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Ron Franklin

Posted on February 9th, 2022 Comments Off on Ron Franklin


Ron Franklin, former Channel 2 Sports Director and anchor for much of the 1980s passed away January 7, 2022. He was 79 years old.

After leaving KPRC-TV Ron became the voice of the Houson Oilers and the UT football and basketball Longhorns. Nationally, Franklin was perhaps best known for several decades at ESPN, where he served in different roles as a play-by-play announcer calling games and hosting shows.