Chris Plank will host is daily radio show live from the Hilton Lincoln Centre on Friday, October 12, 2012 from 2PM-6PM as he breaks down the OU/tx match-up.
Sooner fans will recognize Plank as OU's new sideline reporter and Tulsa-area Sooners know him as the voice of The Buzz (1430/1300AM).
About his new position at OU, Chris says: "I am beyond humbled for this opportunity. I have so much
respect for Bob Stoops and Sooner Football. After working the Spring
Game it felt natural to work with Toby and I am excited to be a part of
his first year as the Voice of the Sooners. I can't describe the amount of energy and hard work I'm going to put
into this. Sooner Fans deserve the best it means a lot to me to be a
part of the broadcast crew."
Plank has been with Clear Channel since 1997. Clear Channel owns the
AM1430, AM1300 and KMOD, the station that carries Sooner football. He
co-hosts the Big Show each weekday from 2-6 p.m., on the AM stations. He also has done play-by-play and sideline reporting for Cox
Communications on statewide broadcasts and has served as the
play-by-play radio announcer for both Jenks and Bixby High School.
Plank's previous experience with Oklahoma broadcasts included
play-by-play work on the women's basketball game against Georgia in 2009
and a men's game against Gonzaga in 2010, along with sideline duties at
the 2011 spring game. For two years, he was the host of the nationally syndicated Third Shift
on Fox Sports Radio. That show was fed to 200 affiliates.
Plank graduated from Tulsa in 1997. His is married (Sarah) and has two children (Will and Emma).
