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Your A-List: Best Sportscaster
In a world where sports news can be found 24 hours a day on multiple cable channels, Ballou, who replaced former sports anchor Skip Baldwin, has made a name for himself in a brief time in the Austin market thanks to his dedication to local sports.
Upon Ballou’s hiring in August, KEYE news director Suzanne Black said: “Bob’s a very energetic guy. He has covered NBA championship teams, but the driving force for why we asked him to come work with us is his love of local sports.”
The NBA championship teams of which Black speaks are the San Antonio Spurs, as Ballou previously worked as a sports anchor and reporter for KENS, the CBS station in San Antonio. Beyond local sports, the University of Missouri-pedigreed journalist enjoys being involved in his church, working to help charities, and playing and watching sports, naturally.
And, yes, Bob Ballou is his given name, and he can prove it.
Others receiving votes:
- Mike Barnes, KVUE, 24 percent
- Roger Wallace, KXAN, 10 percent
- Dave Cody, KTBC, 4 percent
- Jeff Power, News 8 Austin, 2 percent
Write-ins: Dennis de la Pena, KTBC; Chad Hastings, formerly of KLBJ
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