Simone Eli

Simone Eli comes to 95.3 The Bear with more than six years experience in the television business. Simone is from Genoa, Ohio. She attended Bowling Green State University, playing on the D-1 basketball team; while earning her Master’s of Education in Sports Administration and Bachelor of Science in Journalism. At BGSU, Simone played on the Women’s Division 1 basketball team. During her career, Simone played on teams that won 3 Mid-American Conference Championships in 2010, 2011 and 2012. She and her teammates earned a spot in two NCAA Tournaments and made two WNIT Tournament appearances. Prior to coming to Tuscaloosa, Simone was the Weekend Sports Anchor at KPRC 2 (NBC) in Houston, Texas. While at KPRC, Simone primarily covered professional sports, college and high school football. Simone is no rookie to living in Alabama. From 2013-2014, Simone held the Sports Director position at WALA FOX10 News in Mobile, where she covered SEC Football. Simone is engaged to Bart Sessions, the head football coach at Tuscaloosa County High School. Go Wildcats!

WalkinMoney Performs Hit Song on Morning Show

The Steve Shannon Morning Show with Simone Eli featured a special guest Thursday morning. Tuscaloosa's own "WalkinMoney" joined the team and performed his hit song #RollTideFightSong. The song is a little shake up from the country music on The Bear - but the hip hop flavor will get ANY Bama fan pumped up for the Peach Bowl vs...

Alabama Sets Record with Pro Bowl Selections

Six former Alabama players were selected to the 2016 NFL Pro Bowl - setting a new record for the Crimson Tide. The list included: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Green Bay Packers free safety Landon Collins, New York Giants safety Amari Cooper, Oakland Radiers wide receiver Dont'a Hightower, New England Patriots linebacker Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver C...

FLGA Line’s Tyler Hubbard Posts Bare Booty Pic

Florida Georgia Line's Tyler Hubbard is "BACK" on Instagram. In honor of this exciting news, the artist decided to show his BACKSIDE off on social media. The image marks the first post from Hubbard since he took a social media hiatus in the summer in 2016...

How Many of These ‘Naughty’ Things Did You Do This Year?

A survey comes out each year to find out how "naughty" and "nice" we've been. It covers everything from dating habits to politics -- and after reading this, it seems like I might be getting coal in my stocking. Here are six "naughty" things we did that are a little more interesting ...

Live Nativity Christmas Event in Northport

With Christmas break beginning this week, there's a lot of free time with the kiddos outside of shopping and cookie-baking. Looking for something to do? Take your kids to an authentic Christmas Nativity musical production with live animals and dancers on an 80-foot stage...

Santa’s 95.3 The Bear Naughty List

I don't serve as Santa, but I got a sneak peek at his Naughty List this year for Christmas ... and let me just tell you .... there are some NAUGHHHTTTYYY folks around 95.3 The Bear. Now, I'm not trying to ruin it for everybody, but it's best if they know early that they'll be getting chicken gizzards in their stocking...

A Look Back at ‘The Game That Changed The South’

In the spirit of Alabama playing Washington on Dec. 31st, 2016 in the Peach Bowl - I thought it would be fitting to bring up 'The Game That Changed the South.' With one win, Alabama changed the perception of college football in the South forever...

New Poll: America’s Favorite Christmas Carol

America's most popular Christmas carol was released, according to a new poll. Apparently, they just don't write Christmas carols like they used to back in 1818 because "Silent Night" is ranked #1. The poll was conducted by the Saint Leo University Polling Institute, and the participants could pick between 46 options and could choose more than one...

Five Arguments Couples Have During the Holiday Season and How To Avoid Them

Here's something to help keep your relationship intact through the New Year - LOL. According to therapists, these are the five most common things couples fight about during the holidays. So keep in mind, you're not the only ones ... and remember it's the holiday season -- let's (try to) enjoy it...

How Much Time Did We Spend (Waste) On Our Phones This Year?

I'll admit it - I'm addicted to my phone. If you text me and don't hear back - there's a REALLY good chance I'm ignoring you because my phone is always around. Whether it's a call, text, SOCIAL MEDIA, etc - I check my phone WAY too many times to count in a day...