Latest Newport beach Podcast Episodes
38: The Secrets of Collins Castle
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - March 01, 2024 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsFor more than 50 years, the Collins Castle stood sentry over Newport Harbor. The concrete mansion once rivaled the stately Balboa Pavilion—five years its junior— for the attention of boaters on the bay. Located on tiny Collins Island, which is one of three islands that make up Balboa Island, the...
37: The Case of the Missing Beach in West Newport
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - December 06, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsFor decades, the beach in West Newport would occasionally disappear when storm waves stripped away the sand. In the 1930s, one storm wiped out the beach and sent several homes to Davy’s Locker. A later storm wiped out all the oceanfront houses between 50th and 55th streets. The sand returned ...
36: The 9 Lives of the Castaways
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - October 05, 2023 07:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsThere’s no chunk of land in Newport Beach that’s more historic and has been more malleable than the Castaways. Its chameleon-like ability, enabled by its prime location overlooking the bay and ocean, has given the Castaways nine distinct lives–some historically critical, others largely forgotten...
35: The Prophet Who Predicted and Saved Newport Harbor's Future
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - September 01, 2023 07:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn 1909, W.S. Collins wanted to massively increase the footprint of his Balboa Island development. The land extension would have cut the width of Newport Harbor's main channel by more than half. In those days, the federal government had final approval of any plans for the harbor, so the U.S. A...
34: How Junior Lifeguards Became a Rite of Passage for Newport Kids
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - July 11, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn 1984, the first swim test required to join Newport Beach's new junior lifeguard program drew all of three kids. Today, that number has soared to more than 1,500. In an insightful, revealing and occasionally emotional interview, Reenie Boyer–the pioneering female lifeguard and architect of New...
33: How Tragedy and a Russian Forged the World's Greatest Lifeguard Department
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - June 17, 2023 07:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsThe rock-solid foundation for Newport Beach's prized lifeguard operation goes back more than 100 years, forged in tragedy and a Russian immigrant’s belief in 1923 that a city lifeguard department–a rarity in those days–could prevent the frequent drownings that had been occurring in Newport Beach...
32: Newport Beach's J.J. Moon — The Greatest Surfer Ever Created
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - March 23, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsJ.J. Moon was more Paul Bunyon than Kelly Slater. The surf hero of the 1960s was the alter ego of Ned Eckert, a very average weekend surfer–and still a Newport Beach resident, by the way–who enthusiastically embraced a practical joke played on him in 1964 by some world’s best surfers and ran wit...
31: Extra! Extra! The Rise and Fall of Newport Beach's Newspapers
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - March 03, 2023 08:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsNewport Beach’s rich journalistic history dates to 1870, only a few days after a “new port” was established in Upper Newport Bay and the Los Angeles Star reported the news. Over the years, many local newspapers have come and gone, almost all making some kind of mark on the city. This episode loo...
30: Scouts' Honor — The Rapid Rise and Fall of Jamboree Town
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - February 11, 2023 21:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsWhen the 1953 National Boy Scout Jamboree came to town, the event created an insta-city of 50,000 Scouts and their leaders in the rolling hills of what's now Newport Center/Fashion Island, Big Canyon and Eastbluff. Guest interview: Don Webb, former Newport Beach council member and mayor who atte...
29: Lido Isle — The Island No One Wanted
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - January 18, 2023 08:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsFor more than six decades beginning in the 1880s. Lido Isle went through a series of owners (most of whom got the island basically for free) and failed developments before—in the latter part of the 20th Century—it turned into some of the most coveted real estate on the West Coast.
28: What's in a Name? The Stories Behind the Naming of 50 Newport Landmarks
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - January 06, 2023 13:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsEver wonder how a Newport Beach road, school, park, surf spot, canyon or even an offshore rock formation got its name? There's a sadness to the fact that the name's meaning--which was so obvious back in the day--has been lost, something only after a few decades. Time is a thief, and it quickly...
27: A Brief History of Newport Beach's 8 Islands (Part 1)
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - November 21, 2022 08:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsHow many cities in California can say they are home to eight islands? Just one: Newport Beach. We take a look at the histories of the eight residential islands in Newport Harbor: Balboa Island, Little Balboa Island, Collins Island, Bay Island, Lido Isle, Newport Island, Harbor Island and Linda I...
27: A Brief History of Newport's Smallest Islands — Bay, Harbor, Newport and Linda
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - November 21, 2022 08:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsHow many cities in California can say they are home to eight islands? Just one: Newport Beach. We take a look at the histories of the eight residential islands in Newport Harbor: Balboa Island, Little Balboa Island, Collins Island, Bay Island, Lido Isle, Newport Island, Harbor Island and Linda I...
27: A Brief History of Newport's Eight Islands (Part 1)
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - November 21, 2022 08:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsHow many cities in California can say they are home to eight islands? Just one: Newport Beach. We take a look at the histories of the eight residential islands in Newport Harbor: Balboa Island, Little Balboa Island, Collins Island, Bay Island, Lido Isle, Newport Island, Harbor Island and Linda I...
26: Growing Up in Newport with John Wayne as Your Dad
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - October 28, 2022 07:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsThe most famous Newport Beach resident of all time? That's easy. John Wayne. When he lived in Newport in the 1960s and 70s, the Duke, as he was called, reigned as the world's most famous movie star. In this episode, the Duke's youngest son, Ethan Wayne, talks about growing up in Newport Beach w...
25: Secrets of the Balboa Pavilion
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - September 30, 2022 07:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsCompleted in 1906, the Balboa Pavilion on the Newport Harbor bayfront is Newport Beach’s oldest, most historic, and most beautiful building, beloved by artists, photographers, locals and visitors alike. It’s the city’s version of the Eiffel Tower. But for being so famous, much of the 100-plus-...
24: The 20 Worst Ideas in Newport Beach History (Part 3)
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - September 02, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsA sea captain's decision in 1870 that resulted in countless deaths at the entrance to Newport Bay over the next half-century. A decades-long attempt to turn Newport Harbor into a commercial port. A short-sighted agreement in 1928 to place the Orange County Airport on the banks of Upper Newport B...
23: The 20 Worst Ideas in Newport Beach History (Part 2)
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - August 12, 2022 08:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsTrying to develop Corona del Mar in the early 20th Century. Planning for Fashion Island to be an indoor shopping center. Proposing to jam 80,000 residents (for context, Newport's population today is about 87,000) into the Newport Coast. Newport Beach, in one form or another, has been around for ...
22: The 20 Worst Ideas in Newport Beach History (Part 1)
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - July 29, 2022 08:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsA race-car track on Balboa Island. Surfboard licenses. Tearing down the China House. Newport Beach, in one form or another, has been around for more than 150 years, and over that time, there's been some terrible ideas floated, and some even implemented. In the first installment of this three-par...
21: How Newport Beach Became the Kitty Hawk/Woodstock of Hang Gliding
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - July 14, 2022 07:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsOn a sunny day in the spring of 1971, a ragtag group of adventures gathered on a Newport Beach hilltop to participate in the first hang-gliding meet in modern history. A front-page story in the Los Angeles Times and an eight-page spread in National Geographic magazine about the rickety flying ma...
20: Pop Quiz on Newport History, Bridges Edition
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - June 09, 2022 08:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsThe mostly forgotten, rich history of the many bridges of Newport Beach, beginning in 1889.
100th Episode & Show Finale
Sports Sunday on KOCI - May 16, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJoin Sports Sunday for its 100th, and final, full episode. Chris Bibona and Marissa Lavezzari muscle through NFL, NHL, NBA and MLB coverage with help from special guests (in order of appearance) Sam Holt, Annie O'Donnell, Howard Croom and Steve Bibona. To end the show, the Sports Sunday duo goes ...
Full Episode: Moms & Sports, Tennis' New Phenom, NL West Supremacy
Sports Sunday on KOCI - May 09, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsChris Bibona and Marissa Lavezzari get together for the 99th edition of Sports Sunday on KOCI. In a Mother's Day special, each host shares some of their favorite mom-and-sports moments, before diving into MLB, NBA and Orange Empire Conference coverage. The Sports Sunday duo also plays This-or-Tha...
Full Episode: Kershaw Makes History, MLB Drops Hammer on Bauer, NHL Playoffs Preview
Sports Sunday on KOCI - May 02, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsChris Bibona and Marissa Lavezzari convene for a condensed episode of Sports Sunday on KOCI. The show opens with major news from the LA Dodgers' pitching staff, both good and bad, then segues into a more broader MLB discussion. The Sports Sunday duo plays "Who's Hot and Who's Not" with the Dodger...
Full Episode: OCC Volleyball, OC's Sports Hierarchy, Dodgers
Sports Sunday on KOCI - April 25, 2022 00:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSports Sunday is back with a bang! Chris Bibona and Marissa Lavezzari cover local to international sports in a live two-hour episode. To start the show, "The Big 3 at 3" pays homage to the recent accomplishments from the Orange Coast College volleyball programs, as well as a MLB legend's latest c...
Blake Harris - LA Dodgers Beat Writer & Creator of Thinking Blue - 4.10.22
Sports Sunday on KOCI - April 11, 2022 00:05 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOne of the most reputable Dodgers beat writers in the industry, Blake Harris, joins Sports Sunday to discuss some key takeaways from LA's first series in Colorado. Topics include how the Dodgers will use the designated hitter, who will step up in the back-end of the starting pitching rotation, an...
Hour 2: ESPN's Shortcomings, Angels & Dodgers, NBA Playoff Preview
Sports Sunday on KOCI - April 11, 2022 00:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsChris Bibona opens up the second hour with a harsh critique of ESPN's Adam Schefter, and his blatantly insensitive handling of Dwayne Haskins' death — more specifically, the botched breaking news reporting Schefter produced over the weekend. At the half-hour mark, Dodgers beat writer and Thinking...
Hour 1: Tiger Returns, Major League Baseball Begins
Sports Sunday on KOCI - April 10, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsChris Bibona and Marissa Lavezzari supply a jam-packed first hour of sports content, touching on Tiger Woods' return, the passing of Dwayne Haskins, and the beginning of the 2022 MLB season. At the end of the first hour, the Sports Sunday duo lists its hottest takes in "The Spice Rack." Also incl...
19: The Seven Architectural Wonders of Newport Beach
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror - April 05, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsLegendary architect and Corona del Mar resident Ron Yeo counts down the seven best examples of architecture in Newport Beach.
Full Episode: Kimbrel-Pollock Trade, MLB MVP Picks, Can LA Catch 116?
Sports Sunday on KOCI - April 04, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn a one hour special for spring break, Chris Bibona and Marissa Lavezzari take the last Sunday before MLB Opening Day to fire off some wild predictions! Can the Dodgers become the all-time single season wins record holder? Can Shohei Ohtani repeat as AL MVP? Who won the Kimbrel-Pollock trade? Al...
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