NBC4's live sports show The Challenge, hosted by award-winning Sports Anchor Fred Roggin, airs every week following Sunday Night Football on NBC4.
Co-hosted with AM 570 radio personality Petros Papadakis, the 30-minute show features sports highlights and live interviews with athletes, and features a different "Hero of the Night" each week to salute the many men and women across Southern California who serve our community.
The 2021-2022 season includes heroes from law enforcement, firefighters, education, the medical community, military and others who work tirelessly to care for the community, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stay tuned for a different hero featured every Sunday night through January 9, 2022.
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Sunday, September 12: Fred Osorio, Inglewood Police Officer https://www.nbclosangeles.com/on-air/challenge-hero-of-the-night-officer-fred-osorio/2691395/
Sunday, September 19: Shannon Sullivan, La Verne Police Corporal https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/challenge-hero-of-the-night-la-verne-police-corporal-shannon-sullivan/2697982/
Sunday, September 26: Dr. John Bigley, Area Medical Director at Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/the-challenge-hero-of-the-night-dr-john-bigley/2702848/
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Sunday, October 3: Jill Canales, Breastlink Orange County https://www.nbclosangeles.com/on-air/challenge-hero-of-the-night-jill-canales/2706068
Sunday, October 10: Vivian Chan, American Cancer Society https://www.nbclosangeles.com/on-air/the-challenge-hero-of-the-night-vivian-chan/2711639/
Sunday, October 17: Dr. Robert Goldberg, Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/challenge-hero-of-the-night-dr-robert-and-elise-goldberg/2720045/
Sunday, October 24: UC Irvine Medical Student Nora Nabi https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/the-challenge-hero-of-the-night-nora-nabi/2730590/
Sunday, October 31: Ricky Washington, LA County Fire Department https://www.nbclosangeles.com/on-air/the-challenge-hero-of-the-night-ricky-washington/2743136/
Sunday, November 7: Dr. Reginald Jones, Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/challenge-hero-of-the-night-reginald-jones/2760909/
Sunday, November 14: Dr. Beatrice Quezada, Baldwin Park Medical Center https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/challenge-hero-of-the-night-dr-beatrice-quezada/2759373/
Sunday, November 21: Los Angeles County Firefighters Neil Polakovic, Chris Cullen and Andrew Marquez https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/the-challenge-hero-of-the-night-la-county-fire-department/2764594/
Sunday, December 5: LA City Firefighter Aaron King https://www.nbclosangeles.com/on-air/the-challenge-hero-of-the-night-aaron-king/2773415/
