Fran Charles

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Fran Charles
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Fran Charles (born October 19, 1968) is an American

television personality formerly for MLB Network, formerly for NFL Network
.

Career

Charles attended

Columbia School of Journalism
.

Charles began his career in broadcasting in

.

Charles served as the

blow-by-blow announcer for the HBO Sports series Boxing After Dark from 2000 to 2007 and has also worked on KO Nation, HBO Pay-Per-View Boxing and World Championship Boxing
.

From 2002 to 2006, Charles was the host of the weekly golf show, PGA Tour Sunday on USA Network, serving as lead anchor for studio segments during PGA Tour events.

Charles was also an anchor and reporter for NBC Sports, where he anchored the weekend Sportsdesk show and provided live reports and interviews for NBA on NBC. He also anchored sports at WNBC in New York City while working for NBC Sports.

At the start of the 2006 season, Charles joined

NFL GameDay Final, joining Steve Mariucci, Deion Sanders and Michael Irvin to review each Sunday’s action with highlights, interviews, and analysis from each game. During that time, he also co-hosted NFL Network’s Thursday Night Kickoff Presented by Sears from Los Angeles alongside analysts Kurt Warner, Sterling Sharpe, Jay Glazer, Brian Billick and Jim Mora. He was also a studio host for NFL Network's coverage of the Arena Football League
.

Charles was portrayed in EA Sports' Madden NFL 10 as the main host of “The Extra Point”, a weekly recap show that broke down the highs and lows in a network-style show. Alex Flanagan was his co-host.

Charles made his MLB Network debut as studio host during the 2013 World Baseball Classic on March 9.[1] On February 20, 2023, it was reported that Charles had been let go by MLB Network.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Fran Charles joins MLB Network's On-Air Talent Lineup". News. MLB.com. March 4, 2013.
  2. ^ Lucia, Joe (February 20, 2023). "Scott Braun, Fran Charles, Stephen Nelson all reportedly out at MLB Network".

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