Give the Gift of Local 2023

Your friends at the locally owned and operated Missoula Broadcasting Company are feeling that holly jolly spirit and are so excited to present our end of year giveaway celebrating the power of shopping local! When you shop, dine and celebrate at the local businesses that make our community so special you are helping keep more money in your ... More

Make Your Mama Proud 2023

 ESPN 102.9 is excited to once again share some local biz love with listeners with the Make Yo Mama Proud 2023 giveaway! We keep it simple by encouraging listeners to shop local for services, gifts or eats n celebrations for your mamma or mother figures. Share with us how you #shoplocal for a chance to win a $250 prize pkg including ... More

WIN A BEAUTIFUL HANDMADE KNIFE FROM R.P. ELLIS!

ESPN FANS! Enter to win a one of a kind pocket knife from RP Ellis Fine Jewelry in downtown Missoula.   Made with exotic materials and Damascus steel, this is not your regular Swiss army knife. This is a William Henry design.   Follow the link online to enter your information, let Ryan & Colter know your Super Bowl pick ... More

Give the Gift of Local

ESPN 102.9 Missoula is excited about the ho ho ho Holidays... It’s a special time of year where pie with breakfast and pie for dinner aren’t as frowned upon. To celebrate the season of pie and giving ESPN 102.9 Missoula want’s to challenge our listeners to shop local and shop small this holiday. Our local businesses are a part of ... More

Griz Greats: The Coaching Tree

Griz Greats: The Coaching Tree is an interview series hosted by Ryan Tootell and Colter Nuanez from ESPN Missoula. University of Montana basketball has an illustrious reputation for producing some of the best college basketball coaches that the game has ever seen, and it can be traced back to legendary Michigan State head men's basketball ... More

Greatest Griz and Cat Athletes of the 2010s

During Friday's edition of Tootell and Nuanez, Ryan Tootell and Colter Nuanez discussed their greatest Griz and Cat athletes of the last decade. The term "greatest" simply meant their most entertaining to watch or cover. It didn't necessarily reflect how dominate they were on the field or the hardwood. Like most things they discuss, ... More

New Year’s Resolutions

2020 is a new year and a new decade. This year promises to be a big year for sports in Montana, and there are exciting things brewing at ESPN Missoula! We will be sure to update you as those things are happening, and we can not wait to share these changes with you. During the first show of 2020, Ryan and Colter shared their New Year's ... More

Where are you signing?

It's the opening day of the early signing period in college football, and it has stolen some of the shine from National Signing Day in February. To commemorate the day, Ryan Tootell and Colter Nuanez shared where they would sign if they were prized high school football recruits on Wednesday's show. They answered what position they ... More

FCS Top 10: Our Lists

The FCS Playoff Committee released their top 10 last night. It will be the only preview from the committee before the national seeds are announced on November 24th. The list provides an idea for fans to gauge where there are teams are at with only three games remaining. There is certainly still plenty of football to be played, but it was ... More

FCS Speculators: A Betting Podcast Week 9

Ryan Tootell and Colter Nuanez are back for Week 9 of FCS Speculators: A Betting Podcast! It's the final week of the regular season in the Big Sky, and we'll be back with a couple of special episodes heading into the playoffs. https://twitter.com/1029ESPN/status/1197346846110126080?s=20 More