The Wildcast

Michael Lev, Justin Spears

rwisner@tucson.com

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Booking Overview

The Wildcast is a sports-focused show from the Arizona Daily Star/Tucson.com that breaks down Arizona Wildcats athletics. It’s a strong booking target for experts tied to UA programs—coaches, staff, and connected analysts—especially around team-building, player development, and program strategy.

Metrics

Episodes: 216

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Instagram: 55.0k followers

Contact Information

rwisner@tucson.com

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Host

Michael Lev - Sports journalist with Arizona Daily Star/Tucson.com coverage, co-hosting The Wildcast analyzing Arizona Wildcats athletics.

Justin Spears - Arizona Daily Star sports staffer who co-hosts The Wildcast alongside Michael Lev, covering Arizona Wildcats sports and related program developments.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Division I coach, high-level program staff, or closely affiliated athletics analysts/commentators with credible on-the-record knowledge of Arizona Wildcats teams (often within a specific sport).
Required Achievements:  
Led a team to notable competitive milestones (e.g., deep tournament runs), Demonstrated program growth (culture/roster building, player development, recruiting), Recognized involvement with a dedicated local athletics coverage/analytics effort

Recent Guest Discussions

Kim Doss - Arizona Softball Season Recap; Durham Regional; Transfer Portal Speculation; Future Of Head Coach Caitlin Lowe.

Clancy Shields - Building A Winner; Growing The Sport; Sweet 16 Comeback; How The Program Was Built; Pushback On Schools Cutting Tennis; Origin Story Of No. 1 Player Jay Friend.

Recent Topics

College Sports, Arizona Wildcats, Coaching, Athletes, Recruiting

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Wildcast
:

The Wildcast, Episode 567: Honoring the best Arizona athletes, coaches, teams and moments from the 2025-26 sport season

May 30, 2026

The 2025-26 sports calendar is coming to a close for the Arizona Wildcats, so the Star's Justin Spears and Michael Lev hand out (virtual) awards to the best athletes, coaches and teams. 

The Wildcast, Episode 566: What went wrong for Arizona softball and what does the future hold for the program?

May 19, 2026

Host Michael Lev is joined by Kim Doss of Arizona Desert Swarm. The two unpack the just-concluded Arizona softball season, which ended one win shy of a Super Regional berth for the second straight year. Michael and Kim break down the Durham Regional, speculate on transfer-portal possibilities and discuss the future of head coach Caitlin Lowe, who has only one year left on her contract.

The Wildcast, Episode 565: UA men's tennis coach Clancy Shields on building a winner, growing the sport

May 12, 2026

Daily Star sports staffers Justin Spears and Michael Lev are joined by Arizona men's tennis coach Clancy Shields, who has led his team to the first Elite Eight appearance in program history. Shields reflects on the Wildcats' Sweet 16 comeback, discusses what it took to build the program up, pushes back against schools that are cutting tennis and relays the origin story of No. 1 player Jay Friend. 

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