Echo Sportscast

About Echo Sportscast

The Echo Sportscast delivers a weekly collection of Nipissing District Athletics high school results, video highlights and interviews, followed by post-secondary varsity, competitive club and recreational news and views. Each Friday morning, the 30-minute Sportscast will begin with the NDA roundup for the first one-third to half of the production. In the middle, we will spotlight an individual or sport with a five-minute excerpt from a longer podcast-style interview posted separately. Up next will be a variety pack of non-high school sports, ranging from club leagues to tournaments involving youth and adults, as well as post-secondary varsity coverage. At the end of each show, you will find a “Sports Heritage Moment” and historical footnote feature, most of which will connect to the North Bay Sports Hall of Fame inductees. We want the Echo Sportscast to be multi-generation involving youth, adults and the grandparents who raise and support them – while also adding a spark to their own athletic memories. The inaugural co-hosts are Paul McLean and Dave Dale, who bring a combined 40 years of local sports experience and a long list of network friends with bigger and better resumes to contribute ideas and background material. McLean is a 20-year fixture in local athletic circles as a team sponsor, coach and volunteer in multiple leagues, as well as owner of the Source for Sports equipment and clothing store. Dale has been involved in local hockey and baseball leagues as an executive, coach, trainer, reporter, photographer and armchair umpire. Like many, he has earned his sports stripes as a parent of a competitive athlete. Production Credits: Host: Dave Dale & Paul McLean Producer: Ben Sargent Content Director: Dave Dale Produced by Clark Communications

Publisher

North Bay Echo

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Sept 2024

Latest episode

27 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

17 of 91 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   27 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Sportscast #91: NDA Returns for the 2026/27 Season

   Echo Sportscast hosts industry experts to explore key moments and interviews from the NDA's 2026/27 season opening week, including football, lacrosse, and soccer matchups.

2. 

   12 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   NDA Baseball Finals and a Look Back at the 2025/26 Season

   Host Alex Thompson interviews NDA baseball coaches and players about the championship finals and reflects on the 2025/26 season's highlights.

3. 

   5 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Franco Cite Punch Ticket to NDA Baseball Finals and NOSSA Track & Field Updates

   Host Alex Thompson interviews Franco Cite coach and athletes about their NDA Baseball Finals push and NOSSA Track & Field athletes advancing to OFSAA.

Who has been a guest on Echo Sportscast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Nicki Chretien-Mills
• Dave Nighbor
• Mat Sneddon
• Evan Chemery
• Raine Bradley

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

356,358

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

47

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

0