
The Hot Seat
The Hot Seat airs every Sunday at 11 AM on Albany's home for New York Sports 104.5 The Team WTMM. Vinny Fredericks brings you the hottest takes and the hottest headlines in the world of sports each week. You'll feel Vinn

Hosted by 104.5 The Team · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 53 episodes
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Vinny Fredericks brings you the hottest takes, the hottest topics, and the hottest headlines around the world of sports
104.5 The Team hosts The Hot Seat, a sports show with 53 episodes published.

The Hot Seat airs every Sunday at 11 AM on Albany's home for New York Sports 104.5 The Team WTMM. Vinny Fredericks brings you the hottest takes and the hottest headlines in the world of sports each week. You'll feel Vinn

The Hot Seat airs every Sunday at 11 AM on Albany's home for New York Sports 104.5 The Team WTMM. Vinny Fredericks brings you the hottest takes and the hottest headlines in the world of sports each week. You'll feel Vinn


Enjoy our show from 4-19! Talking all things NBA playoffs, MLB, and UAlbany baseball with Coach Bam Bam

Enjoy our show from 4-12! Recapping The Masters, NBA playoffs, and catch up with UAlbany baseball's Jon Mueller

Enjoy our show from 4-5! All things march madness, MLB, and catching up with UAlbany's Jon Mueller!


Enjoy our show from 3-22! Talking all things first two rounds of March Madness and catching up with UAlbany baseballs Jon Mueller

Enjoy our show from Sunday 3/15! Lots of College hoops, WBC, and catching up with UAlbany baseball's Jon "Bam Bam" Mueller

World baseball classic, NCAA basketball, the latest around the NBA, and more on The Hot Seat with Vinny Fredericks

Check out our episode from 3-1! Previewing March Madness, an NBA weekend recap, and the hottest headlines in sports!

Check out our show from 2-1! Previewing the NBA trade deadline, Super Bowl, and more with Jon "Bam Bam" Mueller

Vinny and John recap the NFL divisional round so far and check in with UAlbany baseball head coach Jon "Bam Bam" Mueller!

First Hot Seat of 2026!! Lots of NFL and college football and all the latest buzz in MLB free agency!


Check out our show from 12/21! With UAlbany baseball head coach Jon Mueller and intern John Vilca back from college!

After an absolutely insane week in the world of sports Vinny breaks down all the biggest headlines, previews College Football Playoffs and the NBA cup finals, as well as a massive week 15 in the NFL!!

Vinny Fredericks is back with everything around week 13 in the NFL, all the latest in college football, and a conversation with our good friend UAlbany baseball head coach Jon Bam Bam Mueller

Vinny Fredericks back with another Hot Seat breaking down week 12 in the NFL, a massive weekend in local sports, breaking news out of the NBA and college sports, and he is joined by good friend of the program UAlbany bas

Vinny Fredericks back previewing a loaded week 10 slate in the NFL, the latest in the world of college football, and updates on both NBA and college hoops
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The Hot Seat is hosted by 104.5 The Team. The show is categorised under sports (news) and has published 53 episodes.
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