Do you Remember 12-end Games and Live Curling on Radio

(March 22) If you remember 12 end curling games - or if you can't believe we used to play that long a game, you'll enjoy a memory from radio of the 1950's included in this week's RockTalk (now archived in mp3 format - link here). It includes a snippet of a live broadcast of the final rocks of the 1953 Brier, with commentary by Cactus Jack Wells and Ken Watson. An interview with Bob Picken explains the challenges of a radio broadcast of a curling game and the Canadian broadcast legend recalls his own days of curling braodcasts. CurlMantoba Executive Director Shane Ray, in an interview appearance, invites and challenges Manitoba curlers to get involved in setting future direction by joining the Board of Governors.  Former Masters Champion Ray Orr and Manitoba Stick Curling Champion Earl Stephenson talk about their successes with the delivery stick.

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MARCH 8: You can win tickets to this weekend's DEKALB Super Spiel in Morris and you don't even have to listen to the archived version of RockTalk, in mp3 format, now available on-line here. LINK HERE: Cathy Gauthier and the CCA's Danny Lamoureux are this week's guests in-studio. The program showcases the Manitoba Mixed zone results and the November 2010 Canadian Mixed at Morris. 2009 Canadian Champion Sean Grassie, a 2010 zone winner, makes an interview appearance. An interview with Jennifer Jones focuses attention on the coming weekend's DEKALB SuperSpiel in Morris as well as the upcoming Women's Worlds in Swift Current. Gauthier and Lamoureux share ideas on how curling can take advantage of the excitement surrounding curling as a result of Olympic TV exposure.

To win a pair of day passes, compliments of CFRW 1290 and thecurler.com, simply send an email to rocktalk@mts.net

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Monday AM: Listen to RockTalk, Monday at 7PM on CFRW 1290 for details on how to win tickets to this weekend's DEKALB SuperSpiel in Morris.  The women's division includes Jennifer Jones and her Canadian champions takling on the national teams of China and Switzerland along with Sherry Middaugh from Ontario. The top manitoba teams are also in the bonspiel.

On the Men's side, defending champion Vic Peters and Alberta's Ted Appelman will take on Mike McEwen, Jason Gunnlaugson, David Bohn, David Hamblin and many other top teams.

Competition begins Thursday evening and continues until the Monday playoff round.