Penda Sports

Segments

Penda Sports is divided into several segments: Puttin' in Some Work, Down Time, and Full-Court Press Time.

Penda Sports discusses local sporting events from its greater coverage area of Clark County, Champaign County, and Greene County and often extending into the general "Miami Valley" area, which is the common name for the area surrounding Dayton, Ohio. Topics discussed usually involve local high school and collegiate athletics involving what the hosts call the "Big Three" American sports: baseball, basketball, football. Other sports such as soccer, mixed martial arts and auto racing receive much less coverage, and the hosts do little to hide their lack of interest or knowledge on those topics. While both Billing and Matteson do hint that they having a waning interest in other sports (Billing has repeatedly said softball is one of his favorite sports), they imply that it is waning at best.

Introduction/Headlines

Billing and Matteson welcome viewers to the show after the roll-in title plays, usually with the line, "Excuse you, but I'm (host's name)." Both Billing and Matteson alternate who opens the show from one week to the next, similar to the style of Hannity and Colmes. The host that opens the show will usually host a tongue-in-cheek question or a sarcastic remark to open the show, either about a current sporting event or hinting at a topic that will actually be seriously discussed during the show.

The second host, which did not open the show, will the respond with, "I'm (host's name)," and then proceed to make a "punch-line" joke.

For expamle, on the June 22, 2010 episode, the introduction went as so:

Billing: "Excuse you, but I'm Bryant Billing. Casey, have you been watching any of the World Cup this week? I can't stand to watch it with those horns blaring through the TV!"

Matteson: "I'm Casey Matteson. You actually watch the World Cup?"

After the introduction is complete, which usually lasts approximately one minute, the actual discussion begins.

Segment 1: Puttin' in Some Work!

The longest segment of the show, "Puttin' in Some Work" consists of three, five-minute topics, which are considered the "top stories" from the week in local sporting events. All three topics are almost exclusively about local high school and collegiate athletics; however, other regional topics of high interest, such as Ohio State football, is also discussed at various times.

Billing and Matteson introduce each topic on an alternating basis. The introduction sometimes, not always, includes a video roll-in. The video is usually game footage that Billing and Matteson have taken themselves while covering games. The introduction will often provide the 'facts' of the topic, and then a question is posed at the end, which leaves the topic open to discussion to the hosts. Often, it will end in a disagreement.

Segment 2: Down Time.

The "Down Time" segment is a five-minute segment in which a serious or 'dire' topic is discussed between Billing and Matteson, or when a guest is interviewed. Guests include local athletes and coaches from area high school and college teams, in addition to other local sports personalities (such as area officials, event-organizers, team trainers, etc.) and other sports media personalities.

Segment 3: Full-Court Press Time!

The "Full Court Press Time" is the final segment of the show, and it consists of five, one-minute topics. These topics usually include current issues with surrounding area sports news, current issues with Ohio's professional teams, and discussion of national sports topics. At times, certain sports news, including Ohio State football and Ohio State basketball and the Cincinnati Reds and Cincinnati Bengals, are discussed as a topic in the "Puttin' in Some Work!" segment, if the topic discussed is deemed as important to area viewers. In addition, other area high school topics that are not deemed of top importance are also discussed during "Full-Court Press Time!".

The fifth topic of the segment is Penda Sports' unique "Is it Sport?" topic of the week, in which the hosts debate if certain sporting activities are indeed sport. Controviersial but mainstream sports, such as cheerleading, bullfighting, and auto racing, have been debated on the show, in addition to mundane sports like chessboxing, toe wrestling, and competitive eating.

Certain "mainstream" sports, like cheerleading and ping pong, have been declared non-sports by Billing and Matteson, while other controversial sports, like bullfighting, curling, and competitive eating have been declared sports.

Guest hosts

As of the program's early stages, only Bill Hart has appeared on the program as a guest host. Hart, who is also a sports columnist with The Springfield Paper, hosted the series forerunner "Sports Talk" on the HTN Channel in July and August 2009.