Off the Air with Matt Randazzo

A daily, streaming Quad Cities sports podcast hosted back long time TV Sports Director Matt Randazzo. This is more than a show – it’s a community where the Quad Cities can talk sports and so much more. Think local focus, national buzz, and plenty of familiar faces along the way.

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Episodes

Wednesday Aug 06, 2025

Let OTA help get you through your Wednesday! "Off the Air with Matt Randazzo" goes LIVE at 10am on YouTube and X!
Hawkeye Football is just 24 days away and Media Day is this Friday! Tom Kakert joins us to preview it!
Our OTA HS football previews continue with a look at Assumption and a chat with Nate Gilbraith
Over in Illinois - we catch up with Chip Filler and look ahead to Orion Football
It's the biggest HOME game in for the Quad City Steamwheelers in nearly 20 years! We'll preview it with former RI and Augie standout Jordan Vesey!
We go LIVE at 10am on YouTube and X!

Tuesday Aug 05, 2025

We've got a great show ready to go to get you through your Tuesday! We go LIVE on YouTube and X at 10am!
We chat with Chris Duerr Muddy River Sports Director about his brilliant 30 career as a Sports Director in Quincy and his next chapter!
Our OTA Iowa HS Football previews continue with Pleasant Valley Football and head coach Rusty VanWetzinga!
Our OTA Illinois HS Football previews continue with Sterling High School and head coach Jon Schlemmer
We go LIVE at 10am on YouTube and X! Subscribe, like, and join in on the fun!

Monday Aug 04, 2025

A HUGE Monday on "Off the Air with Matt Randazzo" comes your way LIVE at 10am on YouTube and X!
We kick off our Illinois HS OTA previews with United Township
head coach Nick Welch!
It's a new era for North Scott Football! We kick off our Iowa side previews with new Lancer head coach Tony Stewart
Summer Slam was outstanding with Seth Rollins
stealing the show! We'll break down the huge Saturday for the QC native with Don Umland
The Quad City Steamwheelers are heading to the Eastern Conference Championship after a big win on Saturday! We'll break it down as well!

Friday Aug 01, 2025

TGIF!!! We've got a HUGE Friday to get you into the weekend on "Off the Air with Matt Randazzo"! We go LIVE at 10am on YouTube and X!
Pat Angerer joins us to talk Hawkeye Football with the season less than a month away!
Geneseo High School has a brand new head basketball coach! We'll chat with T.J. Lacey
The Quad City Steamwheelers have a HUGE HOME playoff game this Saturday! Owner Doug Bland joins up around 11am!
HS Football season kicks off in just 4 weeks! Greg Armstrong from View From West Pod stops by in hour #2 as well!

Thursday Jul 31, 2025


WE ARE BACK! "Off the Air with Matt Randazzo" returns today at 10am LIVE on YouTube and X!
- What a State it was for Bettendorf Baseball! We chat with Wrigley Matthys and Max Davison about the Bulldogs State Runner up finish!
- There's a new look for Moline Football if you've driven past Browning Field! Mike Morrissey joins us to talk about the new field and more!
- The Quad City Steamwheelers are ready to host their 1st playoff game since 2007 this Saturday! We'll preview it around 11am!
 
 

Wednesday Jul 23, 2025

We take a look back at some of our favorite guests over the past few months
- Illinois Women's basketball coach Shauna Green (Originally aired June 24th)
- Detroit Lions Strength and Conditioning Coach and Muscatine grad Josh Schuler (originally aired May 27th)
- QC Sportscasting legend Thom Cornelis (originally aired June 5th)

Tuesday Jul 22, 2025

We look back at some of our favorite Hawkeye interviews over the past few months on OTA
- Former Hawkeye and Orion standout Logan Lee (Originally aired June 23rd)
- Iowa hoops standout Cooper Koch (Originally aired June 23rd)
- Former Iowa women's hoops standout and Grad Assistant Sydney Affolter (June 3rd)

Monday Jul 21, 2025

Happy Monday! We got another fun show to start your week on "Off the Air with Matt Randazzo"! We go LIVE at 10am on YouTube and X!
- It's an extremely busy month of for hoops recruiting! Kyle Huesmann joins us to look at Jan Jensen's plan for the future at Iowa
- August is just around the corner & the Cubs have the best record in the NL--- but so do the rival Brewers. Our Chicago sports expert Larry Hawley joins us
-The Bears rookies --- and starting QB -- have reported to camp. A little NFL talk as well!
- The B1G preseason media poll is out! Illini at 4, Hawkeyes at 7. We'll break it down

Friday Jul 18, 2025

TGIF - We've got a busy Friday on "Off the Air with Matt Randazzo". We go LIVE at 10am on YouTube and X!
- Tom Kakert has a hoops recruiting update and gets us ready for B1G Media Days in Vegas next week
- The Bettendorf Baseball team is heading to State for the 1st time in 23 years! Head Coach Blake Hanna joins the show!
- After a few seasons away- the Assumption Baseball team is back in familiar territory and the 3A State tourney. The Knights head coach Greg Thissen joins the show in hour #2 as well
 

Thursday Jul 17, 2025

Another loaded OTA to get you through your Thursday!- The QC Steamwheelers are in the hunt for a #1 overall seed in the IFL playoffs! Wheelers receiver and legend Keyvan Rudd is in studio to talk football and his camp this weekend- We are just 44 days away from Illini football season! Ked Prince joins us to look ahead- The Pleasant Valley softball team is headed back to Fort Dodge! A pair of Spartan seniors join us as well

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