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Celebrating Bessie Stockard
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Celebrating Bessie Stockard

Bykathleengier January 21, 2023January 21, 2023

Bessie Stockard is turning 90 this weekend and we thought it was the perfect time to tell a little bit more of her incredible story….

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Remembering Billie Moore
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Remembering Billie Moore

Bykathleengier December 15, 2022December 15, 2022

Photo courtesy of Darlene J. Allen Hall of Fame coach and pioneer of the game, Billie Moore, Wednesday, December 14, 2022, after a long and…

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Marian Washington Legacy Reunion
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Marian Washington Legacy Reunion

Bykathleengier November 19, 2022November 19, 2022

The University of Kansas took time this weekend to honor legendary coach Marian Washington and her impact on the Jayhawks that can still be felt…

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Atlantic Coast/Southeast Trip Day Three
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Atlantic Coast/Southeast Trip Day Three

Bykathleengier November 3, 2022November 5, 2022

Belmont University was the host for Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen and the Real Media crew during a day of interviews for subjects from around Nashville…

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Atlantic Coast/Southeast Trip Day Two
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Atlantic Coast/Southeast Trip Day Two

Bykathleengier October 31, 2022November 3, 2022

The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame was the perfect site for Executive Producer, Brenda VanLengen, and the Real Media crew to interview several people with…

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Atlantic Coast/Southeast Trip Day One
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Atlantic Coast/Southeast Trip Day One

Bykathleengier October 26, 2022November 3, 2022

When Patsy Neal was a senior in high school in Georgia, she saw a line in the local newspaper that changed her life forever. “Wayland…

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SoCal Day Two
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SoCal Day Two

Bykathleengier September 18, 2022September 18, 2022

On Day One in Southern California, we collected stories about the Japanese League in Sacramento, the high school programs in the urban core of LA…

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SoCal Day One
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SoCal Day One

Bykathleengier September 16, 2022September 16, 2022

In this docuseries, we are working to preserve the stories of those that built the foundation of college women’s basketball throughout the United States. Our…

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NEWS: If Not For Them Docuseries Receives Generous Matching Donation From Former Women’s Basketball Coach
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NEWS: If Not For Them Docuseries Receives Generous Matching Donation From Former Women’s Basketball Coach

Bykathleengier September 1, 2022September 1, 2022

OLATHE, Kan. – Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen announced that “If Not For Them” and Do Good Productions have received a generous matching donation of $55,000…

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Joan and Dixie
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Joan and Dixie

Bykathleengier August 25, 2022August 25, 2022

Joan Crawford and Dixie Woodall were teammates for two years for the vaunted Nashville Business College program 60 years ago, but they are friends for…

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Lady Techsters
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Lady Techsters

Bykathleengier August 24, 2022August 24, 2022

We spent the day in Memorial Gymnasium on the campus of Louisiana Tech, the site of many victories for the Lady Techsters in the early…

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LSU and NBC
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LSU and NBC

Bykathleengier August 23, 2022August 24, 2022

Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen and the Real Media crew made the first stop of the Louisiana road trip in Baton Rouge on the campus of…

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Overland Park Interviews
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Overland Park Interviews

Bykathleengier August 19, 2022August 19, 2022

On Wednesday, we had the opportunity to welcome three women who were very involved with the history of women’s basketball into the Real Media studio….

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Celebrating Title IX with a Legendary Leader
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Celebrating Title IX with a Legendary Leader

Bykathleengier June 27, 2022

Celebrating Title IX with a Legendary Leader While the sports world celebrated the 50th anniversary of Title IX on Thursday, Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen spent…

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Interviews in the Prairie State
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Interviews in the Prairie State

Bykathleengier June 24, 2022July 6, 2022

On Wednesday, Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen took a pause before walking into Horton Field House at Illinois State University. This storied venue hosted the first…

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Remembering a Century of Basketball in Iowa
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Remembering a Century of Basketball in Iowa

Bykathleengier June 22, 2022June 23, 2022

Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen and the Real Media team are back on the road! This trip started in Iowa where the history of high school…

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Alice “Cookie” Barron is a Hall of Famer
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Alice “Cookie” Barron is a Hall of Famer

Bykathleengier June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

On Thursday, Alice “Cookie” Barron of the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens will be inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tenn. The…

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Catching up with Donna Lopiano
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Catching up with Donna Lopiano

Bykathleengier May 27, 2022May 31, 2022

On the final day of our Northeast Trip, Donna Lopiano was gracious enough to host Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen and the Real Media crew in…

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A Trip to Queen’s College
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A Trip to Queen’s College

Bykathleengier May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

Day 4 of our Northeast Trip took Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen and the Real Media crew to Queen’s College, where the 1973 AIAW Championship was…

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Walking in West Chester
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Walking in West Chester

Bykathleengier May 25, 2022June 2, 2022

Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen and the Real Media crew spent Day 3 of the Northeast Trip diving deeper with Yolanda Laney, meeting her high school…

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Immaculata and the Mighty Macs
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Immaculata and the Mighty Macs

Bykathleengier May 24, 2022June 2, 2022

Day 2 of our Northeast Trip is in the books. Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen and the Real Media Crew spent the day on the campus…

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An Afternoon at Cheyney State
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An Afternoon at Cheyney State

Bykathleengier May 23, 2022May 23, 2022

Day 1 of our trip to the Northeast is complete and we spent it at Cheyney State – Now Cheyney University – in Cheyney, Penn….

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A Birthday Celebration for Jody Conradt
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A Birthday Celebration for Jody Conradt

Bykathleengier May 18, 2022May 23, 2022

As we celebrated Jody Condradt’s birthday on May 16, it seemed like a prime time to share a few of our favorite moments from her…

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If Not For Them Hits the Road
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If Not For Them Hits the Road

Bykathleengier April 14, 2022March 30, 2023

Between the Final Four and recent road trips, the If Not For Them team has been busy soaking up the excitement around women’s basketball this…

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