Eric Franke Biography
Erick Franke is an American journalist is currently working as a Sports Anchor and Reporter at WISC-TV. Before, he was working as a WKJG-TV (NBC) as a managing director.
Eric Franke Education
Franke went to R. Nelson Snider High School. While in high school ended, he served as the sports editor of his school paper, and sports anchor for the school’s weekly news program. He later joined Indiana University in Bloomington, where he walked-on to the football team in 1992, and graduated in 1995 with double majors in Telecommunications and History, with a minor in French.
Eric Franke Career
Franke’s journalism career started way back in 1989, with a two-night-a-week internship at WANE-TV, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He wrote copies for a few sports highlights and edit them each night. This was when his passion for broadcasting had been ignited.
After graduating from Indiana University, he got an internship, at powerhouse NBC affiliate KSDK-TV in St. Louis. He worked closely with future ESPN anchor Trey Wingo, and St. Louis mainstays Mike Bush and reporter Frank Cusumano. Later, he returned to Fort Wayne in the summer of 1996 to look for another job. The first job he got was as a morning producer at WKJG-TV (NBC) in Fort Wayne. Additionally, he worked in this position for six months before he was promoted to 10 pm producer.
Also, he has been a fill-in anchor for sports. In 1997 he was able to obtain his first full-time on-air job as a weekend sports anchor in Madison, Wisconsin at CBS affiliate WISC-TV. Within six months he took over the weekday sports anchoring role, and within two years assumed the helm as Sports Director of the WISC-TV.
Eric Franke Age
Franke was born in Fort Wayne. Details about his date of birth are not available hence it is not known when he celebrates his birthday. Updates on this will be done soon.
Eric Franken Family
Eric was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born to his parents whose names are not yet disclosed. His father was a doctor. He passed away in 2002 after battling cancer. He has four siblings. Franke does not really talk about his family. He prefers to keep his family affairs very private and away from the media.
Eric Franke Wife
Just like his career, Eric has a successful marriage. He has been married to his wife Kim for a long time. The two are blessed with two sons Jordan and Hunter. When not working, Eric loves spending time with his family doing pretty much anything. He loves traveling and showing his two boys as much of the world as he can. The family owns a yellow Labrador Retriever named Tate.
Eric Franke Body Measurements
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- Body Shape: Medium
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- Hair Color: Light Brown
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Eric Franke WISC-TV
Franke took WISC-TV sports department to new heights, covering 8 bowl games, 7 NCAA tournaments, a Final Four, a Heisman Trophy presentation, and much more. In the spring of 2005, he assumed the role of primary 6 pm and 10 pm anchor at WISC-TV. In October 2015, as the station expanded newscasts, Franke added the role of 5 pm anchor.
He has regularly been involved in a number of local charities, but since losing his father to cancer in 2002, he has put much focus on his charity work on the University of Wisconsin’s Carbone Cancer Center. Since 2008, he has emceed Sparkle of Hope, an event that has raised over a million dollars to help fight cancer.
Also, he has been a key figure in the station’s ongoing project Time For Kids, which focuses on such issues as bullying, childhood nutrition, and healthy lifestyles. Eric’s work has been honored with multiple regional Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Awards, the Wisconsin Broadcast Association, the Associated Press, Madison Magazine, The Isthmus weekly newspaper, The Wisconsin State Journal, and the Northwest Broadcast News Association.
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Franke is currently the Primary News Anchor at WISC-TV. She joined the TV station in 1997 as a Sports Anchor and Reporter. He worked in this position for 2 years and 1 month. Later, Franke was promoted to Sports Director in August 1999. He served as the sports director for 5 years 10 months till May 2005. Eric later became the Primary News Anchor for WISC-TV in May 2005 till present. Prior to this, he was the morning producer at WKJG-TV (NBC) in Fort Wayne. Within six months, he was promoted to 10 pm producer.
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