Pete Franklin, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPete Franklin
Sports Radio Talk Show Host
Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1927
Date of Death: 23-Nov-2004
Profession: radio personality
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Pete Franklin
- Pete Franklin (September 22, 1927 – November 23, 2004), nicknamed "The King" and "Pigskin Pete", was an American sports talk radio host who worked in Cleveland, New York and San Francisco.
- He is widely credited with pioneering the more aggressive, acerbic and attention-grabbing form of the genre, which has since been adopted by generations of sports media personalities, and bringing it to a multinational listening audience.
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