Raleigh Radio: Ovies & Giglio Back In Actions With Podcasts

Two Joes Launch Podcast Effort

One week after Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio were abruptly terminated from their WCMC 99.9 FM PM Drive show was canceled the two have launched their own podcasting company. 

The Herald Online reports the OG Live Podcast Co. debuted an abbreviated version of their new show Wednesday morning. The new show, called “Ovies & Giglio” will record three times a week — on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings — and release a podcast along with content on a YouTube channel. 

“We’re going to try to do what we’ve been doing, only on our own,” Giglio told The News & Observer. ‘OUTPOURING’ OF SUPPORT Giglio said the show will cover all the local topics that earned them a loyal fanbase over the years, including ACC football and basketball.

“The outpouring from both listeners and from our sources — coaches, administrators, commissioners, (Canes owner) Tom Dundon — that part has been overwhelming and obviously super encouraging at a time when we obviously needed it. “So that’s kinda why we thought we could do this,” Giglio said. “We hope we can make the most of the chance that we have.”

Giglio said he will also do an NC State podcast and Ovies will do a beer podcast, both similar versions of popular podcasts they did with Capitol Broadcasting. ‘I’m looking forward to trying to make it on our own after 27 years in the business,” Giglio said. “It could be fun.”

Immediately after last week’s cancellation of the 99.9 The Fan show, Brian Grube, general manager of CBC’s radio division, said the company would replace “The OG” with a show featuring a single host. 

Giglio is a former News & Observer sports writer who left the paper in March 2020 to co-host the radio show with Ovies. Ovies has worked in radio for 22 years, the last 13-and-a-half of those at 99.9 The Fan.