The GSS Team

Gary Snyder

The brain trust behind one of the fastest growing websites and radio shows in Northeast Indiana.  Gary brings his cynical and biting sarcasm to the pages of GaryLSnyder.com and airwaves on The Gary Snyder Show weekdays from 3-6 p.m. on 860 WMRI (ESPN) and  1400 WBAT.  Gary proves every day that nothing is off limits in politics and sports.

Gary's background includes working as an active trader/options trader for Charles Schwab, financial adviser for firms like Merrill Lynch, A.G. Edwards before starting his own firm, Snyder Wealth Management. In 2006, Gary was named Anti-Money Laundering Officer of NRP Financial until they were sold in 2009  Snyder holds a Series 4, 7, 24, 63 & 65 securities licenses.

Jim Shella

Jim Shella joins The Gary Snyder Show on 1400 WBAT every Monday at 3:07 to give us all the top political news of the day.  Jim Shella is a political reporter at WISH-TV, the CBS affiliate in Indianapolis. Jim is also host and producer of the Emmy-nominated Indiana Week in Review, a weekly political roundtable discussion program that airs on public and commercial TV and radio stations around Indiana.  You can find Jim's  blog at JimShella.com

Jay Graves

Jay Graves, publisher of TheJayGravesReport.com, joins The Gary Snyder Show as a contributer throughout the week giving his perspective on sports in a way only he can along with offering coverage of the Indiana Pacers.  Jay is a man with a different perspective on how athletics intersect our everyday lives. I closely examine the affect that sports has on real life and how those two worlds collide. People tend to forget that the athletes playing these games for our entertainment are real human beings with real human issues. So enjoy my humor and the seriousness in my approach to examining the world of college and professional sports. Holla At Ya Boy!

Brian Howey

Brian Howey joins The Gary Snyder Show each Tuesday at 4:35 pm eastern to discuss the latest from Indiana's political grapevine.  Brian is a long time journalist, working at several Indiana newspapers before starting HoweyPolitics.com.  HoweyPolitics.com is one of Indiana's premier political websites and online newsletters read by all of Indiana's politicos and those who are in the need to know.  

Kip Tew

Kip Tew joins The Gary Snyder Show each Wednesday at 3:35 pm eastern and gives us the latest in national and state political commentary from the democratic perspective.  Kip is an attorney for Krieg DeVault, LLP., specializing in governmental and political affairs.  Kip is the former Democrat Chairman for the state of Indiana, author and writes a political blog for Capital Watchblog.

John Brodigan

John Brodigan joins The Gary Snyder Show on Tuesdays and Thursdays (usually) at 5:35 with his segment Brodigan.  Brodigan bring his brand of conservative politics and humor (haven''t figured it out yet but it seems to work) to show in a way only he can.

Brodigan was born by the river in a little tent, and just like the river he’s been running ever since…actually, he was born in Queens and moved out to Massapequa a year later where he spends his time. Outside of a book report on Ronald Reagan in the 2nd grade, he never really led much of a political life. He doesn’t work for the government and has no involvement with his local committee. Instead, he lives in the Internet.

He was in the dot com bubble when it burst back at the turn of the century, as a news editor for Snowball.com. That was when he first learned that he owes it to the people to share his thoughts and views on things, and after the 2008 elections started blogging at the originally titled JohnBrodigan.com. In the immortal words of Lynyrd Skynyrd, “all I can do is write about it.”

Pete Seat

Peat Seat joins The Gary Snyder Show Tuesdays at 3:35 pm eastern to break down state and national politics from a Republican point of view.  Pete is a former White House spokesman for the Bush 43 administration and is currently the Indiana State Republican Party Communications Director.

Ed Robertson

Ed Robertson will join The Gary Snyder show on Fridays at 3:35 pm eastern to give us the week in entertainment world.  Ed is an award-winning author and journalist whose books on television include The Fugitive Recaptured, The Ethics of Star Trek and Thirty Years of The Rockford Files. Ed's articles on television appear in The New York Times, The Wave Magazine, Media Life Magazine and media venues such as Columbia House Video Library. Ed has also appeared on such programs as Biography, Showbiz Today and Entertainment Tonight, while his comments on television appear in articles for MSNBC.com, USA Today, Forbes.com, E! Online, The Los Angeles Times and other publications. In addition, he is the host of TV Confidential, a weekly radio talk show that features lively conversations with celebrities and people behind the scenes of the world of television. 

Abby Phillip

Abby Phillip is a staff writer for Politico.com and joins The Gary Snyder Show every Monday at 4:07 to offer up news from the White House and DC. Before joining POLITICO, she interned with the ABC News Channel 7 investigative team in Washington and was a writer and executive editor at The Harvard Crimson. In the summer of 2009, as a POLITICO intern, Phillip reported on the health care reform negotiations and town hall meetings gone wild and uncovered senators' big expenditures on private planes.

Phillip graduated from Harvard University with a degree in government, focusing on international development and politics. A Washington-area native, she hails from Bowie, Md., and since returning to the area, she is looking forward to traveling, reading and cooking for family and friends.

Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

Abdul Hakim-Shabazz will offer his insight and commentary on Indiana politics every Thursday at 4:35 on The Gary Snyder show on 1400 WBAT.  Abdul was the host of “Abdul in the Mornings” on Newstalk 1430 AM WXNT for the past six years. Abdul’s work focuses on local, state and national issues. His list of frequent guests have included U.S. Senators Richard Lugar and Dan Coats, Governor Mitch Daniels, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, House Speaker Brian Bosma , Senate Pro Tempore David Long  and Indianapolis City-County Council President Ryan Vaughn, as well as numerous elected officials from across the state.

In addition to his radio experience, Abdul is also an attorney and Of Counsel at the law firm of Lewis and Wilkins in Indianapolis. He is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Indianapolis and Ivy Tech Community College.  He has written columns for both the Indianapolis Business Journal and the Indianapolis Star.   He is a political analyst and commentator for WRTV-TV in Indianapolis.  Abdul also is a regular panelist on Inside Indiana Business.   He is an actor and stand-up comedian.

Neil Haley

Neil Haley is CEO of Total Tutor and joins The Gary Snyder Show daily with his "Total Education Minute" and a montly segment addressing education issues.  He has been working with children in a variety of settings for over 10 years. His experience includes the following: Classroom Teacher (9 years), Tutor (8 years), After School Program Director (6 years), Behavior Specialist (6 years), and Developmental Therapist (5 years), Practicum Supervisor (2 years), Publicist (6 months) and Educational Talk Show Host (2 year)

Total Tutor is an international Birth through college tutoring and consulting company. Total Tutor provides educational advocacy, behavior therapy, autism consulting, foreign language tutoring, SAT tutoring, GRE tutoring, and LSAT tutoring. Total Tutor provides on-line tutoring internationally.

Jeff Reinke

Jeff Reinke takes over as show producer and Notre Dame correspondent to go along with his photography duties for our Notre Dame Football, basketball, hockey, Purdue football and our NFL coverage this fall.  Jeff brings a great photography portfolio to The Gary Snyder Show airing weekdays from 3-6 p.m. on 860 WMRI (ESPN), 1400 WBAT and GaryLSnyder.com and our expanding sports coverage.  Jeff also participates in recruiting advertisers for the shows.

Brent Snyder

Brent Snyder (and yes, if the name sounds familiar, he is my little brother), joins The Gary Snyder Show team after retiring from US Army.  Brent will take over sales & marketing duties, act as an associate producer along helping provide coverage of the Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears and high school football.

Jimmy Cavanaugh

Jimmy Cavanaugh has joined The Gary Snyder Show as an intern and will be covering Indiana Football and Basketball this season for the show (we hooked him up with creds).  Jimmy will be writing game previews and wraps on the sports page along with being a regular contributor to the show.  Jimmy is a sophomore at IU-Bloomington and beat out over 20 potential interns for the spot.

I'm a Joker, I'm a smoker, I'm a midnight... Oh wait, I thought we were doing awesome song lyrics. My bad. Hello, my name is Jimmy Cavanaugh and I'm passionate about sports (probably to a fault). In the fall, I'll be starting my sophomore year at Indiana University -- studying Sport Communication-Broadcast and trying not to embarrass myself on The Gary Snyder Show. I'm a fun-loving guy, but make no mistake: I've got my eyes on the prize. If you like my stuff, you can follow me on twitter: @JPCIV. If not, feel free to follow me anyway so I feel important.