 2021 Covid would be a thing of the past. As we know, it is far from over and so it’s fitting that our focus in this episode is once again on our front-line medical workers in this challenging time. Now, the fact that Dr. Chau Pham is an Emergency Room Physician at the Health Sciences Centre during COVID alone, would make her a hero – add to that, she’s the Ultrasound Director, in the Department of Emergency Medicine, she’s an Assistant Professor, Max R...

Episode#40: Faisal Siddiqui

May 31, 2021 14:00 - 58 minutes - 39.6 MB

Episode 3 of Season 2 of “Heroes in our Midst” takes us into the world of medicine. Today’s story is special, not only because of his extraordinary accomplishments but because of the incredible human that is behind it. We thought it would be especially fitting to share today’s story with you in that our Manitoba medical system is being stretched beyond its limits right now. Most of us have no idea what it looks like on the inside of all of that. We thank our front-line medical workers but we...

Episode #39: Troy Scott

May 24, 2021 14:00 - 46 minutes - 29.9 MB

Troy Scott’s story is SO relevant to the times we are living in. Troy has worked as a teacher and a Vice-Principal in Manitoba’s education system for 20 years and now, is the principal at Oak Park High School in Winnipeg. It’s his first year as principal at Oak Park and it is COVID. Troy is also very closely connected to one of our Season 1 heroes, he’s married to Canadian National Team Diving coach, Dallas Ludwick (Episode 28)… turns out she’s had quite the impact on him and he talks about ...

MORE THAN AN ATHLETE series: Desiree Scott

May 20, 2021 14:00 - 48 minutes - 26.6 MB

Midfielder Desiree Scott’s motto in life is “if you love what you’re doing and you’re willing to work, the sky is the limit.” Known as “The Destroyer,” to many on the pitch, Scott’s work ethic has propelled her to stardom over the years. A Manitoba grown athlete, she chose to stay home for university, helping the newly-formed U of M soccer team to its best-ever record in 2007 while being named a conference all-star four times. In 2010, Scott debuted for Team Canada’s senior national team. ...

Episode #38: Mike O'Shea

May 17, 2021 14:00 - 54 minutes - 34.9 MB

Winnipeg Blue Bomber Head Coach Mike O’Shea kicks off Season 2 of “Heroes in our Midst” but not only because he was a standout football player, as is proven by the fact that he played for 16 seasons and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2017. Yes, he was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian in 1999 and he knows what winning the Grey Cup is all about it. He’s done it as a player – 3 times, as a Special Teams Coordinator AND as a head coach! But to us, he is more of ...

HUMAN series: Episode 6 Outreach

April 29, 2021 01:00 - 51 minutes - 28 MB

Ryan Karhut has been involved in football, either as a player or coach, for over 30 years. An offensive lineman in his playing days, he was a three-year starter for the Manitoba Bisons, and a captain when they won their first Vanier Cup in close to 40 years in 2007. When he was in high school, he started his coaching career at the peewee level, which taught him a tonne about the game. Currently the OL coach and special teams coordinator for the Bisons, Karhut has been a mentor at all levels...

Episode #37: Season Recap with Ace Burpee

April 22, 2021 18:33 - 1 hour - 42.9 MB

Join Michelle and Adrienne as they re-cap Season 1 with Ace Burpee.  The tables get turned and Ace Burpee helps them reflect on where they started, what they learned and what impacted them most from listening to these amazing heroes.