Christopher Gabriel Program

Christopher Gabriel Program

CG is an award-winning host covering sports and stuff from California to the world, Saturdays at 10:00 am PT The Christopher Gabriel Program is all about Sports and Stuff. CG welcomes guests that run the gamut from sports figures to New York Times bestselling authors while discussing everything from the College Football Playoff to the latest advances in medicine at Mayo Clinic. Engaging, informative and entertaining The CGP, now in its 19th year, is proud to have developed a national following from California to Carolina.

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May 1, 2026 9 mins

Emmi Almeida is one of the most decorated high school athletes in the Central Valley. A two-time state champion, multiple MVP awards, D2 player of the year... and that's just basketball. There's more when volleyball and softball enter the chat. Anna Almeida is the head coach for Caruthers girls basketball and Emmi's mom. CG has followed the journeys of Emmi, Anna and Caruthers for the past three years. With Emmi graduating soon, it...

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More with Emmi and Anna Almeida as we look back over the past three years and look ahead to the future for both of them.


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Kris Daniels. Joe Castelan. They are the talented, funny duo that lights up the daily Kiss Country Morning Show with Kris and Joe. They stopped by the CGP to talk, what else, a little country music including artists Ella Langley, Lainey Wilson. What's the ceiling for both of them. And - why don't more country artists make their way to Fresno and the Central Valley. This might be the most energized 10 minutes of radio you'll hear al...

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Nick Schager is the Entertainment Critic for the Daily Beast and a CGP regular. This week he reviews The Devil Wears Prada 2 (theaters), Hokum (theaters) and Widow's Bay (Apple TV).


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Blake Ellis is the Artistic Director of Fresno's Chanticleer Shakespeare Company, Fresno's only resident professional theatre. Directing the company's upcoming production of The Tempest, Blake stopped by for an extended conversation (two segments) on how he's staging this Shakespearean classic including a major twist in the story you don't often see, how iambic pentameter works and how he arrived at deciding on The Tempest.


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Blake Ellis continued discussing Chanticleer Shakespeare Company's upcoming production of The Tempest. A big part of this staging will be original musical underscoring from members of the Fresno Philharmonic. This is built in to many of Shakespeare's shows but often overlooked by the producing company... not Chanticleer Shakes! Also, Blake gets into why audiences should never "fear" the language because the stories themselves are t...

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Sean Highkin is a longtime NBA writer based in Portland. He is the founder of the Rose Garden Report (rosegardenreport.com) and a Blazers Insider on Rip City Radio 620. Sean returned to the program discussing the NBA's play-in (which began in 2020), how the Lakers are doing it without Doncic and Reaves, the Golden State "power era" coming to an end and how valuable home court in the playoffs is... or isn't.


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Nick Schager is the Entertainment Critic for the Daily Beast and a regular on The CGP. This week Nick reviews Michael (theaters), Half Man (HBO) and Apex (Netflix).


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Caroline Vakil is a reporter at The Hill covering national and state politics, in particular focusing on campaign reporting. She joined Fresno's Morning News today to take a deeper look into the gubernatorial debate in San Francisco Wednesday evening. 


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Paul Loeffler is the longtime voice of Fresno State football, men's basketball and baseball. In the first of two segments, Paul details what he's seen in spring practice and how he believes the 2026 team may fair in the new Pac-12. He also gets into the tough season the Diamond Dogs have had.


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Paul Loeffler, besides being the voice of Fresno State Athletics, is the co-founder of Central Valley Honor Flight. Until you've been a part of an Honor Flight, it's hard to fully appreciate how a 3-day trip to Washington D.C. with 60-70 veterans can be life-changing. But... it is. 


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Nick Schager is the Entertainment Critic for the Daily Beast and a regular on The CGP. This week he reviews The Christophers (theaters), Beef - Season 2 (Netflix) and Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV).


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The CGP audience knows the great Nick Schager as an elite film and entertainment critic. But the questions have come for years: Just who is Nick Schager?? So, today everyone learns about Nick BEYOND the reviews!


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Trey Wallace is the Senior National College Reporter for OutKick.com. And that's just the tip of the iceberg with what he covers in the world of sports, as he goes fields to courts to courtrooms. In the first of two segments, Trey recaps his time at the men's Final Four. He also discusses what may be a new standard set by Indiana's Curt Cignetti and Michigan's Dusty May in how coaches recruit, use the portal and coach. 


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Another segment with Trey Wallace. Trey covers college sports across the nation so he's in a good position to answer a question fans endlessly debate: What conference is the best when it comes to an overall "grade" for sports. Also, does March Madness need to expand and what in the world is going on at Tennessee with the mass exodus of basketball players... though a quick look around the country and it's happening everywhere. It's ...

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Nick Schager is the Entertainment Critic of the Daily Beast and a regular on The CGP. This week he reviews Euphoria - Season 3 (HBO), The Boys - Season 5 (Prime Video) and Outcome (Apple TV). 


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A bonus segment with Nick Schager this week. Nick gets into the fine line of interviewing directors (and actors) supplied by a studio. The studio wants promotion for a film, Nick may want to ask questions well off the movie itself. Navigating that can be tricky. 


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Jack Fertig is an elite basketball mind. He was the Director of Basketball Operations for Jerry Tarkanian at Fresno State as well as being an assistant at a variety of universities including Tennessee, Vermont, Oregon, USC and Washington State. In the first of two segments, Jack breaks down the Final Four and dives into Duke. Namely, how they never should have lost their regional final vs UConn.


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More with Jack Fertig including who is left standing Monday night at the men's Final Four, the intricacies of help defense and the transfer portal... what needs to change or is it fine the way it is?


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Nick Schager is the Entertainment Critic for the Daily Beast and a regular contributor on The CGP. This week Nick reviews The Drama (theaters), Your Friends & Neighbors - Season 2 (Apple TV) and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (theaters).


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