Ron Franklin, ESPN Announcer, Yanked From Broadcast for Sexist Remarks

by Milton Kent

Filed under: Sports Business and Media

Ron Franklin, one of ESPN's best known college sports announcers, reportedly was taken off the company's radio broadcast of the Fiesta Bowl after he allegedly referred to a female colleague as "sweetcakes," and then with a vulgarity during a production meeting.

Sports by Brooks reported Sunday that Franklin, who does college football and basketball telecasts, referred to sideline reporter Jeannine Edwards as "sweetcakes" when she attempted to join in a conversation during a production meeting Saturday. When Edwards took umbrage at the remark, he then allegedly used the term "a--hole."

According to Sports by Brooks, Franklin, who was scheduled to do play-by-play on ESPN Radio's coverage of the Fiesta Bowl Sunday, was taken off the radio broadcast and replaced with Dave Lamont.

The blog reported that Franklin, Edwards and analysts Ed Cunningham and Rod Gilmore were all part of a production meeting before Friday's telecast of the Chick-Fil-A Bowl in Atlanta. Franklin, Cunningham and Gilmore were reportedly discussing the fact that Gilmore's wife had recently been elected mayor of Alameda, Calif,, when Edwards, who reportedly was not part of the original conversation, attempted to join in.

 

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