User:Dunkredzone/In The Red Zone

In The Red Zone is a sports radio talk show hosted by Ramesh Ranjan and Matt Lee. It alternates between 5 pm and 5:30 pm Pacific time slots every Thursday. The show is produced in Burnaby, British Columbia on CJSF-FM, student radio station for Simon Fraser University. The show is available via podcast following each show at the station`s website, www.cjsf.ca or by tuning into CJSF 90.1 FM around the Greater Vancouver area.

Topics discussed on the show usually are on the varsity sports teams of the Simon Fraser Clan although other stories involving local sports teams like the Vancouver Canucks or other newsworthy stories around the sporting world are discussed.

History
Lee became Sports Editor for The Peak newspaper in September 2009. At the same time, Ranjan joined The Peak in a marketing role and also became a Media Relations assistant for Simon Fraser Clan Athletics. The two crossed paths and even filled in on separate occasions for Chad Klassen and Michael Nash on the Clan Sports Hour in early 2010, the existing sports talk show on CJSF-FM. With the existing time slot for the Clan Sports Hour opening up due to schedule conflicts with the show's hosts, the opportunity opened up for a distinct new show on the airwaves at SFU.

In The Red Zone was born and first aired on September 9, 2010.

Show format
In The Red Zone opens with Stranglehold by Ted Nugent. For the hour show, the first 30-45 min are typically dedicated to Simon Fraser Clan Sports with the remaining time allocated to relevant stories around the sporting world. This has included the Vancouver Canucks, B.C. Lions, NFL Playoffs, general NHL talk and other stories.

2-hour special
On December 16, 2010, In The Red Zone was aired as a unique 2-hour special, a rarity on the radio station. SFU's men's and women's basketball teams were discussed in depth. Marie-Line Petit of the women's basketball team joined as an in-studio guest on-air in the second hour.

Interviews
The first ever on-air interview on In The Red Zone was with Clan men's soccer freshman Carlo Basson and aired in October 2010. Since then, the show has welcomed the likes of Clan men's soccer forward Lucas Ferritto, Clan men's basketball head coach James Blake, Clan women's basketball post Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe and guard Marie-Line Petit.