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by FOXSports.com
Rhadigan came to Fox Sports Net from Dallas NBC affiliate KXAS-TV where he was a sports reporter and weekend sports anchor since 1990. He's won numerous broadcast awards, including a local Emmy for Best Sports Anchor, a Katie Award for Best Sports Feature, an Associated Press Best Sports Story award, a United Press International Best Sports Story award, and a National Headliners award.
While at KXAS-TV, Rhadigan also served as a reporter on the station's Texas Rangers telecasts and hosted the "Rangers/Stars Report" weekly magazine show. He was a regular contributor on KXAS-TV's Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars pregame shows and hosted the Rangers postgame show.
Before moving to Dallas, Rhadigan was a sports producer at Detroit CBS affiliate WJBK-TV, and a sports reporter/anchor at WJRT-TV in Flint, Mich. He also hosted local radio shows in Michigan.
A native of Brighton, Mich., Rhadigan earned a bachelor of arts degree in communications from Oakland (Michigan) University in 1983, where he was voted the school's Outstanding Male.
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Dana Larson is the weeknight anchor for Fox Sports Net's award-winning SOUTHWEST SPORTS REPORT. She also anchors FSN's HIGH SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT weekly magazine show and Friday night high school football scoreboard and highlight show HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD LIVE.
Larson joined Fox Sports Net in July 2002 after working 11/2 years at KXAN-TV in Austin. She started her broadcasting career in April 2000 as a weekend sports anchor/reporter for KWTX-TV in Waco.
She quickly has established herself as one of the region's top sportscasters. In 2003, Larson received her first award in only her fourth year in television, winning a Lone Star Emmy for Outstanding Sports Feature. She was recognized for her heartwarming story of Duncanville, Texas High School soccer player Michael Green, who was badly burned in a house fire as an infant.
Born in Denver and raised in Scottsdale, Ariz, Larson graduated Magna Cum Laude from Southern Methodist University in Dallas with a bachelor of arts degree in communications.
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Ric Renner is a weekend anchor and reporter for Fox Sports Net's award-winning SOUTHWEST SPORTS REPORT.
Known for his off-beat, humorous style, Renner has kept audiences and athletes laughing with his lighter-side approach since starting his broadcast career in 1987 in Lafayette, La. He joined Fox Sports Net in July 2003 from WJXX-TV in Jacksonville, Fla. where he spent three years as sports director and weekday anchor for the ABC affiliate.
Renner has worked at several stations in the Southwest, including KLMG-TV in Tyler, Texas (1990); KATC-TV in Lafayette, La. (1987-1990); and KLAX-TV in Alexandria, La (1988-89). Other sports anchor stops include WLAJ-TV in Lansing, Mich. (1990-92); KTVN-TV in Reno, Nev. (1992-93); WEAR-TV in Pensacola, Fla. (1993-95); WRGB-TV in Albany, N.Y. (1995-97); and WNAB-TV in Nashville, Tenn. (1997). He also spent three years (1996-98) hosting ESPN's "Out of Bounds" half-hour international sports blooper show.
Renner's broadcast experience includes an extensive radio background as a play-by-play announcer, sports talk show host and disc jockey at several stations across the country.
A graduate of Syracuse University's esteemed S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Renner holds a bachelor of science degree in speech communications/broadcast journalism.
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Emily Jones joined FSN Southwest in August 2004 as weekend anchor and weekday reporter on the network's nightly SOUTHWEST SPORTS REPORT.
The former sports director at KCBD-TV in Lubbock, Texas, teams with Ric Renner on the Saturday and Sunday SOUTHWEST SPORTS REPORT shows and files reports on the weeknight sportscasts.
Jones spent six years at Lubbock NBC affiliate KCBD before moving to FSN Southwest. She started as a news anchor, reporter and producer in September 1998 and was elevated to sports director in May 2001. She anchored the station's two nightly sportscasts and oversaw the sports department.
A native of Plainview, Texas, Jones graduated from Texas Tech University in 1998 with a bachelor of arts degree in broadcast journalism. She resides in Dallas.
Ordinal out of rangeE-mail Kevin Eschenfelder
Kevin Eschenfelder anchors Fox Sports Net's nightly SOUTHWEST SPORTS TONIGHT show and calls play-by-play on regional college football and basketball telecasts.
SOUTHWEST SPORTS TONIGHT is a 30-minute program that serves dual purposes. It functions as a pregame show on nights when Fox Sports Net televises one of its many regional pro events, and complements the SOUTHWEST SPORTS REPORT regional news show on non-event weeknights.
Eschenfelder started with Fox Sports Net's Southwest affiliate (known then as Home Sports Entertainment) in 1984 as a statistician while a senior at Dulles High School in Houston. He worked his way on-air in 1987 covering college basketball for HSE. While honing his broadcasting skills and developing an on-air style, Eschenfelder's day job was as program manager for regional sports network Prime Sports Rocky Mountain, whose programming and technical operations facility was based in Houston.
Eschenfelder has called play-by-play for Southland Conference football and basketball, Southwest Conference basketball, Big 12 Conference basketball, and Texas High School sports. In addition, he has filled in as analyst on FSN Astros telecasts.
Eschenfelder started his broadcast career while attending Alvin Community College. He was the voice of Alvin High School and the Yellow Jackets on campus radio station KACC. He also called play-by-play for Houston Baptist University, and spent four years (1988-92) as the radio play-by-play announcer for Rice University.
Eschenfelder received a bachelor's degree from the University of Houston in 1990. In 1999, he ran in his first Houston Marathon.
Member Comments
let me re-phrase since the block certain words, lol. Ric you know with a name like ererw11, that boy has to be one that likes other boys****). Lmao!
1rangerfan4u5/14/2009 16:09:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
Ric, i wouldn't worry about the comment from ererw11 because with a name like that, you know he has to be a biatch boy ****. I think he likes you and is jealous that he don't have a full head of hair like you and is unable to style it with the flair that you do plus he can't do what you're doing and getting the big bucks doing it like you do. He just gets stuck with the chump change he makes for being on his knees or bent over. Keep up the good work on FSN.
1rangerfan4u5/14/2009 16:02:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
Ric Renner is the biggest moron I have ever seen on any type of sports broadcasts. He knows nothing and is an embarrassment towards FSN and the Dallas Stars. Every time his voice plays through my tv speakers I hear nothing but ?My name is Ric and I am a **** with gay hair.? Come on FSNSW get rid of this idiot.
ererw112/14/2009 17:19:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
Personally, Ive listened to dozens of different announcers of several different teams, but by far, these two announcers are the most bias pair of retards that i have ever heard. I dont know who hired these guys, but judging by their job announcing the yankees/ rangers game on august 4th it seems they weren't told that other teams besides the rangers were involved. I can't believe that they actually were screaming when the rangers won after they whined about every single call that could have gone either way. Being forced to watch this game on the MLB package (because they didn't supply yes) was almost as bad as having to listen to Remdog talk about the red sox. You two really are terrible at your jobs. Be a professional, don't be fan, just announce the freckin game
Fuba7108/5/2008 20:49:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
As an out of market Yankees fan living in Pennslyvania, I found the several minute exchange during the Rangers broadcast of August 4th in which I was advised to switch to, "Wheel of Fortune," particularly insulting. I am only given one local broadcast for which I have paid extra and am only trying to enjoy the game. While I acknowledge the recent success of the Texas Rangers, these remarks were condesending, rude, and unfortunate. Such on air conduct, advising people not to watch the game, reflects poorly upon your network and is bad for baseball.
gruccimj8/5/2008 20:12:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
Well, the 5-A State Champions this year are the Trinity Trojans, and they come out of the Fort Worth/Dallas Area
Bryanlalik7/10/2008 19:52:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
I would like to know why the Smithson Valley vs. Madison Game in San Antonio is not the game of the week. Instead Fox Sports has decided to air two UNRANKED teams only because one of them is Odessa Permian!! Give me a break - Odessa Permian is dead and so is their MOJO! Sometimes Fox Sports needs to get out of the Dallas/Fort Worth area to see how good high school football really is - it's dying in Dallas.
JFrontz9/22/2007 10:19:00 AM(Report inappropriate content)
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