The Rock Stops Here

The Rock Stops Here

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January 13, 2026 45 mins

Highly successful sports journalist and media star Julie Stewart-Blinks has worked for Barstool Sports, ESPN, Fox Sports, Rinkside Report for the Stanley Cup playoffs on TNT and now is filling in as the Tampa Bay Lightning reporter. Julie talks about her career in Canada and in the US and how much she loves covering this […]

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Gene Deckerhoff is calling it quits after broadcasting 37 years of Bucs football. This after a lengthy career calling FSU football and men’s basketball and other sports. Gene is beloved by the Bucs fan base as well as current and former players and coaches. Gene was telling stories in the Press Box before the Bucs […]

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Rock got to know Greg Linnelli 10 years ago at a radio station in Tampa. Now Greg is the Game Day Host for the Tampa Bay Lightning, does a podcast with play-by-play voice Dave Mishkin, sits alongside Hockey Hall of Famer Phil Esposito and has stories about all of it. Greg also works full-time as […]

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Longtime Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Bobby “The Chief” Taylor is back! A great storyteller, Chief talks about all of his years with the Bolts, how he got the job coming from Philly. Chief also has stories about his days with the Flyers as a goalie, how the game and players have changed and how long […]

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Super Bowl Champ, Pro Bowler, Lou Groza Award Winner & All American kicker Martin Gramatica on his career, his sons Nico and Gaston’s kicking careers and how they’re paving their own way. Martin talks about how much family and Tampa Bay means to him. Martin also loves calling games on the Bucs Spanish Radio Network […]

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Rock was honored to participate in Barstool Sports’ Frank The Tank’s 800th consecutive walk on the campus at USF. Rock had Frank on his podcast 2 years ago and Rock noticed how much skinnier Frank is now. Frank tells Rock how he’s been able to walk everyday for so long, how he loves being an […]

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Greg Wolf has been firing up Tampa Bay Lightning fans for 19 years as their In-Game Host. Wolfie has been the In-Game Host for USF Football and Basketball for 11 years, not to mention all his other big time events he’s done like the NHL All Star Games and NHL Winter Series and more. How […]

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The great Derrick Brooks is back on The Rock Stops Here Podcast. The Pro Football and College Football Hall of Famer tells Rock about his new job Chief Operating Officer of the USF Bulls Athletics. How he and Rob Higgins will do everything in their power to bring USF to new heights. Why now? What […]

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Aileen Hnatiuk returns is a Sports Anchor/Reporter at WFLA TV in Tampa Bay. She grew up in Weeki Watchee Springs and is thrilled to be able to work her dream job and still be able to visit her family. She fills in Rock on all the things she’s been doing since she last appeared, how […]

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Barstool Sports’ Ohio’s Tate is a former high school girls basketball coach and English teacher that is crushing it full time with Barstool. A huge Ohio State Buckeye fan, Tate Moore has adopted the USF Bulls as his second team. He explains to Rock why. How did he get into Barstool and why did he […]

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Jim Louk has been calling USF football, basketball, baseball and softball games for 43 years. Louk has been the only USF Bulls play-by-play voice for football for 29 years! Incredible. Why is he stepping down now from calling football games? His favorite memory? Jim reflects on how far the football program has come and more! […]

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Hall of Famer, the greatest female golfer of all-time Annika Sorenstam, who changed the way women’s golf was played, talks about her Tournament, The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican in Belleair, Florida. Why she enjoys giving back and helping young female golfers, why she was able to amass 95 wins worldwide, 72 on the […]

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October 21, 2025 42 mins

Bucs Rookie 400 pound plus nose Tackle Desmond Watson is back on the Rock Stops Here Podcast. The Plant City Florida native and Florida Gator tells Rock how thankful he is for the Bucs to believe in him. How did he lose weight after getting cut? Who’s been in his corner and when he thinks […]

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WWE Superstar Titus O’Neil returns, but this time it’s not about wrestling. Titus tells Rock of his relationship with new CEO of USF Athletics Rob Higgins. What kind of job Rob will do and how USF will just skyrocket! Rock fills you in on the incredible life story of Titus and how he’s a Champion […]

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Rene Ingoglia loves calling college football games as a color analyst! The UMass All American and Hall of Famer and Buffalo Bills fullback was a police detective with the Orlando Police Department for more than 20 years. Really interesting stories on his years in the police department but what he likes about being in the […]

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Gene Deckerhoff has been calling Tampa Bay Buccaneers games on the radio since 1989 and he’s still going strong! Gene talks about some of his more memorable calls, favorite Bucs players and coaches, doing FSU games as well and how long he plans to keep doing it. Rock tells of his limited play-by-plays days and […]

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Kendra Dlouglas has come a long way and continues to soar! Kendra has worked her way up from TV markets in Wilmington, Wichita and Orlando to being Orlando Magic Host and Reporter, ESPN and ACC Network Reporter and FanDuel Sports Network game reporter for the Tampa Bay Rays. How she’s done it and how much […]

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Ira Kaufman has been covering Sports and the NFL for just about 50 years! Incredible. How? What’s his best advice? Has covering pro sports changed and how long does Ira wanna keep going? Rock tells how Chris Russo from Mad Dog Radio on Sirius/XM have stayed friends with Ira from when Russo used to be […]

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Big Rig The Number 1 Rock Radio DJ in the country returns. Big Rig is on 134 stations in America everyday. Big Rig has also been visiting several NFL training camps and tells how different they are. How much longer can Big Rig keep up this pace? Rock looks up to Big Rig and tells […]

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Rock talks with 2 Rays players with interesting backgrounds, relief pitcher Griffin Jax and 1st baseman Bob Seymour. Jax is the son of former Cowboys and Cardinals linebacker Garth Jax. Griffin was traded this season from the Twins and talks about the transition, his Dad, playing at the Air Force Academy and still being an […]

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