Allen Smothers

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The Show

“The PressBox” is the longest running local sports talk program in the Pee Dee or along the Grand Strand of South Carolina! Our goal is to have fun, get the day started with energy and a chuckle, talk about local teams, players, coaches and events; therefore our audience will also begin their day in a good mood and receive information that they aren’t going to get anywhere else!
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Sponsorship Opportunites

Advertising with The PressBox is an effective way to get loyal listeners interested in your business. You can purchase pre-produced advertisements that run throughout each hour of the program during commercial breaks, pre-roll video spots & logo links on our website and you can let The Bad Boy talk about your business during the show.
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Subscribe to our New YouTube Channel!

Well, “The Uncommon Voice of the Common Fan” is expanding AGAIN! Or at least trying again, to launch our very own YouTube Audio Channel… We want you to subscribe and who knows, if we get enough friends together, we might make this thing a “thing” after 18+ years on your radio dial… Hopefully we’ll last longer than two weeks this time without “infringing” on
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2024 Local Sports Stories of the Year

2024 TOP 10 GRAND STRAND / PEE DEE SPORTS STORIES OF THE YEAR HM:   FMU’s Kristina Syragakis named CC W Soccer POY and 1st Team All-American HM:   Joe Cashion retires as Voice of Chanticleer FB and our friend Chris Burgin named PXP HM:   Coker M Soccer ranked in Top 10 all year, finished Sweet 16 & Coach get D1 job at USC Up HM:  
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2024 Regional Sports Stories of the Year

2024 TOP 10 REGIONAL SPORTS STORIES OF THE YEAR HM:   UNC Soccer Legend Anson Dorrence retires as W Soccer Coach after 47 yrs / 23 Nattys HM:   Tim Whipple retires as Head BB Coach at Irmo after 43 yrs / 6 State Titles HM:   Steve Clifford steps down as Head Coach of the Charlotte Hornets for a 2nd time HM:   Gene Sapakoff retires as
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2024 National Sports Stories of the Year

2024 TOP 10 NATIONAL SPORTS STORIES OF THE YEAR HM:   Tiger Woods left Nike after 27 years and Phil Mickleson leaves Callaway a week later. HM:   Sports Illustrated goes out of business firing entire staff, then their union files suit. HM:   Texas Tech NFL prospect Tyler Owens said he doesn’t believe in Space or other planets! HM:   FSU & Utah picked to win their
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2024 The PressBox Hall of Fame Inductions… 20th Anniversary Show

2024 The PressBox Hall of Fame Inductions… 20th Anniversary  Show (New Class Inducted on June 14, 2024) Callers Price Atkinson – Upstate;   Big Tiger – Florence;   Billy Benton – Surfside;   Ms. Betty – Florence;   Clemson Kim – Florence;   Ditch Diggin’ Tar Heel – Pee Dee;   Steve Duggan – Myrtle Beach;   Greg the Tar Heel – Johnsonville;   Josh – Florence;   Chuck Lawson – Quinby;   Maverick
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Greatest CFB Proposal… EVER! (Part 1)

SUPER ELITE DIVISION V 32 Teams (4 Regions of 8)… Each team will play everyone within their region (7 games), one game against a team from each of the other regions (3 games), and two more games against teams from either Division IV or Division I, which will not count against qualification for the postseason (which should encourage local rivalries or competition against local
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Greatest CFB Proposal… EVER! (Part 2)

New & Improved Division IV The current Division I “High Visibility” (love that new catch phrase, it doesn’t hurt anyone’s feelings), Conference Commissioners and the BCS Board of Directors are about to create a “New” Division in college football. Some have referred to it as Division IV. Call it what you want, but whether there’s some sort of conference realignment or not, there will
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Darlington Raceway

The Track Too Tough To Tame is set for a return to one of the Greatest Traditions in motorsports… The Cookout Southern 500 returns to Labor Day Weekend September 1-3… Plus, Mothers’ Day weekend is back for a second awesome weekend with racing in all three of NASCAR’s top series, the Craftsmen Trucks, Xfinity & Cup series May 13-15! Its your chance to be
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