For the past 30 years, we’ve been spoiled in Long Beach. It’s no rare occasion to see a huge-name sports star at Belmont Shore’s legendary sports bar. But local Long Beach resident Peter Marr is trying to extend the “Legends” status to encompass comedians as well. One Tuesday every month, Legends’ upstairs turns into a comedy show that rivals any in Southern California. This is not an open mic night. In fact, the closed-off, 50-person room with premier acoustics, a private ba

We sat down with former sports editor of the Long Beach Press-Telegram, the legendary Jim McCormack, at Legends on 2nd Street and he took us back in time to Long Beach sports of yesteryear. He talked about legendary Long Beach State coaches and walked us through how media has changed (14:50-47:32). Shoot Your Shot continues to be the official podcast of the countdown to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles (2:34-4:47). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked about the red-hot St. Antho

The flame burned bright as the Olympic torch entered Long Beach around 10 PM on July 26, 1984. A cool summer breeze spurred its carrier forward as the torch rounded out the last leg of its journey enroute to the Summer Olympic Opening Ceremonies at the LA Memorial Coliseum. For 79 days prior, the flame made its way 9,000 miles across America, passed hand-to-hand by more than 4,000 runners, as 30 million people cheered it on. And tonight it was coming through Long Beach. Aroun