My usual Friday morning spot on a great many of the 290 affiliates of Fox Sports Radio will be an hour early this week, so listen in on XM 142 or one of their local stations at 7:10AM Eastern Time. “First Team on Fox” host Steve Czaban’s web site should be on your list of places to visit. Small world department: Czabe’s talented sidekick Scott Linn’s kids have play dates with the kids of a fraternity brother of mine. But you could have gotten by without knowing that, couldn’t you?

Those of you in Las Vegas and elsewhere who complain that you can’t hear Marc Lawrence’s Against the Spread program anymore in your local markets should listen in online. I believe that’s up by Thursday afternoon each week. Same cast of characters on that show this year, with handicapping stalwart Marc Lawrence, hard-working totals specialist Victor King, and the legendary Jack Reynolds piloting the ship.

I’ll be on a couple of other programs this week as well. I’ll be doing an online interview with Jon Spevack tonight at 10:30PM Eastern. I sound tired, it is because I will be. Jon works on Pacific Time, so since he’s screwing with my body clock I’ll call him at 5:00AM Pacific Time and act all befuddled that he’s groggy. “You’re still asleep? I’ve already worked out, had breakfast, and read all the newspapers that cover the NFC Central. What are you doing sleeping your day away, Jon?” Actually he was kind enough to move it up a half-hour from his planned time. Again, that’s 10:30PM Eastern, 7:30 Pacific.

Then on Thursday at 5:30 PM Eastern Time I’ll be a guest for a half hour with John Kelly on the Leroy’s Sports Hour. John is billing the show as “Steele and O’Neill” hour, so listen in 30 minutes earlier than that if you want to hear Phil Steele’s half hour. You can listen online here or you Nevadans can listen on 630AM KPLY in Reno or 1460AM KENO in Vegas at 2:30 Pacific Time.

I think that’s it. I’ll try to keep you apprised of what other shows I’m on if time permits (my spot on a show in Miami last week was kind of last minute).