Big Blue Insider with Dick Gabriel
Hosted by Dick Gabriel · NewsRadio 630 WLAP (WLAP-AM)
4.8from 39 ratings
- 1,577
- Episodes
- 146
- Transcribed
- 39
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 419M
- YouTube views
About Big Blue Insider with Dick Gabriel
"Big Blue Insider" is more than just another call-in show. There's ample opportunity for YOU to be heard; but you also hear voices from all over the country -- talking sports, sharing stories, breaking news. Dick Gabriel, a veteran of 30 years of sports broadcasting, is the host. You can do your part by calling 280-2287 locally; 1-800-606-4263 from anywhere in the USA.
- Publisher
- NewsRadio 630 WLAP (WLAP-AM)
- Category
- sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 19 Mar 2020
- Latest episode
- 23 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
146 of 1,577 episodes have a transcript.
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2026-10-22 - BBI
Published 23 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But this is a song called Classical Gas by Mason Williams, not the basketball player, but the musician and comedy writer. It was a huge hit. He played it on the Smothers Brothers show. He played it on a lot of different shows. And as I said, it won three Grammy Awards. Best instrumental composition, best instrumental performance, best instrumental orchestra arrangement, which he shared with Mike Post, the arranger. And Mike Post, of course, was tremendous when it came to writing music for TV. He wrote, among others, the theme for Hill Street Blues. And I understand if you've never heard of this song or Mason Williams, but I will tell you this. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Big Blue Insider with Dick Gabriel
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Mark Pope
- Billy Rutledge
- Gary Moore
- Will Stein
- Craig Skinner
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 419,108,275
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 37 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 2 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 77 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 97
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 51
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Who hosts Big Blue Insider with Dick Gabriel?
Dick Gabriel host the show. Published by NewsRadio 630 WLAP (WLAP-AM).
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Big Blue Insider with Dick Gabriel take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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