NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- In a new episode of
the "Cal Cast" podcast, host John
Calipari, University of Kentucky
men's basketball head coach, talks with rival head coach
Rick Pitino.
"Cal Cast" is a weekly show featuring conversations between
Calipari and top personalities from sports, business and
entertainment.
Pitino is the head coach for men's basketball at the
University of Louisville, and, like
Calipari, is an inductee in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall
of Fame. His impressive coaching career includes two NCAA national
championships and seven appearances in the Final Four. Pitino is
one of only two coaches in history (Calipari is the other) who has
taken three different schools to the NCAA Men's Basketball Division
I Final Four.
In the episode, Pitino talks about his perceived rivalry with
Calipari, how he got his start as a coach, the greatest mentor in
his life and his view on responsibility and accountability as a
head coach.
"My conversation with Rick was great," said Calipari. "Everyone
is shocked that we sat down and had this conversation. Even my wife
couldn't believe it!"
The episode is available now via iTunes, Stitcher, SoundCloud,
Google Play and other podcast platforms. New episodes of "Cal
Cast," which is produced in partnership with Midroll, are available
each Thursday.
FedEx is the presenting sponsor of "Cal Cast." In addition to
FedEx, the series is supported by exclusive advertising partners:
Papa John's, Blue Apron and ZipRecruiter.
About John Calipari
John Calipari is the head coach of
men's basketball at the University of
Kentucky. He led the Kentucky Wildcats to the 2012 national
championship, and the team has been to a total of six NCAA Final
Four appearances in his career, including four in a five-year
period. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall
of Fame in 2015. Calipari is a New York Times Bestselling author
and recently released his latest book, "Success is the Only
Option."
About Midroll Media
Midroll Media is a leading podcast content company, advertising
network and distribution platform that is changing the face of
digital audio. It is the parent company of the Earwolf network and
its top-ranked comedy podcasts; popular podcast listening platform
Stitcher; the Howl premium subscription service, available at
howl.fm and via apps for iOS and Android; and the Midroll
advertising network, representing over 300 of the world's largest
podcasts. With offices in Los
Angeles, New York City and
San Francisco, Midroll was founded
in 2010 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of The E.W. Scripps
Company (NYSE: SSP).
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