Anthony Dedmond's guest appearances

Anthony Dedmond

From the Newsroom: Gatehouse Media

From the Newsroom: Rockford Register Star Podcast

Sarah Stewart

Corey Anderson

Patrick Pursley

Howie Mandel

Maurice Jones-Drew

Penny Marshall

Carrie Johnson

Craig Anderson

Nicole Briscoe

David Gill

Jenny Mathews

Cheri Bustos

Josh Black

Sean Frazier

Dan Arnold

OwlTail

Freeport head football and wrestling coach Anthony Dedmond, a respected leader in the city’s black community, sat down this week for a podcast discussion about issues that transcend athletics. He offered thoughtful comments about national unrest following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and talked about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected his family and his teams. “People have been trying to let their voices be heard for a long time now,” Dedmond said during the podcast. “And there are a lot of quality people in the world, and they’re listening. We’re talking, and they’re listening.” Dedmond grew up in Freeport and played sports at the high school. He was a Stephenson County correctional officer from 2004 to 2010. As a coach at Freeport, he has provided a boost to the Pretzels’ football program since taking over three years ago. In his 15th year as head wrestling coach, he led the team to its first NIC-10 conference title this past winter. “Not Just a Game” can be found at rrstar.com/sports. Or you can get the latest episode by subscribing for free to “From the Newsroom: Rockford Register Star” wherever you listen to podcasts. These episodes were produced and edited by multimedia journalist Scott P. Yates. Jay Taft: @jtaft@rrstar.com; @JayTaft

Freeport head football and wrestling coach Anthony Dedmond, a respected leader in the city’s black community, sat down this week for a podcast discussion about issues that transcend athletics. He offered thoughtful comments about national unrest following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and talked about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected his family and his teams. “People have been trying to let their voices be heard for a long time now,” Dedmond said during the podcast. “And there are a lot of quality people in the world, and they’re listening. We’re talking, and they’re listening.” Dedmond grew up in Freeport and played sports at the high school. He was a Stephenson County correctional officer from 2004 to 2010. As a coach at Freeport, he has provided a boost to the Pretzels’ football program since taking over three years ago. In his 15th year as head wrestling coach, he led the team to its first NIC-10 conference title this past winter. “Not Just a Game” can be found at <a href="http://rrstar.com/sports" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rrstar.com/sports</a>. Or you can get the latest episode by subscribing for free to “From the Newsroom: Rockford Register Star” wherever you listen to podcasts. These episodes were produced and edited by multimedia journalist Scott P. Yates. Jay Taft: <a href="https://www.rrstar.com/sports/20200606/jtaft@rrstar.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jtaft@rrstar.com</a>; <a href="https://twitter.com/JayTaft" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@JayTaft</a>

Not Just A Game with Anthony Dedmond