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  • Longtime Iowa football analyst Ed Podolak leaving radio booth

    It’s the end of an era for Iowa football with longtime analyst Ed Podolak announcing his departure from the Hawkeyes’ gameday radio booth. According to a release, Podolak will remain with the Hawkeye Radio Network, contributing to its pregame shows and podcasts. “I have decided that this is a good time for me to step
  • Iowa radio analyst steps back after 42 seasons: ‘There will never be another Ed Podolak’

    After 42 seasons in the Iowa radio booth, football color analyst Ed Podolak will step aside as from his game-day role, he announced Monday morning. Podolak, 76, will offer pregame analysis but no longer make the game-day trips of which he is legendary. “I have decided that this is a good time for me to step back,” Podolak said. “I believe there is no greater honor than to be part of the Iowa Hawkeye Football team. I have loved watching these young men and coaches compete for the past 42 years....
  • All About Ed

    It’s a rare book that opens with the writer admitting he’s an asshole, and different readers will, of course, respond differently to this unique authorial strategy. Do we hurl the book across the room? Toss it on the Weber and set it on fire? Drown it in the bath tub? Or do we, Looney Tunes-like, […]