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The Sid Edwards Show

Two great stories converged on July 1, 2010.  The return of a weekly Central sports show to the radio and Internet, which has been sorely missed by Central sports fans the last 3 ½ years,  coincided with one of the coaching legends in Louisiana, Sid Edwards, the man who resurrected the long-dormant Central HS football program, having his own show.  This is the day that saw the debut of The Sid Edwards Show, a 52 week a year Central program, broadcasting live from Fox’s Pizza Den, Magnolia Bridge Road in Central, Thursday nights, 5pm-6pm (central…the ultimate duo connotation) on WPFC, 1550AM, Baton Rouge.  Our program can also be heard on the Internet at SportsGumbo.net.

The Sid Edwards Show is co-hosted by City of Central Athletic Director Sid Edwards and Wildcats assistant football and basketball coach Steve Johnson.  Concentrating largely on Central HS athletics, The Sid Edwards Show features weekly interviews with both present and past Wildcats coaches and players.  There is an academic segment, including an interview with either Central HS principal Bob Wales, a member of his staff, or a Central Student.  Quite often, The Sid Edwards show includes a piece on the vibrant City of Central Chamber of Commerce and major stories that are taking place in the community.  Each week, a sponsor is invited to appear on the program as Sponsor of The Week.

The Sid Edwards Show is a Jon Fine Sports Production.  Jon also produces Central HS Internet football broadcasts and has produced various Central HS radio/Internet broadcasts in prior years.  Central Coaches Corner, produced by Jon, was a very popular Central program in the mid 00’s. Weekly high school sports programs, in addition to The Sid Edwards Show, produced by Jon Fine Sports Productions presently include Plaquemine Sports Weekly and The Dru Nettles Show.  Besides Central Internet football broadcasts, Jon also produces broadcasts for Denham Springs HS and Episcopal HS.  All of these programs/broadcasts can be heard on a variety of radio stations.  They can also be heard live, right here, at SportsGumbo.net.  For more info on Jon Fine Sports Productions, please see “Jon Fine Sports Prod.” or “History” on the Main Menu of this web site.

The Sid Edwards Show has emerged from 3 prior weekly sports shows produced by Jon Fine Sports Productions.  Central Coaches Corner, hosted by Steve Johnson and Wes Watts, aired on The Score, 1210AM, Baton Rouge and SportsGumbo.net between September 2005 and December 2006.  As Central Coaches Corner left the airwaves, another program, Livingston Sports Weekly, continued to air on The Score and SportsGumbo.net.  In January 2008, Central HS joined the party in what became known as THE High School Sports Show.  Steve Johnson served as the Central HS correspondent, with Jon Fine hosting both the program and the Denham Springs HS segment, Robbie Harrison was our Live Oak HS man, with Chris Ledoux on Walker HS.

On Thursday, July 1, 2010, THE High School Sports Show branched off into The Sid Edwards Show and The Dru Nettles Show (Thursdays, 7pm-8pm, broadcasting live from Big Mike’s Sports Bar and Grill in Denham Springs, on The Score, 1210AM and the Internet at SportsGumbo.net, co-hosted by Dru Nettles and Jon Fine.)

The Sid Edwards Show airs on a gospel station—WPFC (and on the Net at SportsGumbo.net).  WPFC stands for Winning People For Christ.  Pastor Ralph Moore, the station’s owner, is largely involved with WPFC both on and off the air.  Pastor Moore is also a coach of a youth football team, the Baton Rouge Raiders.  He resides in the city of Central.

Fox’s Pizza Den is located on Magnolia Bridge Road in the Magnolia Bridge Shopping Center in Central.  Owned by Joey Keller, Fox’s Pizza Den was the host restaurant of THE High School Sports Show since August 2009 and was a big proponent of this program and Central athletics.  He enthusiastically embraced the arrival of The Sid Edwards Show.  We encourage everyone to attend to see and hear the The Sid Edwards Show at Fox’s.  Fox’s Pizza Den in Central.  Fox’s Pizza Den has a second location in Zachary.

Assisting The Sid Edwards Show, both on and off the air, is Central HS teacher and Coach Victoria Eskola.  Victoria, with husband, Thomas, was a loyal devotee of Central Coaches Corner and THE High School Sports Show.

We encourage Central HS Wildcats Fans to advertise in the Central program and on signs at Wildcats Stadium. For more information, e-mail Frankie Fresina at Ffresina@css.org.  Look for The Sid Edwards Show program ad Friday nights during home games!  We’re also proud members of the Central Chamber.  To join the Chamber, which would be a wise move, call (225) 572-6782, or visit link on right side of the page.

The Sid Edwards Show hopes to receive tremendous sponsor support.  We hope that you, in turn, will have the opportunity to patronize our fine sponsors.  They make this program possible.  Our fine The Sid Edwards Show sponsors include:

BAKER PRINTING
CAJUN CYPRESS HARDWOOD
CENTRAL DRUG STORE
CENTRAL PHYSICAL THERAPY
CENTRAL PLUMBING
CHASE HOME HEALTH
DEMCO
FOX’S PIZZA DEN
HUNT’S TIRE & CAR CARE
RICHARDS HONDA
ROMERO'S FOOD MART


If your business might be interested in sponsoring The Sid Edwards Show, please contact Jon Fine at Jon@SportsGumbo.net.

We have plenty of The Sid Edwards Show cards and flyers.  If you’d like to help promote our program by displaying a flyer or 2 in a prominent place you have access to or pass out some cards to some sports-minded Central HS fans, please e-mail Jon@SportsGumbo.net.

Finally, the hosts would love to hear from you.  If you have a question you’d like answered or a comment you’d like to make, please feel free to contact Coach Sid Edwards at Sid@SportsGumbo.net or Coach Steve Johnson at Steve@SportsGumbo.net.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE SID EDWARDS SHOW, A JON FINE SPORTS PRODUCTION, BROADCASTING LIVE FROM FOX’S PIZZA DEN IN CENTRAL, ON WPFC RADIO, 1550AM, BATON ROUGE AND ON THE NET AT SPORTSGUMBO.NET.