Dean Blevins
Encyclopedia
Dean Blevins is an American
sportscaster
. He is the main sportscaster for KWTV
, the CBS
affiliate in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
. He also is a co-host of an afternoon radio show on the Sports Animal called "The Total Dominance Hour."
. He has won "Sportscaster of the Year" eight times. He was voted one of the "Ten Best-Dressed Men in Sports" by Sport magazine
.
Blevins has announced college football and basketball games for 25 years, including 14 years for ABC, CBS, and ESPN. Some of his assignments included major bowl game
s as part of the Bowl Championship Series
. He also has done some PPV work for Fox Sports Net
. Blevins worked as the sports director for ABC affiliate KOCO-TV
in Oklahoma City from 1988 to 1994. Blevins joined KWTV in 1998, as the co-host of the then-newly created Sunday sports program The Final Score (which was reformatted as the current Oklahoma Sports Blitz in 2001); however in the spring of 2001, after the death of KWTV sports director Bill Teegins in a Colorado plane crash that killed nine other players and faculty members of Oklahoma State University, Blevins was appointed as Teegins' replacement as the station's sports director and lead sports anchor. Since 1985 he has hosted shows for recognizable sports personalities and coaches including Barry Switzer, Jerry Jones and Eddie Sutton. He hosts two weekly TV shows for Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops since 1999.
and was an all-state athlete in football
, basketball
, and track while in high school. He was voted the winner the "Oklahoma High School Athlete of the Year" by the Jim Thorpe Association
in 1974 and by the Oklahoma High School Coaches Association. Blevins then attended the University of Oklahoma
, where he played football and basketball. He played quarterback on the Associated Press
national championship
Oklahoma Sooners football
teams in 1974 and 1975 and on four Big 8 Conference championship teams from 1974-77. In 1975, he won the Jay Meyer award as the top scholar athlete at OU.
United States
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sportscaster
Sportscaster
In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
. He is the main sportscaster for KWTV
KWTV
KWTV-DT, virtual channel 9 , is the CBS-affiliated television station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; it is owned by Griffin Communications of Oklahoma City...
, the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...
. He also is a co-host of an afternoon radio show on the Sports Animal called "The Total Dominance Hour."
Broadcast career
He has been awarded two Emmy Awards for his journalismJournalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
. He has won "Sportscaster of the Year" eight times. He was voted one of the "Ten Best-Dressed Men in Sports" by Sport magazine
Sport magazine
SPORT magazine was an American sports magazine. Launched in September 1946 by the New York-based publisher, Macfadden Publications, SPORT pioneered the generous use of color photography – it carried eight full colour plates in its first edition – and almost immediately became half-bible, half-guru...
.
Blevins has announced college football and basketball games for 25 years, including 14 years for ABC, CBS, and ESPN. Some of his assignments included major bowl game
Bowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...
s as part of the Bowl Championship Series
Bowl Championship Series
The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of...
. He also has done some PPV work for Fox Sports Net
Fox Sports Net
The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :...
. Blevins worked as the sports director for ABC affiliate KOCO-TV
KOCO-TV
KOCO-TV, virtual channel 5 , is the ABC affiliate in the Oklahoma City television market. The station is owned by Hearst Television, Inc., but uses "Ohio/Oklahoma Hearst Television, Inc." as their end tag during their newscasts, the same licensing purpose corporation as sister Cincinnati, Ohio...
in Oklahoma City from 1988 to 1994. Blevins joined KWTV in 1998, as the co-host of the then-newly created Sunday sports program The Final Score (which was reformatted as the current Oklahoma Sports Blitz in 2001); however in the spring of 2001, after the death of KWTV sports director Bill Teegins in a Colorado plane crash that killed nine other players and faculty members of Oklahoma State University, Blevins was appointed as Teegins' replacement as the station's sports director and lead sports anchor. Since 1985 he has hosted shows for recognizable sports personalities and coaches including Barry Switzer, Jerry Jones and Eddie Sutton. He hosts two weekly TV shows for Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops since 1999.
Sports career
Blevins grew up in Norman, OklahomaNorman, Oklahoma
Norman is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is located south of downtown Oklahoma City. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, Norman was to have 110,925 full-time residents, making it the third-largest city in Oklahoma and the...
and was an all-state athlete in football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, and track while in high school. He was voted the winner the "Oklahoma High School Athlete of the Year" by the Jim Thorpe Association
Jim Thorpe Association
The Jim Thorpe Association is based in Oklahoma and is named in memory of multi-sport legend Jim Thorpe.-Jim Thorpe Award:The organization has awarded the Jim Thorpe Award to the top defensive back in college football since 1986....
in 1974 and by the Oklahoma High School Coaches Association. Blevins then attended the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
, where he played football and basketball. He played quarterback on the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
national championship
Mythical National Championship
A mythical national championship is a colloquial term used to question the validity of national championship recognition that is not explicitly competitive...
Oklahoma Sooners football
Oklahoma Sooners football
The Oklahoma Sooners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Oklahoma . The team is currently a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...
teams in 1974 and 1975 and on four Big 8 Conference championship teams from 1974-77. In 1975, he won the Jay Meyer award as the top scholar athlete at OU.