Jack McCallum on Bird vs today’s NBA, Victor Wembanyama, and storytelling in the AI era

Posted On December 10, 2025 By lvwithlove In /

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Today I’m joined by NBA and Lehigh Valley legend Jack McCallum, a New York Times bestselling author of “Dream Team” and “Seven Seconds or Less” who spent decades covering the league for Sports Illustrated.

I caught up with Jack at WDIY 88.1 FM before he recorded a Something to Say segment to talk about how today’s NBA compares to the Larry Bird era, why he would build the next decade around Victor Wembanyama, and what AI and changing media mean for storytelling.

We also revisit the time Michael Jordan called him during one of my Moravian University classes and get into what he is working on now, from a new novel to the short radio pieces he jokes are his Tuesday “elevator music.” Let’s get into it.

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Lehigh Valley with Love Podcast Episode 102: Remembering Kobe Bryant with Coaches and Writers

Posted On February 3, 2020 By lvwithlove In / No Comments

In this episode, we take the time to remember Kobe Bryant in the Lehigh Valley with a someone who coached against him in East Stroudsburg’s Shawn Thornton, and two men who covered him in The Morning Call’s Keith Groller, and Sports Illustrated’s Jack McCallum.

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This episode features the Song “Goodbye Syndrome” by Sunsets North. (www.sunsetsnorth.com)

The Lehigh Valley with Love Podcast TV Show Available on PBS39 Live, Website, and App!

Posted On June 22, 2019 By lvwithlove In Blog, Podcasts / No Comments

The Lehigh Valley with Love Podcast with co-hosts Tyler Rothrock and George Wacker now has a television show version on PBS 39 airing at Fridays on midnight through mid-August 2019.

If you’re not able to stay up late to watch our lineup of Lehigh Valley centric guests, you can also catch up with our episodes on the PBS 39 website or app!

Head to the Lehigh Valley with Love Podcast TV Show website to watch the latest episodes or download the PBS app in the Apple or Google Play or Amazon stores. Just make sure your PBS station is PBS39 and search for our show.

Thank you to all of our guests and to PBS 39!