TideSmart Talk with Stevoe broadcast two Sports Life segments on Saturday, May 19, starting with an in-studio interview with Maine sports broadcasting titan Bruce Glasier.  Following that discussion was an interview with University of Southern Maine Athletic Director Al Bean.

Bruce Glasier

As an anchor on WCSH 6, Glaiser was a part of the longest running anchor team in the country (20 years, Pat Callaghan, Cindy Williams, Joe Cupo, Bruce Glasier).

For 35 years, Bruce Glasier has been the voice and face of sports in Maine, reporting on everything from standout student-athletes to Super Bowl heroics, spring training to historic World Series, and just about everything in between.

As a long-time sports director for WCSH 6, Glasier received much recognition for his work in broadcasting, including several Maine Association of Broadcasters honors, Associated Press awards, New Hampshire’s “Golden Mike” award for reporting and anchoring and Maine Sportscaster of the Year.

Glasier joined Stevoe to talk about how he got into sports broadcasting, what it was like to meet the likes of Muhammad Ali and Ted Williams, the future of local TV news, and plans for retirement.

Al Bean

For the past 20 years, Al Bean has overseen all aspects of intercollegiate athletics at the University of Southern Maine, serving as its director of athletics. From recruiting to long-range planning, compliance and eligibility to marketing and promotion, Bean has earned numerous awards while overseeing the Huskies’ 22 intercollegiate sports.

Bean joined TideSmart Talk with Stevoe to talk about issues surrounding college athletics including the evolution of parental involvement, recruiting and media treatment of athletes.

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TideSmart Talk with Stevoe continued on Saturday, May 12 with discussion on high school athletics and travel.  In the first segment, Stevoe is joined for a Sports Life segment, talking soccer and high school athletics with Yarmouth boys soccer coach Mike Hagerty.  In the second segment, Pam Hurley-Moser, owner of Hurley Travel Experts, Inc. joins Stevoe to talk about trends in experiential and lifestyle travel.

Mike Hagerty

Mike Hagerty talks about how he began a coaching career that has included 5 state titles for Yarmouth boys soccer.

During his time as head coach of Yarmouth boys soccer, Mike Hagerty has amassed a standout record, with 5 state championships and 173 career wins.  He was twice named Forecaster Coach of the Year and in 2011, he was the National Federation of High School Coaches Association Coach of the Year.

Hagerty has also been teaching seventh grade in Yarmouth for nearly 20 years, helping to shape the next generation of Mainers both on and off the field.

Hagerty is also actively involved with his community, serving as director of peewee soccer. He is a former YCS recreational league head coach, and soccer clinician for youth coaches.

In this segment, Hagerty talks about coaches that influenced his career, trends in high school sports, and why he thinks he has the best job in the world.

Pam Hurley-Moser

Pam Hurley-Moser, owner of Hurley Travel Experts, Inc. talks about the experience of growing her business into what is now a $50 million organization, providing everything from corporate and vacation travel management to space tourism.

In the second segment, Stevoe is joined in studio by one of the foremost authorities on travel.  Pam Hurley-Moser founded Hurley Travel Experts, Inc. at age 26 and grew it into a leading provider of experiential and lifestyle travel in the marketplace and one of the largest “high touch” corporate travel management companies in the country.

As President and CEO at Hurley Travel Experts, Inc. Hurley-Moser has earned numerous honors including the Women of Distinction Award from the Girl Scouts of Maine in 2012, and a Best Places to Work in Maine in 2011 award.  Hurley-Moser is also one of just 110 people to have been chosen by Sir Richard Branson to become accreditated space agents.

In this segment, Hurley-Moser talks about luxury travel, what it’s like to go to space, and experiential travel.  Hurley-Moser and Stevoe also trade best and worst travel stories.

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