9:00 with guest co host Jim Armstrong and @Adam_Mares @DNVR_Nuggets we look at Nuggets depth, free agent retention/acquisition, with an eye toward pick 26, July 29 NBA Draft, Who will/should stay or go? MPJ longterm offer? Would you trade Jamal Murray for Damion Lillard? 9:15 @Argonautliquor Games of Week, with @Harding_at_mlb, mlb.com, Jim Armstrong we look second half of Rockies, MLB season: impending trades of stars talents like Trevor Story and Jon Gray. With so little info coming out, is it because there is inaction? 9:30 @Argonautliquor GOW part 2, w/Scott @WinnersWhiners, picks winners. We lead off with pivotal Suns v. Bucks Game 5 of NBA final. Rockies weekend series with Dodgers. NBA, MLB Picks of Week. (Maybe if time 2nd half MLB season and NBA draft projections.) 9:45 Longtime Olympic reporter Phil Hersh @olyphil, gives us our first looks at Tokyo Games most intriguing competitions. Who will be face of 32nd Olympiad—the USA women’s soccer, gymnastics, swim teams, not men? What are USA’s hopes amid unique, pandemic conditions to compete. Just how bad might it get in Tokyo? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Klahr and Company | Hour 2 | 07.17.21

8:00 we take our first look at Tokyo Olympics and NBA Draft. But first 3 questios about 2nd half of MLB and Rockies season to guest host Jim Armstrong, former Denver Post Columnist. About Ohtan, Guerrero, DeGrom. Tatis. AL, NL teams to Beat. 8:15 @MidWestOne Bank’s Kickin It Kiz. Kiz asks before leaving for Tokyo and we debate with guest co-host Jim Armstrong: Should these Olympic Games be happening? And with crazy cost over-runs all too common, is the Olympic movement broken? What’s the future for the Olympic Games? 8:30 @SeanDeveney forbes natl NBA writer, Heavy.com characterizes the talent level of this draft at top, depth? I have never felt less sure about prospects—are NBA teams getting as good a read on prospects who chose NBA G League as college players? The national view on Nuggets roster, free agency retention/acquisition, roster needs and options drafting #26? 8:45 Rock & Co. Rockin CU, w/Jim Armstrong, the voice of the Buffs, Mark Johnson @MJBuffsVoice weighs in on CU QB battle, how FB sets up for summer camp, We predicted it: Mick Cronin’s hire returned UCLA to a likely national title. NIL compensation already causing problem at FL. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Klahr and Company | Hour 1 | 07.17.21

9:00 with guest co-host @MannyOnMLB, we relive Denver's last All Star Game in'98, get the inside perspective from a player, Rockies Dante Bichette, who was joined by the Rockies Vinny Castilla and Larry Walker, who started in an all HOF OF beside Barry Bonds and Tony Gwynn. 9:15 @Argonautliquor Games of Week, with @MannyOnMLB. Rockies have #8 draft pick Sunday we ask @DaniWex, host of Home Plate, MLB Network Sirius XM: in Denver: what's Rox ideal choice? Likeliest choice? Are playoff teams already decided? 9:30 @Argonautliquor GOW part 2, w/Scott Reichel @ReichelRadio Handicapper @WinnersWhiners, @MannyOnMLB we pick winner of All Star Game, Home Run Derby and favorite ASG props. Our picks of the week. Rockies Marquez @Padres Musgrove. Sunday Suns @Bucks. 9:45 Rock & Co. Rockin CU, w/ @adamcm777 buffstampede.com @MannyOnMLB. 4 Star pg Avery Brown visits, top 12 recruiting class: Not many like Tad Boyle hot coaches approaching 60, in 16th year? AD: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Klahr and Company | Hour 2 | 07.10.21

8:00 It’s our All Star Weekend show. A traditional time to analyze MLB--with guest co-host @MannyOnMLB @Statcast research, @MLB.com we start with the Rockies: To build a playoff team whom in each position group (OF, INF, C, SP, RP) is a keeper? Who falls short? 8:15 @MidWestOne Bank’s Kickin It (without) Kiz, we debate with @SeanKeeler and guest co-host @MannyOnMLB. At All Star Break the MLB playoff teams may already be set. But what is the best division in baseball: AL East, NL West or? 8:30 No comparison. Baseball’s All Star Game is greatest and really only meaningful one in USA sports. We ask John Thorn @thorn_john, MLB Official Historian, @MannyOnMLB: Rank top 3 in historical impact, and sheer best games. What is significance of 2021 ASG in Denver? 8:45 We focus on Sunday's MLB draft from Denver with @jimcallisMLB, senior writer MLB.com, @MannyOnMLB: Not unusual SS, SP at top: Differentiate top 3 of each. Who's future Tatis, Kershaw, Trout? The Ideal and most likely choice by Rockies at #8? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Klahr and Company | Hour 1 | 07.10.21

9:00 @SeanKeeler and I know @harding_at_mlb, coloradorockies.com as one of the best on the baseball beat. The West Virginia native, however, recounts as his favorite team: a lifelong obsession following the Pittsburgh Penguins. 9:15 @Argonautliquor Games of Week, multiple National Sportswriter of the Year winner John Schulian covered teams coast to coast, wrote for SI, was a national NPR sports correspondent, but grew up in L.A. following the LA Angels and Hollywood Stars when Minor League baseball flourished across the USA and MLB before MLB expansion. 9:30 @Argonautliquor GOW part 2, with @SeanKeeler wScott Steehn @Steehnroller, lead Handicapper @WinnersWhiners recounts his favorite team, Graceland. No, not Elvis, the Lamont, IA NAIA basketball champs and reminds us this July 4th the best stories aren’t often the biggest. 9:45 Rock & Co. Rockin CU, w@adamcm777 buffstampede.com explains a little about who he is and how he came to run a terrific website on the Buffs, on his favorite team, telling us how growing up in Arizona he became a fan of Gary Payton led Sonics teams in the mid -to-late '90s. He created a website called Gary Payton Online as a 15 year old that was featured in a couple magazines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Klahr and Company | Hour 2 | 07.03.21

8:00 we celebrate July 4th Holiday weekend with this theme: My Favorite Team. With @SeanKeeler @DPostSports guest co-host, and all star cast across the country we look back at the teams we loved as kids, ones we covered, that made for a life as fans and working in sports 8:15 On our holiday weekend show theme: My Favorite Team --@MidWestOne Bank’s Kickin It with Kiz, @markkiszla speaks about Muhammad Ali. Jim Armstrong the end of the dynasty, Packers ’67, with @SeanKeeler. 8:30 national sports columnist and author @RealDavidIsrael talks about how he learned what it take to be a pro athlete and a championship team watching the 1975-78 Washington Bullets, led by four HOFers Unseld, Hayes, Bing, and Dandridge, march to an NBA Title. 8:45 My Favorite Team: Colorado native @IanStClair @MileHighReport Radio Broncos podcast host, beat writer, and lifelong fan, on that moment he knew the Broncos were going to be Super Bowl Champs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Klahr and Company | Hour 1 | 07.03.21

9:00 @samhellman247, national CFB writer @247Sports & @MarkKnudson41: what is the impact of Supreme Court decision colleges unfairly not paying labor (players) to make millions. How can NIL compensation work?, Impact on parity? Is it enforceable? 2021 early CFP predictions. 9:15 @Argonautliquor Games of Week, we ask guest co-host former MLB pitcher @markknudson41 about danger of exodus of Rockies front office player personnel men, Weil and Wilson, on brink of trading franchise stars. And the issue of pitchers using substances on the ball, 9:30 @Argonautliquor GOW part 2, with @markknudson41, we ask Scott Steehn @Steehnroller, lead Handicapper @WinnersWhiners would 2020 Nuggets have won it all in 2021? Pick winners of NBA Suns v. Clips, NHL Stanley Cup matchup, my NYI Prediction. Rox @Milw. Picks of Week. 9:45 Rock & Co. Rockin CU, w@adamcm777 buffstampede.com @MarkKnudson41 my NBA scout report: Jabari Walker at U19 trials, McKinley Wright at NBA combine. Best early CU MBB schedule ever? Impact at CU of NCAA failure to set rules for NIL compensation for athletes, Recruiting See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Klahr and Company | Hour 2 | 06.26.21

8:00 Saturday 8 AM Big CFB Show w/ @philsteele042. 3 for guest co-host @markknudson41. -Will crackdown on pitchers restore MLB offense? -2021 Nuggets could/should have won first NBA title? Who among final 4 is better? -Is proposed expansion to 12 team CFP a good thing? Best number? 8:15 @philsteele042 CFB Preview is out. Phil has written that 4 proved to be the right number to determine a national CFP champ. Is 12 an improvement? Bama, Clemson, have won 5 of 7 CFP. What is likelihood we have a first time champ, different Final 4 this year? 8:30 @philsteele042 con’t. w/ @MarkKnudson41 on 2021 prospects: will CU continue to surprise; CSU 2nd yr for Addazio; Veteran AFA D & QBs? How NCAA failure to implement NIL compensation rules for athletes impacts 2021? Free for all? More or less parity? Can NIL be enforeced? 8:45 On @MidWestOne Bank’s Kickin It with Kiz, @markkiszla debates @markknudson41 and me: Would you rather start an NBA franchise with Nikola Jokic or Trae Young? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Klahr and Company | Hour 1 | 06.26.21

9:00 @DanEvans108. Baseball is cracking down, mid-season in striking way to increase offense and curtail pitchers loading up on the ball. What are the other changes the former Dodger GM and @MannyOnMLB would make to improve the grand ole game? Who are the five best MLB players this century? 9:15 @Argonautliquor Games of Week, with @MannyOnMLB we welcome Rockies legend Dante Bichette, student of hitting, a hitting coach for Toronto Blue Jays to break down O woes of MLB. What is Dante doing, suggesting for change? My contention bring back, value contact hitters. 9:30 @Argonautliquor GOW part 2, with @MannyOnMLB, Scott Steehn @Steehnroller, lead Handicapper @WinnersWhiners we look at, pick winner of NBA and NHL Playoff matchups, my NYI Prediction. Rox Gomber v. Milw Houser. Picks of Week. 9:45 Rock & Co. Rockin CU, we ask @adamcm777 buffstampede.com.we ask about McKinley Wright invite to the NBA combine; FB recruiting; Tad Boyle raise. WBB coach JR Payne extension.; AZ St NCAA violations? Results of CFP first meeting on expansion to 12 teams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Klahr and Company | Hour 2 | 06.19.21

8:00 we celebrate Father's Day Weekend with lots of Baseball, with HOF guests and guest co-host @MannyOnMLB of statcast.com. 3 Questions: Are Rox more their road or home record? NYM, Chisox Teams to Beat in NL, AL? 5 greatest MLB players this century? 8:15 On @MidWestOne Bank’s Kickin It with Kiz, @markkiszla debates Jim Armstrong and @MannyOnMLB: In a tough year for the team, who’s most deserving to represent the Rockies at the All Star Game in Denver? 8:30 @MannyOnMLB, HOFer @TracyRingolsby insidetheseams.com. Choose 1: Are the Rockies more team with a winning home record =a good core to build from or team after road loss record, years from contending? Enjoy Charlie Blackmon. Where he places him on Rox alltime list? 8:45 @MannyOnMLB, @thorn_john, John Thorn, Baseball’s Official Historian put Negro leagues into perspective. Who were the Ruthian players who never got a chance or would stand with The Babe, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, etc. as the greatest of alltime? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Klahr and Company | Hour 1 | 06.19.21

8:00 AM Weather Alert! We interrupt Playoff euphoria for this storm warning, cold showers of sobering reality have hit Colorado. I ask @SeanKeeler Have Nuggets like Avs hit the wall? Impact of Nuggets first MVP? Is Jokic best ever Nugget? Who is best Colorado pro MVP? 8:15 On @MidWestOne Bank’s Kickin It with Kiz, @markkiszla debates Jim Armstrong, @SeanKeeler: Nuggets coach Michael Malone and Avs Jared Bednar have both thrown their teams under the bus after recent playoff losses. Makes for juicy soundbites and good newspaper copy. But is it a smart motivational technique! 8:30 Lots of college football fans have been waiting for this. W/ @SeanKeeler and @JimGumm, The Blitz, we explore the proposal to expand CFP. Should they, is it broke? Pros, cons, right number of playoff teams and how should the 8:45 8:45 Avalanche were slapped and shot out of playoffs. with co host @SeanKeeler and @DPostSports writer @ryanohalloran, we look at Championship season that wasn’t. Changes needed. Can/should Avs keep big their name free agents? Which? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Klahr and Kompany | Hour 1 | 06.12.21

9:00 @psaundersdp @DPostSports joins @SeanKeeler and I to talk Rockies and rebuild. Strategies? Who’s a keeper? Prospect Riley Pint is retiring. Who's responsible for litany of failed high draft picks, pitchers, and the farm system. 9:15 @Argonautliquor Games of Week, We recap Friday's Nuggets-Suns Game 3 with @SeanKeeler, @Adam_Mares @DNVR_Nuggets podcast Suns @Nuggets Game 4. Implications? Are Nuggets back in it? If down 3-0 what can next year, next moves look like…? Roles for different pieces. 9:30 @Argonautliquor GOW part 2, We look at who will be Stanley Cup and NBA playoffs winners. With @SeanKeeler, I ask Scott Steehn, lead Handicapper @WinnersWhiners are Nets unbeatable? Is Islanders’ Barry Trotz best NHL coach? Nuggets game 4 v. Suns. NBA, NHL, MLB Picks of Week. Rockies Marquez @ Reds Miley. 9:45 Rock & Co. Rockin CU, @adamcm777 buffstampede.com, @SeanKeeler on CFP expansion proposal impact on CU, Pac12, CFB. 2020 QB Sam Noyer is in Transfer Portal. Wants to play at highest level, even Pac 12-what are realistic options? Recruiting, Transfer Portal update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Klahr and Kompany | Hour 2 | 06.12.21

Saturday 8 AM we bask in Nuggets playoff road closeout of Portland with guest co host first hour Jim Armstrong ON 5 STAR DENVER PLUMBER.COM HOLTINE (TAG Line), and look ahead to Suns matchup. Got a fave in Broncos QB competition? Where do you place retiring Coach K on alltime CBB coaches list? 8:15 On @MidWestOne Bank’s Kickin It with Kiz, @markkiszla debates Jim Armstrong and me: How many championships will Avs win in next 5 years? How many will Nuggets win in next 5 years? 8:30 w/ Jim Armstrong I ask former Dodgers GM @DanEvans108 to solve altitude baseball, Rockies road woes. Don’t they have to afford to keep Jon Gray? Who do they build around? MLB is focusing on disciplining pitchers loading baseballs. What is solution to restore MLB balance? 8:45 (Scott MacDonald) @0ffScottFree Avalanche, Eagles writer for ColoradoHockeyNow.com and Jim Armstrong recap results of Game 3 v. VGK. Can explosive Avs, Grubauer, sustain getting out shot like G2, as look at Sunday Game 4. Has Bettman, leadership led to gratuitous, obscene NHL violence? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Klahr and Kompany | Hour 1 | 06.05.21

9:00 Scribe Stephen Johnson (AKA Boy Wonder) Front Page Boxing Colorado on FaceBook, previews next week’s Colorado Golden Gloves Tournament, one of longest running sports traditions in Colorado. Tickets, fighters to watch, Olympic Hopefuls, USA Tokyo Olympic boxing outlook. 9:15 @Argonautliquor Games of Week, Trackman Ted Johnson previews and predicts the Belmont Stakes. What is impact of trainer Bob Baffert’s 2 years suspension for him and his employees from Churchill Downs and what it can mean for cleaning up and standardizing the Sport of Kings? Will other tracks have to honor this for it to have lasting effects? 9:30 @Argonautliquor GOW part 2, Scott Steehn, lead Handicapper @WinnersWhiners predicts Avs Sunday Game 4 v. VGK, upcoming Nuggets v. Suns series. NBA, NHL, MLB Picks of Week. A’s Irvin v. Rockies Freeland. Belmont Stakes. 9:45 Rock & Co. Rockin CU, @adamcm777 buffstampede.com Retiring Coach K's place in CBB history? 4 Star Blake Purchase & Cherry Creek H.S. FB pipeline. Recruiting update: attrition from class of '19--Not a bad thing? First recruits on campus, finally, after pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Klahr and Kompany | Hour 2 | 06.05.21

8:00 We talk (mostly) baseball with guest co-host @harding_at_mlb: The Return of the six tool player after a century. Teams in 1st after Memorial Day make playoffs. NL West has 3 best records in league. Can surprise Giants hang? Rox Road Woes, Blackmon’s cure, Rebuild. 8:15 On @MidWestOne Bank’s Kickin It with Kiz, @markkiszla debates Jim Armstrong and @harding_at_mlb: Should the Rockies trade Jon Gray or keep him with a new contract? And on a scale of 1-10 what’s likelihood we see Gray in a Rockies uniform in 2022? 8:30 @harding_at_mlb & @ToddZolecki, author “Doc: The Life of Roy Halliday. Raising a son to be superstar. How, why it worked? At what cost? Where does Coloradoan rank alltime? The journey: Earliest beginnings developing pitches in youth ball to reinvention to save his career 8:45 @DaniWex host Home Plate, MLB Network Sirius XM, @harding_at_mlb: Rox draft #8. Strategies: SS, Pitchers top-rated. Should Rox grab 1 of 3 Vanderbilt players at top? Who projects to Rockies? Is there a superstar in 2021 draft? What we see of MLB future from who's drafted? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Klahr and Kompany | Hour 1 | 05.29.21

Saturday live and local sports talk on ESPN Denver 1600, 10 a.m. til Noon is Klahr and Kompany! Presented by Argonaut Wine & Liquor featuring Jack Daniels. Michael Klahr hosts with former Rockies pitcher Mark Knudson. The radio talk vets are joined weekly for strong opinions in Kickin’ It with Mark Kiszla, Denver Post; Bruce Marshall, goldsheet.com, who analyzes and predicts big games; Adam Munsterteiger, buffstampede.com, in Rockin' CU; Kelly Lyell, Coloradoan.com, on CSU in Ram Roundup; plus Rockies Rundown. Klahr has been seen on ESPN 2 & PPV TV. Knudson, a columnist for Coloradoan.com and Woodypaige.com, holds wins over three of the four members of the 4000 strikeout club.

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