Earle Robinson is host of AM870's weekday afternoon "Sportstalk" call-in program and reports on a wide variety of sporting events for "Morning Edition" sportscasts.
Earle began working at WKAR Radio in 1974. He came to the station from WWWS Radio in Saginaw.
Earle hosts today’s show with MLive.com’s Mike Griffin. The duo first host Tennessee Volunteer basketball coach Cuonzo Martin. The two then discuss concussions with prominent Dr. Novicki. They close the show with WILX’s Jeremy Sampson, and then Coach Bruce Pearl, sharing some pastimes on Mike and Earle.
Earle opens the show featuring co-host for the day, Jack Ebling. He invites Lansing State Journal writer Chris Solari to discuss Michigan State football and off-season coaching changes. Earle also hosts MSU baseball coach Jake Boss Jr. He closes the show with Jack Ebling, and opens the lines for listeners.
Mick McCabe of the Detroit Free Press calls in to discuss High School basketball in the state of Michigan. Detroit News sports writer Matt Charboneau calls in to discuss various sports topics.
Earle invites East Lansing high school basketball coach Steve Finamore on the show, discussing upcoming games against Grand Ledge and Lansing Sexton. The duo also touches on issues with transfer athletes. Earle closes the show with Jack Ebling, and has open lines.
Steve Morgan of Maximum Fitness joins Earle to discuss all things physical fitness. Tom Markowski of the Detroit News talks with Earle about High School sports.
Earle kicks off the show with M-live writer Diamond Leung, who discusses Michigan State football and the future 2013 season. Mike O’Hara from Fox Sports Detroit hones in on the Detroit Lions and how they will fare in the offseason. Earle ends the show with open lines, and discussion on more MSU sports.
Sports guru Rico Beard calls in to discuss the Pistons and BIG Ten basketball. Jim Comparoni also calls in to discuss Michigan State Men's basketball and BIG Ten basketball overall.
Jarrett Bell from USA today talks about the excitement of the NFL playoffs. Earle calls on Terry Foster from the Detroit News to discuss the renewal of the NHL season and the Detroit Red Wings. And finally, Mike DeCourcy from the Sporting News talks about Big Ten basketball.
John Niyo of the Detroit News calls in to discuss the NHL being back in business. With such a short season, what teams will prevail? Other topics include the popularity of the NHL and college football.
Detroit Free Press writer Vince Ellis calls in to discuss the Detroit Pistons and what the stance of their team is. It's a new year and many people are beginning a new exercise routine. Steve Morgan of Maximum Athletic Performance calls in discuss all things physical fitness.
Earle kicks off the show recapping the National Title Game, and some thoughts on NCAA football. Earle also invites baseball guru, Lynn Henning on the show, and talks Basketball with Matt Charboneau, from the Detroit News. Earle closes the show with open lines.
Dwayne Stephens of the Michigan State men's basketball team joins Earle to discuss the team so far this season. Detroit Free Press writer Drew Sharp calls in to discuss the NHL being back in action and the national championship football game.
Scott Moore of the Spartan Sports Network fills in for Earle today. Rob Woodward, color analyst for Men's Hockey,discusses the team so far and where he projects them to be. Mo Gearhart, Women's basketball play-by-play announcer, joins Scott to discuss the team so far this season. Lastly, Adam Ruff calls in to discuss Men's basketball.
Scott Yoshonis of the Lansing State Journal calls in to discuss High School basketball. The Detroit Lions had an unsuccessful season and have a lot of work in the off season. Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press calls in to discuss all things Detroit Lions.
Jim Adams, one of WKAR's very own, passed away this weekend. This show is in remembrance of him. Earle and callers talk about their wonderful stories of Jim and the great man he was.
