Fred Faour
American author and radio personality (1964–2024)
Fred Faour (December 18, 1964 – March 14, 2024) was an American author, gambler and sports radio talk show host in Houston, Texas. Faour was a co-host on KFNC's flagship show "The Blitz" until August, 2021. Fred was previously the editor of SportsMap Houston and was a sports editor at the Houston Chronicle. He also ran Mattress Mack's defunct Houston Sports site, gallerysports.com. He hosted a podcast called FalconCast and was lead singer of the band Dead Money.
Life and career
Faour was introduced into sports journalism by his parents. His late father (also named Fred Faour) worked on the Houston Chronicle sports desk for 29 years, and his mother, Pat Monych, was the first female sports editor in Texas in the early 1970s at the Texas City Sun.
Faour began his career by answering phones in the Chronicle sports department at age 16 in 1981. He then worked the agate desk five nights a week while going to college at the University of Houston. After graduating in 1987, Faour was hired as a full-time copy editor, and later promoted to Sunday sports editor in 1989.
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