The Falcons Nest Coaches Show with Todd Walker Returns Tonight with Todd Simon, Fred Chmiel and Danijela Tomic
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The weekly "Falcons Nest Coaches Show" radio program, presented by Fricker's, returns tonight (Monday, Dec. 16) on Falcon Sports Radio Network stations. Bowling Green men's basketball coach Todd Simon and women's basketball coach Fred Chmiel will join the "Voice of the Falcons" Todd Walker from 6-7 p.m. at the Bowling Green Fricker's, with volleyball coach Danijela Tomic scheduled to join the show remotely.
BGSU's basketball teams have a combined three home games in the next week. Simon and the men's basketball Falcons play a pair of afternoon contests at the Stroh Center, facing St. Thomas on Saturday (Dec. 21) at 2 p.m., and Aquinas two days later (Mon., Dec. 23) at 3 p.m.
Chmiel and the women's basketball Falcons put a three-game winning streak on the line Wednesday night (Dec. 18), when Marquette comes to town. The Falcons meet the Golden Eagles in a 7 p.m. tip at the Stroh.
Tomic and the Falcons are preparing for tomorrow night's (Tuesday, Dec. 17) match vs. Arizona. The Falcons face the Wildcats in the championship match of the NIVC. Tuesday's title tilt will begin at 8 p.m. ET and will be streamed on ESPN+.
Fans are encouraged to submit questions for the show by clicking HERE. You can also interact with Todd Walker on Twitter at @FalconsVoice.
For fans unable to make the show in person at Fricker's, the show can be heard locally on WFRO 99.1 FM, 100.7 FM in Toledo, 1280 WONW in Defiance and 970 WFUN in Ashtabula. There will also be streams through BGSUFalcons.com and "The Varsity Network" app from Learfield Sports.
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