Meet the Team
Executive
Publisher
Greg has overseen Bear Insider's daily activities since he purchased rights to the website in 2017. A life-long Cal fan, he has been a donor and season ticket-holder for Cal football and basketball for almost 30 years. During the Ben Braun era, he worked as a writer covering basketball. Outside of Bear Insider, Greg has served in a variety of senior executive roles within leading game companies including Electronic Arts, Eidos Interactive and Rumble Entertainment. Greg graduated from Cal in 1989 with a degree in political economics and lives in Menlo Park with his wife and two kids.
Staff
Editor in Chief
Jim has been with Bear Insider since 2003. He's covered Cal Athletics with an emphasis on football, basketball and recruiting for over two decades. Jim is a Cal grad (Class of ’88). His wife Susan is also a Cal grad (Class of '89) and he has three kids - two who are also recent Cal grads ('22 and '24) and a daughter in grad school. He has followed Cal football and basketball since childhood in the early 70s and has been on the NFL and ACC Networks and several ESPN, Fox Sports and local radio and podcast outlets providing Cal football analysis.
Contributor
Mike played quarterback for the Golden Bears from 1987-1991, graduating with a degree in communications. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and went on to play in the NFL, CFL, and XFL. Mike is currently the host of Gridiron Outdoors on Outdoor Channel, a color commentator for Cal football on Comcast SportsNet and Fox Sports Net, and owner of Pawlawski Sports, LLC. He lives with his wife and kids in Northern California.
Staff Writer
Rod was a former Cal basketball player from 2002 to 2006 and a professional player in the NBA D-League and in international competition from 2006 to 2018. He is also a recently published author with his book, Different Dude. Rod has done blogs and podcasts with Bear Insider since 2023.
Staff Writer
Bradley has covered recruiting, football and basketball and has been writing with Bear Insider since 2022. He is a graduate of West Virginia University in December 2020 in business and has a masters in Sports Management in December 2024. He also works with Sideline Sport Network, Gig Em Gazette, the Jacksonville Jaguars, Florida Citrus Sports and UCF Athletics.
Interns
Intern
Cal student, Bear Insider intern and aspiring sports media journalist