Air the Bear
Oakland basketball. Nearly 30 years of fandom. Two microphones we probably didn't need.
Air the Bear is an independent Oakland University basketball podcast hosted by longtime Grizzlies fans and Oakland alumni Jason and Mark.
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About Air the Bear
Air the Bear is an independent Oakland University basketball podcast created by longtime Grizzlies fans and Oakland alumni Jason and Mark. Both are credentialed media at Oakland University — Jason holds a BA in Journalism and Mark a BA in Communication — and they've been season-ticket holders since Oakland's first Division I season, bringing a fan's perspective to the program they've followed from the Pioneer days to March Madness. Air the Bear is part of the Terrier House Media, LLC podcast family.
Air the Bear started with a simple idea: two longtime Oakland basketball fans talking about the program the same way they've been talking about it for nearly three decades.
Jason and Mark both went to Oakland University, but they didn't meet until years later, at work. It didn't take long to find the thing they had in common: Oakland basketball. They've been season-ticket holders since the Grizzlies' first Division I season in 1999–2000, and from their seats behind the Oakland bench they've watched the program grow from a new Division I entrant to an NCAA Tournament giant killer.
They're credentialed media at Oakland University: Jason holds a BA in Journalism and Mark a BA in Communication.
Air the Bear mixes current Oakland basketball coverage with program history, player stories, schedule breakdowns and the occasional trip down a Grizzly hole.
It's not traditional sports analysis.
It's fanalysis.
Informed by decades of watching Oakland basketball, but always from the perspective of fans.
Behind the microphones
Oakland University alumnus with a BA in Journalism and credentialed media at OU. Oakland basketball season-ticket holder since 1999–2000. Former elementary-school basketball coach and longtime observer of the program from approximately six feet behind Greg Kampe.
Oakland University alumnus with a BA in Communication and credentialed media at OU, former high-school basketball player and Oakland basketball season-ticket holder since 1999–2000. Jason's friend for nearly three decades and, depending on the episode, either the person keeping the show on track or helping send it down another Grizzly hole.
The show
Recaps, previews and fan analysis.
Recruiting, the portal, schedules, uniforms and the stories surrounding the program.
The players, moments, statistics and obscure pieces of Oakland basketball history that deserve another look.
Conversations with the people who have helped shape Oakland basketball, past and present.
Student journalists at opposing schools weigh in on the games, the teams and what it takes to stop the Grizzlies.
The angle
Jason and Mark have followed Oakland basketball from the beginning of its Division I era.
Air the Bear is independently produced and is not affiliated with Oakland University or Oakland Athletics.
Air the Bear is produced under Terrier House Media, LLC, the podcast family behind the show.
The show connects the current Grizzlies with the players, teams and moments that built the program.
Created by Oakland alumni about a basketball program and community they've been part of for nearly 30 years.
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