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17 Facts About Fred Roggin

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Frederick Jay Roggin was born on May 6,1957 and is an American sports anchor currently with Los Angeles sports radio station KLAC.

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Fred Roggin is best known for his career at KNBC-TV.

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Fred Roggin served as a host for NBC Sports coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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Fred Roggin has a national profile, doing occasional work for NBC Sports.

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Fred Roggin joined KNBC in December 1980, coming from KPNX in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Fred Roggin had lived in Calabasas, California, with his wife Richel, a writer, along with their three children.

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Fred Roggin had done taped sports scores and highlight recaps for NBC's early morning newscasts, which aired on NBC's Early Today and MSNBC's First Look, along with a separate segment for Morning Joe.

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Fred Roggin co-hosted the interactive TV show GSN Live on GSN weekdays from 3 PM to 6 PM ET with Debra Skelton until he left the show on July 2,2009.

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Fred Roggin started another one of his dreams in 2009, by presenting a game show called The Money List, which was recorded in the UK at The London Studios.

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From 2009 - 2013, Roggin hosted the NBC show "The Filter with Fred Roggin" which starred Melissa Rivers, Charlotte Laws, Debra Wilson, Leo Terrell and Amy Alkon.

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On September 22,2014, The Fred Roggin Show launched on KFWB in Los Angeles, branded as The Beast 980.

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Fred Roggin's show was on the air up until KFWB's sports talk format was discontinued on March 1,2016.

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Fred Roggin continues to work in radio along with former National Football League quarterback Rodney Peete on KLAC's afternoon sports show Roggin and Rodney.

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On December 4,2023, Fred Roggin announced that he would return to television on KMIR-TV, the NBC affiliate in Palm Springs.

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Fred Roggin anchors The Roggin Report, which is a new 6:30 pm program focusing on the news topic of the day featuring reaction and discussion in a fresh new format.

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The Fred Roggin Report debuted on January 2,2024, on KMIR-TV.

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Fred Roggin continues to do the Fred Roggin and Rodney radio program from his home in Palm Springs.