Sports Power Hour is a radio talk show that goes on air Wednesdays at 7:00 pm. Its in theory Ole Miss' version of ESPN's Mike & Mike in the Morning except with more than just two broadcasters. Along with producer Tony Russell three senior students host the show. Senior Broadcast Journalism Majors Kory Keys and Alex Lake and also Senior Marketing Major David Henson are the three main hosts as they also have guest hosts sometimes. Keys, Lake, and Henson started by doing a post Ole Miss football game show for the home games in 2008 but, were not satisfied with just that. After following Ole Miss basketball for its 2008 -2009 campaign they went to Tony Russell and they wanted to do more.
From doing the post game show to no having a permanent one-hour spot, the three seniors have had numerous guests ranging from friends, players, and coaches from numerous sports stop by and co-host a show or for live interviews. After talking with Tony Russell and him talking to Rebel Radio was when they were officially given their chance. This chance was to be every Wednesday for one-hour at 7:00 pm. Since gaining the new show the three did not want to stop at just Ole Miss sports programs, so they went out and have rained recognition from other schools around the Southeastern Conference (SEC) as well.
In October the three of them got all their equipment together and went to SEC Media Days in Birmingham, Alabama. Upon arriving they had found out that they were the only student ran media that had showed up. When interviewing coaches from around the conference they realized they were along side of people that were reporters for a living, not just for fun like the three of them were doing. If you were to ask Keys, then Lake, then Henson who their most proud to have interviews so far the three of them would all say SEC Commissioner, Mike Slive and also the basketball coach with the most wins ever, the Tennessee Vols women's basketball coach, Pat Summit.
Just because football season is coming to a close does not mean the show is as well. You can catch Sports Power Hour with, Kory Keys, Alex Lake, and David Henson on Wednesday at 7:00 pm on Wednesday.
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