Orlando Magic HQ (originally founded as Orlando Magic Rumors) was founded by Anthony Velez in 2010. Anthony started the Instagram account looking for a way to engage with other Magic fans that were equally as passionate for the team as he was. He enjoyed graphic design, so Instagram provided him with a way to create content that would allow Magic fans to stay informed with the latest Magic rumors and updates while also being able to interact with other Magic fans. As the years went on, the Instagram account has gained popularity among Magic fans and it has become one of the most popular Orlando Magic centric accounts on Instagram. It has become a destination for Magic fans to go to whenever they want to find the latest news and updates, trade rumors, game day updates, and pretty much anything to do with the Magic.
About Us
ORLANDO MAGIC HQ’S JOURNEY
Fast forward to 2019, Al Grullon approached Anthony and others with an idea to start an Orlando Magic podcast. The idea was to start a podcast that would provide Magic fans with the latest news and updates, but also authentic commentary from real fans who share a passion for the team. The idea came to realization in November 2019 and that is when The OZone Podcast launched. The podcast has gained a tremendous amount of popularity since then and we have had the honor to have some incredible guests join us, such as Dante Marchitelli, Cori Yarckin, Mackenzie Thirkill, Michael Carter-Williams, Wes Iwundu, Andrew Nicholson, Jeff Turner, David Steele, Darrell Armstrong, Bo Outlaw, Haseeb Fasihi aka Coach Hex, Keith Smith, Roy Parry, Josh Robbins, and many others. In January 2023, the OZone Podcast changed its name to the Orlando Magic HQ Podcast to better align with the Orlando Magic HQ brand.
In early 2021, Al joined Anthony officially as a member of the Orlando Magic HQ team to assist Anthony with the daily content updates of the Instagram page and officially create a new and improved Orlando Magic HQ brand. This would lead to new branding for the podcast and Orlando Magic HQ, the introduction of The OZone Podcast YouTube channel and the launch of OrlandoMagicHQ.com. The website will put together everything in one place for Magic fans and Orlando Magic HQ followers: Instagram and Twitter feed with the latest news and updates, authentic and original Magic articles, and the ability to listen to our podcast or to watch our YouTube channel content right from our website.
Innovation, originality, quality and most importantly our passion for the Orlando Magic unite us and pushes us every day to create and deliver the best to Magic fans. Our goal is to provide Magic fans with quality content in every way possible whether that is in writing, through our podcast or YouTube content, or via our social media updates on Twitter and Instagram.
Orlando Magic HQ and The OZone Podcast are not affiliated with the Orlando Magic or the NBA.
