Host of The Hockey Betting Podcast
Live from Las Vegas, he’s the host of The Hockey Betting Podcast, Brian Blessing. Brian is a hockey nut, award-winning sportscaster, and veteran sports and horse bettor. Brian brings the depth of his NHL career expertise – including a decade as the co-host of the NHL Buffalo Sabres “Hockey Hotline” – and the breadth of his experience in the Las Vegas sports betting industry as the host of Sportsbook Radio to The Hockey Betting Podcast. And he’s always good for a few laughs along the way.
Host of Sportsbook Radio in Las Vegas
Brian is the host of the nationally syndicated sports betting show “Sportsbook Radio” broadcast live on the radio on KSHP in Las Vegas Monday through Friday 12noon to 1pm PT. Sportsbook Radio is also tape delayed and broadcast on SiriusXM SportsGrid Radio Channel 204.
For the past 15 years, noon in Las Vegas has been “Lunchtime with the Linemakers”. Sportsbook Radio has featured the most interesting conversations about sports betting and sports betting insights from the sportsbook directors, oddsmakers, and sports celebrities that make Las Vegas the US Capital of Sports Gambling.
Hear from the most interesting personalities and the movers and shakers in the Las Vegas sports betting industry like, Tony Miller, sportsbook director at the Golden Nugget, Jay Kornegay, sportsbook director at the LVH, Mike Lewis, sportsbook director at Sunset Station, Darren Banks from the D Las Vegas, Bruce Marshall from The Goldsheet, and many more industry names. Find Sportsbook Radio at SportsbookRadio.com
Host of Vegas Hockey Hotline in Las Vegas
No doubt that the NHL is his favorite game. Brian is the host of Vegas Hockey Hotline, a show that covers the Golden Knights and NHL hockey in Las Vegas. Vegas Hockey Hotline is broadcast live on the radio on KSHP in Las Vegas Monday through Friday 1pm to 2pm PT.
Vegas Hockey Hotline features conversations with NHL betting experts, former NHL players, Golden Knights management and all of the NHL movers and shakers in Las Vegas. Brian’s love of hockey comes through in this continuation of his favorite show “Hockey Hotline” from his many years working with the Buffalo Sabres.
Las Vegas Sports Betting Broadcaster
In addition to the trial and error of life experience, Brian Blessing honed his sports gambling and oddsmaking skills while working as Media Manager for Las Vegas Sports Consultants (LVSC), the top oddsmaking firm in Las Vegas and in the world at the time. Brian developed the broadcast wing of LVSC, which was subsequently purchased by Cantor Gaming and rebranded CG Analytics.
As a host of “The Linemakers”, Brian Blessing was featured on Discovery Channel’s Velocity Network and The Sporting News. He has called boxing for Top Rank on their world feed. And for the love of hockey, Brian has done color commentary for the Las Vegas Wranglers hockey team.
Play-by-play “Thursday Night Lights” Live TV Broadcasts
Come autumn in Las Vegas, Brian Blessing joins Kenny White for a live TV broadcast every Thursday night of the biggest high school football match-up in the greater Las Vegas area. Covered by MYLVTV, “Thursday Night Lights” has been broadcasting for over 10 consecutive football seasons.
Thoroughbred Horse Racing 1997 Eclipse Award Winner Brian Blessing
An avid horse bettor who grew up on the racebook tracks around Erie, Pennsylvania, and Buffalo, New York, Brian covered the Breeders’ Cup events for many, many years. In 1997, Brian Blessing was awarded the highest honor in thoroughbred racing, the Eclipse Award, for producing and narrating a television documentary about the event.
Brian Blessing: 25-year Sportscaster in Buffalo, New York
For the first half of his broadcast career, Brian Blessing was a traditional sports radio personality, sports television anchor, sports reporter and sports show host. Covering the professional sports teams in western New York state, Brian spent much of his time working with the NFL Bufflao Bills and NHL Buffalo Sabres.
Brian Blessing and the NFL Buffalo Bills
Brian Blessing was a 14-year, beat reporter for the Buffalo Bills, which included their remarkable four consecutive trips to the Super Bowl. As a member of the broadcast media with the Buffalo Bills, Brian covered all four of the Buffalo Bills’ Super Bowls.
During his tenure with WIVB-TV, Brian Blessing earned Associated Press honors and was awarded “Sportscaster of the Year” by the New York Board of Broadcasters.
Brian Blessing and the NHL Buffalo Sabres
Brian was co-host of the highly-rated NHL hockey show, “Hockey Hotline” that covered the Buffalo Sabres for a decade in Buffalo, New York. “Hockey Hotline” was a very popular call-in post-game hockey show in Buffalo. Brian Blessing has interviewed some of the hockey’s greats during his time on the show.
Brian Blessing as a TV and Radio Guest Contributor
Brian has been on so many TV and radio programs as a guest that we couldn’t possibly list them all on the Internet. Brian Blessing has been heard on ESPN, FoxSports, Colin Cowherd, Roy Green and every show in between. He is a regular guest on numerous SportsGrid radio shows and various podcasts and video podcasts.
