SMU grad Franzke Joining Phillies' Broadcast Team

[MrMustang1965]

Scott Franzke is joining the Phillies radio broadcasting team, David Buck, Vice President, Advertising Sales, announced today.

The 33-year-old Franzke (FRAN-ski) will host the pre-game and post-game shows and do play-by-play for two innings on Phillies games aired on WPHT 1210 AM and the 21-station radio network.

A 1994 graduate (broadcast journalism degree) of Southern Methodist University, Franzke spent the last four years (2002-05) in his second tour of duty with the Texas Rangers as a full-time studio host of the pre- and post-game shows and fill-in play-by-play announcer on KRLD. He previously worked two seasons as the part-time pre- and post-game host for the Rangers (1997-98).

Franzke began his radio career as a talk show host with Prime Sports Radio, a national all-sports radio network based in Dallas, following graduation from SMU. He was the voice of the Kane County Cougars, a Class A affiliate of the Florida Marlins for three years (1999-2001) and he also covered the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, for Sporting News Radio.

During the last four off-seasons, Franzke handled sports reporting and sportscast assignments for KRLD.

Franzke won the 2003 Katie Award for best play-by-play sportscast from the Press Club of Dallas.

He and his wife, Lori, will relocate to the Philadelphia area.

Franzke joins Harry Kalas, Larry Andersen, Chris Wheeler and Scott Graham on the Phillies broadcasting team.

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[PonyPride]

I've had the pleasure of knowing Scott for years and working with him. He's a terrific writer and broadcaster, and will do a terrific job with the Phillies' broadcast .... if he and his wife survive the frigid Philly winter.

Good luck, Scott, and congratulations!

[tmustangp]

wow.. congrats to scott.. i got to work w/ him several times in the fall of 2004 w/ the aledo bearcats.. he is a very good guy and has a great pbp radio voice.. best of luck to him..

i had forgotten that he went to smu