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Mornings with SimiDraft Episode: Measles in BC, Is Pet Insurance necessary & Spending on ticketsHow worried should we be about measles?
Guest: Dr. Martin Lavoie, BC Provincial Health office,
Do you really need pet insurance?
Guest: Emma Harris, veterinarian
It’s going to cost a lot to go to any world cup games
Guest: Anthony Beyrouti, Venue Kings Ticket Brokers
Should the government be able to verify your age on the internet?
Guest: Michael Geist, law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce
Will people abuse Ozempic as...2025-07-1555 minMornings with SimiIt’s going to cost a lot to go to any world cup gamesIt’s going to cost a lot to go to any world cup games
Guest: Anthony Beyrouti, Venue Kings Ticket Brokers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2025-07-1509 min
Dave 'Softy' Mahler and Dick FainSofty & Dick 11-8 Hour 3: Millen, Remembering Wheels, PSU’s PxPIn the third hour, Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain chat with Hugh Millen about UW vs. Penn State tomorrow, remember Brian Wheeler with The Groz and Ian Furness, chat with Anthony Beyrouti of Venue Kings then visit with Penn State radio man Steve Jones.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-11-0952 min
Softy & Dick InterviewsAnthony Beyrouti of Venue Kings on Ticket Prices, Seahawks GiveawayAnthony Beyrouti of Venue Kings joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about ticket prices for football games around Seattle plus gives away some Seahawks tickets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-11-0906 min
NL Newsday with Jeff AndreasAnthony BeyroutiAnthony Beyrouti is the Co-Founder of Orchard Park Properties. He says there is a noticeable trend of more and more people realizing that they don't need to live in a place like Toronto to work in Toronto and they are moving to places like the BC Interior to be out of the big city. 2021-04-1711 min
Business MattersBusiness Matters with Anthony Beyrouti from Venue Kings Ticket Brokers & Orchard Park Properties2021-04-0630 min
Interviews with Anthony BeyroutiKevin Hanson Head Coach UBC Men's Basketball and Winningest Coach in Canada West HistoryOn this episode, we had the pleasure of chatting with Head Coach of UBC Men's Basketball and Winningest Coach in Canada West History, Kevin Hanson.
Bio courtesy of: https://gothunderbirds.ca/sports/mens...
UBC’s Kevin Hanson is one of most decorated head coaches in the Canada West, and all of U SPORTS. He enters his 20th season at UBC with 304 conference victories, and is the wins leader amongst current Canada West coaches. Hanson trails just Don Horwood (313) on the league’s all-time list. Hanson also holds the best regular season winning percentage in C...2020-07-291h 11Interviews with Anthony BeyroutiJadon Cohee BC Provincial Championship MVPOn this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, we had the opportunity to sit down with a successful basketball player from Langley B.C., Jadon Cohee.
Like many young basketball players Jadon aspired to play collegiate basketball and have his school paid for. Jadon grew up in Langley, and attended Walnut Grove Secondary. There, Cohee won a Provincial Championship and was named MVP of the tournament.
His university career only begun when he committed to Seattle-U out of high-school, but things didn't seem fit. He then transferred to Southern Utah University who...2020-07-2945 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiRon Putzi The Province Newspaper's "Player of the Decade" and all-time "Dream Team"On this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Ron Putzi, the Basketball BC Hall of Fame Inductee.
Ron Putzi started his elite basketball journey at Richmond High School where he was coached by Bill Disbrow. Ron captained the Super Colts to the Provincial Championships in 1987 and 1988. Ron ‘Putzi’ was selected MVP of those 1988 Provincials and subsequently named BC Junior Male Athlete of the Year. That same year he scored a famed tournament record 61 points in the final of the Vancouver College Emerald Tournament. He was later honored as a...2020-07-291h 10Interviews with Anthony BeyroutiHoward Kelsey Two-Time Olympian and 2012 BC Sports Hall of Fame InducteeBC Sports Hall of Famer, and Two-Time Olympian, Howard Kelsey, is the next guest on this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti.
Kelsey, born and raised in Vancouver, attended Point Grey Secondary where he led his lowly-ranked team to a city championship and a fifth-place finish at the 1975 Provincial Championships and was crowned tournament MVP. Kelsey still holds the record of BC's highest high school career scoring average with a whopping 37.5 points per game.
Towards the end of his high school career, Kelsey was approached by then Canadian National Team Coach, Jack Donahue...2020-07-2953 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiHoward Tsumura Vancouver's Most Beloved Sports Writer and Founder of Varsity LettersThe interviewer becomes the interviewee on this episode, as Anthony sits down with one of BC's favourite sports writers, Howard Tsumura.
With over 38 years in the industry, Howard has covered high school, university, and professional sports with a unique flair that has made him one of the best to ever do it.
Growing up in rural Delta, BC, Tsumura never had the opportunity to participate in team sports. Keeping a scrapbook of newspaper clippings covering the Canucks, Canadiens and Expos, Howard's love of sports began to flourish. It wasn't until he entered Sands...2020-07-2951 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiMatt Gamblin UPEI Women's Basketball Head CoachOn this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, we sat down with the UPEI Women's Basketball Head Coach, Matt Gamblin.2020-07-2921 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiAislinn Konig NC State Star, ACC Tournament MVP and 2020 WNBA ProspectOn this episode, we had the privilege of sitting down with Brookswood Secondary and NC State Alum, Aislinn Konig.
During high school, Aislinn led the Brookswood Bobcats to three consecutive AAA titles (2014-2016), earning herself three consecutive tournament MVP's along the way. Following her senior year (2016), Konig was named Basketball BC's Player of the Year.
Konig, a standout player for the NC State Wolfpack, averaged an outstanding 33.4 mpg, 11.0 ppg and 3.5 apg in her final season and became the second best three point shooter in program history with 294 made shots. Konig was also named...2020-07-2948 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiFarhan Lalji Head Coach New Westminster Varsity FootballOn this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, we sat down with TSN reporter and Head Coach of the New Westminster Hyacks Football program, Farhan Lalji.
Born in Tanzania, Lalji moved to Vancouver at the age of four. After graduating from Simon Fraser University in Liberal Arts, his career in sports began at SFU, where he served as the Sports Information Director from 1991-1994. From there, Lalji worked as a producer and reporter on the ‘Sports Machine’ at CKWX Radio in Vancouver. From 1995-1997, he was a sports and weekend news anchor for the CBC, before join...2020-07-2933 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiGoran Nogic Head Coach TRU Women's BasketballOn this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti we had the chance to talk to Goran Nogic, the head coach of the Thompson Rivers University Women's Basketball team.2020-07-2935 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiGabe Gibbs Founder and Lead Instructor at G2 AthleticsOn this episode, we sat down with Founder and Lead Instructor at G2 Athletics, Gabe Gibbs.
Gibbs, a Detroit native, is a professional skills coach with over ten years of experience. Having worked closely with pros like Ron Artest, Gibbs shares his thoughts about what it takes to succeed at the next level.2020-07-291h 23Interviews with Anthony BeyroutiLee Anna Osei Head Coach of StFX Women's BasketballOn this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, we had the opportunity to sit down with the Head Coach of StFX Women's Basketball team, Lee Anna Osei.
Lee Anna Osei is in her second season as head coach of the X-Women basketball program. Having previously coached at the The RISE Centre (TRC) Academy in Brantford, Ont., Osei guided the women’s program in 2017-18. She was awarded the 2018 Prep School Coach of the Year award, concluding the season as one of the youngest and most successful coaches in Canadian prep school basketball, amassing an 18-3 re...2020-07-2942 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiNeil Brown Head Coach of 10 BC Provincial Championship Teams Hosted by Anthony BeyroutiOn today's episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti we had the chance to sit down with a BC Highschool Basketball Coach legend, Neil Brown. Over the years of coaching BC Schools, Neil Brown has coached 10 Provincial Championship teams and 16 Fraser Valley Champions.2020-07-281h 12Interviews with Anthony BeyroutiSteve Hanson Head Coach SFU Men's Basketball Hosted by Anthony BeyroutiOn this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti we had the opportunity to sit down with the Head Coach of the SFU Men's Basketball team, Steve Hanson.
Steve Hanson, long-time coach of the Terry Fox Ravens who served as an assistant at Simon Fraser University, has been appointed as the school's head coach of the men's basketball program, Senior Director of Athletics and Recreation Theresa Hanson announced today.
Steve Hanson, who is not related to Theresa, was the lead assistant on the Clan men's basketball team this past season and has...2020-07-2839 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiCarey Blaskin Founder and Director of Calgary Basketball AssociationOn this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, we spoke with Founder and Director of Girls Basketball at Calgary Basketball Association, Carey Blaskin.
Blaskin's playing career ended in high school but his love for the game was reinvigorated when his daughter began playing back in 2008. Since then, Blaskin's CBA has grown to 30 teams and continues to assert itself as one of the most dominant programs in Calgary.2020-07-2821 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiBasketball BC Hall of Fame Coach Rich ChambersOn the next installment of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, we had the distinct privilege of sitting down with one of the greatest coaches in Basketball BC history, Rich Chambers.
Chambers, a Port Moody native, coached the Centennial Cenaturs Sr. Boys for 17 seasons before moving on to coach both the girls and boys programs at Terry Fox on and off for the past 20+ years. Chambers has also taken his coaching talents to the University level coaching briefly with the UBC Men's & Women's programs, SFU Men's program, and the University of Victoria Women's program where he...2020-07-2858 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiHead Coach University of Calgary Women's Basketball Damian JenningsDamian Jennings was appointed the eighth coach in Dinos women’s basketball history in July 2012.
Jennings moved to Calgary from Wales where he led the Cardiff Metropolitan University (formerly the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff) women’s basketball program beginning in October 2005. Under his leadership, the UWIC Archers became one of the elite teams in the England Basketball League’s Division I, winning the league title in 2010 & 2012. In 6 years, Jennings turned a Division 2 outfit into a semi-professional program making 11 finals, and developing Olympic level basketball players.
In his final season (2011-12) before...2020-07-2830 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiMike Rao Head Coach of Brock University Women's Basketball Team Hosted by Anthony BeyroutiOn today's episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, we had the chance to sit down with the Head Coach of Brock University Women's Basketball Team, Mike Rao.
Mike Rao begins his second season as head coach of the Brock women’s basketball team. In his first campaign, Rao guided the Badgers to their first playoff berth since 2012.
Rao coached the Notre Dame high school boys basketball team for 36 years before joining the Badgers in 2016.
He played a key role under coach Charles Kissi during the 2017-18 season as the men’s te...2020-07-2827 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiCarrie Watts UBC Women's Basketball Assistant Coach Hosted by Anthony BeyroutiOn today's episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti we had the pleasure of sitting down with the UBC Women's Basketball Assistant Coach Carrie Watts.
From Agassiz, B.C., Watson became the program’s full-time assistant coach in June of 2007. Since then, the Thunderbirds have captured a U SPORTS national championship and three Canada West banners, while going 152-58 in Canada West league play.
As a player, the former Canadian national team member led UBC to the 2004 U SPORTS championship, the school’s first title in 30 years at the time. That season she...2020-07-2831 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiScott Edwards Three-Time Canada West Coach of the Year Hosted by Anthony BeyroutiOn this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, we had the chance to sit down with three-time Canada West Coach of the Year, Scott Edwards.
Edwards, the current Head Coach of the University of Alberta Pandas has, had an impressive fifteen-year coaching career which has led him to one CIS Silver Medal (2007), one CIS Bronze Medal (2009) and six Canada West Bronze Medals (2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016).
After a season and a half as the Interim head coach, Scott Edwards officially became the Pandas basketball head coach on February 15, 2008, replacing 15-year coach and former Pandas All-Star Trix Baker...2020-07-2833 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiBruce Langford 5-Time CIS National Champion Head Coach Hosted by Anthony BeyroutiOn the next installment of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, we sat down with Head Coach of the SFU Women's Basketball team, Bruce Langford.
Langford has been a fixture in the British Columbia basketball community for 30 years, having coached 21 years in the B.C. school system before arriving at SFU in the fall of 2001.
During his tenure at SFU, Langford has guided the Clan to seven 30+ win seasons. Entering the 2018-19 season, Langford has a career record of 426 wins and 127 losses (.770 winning percentage) and a 207-38 home record (.844 winning percentage). Since moving to NCAA...2020-07-281h 02Interviews with Anthony BeyroutiChris Kennedy West Vancouver Superintendent of Schools Hosted by Anthony BeyroutiOn the this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, we're joined by the Superintendent of Schools for West Vancouver, Chris Kennedy.
Kennedy, a Richmond native and long-time basketball coach, shares how he's watched the game of basketball grow and evolve over the past 20+ years of his career.
By studying the successful high school coaches that came before him, Paul Eberhardt and Bill Disbrow, Chris became a student of the game. In fact, during his time at UBC, Chris could often be found in the library reading up on offensive strategy. This constant drive...2020-07-2723 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiJessica Wallace SFU Women's Basketball Assistant Coach Hosted by Anthony BeyroutiOn this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, BC SportsHub Founder sits down with Assistant Coach of the SFU Women's Basketball Program, Jessica Wallace to learn more about her basketball journey.
Bio from SFU Women's Basketball: Jessica Wallace returned to the SFU Women's Basketball program in May 2019 after a year away. Wallace was Head Coach, Bruce Langford’s lead assistant coach for three seasons from 2015 to 2018 and the team went 56-34 during that time, including a 26-8 record and trip to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2016-17.
A native of Vanderhoof, BC...2020-07-2722 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiRyerson University Women's Basketball Head Coach Carly ClarkeOn this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, we had the privilege of sitting down with Head Coach of the Ryerson Rams Women's Basketball program, Carly Clarke.
Clarke was named the Head Coach of the Ryerson Rams women's basketball team back in June, 2012.
The 2018-19 season was certainly a special one for Clarke and the Rams as the team would qualify for the playoffs for a 12th consecutive season before playing host to the 2019 U SPORTS Women's Basketball Final 8 National Championship, finishing fifth at the tournament.
The 2016-17 season...2020-06-1943 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiThree-Time Provincial Champion Katja FuessOn this episode, Anthony sits down with another member of the VK Basketball coaching staff, Katja Fuess. VK is lucky enough to have had Kat as both a parent and a coach since our program first started back in 2016.
During her high school career, Kat played on one of the best high school teams to ever come out of BC; Heritage Park. Under Head Coach, Bruce Langford, Kat played with standouts by the likes of Dani Langford, Kim Smith, Julia Wilson, and Lisa Sigurdson. The team won three straight provincial championships together.
Coming...2020-06-1522 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiFormer SFU Star Jeremy NeufeldOn this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, Anthony sits down with Jeremy Neufeld; a retired collegiate athlete, parent and coach in our program.
During his interview, Jeremy talks about the value of getting in the gym for extra practice and finding opportunities to go and watch high-level basketball in order to improve your knowledge of the game. Following his high school career at Sardis Secondary, Jeremy played on the BC U19 Team where he led his squad to a gold medal win the Canadian National Championships.
From there, Jeremy went on...2020-06-1526 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiUFV First-Year Standout Nikki CabucoOn this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, we had the pleasure of sitting down with one of our VK Alumni, Nikki Cabuco.
Nikki played a very successful high school career at Dr. Charles Best Secondary in Port Moody. During her time at Charles Best, Nikki earned herself Female Athlete of the Year honours in grades 9-12.
During her summers, Nikki was a member of the Basketball BC Provincial team and VK Basketball's U17 team. Nikki and her teams won gold medals at BBALL Nationals in 2017 and 2018 and Nikki was named MVP of...2020-06-1520 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiTwo-Time CIS National Champion Morgan McLaughlinIn this episode, we had the privelege of sitting down with two-time CIS National Champion, Morgan McLaughlin. In this interview Morgan, an Ontario native, shares her experience of moving across the country while learning to balance both basketball and academics.
Morgan was recruited to SFU by former Head Coach, Allison McNeill for whom she played two seasons—one in the NAIA and one in the CIS.
In Morgan's third year at SFU, Bruce Langford was hired as Head Coach, and led the squad to an undefeated 35-0 season, capped off with a CIS Na...2020-06-1517 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiLangley Christian Sr. Girls Head Coach Danie GardnerOn this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, we had the pleasure of chatting with former CIS player, current coach, and former VK Basketball parent, Danie Gardner.
Danie played her high school basketball career at DW Poppy Secondary in Langley, BC. From there, she went on to play three years in the CCAA at University College of the Fraser Valley under Head Coaches Bruce Langford and Mike Hind.
After recovering from a season-ending knee injury in her final season at UFV, Danie was recruited by former Head Coach at Dalhousie University, Carolyn Savoy...2020-06-1531 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiFormer Canada Summer Games Coach Paul LangfordOn this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, we had the privilege of sitting down with one of the longest-serving coaches in BC high school basketball history.
Since beginning his coaching career back in 1975, Paul has coached numerous high school basketball teams ranging from the Gladstone Jr. Boys, to the Riverside Sr. Girls, where he's been for the past 22 seasons. Consistently among the best teams in the province, Paul's Rapids have made it to thirteen of the last fourteen BC Girls Provincial Championships.
Graduates of the Riverside Basketball program have gone on to...2020-06-1525 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiFormer SFU Captain Simon DykstraOn this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, we had the privilege of sitting down with our very own, Simon Dykstra. For those of you that don't know, Simon is both a parent and a coach in our VK Program, having coached his younger daughter Louise in 2019 and his older daughter Marah in 2020.
As a teacher and coach in the Vancouver School District for over 20 years, Simon continues to give back by sharing his knowledge and love of the game with hundreds of young student-athletes.
Prior to becoming a teacher, Simon had...2020-06-1521 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiHoly Cross Coach Amy BeauchampOn this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, we chatted with VK U12 and Holy Cross Bantam and Jr. Girls Coach, Amy Beauchamp to learn more about her basketball journey.
In her interview Amy shares how playing and coaching basketball has helped her become more patient—a skill she uses often in her career as EA. She also speaks to how basketball has acted as a safe place for her when life gets stressful.
Thanks for sharing your story with us, Amy!2020-06-1513 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiThree-Time National Champion Deb HubandOn this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, we had the privilege of sitting down with UBC Women's Head Coach, Deb Huband.
Entering her 25th season as Head Coach of the UBC women’s basketball team (2019-2020), Huband is the longest-serving female Head Coach at UBC. She is the only Thunderbirds basketball head coach, male or female, to win to three U SPORTS championships (2004, 2006, 2008).
On January 28, 2017 against Brandon, Huband – the wins leader amongst active Canada West coaches – earned her 300th victory in conference play.
In 2014-15, UBC played to a 1...2020-06-1531 minInterviews with Anthony BeyroutiSFU All-Time Leading Scorer Michelle HendryOn this episode of Interviews with Anthony Beyrouti, we sat down with one of, if not the best, player to ever come out of Simon Fraser University. Under Head Coach Allison McNeill, Michelle Hendry was a two-time NAIA Player of the Year and three-time All American from 1988-1992. Following an exceptional university career, Hendry went on to play professionally overseas for an impressive 15 seasons in both Germany and Spain. In 2000, Hendry also earned her spot on the Senior Women’s National Team, representing Canada at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia under familiar face, Allison McNeill. Fo...2020-06-1532 min
Dave Softy MahlerSofty Show 11-16 Hour 3Softy talks about the AL Cy Young vote and Kate Upton, Kevin Harlan from Westwood One talks about the win over the Pats, and talks with Anthony Beyrouti from VenueKings.com2016-11-1735 minDave Softy MahlerSofty Show 8-24 Hour 3Softy addresses the big news around the NFL today, including the Chargers and Joey Bosa at a contract dispute. Plus, Ryan Divish talks about Taijuan Walker's performance yesterday and Anthony Beyrouti from Venuekings.com2016-08-2538 min
Mitch in the Morning2-19 Anthony BeyroutiPresident of Venue Kings Ticket Brokers Anthony Beyrouti joins the show to discuss the scams that took place in Glendale for Superbowl 49. He also gives tips for safely buying tickets from the secondary market in the future.2015-02-1912 min
Varsity LettersVarsity Letters for February 5, 2015High school girls basketball coaches Anthony Beyrouti (St. Thomas Aquinas) and Steve Beauchamp (Holy Cross), Jared Harman of the Langley Events Centre and Chad Joiner, director of the MEI Screaming Eagles marching band join Howard this week.2015-02-0500 min