Rick Meyers's guest appearances

Rick Meyers

Combustible

Nobody's Safe with Brady Laber

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Todd Edwards

Bill Montgomery

Matt Hinds-Aldrich

Richard Skinner

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Byron Larkin

Dustin Maguire

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Keith Schneider

Drew McDonald

Frank Martinez

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Rick went to school at St. Thomas High School in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. There was a teacher and coach there that gave Rick his first break and turned out to be a life long mentor. That man was future NKU men’s basketball coach Kenney Shields.Rick also attended high school with another future NKU coach Nancy Winstel. Nancy was a standout volleyball player and went on to be a three-sports athlete at NKU as well as a Hall of Fame coach.Rick began as a student at Northern Kentucky State College in 1972 which was the second year of the athletic department’s existence. Thanks to Kenney Shields, Rick became at stats person for head coach Mote Hils whom Kenney played for at Covington Catholic High School.While in college Rick is hired as writer and reporter for the Cincinnati Enquirer and covers a number a great sporting events during his time with the paper.When Rick graduates in 1977 he is hired to be the first full-time Sports Information Director at NKU.Over the course of his career Rick eyewitnesses so much history at NKU and he shares some of those stories.He talks about when Regents Hall opens it was not only the home of the basketball and volleyball programs but they also held concerts performed by national acts including Sly and The Family Stone.Rick was there to watch Bill Aker build the baseball doing everything from building the field to recruiting players out of the student lounge.NKU was one of the first state colleges to offer full scholarships for women athletes. This lead to early and long standing success including being the first women’s basketball team to win a game at Rupp Arena against the University of Kentucky.In 1978, the men’s basketball team coached by Mote Hils defeated Xavier for the first of two consecutive wins against the Musketeers and it puts NKU athletes on the map.Thanks in part to the win against Xavier, NKU was its first trip to the NCAA Division-II tournament. Unfortunately, the athletic director at the time Lonnie Davis turns down the opportunity for NKU to host the Great Lakes Regional. Head Coach Mote Hils was less than happy and he has a legendary interaction with his boss that Rick was in person to witness.In 1981 a major budget cut forces NKU to leave the NCAA and go NAIA. In fact, there was discussions to actual shut down the athletic department entirely. Rick was there and describes how that all happened as well as NKU returning to the NCAA as a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.Jane Meier is hired as the athletic director at NKU after at one time or another coaching women’s basketball, volleyball and softball.By the 1990’s, Rick becomes the SID for the Great Lakes Valley Conference and the league becomes a dominant force in men’s basketball including NKU making back-to-back appearances in the Divsion-II national championship game.Rick was also working at NKU during the failed attempt to start a football program which was a very polarizing subject on campus.The conversation goes back to men’s basketball and Rick explains the transition in the late 1980s from head coach Mike Beitzel to Kenney Shields.You can follow Brady Laber on Twitter @BradyLaber1 please use the hashtag #NobodysSafeCheck out the Nobody’s Safe website at nobodysssafe.fireside.fmFor more information on Stove Leg Media go the website StoveLeg.com or send an email to Podcasts@stoveleg.comIntro music for the podcast was provided by bensoud.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick went to school at St. Thomas High School in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. There was a teacher and coach there that gave Rick his first break and turned out to be a life long mentor. That man was future NKU men’s basketball coach Kenney Shields.Rick also attended high school with another future NKU coach Nancy Winstel. Nancy was a standout volleyball player and went on to be a three-sports athlete at NKU as well as a Hall of Fame coach.Rick began as a student at Northern Kentucky State College in 1972 which was the second year of the athletic department’s existence. Thanks to Kenney Shields, Rick became at stats person for head coach Mote Hils whom Kenney played for at Covington Catholic High School.While in college Rick is hired as writer and reporter for the Cincinnati Enquirer and covers a number a great sporting events during his time with the paper.When Rick graduates in 1977 he is hired to be the first full-time Sports Information Director at NKU.Over the course of his career Rick eyewitnesses so much history at NKU and he shares some of those stories.He talks about when Regents Hall opens it was not only the home of the basketball and volleyball programs but they also held concerts performed by national acts including Sly and The Family Stone.Rick was there to watch Bill Aker build the baseball doing everything from building the field to recruiting players out of the student lounge.NKU was one of the first state colleges to offer full scholarships for women athletes. This lead to early and long standing success including being the first women’s basketball team to win a game at Rupp Arena against the University of Kentucky.In 1978, the men’s basketball team coached by Mote Hils defeated Xavier for the first of two consecutive wins against the Musketeers and it puts NKU athletes on the map.Thanks in part to the win against Xavier, NKU was its first trip to the NCAA Division-II tournament. Unfortunately, the athletic director at the time Lonnie Davis turns down the opportunity for NKU to host the Great Lakes Regional. Head Coach Mote Hils was less than happy and he has a legendary interaction with his boss that Rick was in person to witness.In 1981 a major budget cut forces NKU to leave the NCAA and go NAIA. In fact, there was discussions to actual shut down the athletic department entirely. Rick was there and describes how that all happened as well as NKU returning to the NCAA as a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.Jane Meier is hired as the athletic director at NKU after at one time or another coaching women’s basketball, volleyball and softball.By the 1990’s, Rick becomes the SID for the Great Lakes Valley Conference and the league becomes a dominant force in men’s basketball including NKU making back-to-back appearances in the Divsion-II national championship game.Rick was also working at NKU during the failed attempt to start a football program which was a very polarizing subject on campus.The conversation goes back to men’s basketball and Rick explains the transition in the late 1980s from head coach Mike Beitzel to Kenney Shields.You can follow Brady Laber on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/BradyLaber1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@BradyLaber1</a> please use the hashtag #NobodysSafeCheck out the Nobody’s Safe website at <a href="https://nobodysssafe.fireside.fm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nobodysssafe.fireside.fm</a>For more information on Stove Leg Media go the website <a href="https://www.stoveleg.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">StoveLeg.com</a> or send an email to <a href="mailto:Podcasts@stoveleg.com">Podcasts@stoveleg.com</a>Intro music for the podcast was provided by <a href="https://www.bensound.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bensoud.com</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

For this episode, Captain Rick Meyers (Ret.) calls in with a question for the group. Rick was actually one of our first guests back when we started the podcast, and that episode (Episode 004) is very worth a listen. Rick’s question was: “What departments have tool assignments and riding positions in their policies and procedures?” We tackle that question and give it some heavy consideration, as well as a bunch of other things Rick wants to talk about.

For this episode, Captain Rick Meyers (Ret.) calls in with a question for the group. Rick was actually one of our first guests back when we started the podcast, and that episode (Episode 004) is very worth a listen. Rick’s question was: “What departments have tool assignments and riding positions in their policies and procedures?” We tackle that question and give it some heavy consideration, as well as a bunch of other things Rick wants to talk about.

Episode 037 - Off The Hook with Captain Rick Meyers

From the left: Hatch, Meyers, Dobson, and VoorhiesWhen Rick Meyers pounds his fist on an iron table, the table sits up and listens. And you should too. For this episode of Combustible, we sit down to talk to retired Captain Rick Meyers, who has taught Forcible Entry almost every year at MAFFC as a co-founder of East Coast Rescue Solutions. Captain Meyers, who may have retired from riding rigs, maintains his passion for the fire service by teaching firefighters at conferences across the country.During our conversation (the longest yet for our young podcast) we talk with Rick about:Being a BossWorking Outside of Your Comfort ZoneThe Importance of Having a TradeEducation vs. ExperienceCredibility and Endorsements (Getting The Nod)

From the left: Hatch, Meyers, Dobson, and VoorhiesWhen Rick Meyers pounds his fist on an iron table, the table sits up and listens. And you should too. For this episode of Combustible, we sit down to talk to retired Captain Rick Meyers, who has taught Forcible Entry almost every year at MAFFC as a co-founder of <a href="http://www.eastcoastrescuesolutions.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">East Coast Rescue Solutions</a>. Captain Meyers, who may have retired from riding rigs, maintains his passion for the fire service by teaching firefighters at conferences across the country.During our conversation (the longest yet for our young podcast) we talk with Rick about:<ul><li>Being a Boss</li><li>Working Outside of Your Comfort Zone</li><li>The Importance of Having a Trade</li><li>Education vs. Experience</li><li>Credibility and Endorsements (Getting The Nod)</li></ul>