FRIDAY COMMENTARY – THE SASKATCHEWAN WAY
(Listen daily for the Rod Pedersen Commentary on Cat Country 98 FM & Rock 98.5 FM)
WE’RE REALLY RACKING UP THE AIRMILES.
AFTER A WHIRLWIND FEW DAYS IN CALGARY, TODAY’S COMMENTARY COMES TO YOU FROM SUNNY SASKATOON WHERE THE HUSKIES ARE PRIMED FOR A BIG SPORTS WEEKEND.
THE ROD PEDERSEN SHOW WILL BE BROADCASTING LIVE ON GAME+ TV ON FRIDAY FROM MERLIS BELSHER PLACE, HOME OF THE HUSKIES HOCKEY PROGRAMS.
THE U OF S EXTENDED THE INVITATION TO BRING THE SHOW UP HERE AS THEY HOST THE UNIVERSITY OF REGINA THIS WEEKEND IN MENS AND WOMENS HOCKEY, FOOTBALL AND WOMENS SOCCER.
AMONG OUR GUEST LIST FOR FRIDAY’S SHOW ARE MENS HOCKEY COACH MIKE BABCOCK AND FOOTBALL HEAD COACH SCOTT FLORY!
I EXPECT GRIFFITHS STADIUM WILL BE PACKED FOR SATURDAY’S CANADA WEST FOOTBALL SHOWDOWN BETWEEN THE 1-2 RAMS AND THE 2-1 HUSKIES. IT’S THE 11TH TIME IN HISTORY THESE TWO PROGRAMS HAVE MET WHEN THEY’VE BOTH BEEN NATIONALLY RANKED IN THE TOP 10.
AND BOY DOES IT EVER FEEL GOOD TO TAKE THIS SHOW OUT ON THE ROAD. IT REMINDS ME OF SPEAKING AT ALL THOSE SMALL TOWN SPORTS DINNERS ACROSS SASKATCHEWAN, FROM CARNDUFF TO PARADISE HILL, FROM ZENON PARK TO SHAUNAVON, AND PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN.
THE DIFFERENCE WITH THIS SHOW IS WE’VE TAKEN IT ON THE ROAD THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS TO MONTREAL, WINNIPEG, EDMONTON, CALGARY, AND OF COURSE SOUTH FLORIDA.
JUST LIKE AT ALL THOSE SMALL TOWN DINNERS, THE PATRONS ALWAYS ASKED, “WHY’D YOU COME ALL THE WAY OUT HERE?” MY RESPONSE HAS ALWAYS BEEN, “BECAUSE YOU ASKED.”
WE BUILT THE RADIO SHOW ONE LISTENER AT A TIME BY SHAKING HANDS AND LOOKING PEOPLE IN THE EYE, AND THE EXACT SAME THING IS HAPPENING NOW WITH THE TV SHOW.
FROM AIRLINE TICKET AGENTS, TO STORE CLERKS, TO RESTAURANT SERVERS ALL ACROSS THE LAND, WE’RE INTRODUCING THEM TO THE RP SHOW ONE HANDSHAKE AT A TIME.
IT’S WHAT MY DAD TAUGHT ME, AND IT’S THE SASKATCHEWAN WAY. I CAN TELL YOU IT STILL WORKS.
PERHAPS THAT OLD ADAGE IS TRUE; THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME.
THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY
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