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.
Jack Ebling, Columnist for Spartan Tailgate, joins Earle to discuss his new book, Tales from the Detroit Tigers Dugout: A Collection of the Greatest Tigers Stories Ever Told (Tales from the Team). Steve Morgan also joins Earle to discuss physical fitness and how it's more important than ever.
Earle first talks with Detroit News sports writer Tony Paul about the Detroit Tigers and their woes. Tom Markowski, also of the Detroit News, talks with Earle about Prep-Sports.
It's a Spartanmag.com day! Earle first talks with Rico Beard to discuss the NBA playoffs and some Spartan news. Jim Comparoni also joins Earle to go in depth about Spartan football recruiting and the team overall. They also discuss men's basketball.
Okemos high school boys basketball coach, Dan Stolz joins Earle to discuss his retirement. Dwayne Stevens, MSU men's basketball assistant coach joins Earle to discuss the team and the NBA playoffs.
The Capital Diamond Classic starts on Monday and Director Larry Cockroft joins Earle to discuss the details. The baseball discusion continues with the General Manager of the Lansing Lugnuts, Pat Day. Lastly, Matt Charboneau from the Detroit News joins Earle to discuss the Big Ten meetings which took place in Chicago.
Lynn Henning of the Detroit News joins Earle to discuss the Detroit Tigers season so far. Detroit Lions sideline reporter Tony Ortiz joins Earle to discuss the Detroit Lions. George Blaha, the voice of the Detroit Pistons, joins Earle to discuss the NBA playoffs and other NBA topics.
Steve Grinzel, an MSU Blogger, joins Earle to discuss MSU sports. Dave Birkett from the Detroit Free Press also joins Earle to discuss the Detroit Lions.
Earle calls on Chairman of the Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame, Bob Every to discuss the upcoming Hall of Fame convention. Dave Mayo from MLive.com also joins Earle to discuss boxing and NBA.
Earle is back in the host seat today and his first quest is Steve Farhood of Showtime Sports. Steve and Earle discuss the world of boxing. Gary Gillette, an MLB analyst discusses all things Detroit Tigers.
Ricardo Cooney from SpartanMag.com fills in for Earle today. Ricardo discuss all things baseball with Lansing State Journal sports writer Chris Solari.
Scott Moore fills in for Earle once again. Steve talks with Steve Piotrowski of the CCHA about possible rule changes. Scott also talks with Robert Huntoon of the Capital City Stealth football team.
Scott Moore, the voice of spartan hockey, fills in for Earle today. Michigan State baseball coach Jake Boss talks with Scott to discuss their season so far. Scott also talks with Michigan State Deputy Athletic Director, Greg Ianni about the new scoreboard being built at Spartan Stadium and the changes at Munn Ice Arena.
Earle takes callers questions and thoughts for the first forty minutes. Michael Rosenberg from Sports Illustrated joins Earle for the last twenty minutes to discuss college football, Tigers and Lions.
Terry Fitzwater of the MidWest Racing Scene magazine joins Earle to discuss the auto racing. Chris Solari of the Lasning State Journal joins Earle to talk about the Detroit Tigers. Lastly, the voice of MSU hockey, Scott Moore joins Earle to discuss NHL playoffs and renevations of Munn Ice Arena.
Earle talks with Detroit News sports writer Terry Foster about the college basketball Horizon League. Detroit Free press writer Drew Sharp joins Earle to discuss the Big Ten Conference and how there will most likely be changes in college football.
Former Michigan State football player and current heavyweight boxer Seth Mitchell nabbed a big victory last week, Earle talks with Seth about his win and his upcoming plans in the sport. And Jim Abbott, former MLB and University of Michigan pitcher, has a new book out titled "Imperfect." Jim joins Earle to discuss the book and his memories from the big leagues, including his no-hitter.
Earle has the day off, so Jack Ebling fills in! Jack talks with former MSU quarterback and Washington Redskins quarterback, Kirk Cousins about the draft process. Jack also talks with Detroit News sports writer Matt Charboneau about Michigan State football. Julie Gordon, the mother of former MSU hockey player Brandon Gordon, joins Jack to talk about her charity work for cancer. Lastly, Jack talks with former MSU basketball start Ray Weathers about his basketball career and earning his degree.
Football recruiting is in full swing and it is as big of an operation as ever. Earle talks with recruiting expert Tom Lemming, author of the Prep Football Report, about how recruiting has evolved over the years. Plus, the Michigan State Football Spring Game was Saturday, Earle breaks down the practice with Adam Ruff of the Spartan Sports Network. And your calls about the Lions NFL draft and the MSU spring game.
The Lions took offensive lineman Riley Reiff with their first round draft pick, AP Sports Editor Larry Lage talks with Earle about the pick and where he will fit into the lineup. And Bob Wojnowski from the Detroit News checks in to discuss the Lions draft, as well as the future for the Red Wings and the Pistons.
The Lansing Lugnuts are off to a great start this season, so Earle talks with Lugnuts manager John Tamargo Jr. about his team. Earle and Aaron talk Tigers, NFL Draft and more. Lastly, Jeremy Sampson calls in to discuss his thoughts on the draft and Tigers.
