Pete Franklin (1928 - November 23, 2004), nicknamed "The King", was an American sports talk radio host who worked in San Francisco, Cleveland and New York. The zenith of Franklin's career came when he hosted "Sportsline" on 50,000-watt Cleveland AM station WWWE ("3WE") 1100-AM from 1972 to 1987. Arguably the most popular host on the mainly-MOR oriented station, Franklin was popular based on his gruff demeanor and his rude banter toward callers. Wikipedia
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