Monday, April 25, 2016

ND Day: "Country Music's Rising Star..."



Domer Zach DuBois -- performing his newest song on Notre Dame Day!

ND Day: "Named After the Stanley Cup"



Domer Stan Bowman '95 -- was a guest today on Notre Dame Day.  The "three-time" Stanley Cup Champion shared a great story about his name...

ND Day: "Kansas City's Favorite Soccer Son"



Matt Besler -- a member of the U.S Soccer's Men's National Team -- and MLS Champion with Sporting KC -- was a guest on Notre Dame Day today!

Notre Dame Day: "You Want Her on Your Team"



Notre Dame's Kiley Adams '17 puts on a show -- in this segment with ESPN's Mike Golic '85.



Notre Dame Day: "ND Legend Lou Holtz"



Legendary Notre Dame head football coach Lou Holtz -- joined us on Notre Dame Day last night!

ND Day: "Nick Eddy -- a Notre Dame Icon"



Notre Dame legendary running back Nick Eddy was a guest today on Notre Dame Day!  You'll love to know what he's doing these days!

ND Day: "An Extraordinary Notre Dame Story"



The Crowley's -- a Notre Dame family we can all be proud of -- a must see story!

Notre Dame Day: "My Dream School..."



Lan Zhou '19 -- is from China and her "dream school" was 6,000 miles away.  You will want to hear this story and hear Lan SING!


Notre Dame Day: "ND All-Time Great -- Skylar!"



The former "all-everything" here at Notre Dame -- joined us on Notre Dame Day last night!

Notre Dame Day: "Notre Dame Glee Club"



They never disappoint!

Notre Dame Day: "Not a Fair Fight -- Golic"



Folks, this is good...

ESPN's Mike Golic '85 -- takes on the challenge of fencing Notre Dame All-American Axel Kiefer. 

Notre Dame Day: "The Haircut" by Kintae Lark



South Bend's own "Barbmetologist" -- Kintae Lark -- sculpted a piece of art on the side of Notre Dame defensive tackle Pete Mokwuah's head, on Notre Dame Day!

Notre Dame Day -- "The Golic" Sub Contest



ESPN's Mike Golic '85 had a contest last night on the Notre Dame Day Performance Stage where he picked a sub sandwich that will be on the Legend's Restaurant menu this upcoming football season...

You are going to want to watch this!

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Notre Dame Lacrosse's "Meaningless Face-Off"


Domer Rust Helps Penguins Eliminate Rangers


Bryan Rust -- a former ND hockey star -- now with the Pittsburgh Penguins was voted the "#1 STAR" -- in the NHL Playoffs last night!  He scored two goals and assisted on another in the Penguins 6 - 3 win over the New York Rangers!

LINK:  NHL'S #1 STAR

Pat Connaughton Promoting Notre Dame Day!


These photos were taken last night in Portland -- as former Notre Dame hoops star Pat Connaughton was walking into the arena for the Trail Blazers NBA Playoff game #3 vs. the Los Angeles Clippers.

Think he loves his alma mater...

Pat will be a guest on Notre Dame Day -- we will talk with him LIVE from Portland before the Trail Blazers "shoot around" for game #4 of the NBA Playoffs.  You can watch this at 11:30 AM ET on Monday!

LINK:  NOTRE DAME DAY -- BROADCAST


Notre Dame Day -- MUST SEE TV TODAY!


Over the past few weeks we've been putting together the NOTRE DAME DAY -- 29 hour broadcast -- which begins tonight at 6:42 PM ET.  I hope you love the show.

You can watch all 29 hours LIVE ONLINE at:  http://notredameday.nd.edu

Here are just a few of the MUST SEE TV moments coming up in tonight's first hour of the show...

HOUR #1 of NOTRE DAME DAY:
  • CROWLEY FAMILY -- the movie Extraordinary Measures captured their story -- a new chapter begins tonight
  • MOLLY SEIDEL -- Notre Dame's first four-time NCAA Champ in history!
  • NOTRE DAME GLEE CLUB
  • PATRICK VASSEL -- Assistant Director of Broadway smash hit Hamiton
  • LOU HOLTZ
  • SKYLAR DIGGINS
  • EMILY DALY -- a ND student who learns differently

LINK:  29 HOUR VIEWING GUIDE -- NOTRE DAME DAY!

Saturday, April 23, 2016

Jaylon Smith's Doctor Talks About His Knee


With less than a week to go before the 2016 NFL Draft -- the status of one knee injury is being discussed in a conference room of every NFL Team...

LINK:  LATEST FROM JAYLON'S DOCTOR

Notre Dame Day -- Guests You'll See Sunday!


To make things easy for you -- I'm going to publish four posts over the next 48 hours that break down who will be appearing on our 29 HOUR Notre Dame Day broadcast.

The show begins tomorrow night (Sunday, April 24th) at 6:42 PM ET -- which is 18:42 Military Time -- which just happens to be the year the University of Notre Dame was founded -- 1842.

Our team has been working tirelessly the past few weeks to put the finishing touches on a pretty wonderful show -- here's some FUN FACTS:

  • We will tell 207 stories over the 29 hours
  • We will have 27 LIVE musical performances
  • We have 863 guests scheduled to appear

LINK:  WATCH ALL 29 HOUR LIVE -- RIGHT HERE!


YOUR TV GUIDE FOR SUNDAY NIGHT'S LIVE BROADCAST

6:42 PM ET HOUR – START OF SHOW
6:45 PM:  REV. JOHN I. JENKINS, C.S.C. – President, University of Notre Dame
6:47 PM:  JOHN & AILEEN CROWLEY – Their efforts to keep two children alive
6:54 PM:  MOLLY SEIDEL – ND student, Four time NCAA Champion
7:01 PM:  TWO ND STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS – a successful business start-up
7:06 PM:  NOTRE DAME GLEE CLUB – LIVE PERFORMANCE
7:12 PM:  PATRICK VASSEL -- Assistant Director of Broadway smash hit Hamilton
7:18 PM:  FISHER REGATTA CHAMPS – ND students
7:21 PM:  LOU HOLTZ – Hall of Fame Football Coach
7:28 PM:  HALFTIME – a ND a cappella group, LIVE PERFORMANCE
7:33 PM:  JOHN AFFLECK-GRAVES – ND Executive Vice President
7:38 PM:  SKYLAR DIGGINS – ND alum, WNBA star and ND all-time great
7:44 PM:  EMILY DALY – ND student who learns differently


8:00 PM ET HOUR
8:05 PM:  KILEY ADAMS – ND student, the world’s most interesting college coed
8:10 PM:  SAM GREWE – Lost leg to cancer -- still set world record in high jump
8:16 PM:  HON. JACK BLAKEY – ND alum, Federal Judge
8:21 PM:  LIVE REMOTE FROM SORIN’S WINE ACADEMY – JOE KURTH, Morris Inn
8:24 PM:  CELEBRATION CHOIR – ND students, LIVE PERFORMANCE
8:29 PM:  JUSTIN & LAURAN TUCK – ND alums, former NFL great
8:34 PM:  DAVID ROTH – ND alum, getting ready to walk across America 
8:39 PM:  ZACH DUBOIS – Country music singer, songwriter – LIVE PERFORMANCE
8:45 PM:  COREY ROBINSON – ND student body President


9:00 PM ET HOUR
9:05 PM:  MISS RODEO AMERICA – ND alum
9:09 PM:  TERRY HANRATTY – ND alum, all-time great QB
9:15 PM:  LITURGICAL CHOIR – ND students, LIVE PERFORMANCE
9:20 PM:  JAREK NABRZYSKI – ND faculty, will do a LIVE 3D scan of Golic’s head
9:24 PM:  ND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – LIVE PERFORMANCE
9:29 PM:  ANNE THOMPSON – ND alum, NBC News
9:34 PM:  TYLER EIFERT – ND alum, NFL All-Pro tight end from the Cincinnati Bengals
9:39 PM:  SUB SANDWICH MAKING COMPETITION
9:46 PM:  NAT GEO NETWORK – ND student, created TV series for their network


10:00 PM ET HOUR
10:05 PM:  PETE MOKWUAH & KINTAE LARK – gets a ND haircut LIVE
10:08 PM:  KEVIN CORRIGAN – Head Coach of ND’s #1 ranked Men’s Lacrosse team
10:14 PM:  DR. PATRICIA CURTIN WHITE, MD – ND alum
10:18 PM:  BELLA-CAPELLA – Saint Mary’s College singing group – LIVE PERFORMANCE
10:23 PM:  KELLY TRIPUCKA – ND alum, all-time ND & NBA hoops great
10:28 PM:  MABREY SISTERS vs. MCGLINCHEY & VANGORDER – hoops competition
10:34 PM:  NOTRE DAME FENCERS TAKE ON MIKE GOLIC – fencing demonstration
10:40 PM:  NOTRE DAME CLUB OF THE MID-HUDSON VALLEY
10:44 PM:  PHIL SKLAR – ND alum, founder of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame


11:00 PM ET HOUR
11:05 PM:  HANK ASSAF – ND student, who is a successful entrepreneur
11:11 PM:  ROBOT FOOTBALL GAME – ND Robotics Club
11:17 PM:  PETE MOKWUAH – check back in with the ND DL and see finished haircut
11:20 PM:  NOTRE DAME FIGURE SKATING CLUB – ND students, LIVE PERFORMANCE
11:24 PM:  CLAIRE AND THE BOYS – ND Talent Show winners – LIVE PERFORMANCE
11:28 PM:  SARAH BRENZEL – ND alum, with brain tumor who creates video games
11:33 PM:  ZACK MARTIN – ND alum, NFL All-Pro Guard with the Dallas Cowboys
11:39 PM:  KILEY ADAMS – ND student, will break bricks and boards
11:43 PM:  LAN ZHAO – ND student, 1 million YouTube views of her music video in China


MIDNIGHT AM ET HOUR
12:05 AM:  MOLLIE LIMB – ND student, assists cancer patients in Michiana
12:10 AM:  LINDSEY HORVATH – ND alum, Former Mayor of West Hollywood, CA
12:15 AM:  THE DERULOS – ND students (comedy / singing act) from ND Talent Show
12:19 AM:  CAFÉ FAR FAR / FARLEY HALL – LIVE REMOTE
12:22 AM:  P-FRESH – ND students, hip-hop dance troupe – LIVE PERFORMANCE
12:30 AM:  THE SHIRT COMMITTEE  -- ND students leading the sale of The Shirt
12:33 AM:  RODNEY PIERRE-ANTOINE – ACE Academies
12:39 AM:  FIELD TRIP TO INDIA – five ND students were invited home for winter break in India
12:44 AM:  NOTRE DAME CLUB OF SPOKANE

Friday, April 22, 2016

Notre Dame Day -- This Sunday at 6:42 PM ET

Folks, this year's broadcast is bigger and better than ever:

  • 207 LIVE INTERVIEWS
  • 27 MUSICAL PERFORMANCES
  • 863 GUESTS WILL APPEAR ON SHOW

You can watch all 29 HOURS LIVE -- beginning at 6:42 PM ET -- right here:

LINK:  NOTRE DAME DAY -- LIVE BROADCAST

LINK:  VIEWER'S GUIDE OF ENTIRE SHOW -- INTERVIEW TIMES