Mike "Gabe" Gabrielson in 1990. Photo by Bruce McClelland / Arizona Daily Star

My choice as the leading sports-talk host in Tucson history, โ€œGabeโ€ was an ASU grad who focused on local sports, from high school up. From 1989-98, Gabeโ€™s no-holds-barred approach worked; he eschewed the easy way out by wasting a Tucson listenerโ€™s time with NBA, NFL and MLB chatter.ย 


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