Roger Wallace

Roger has been Sports Director at KXAN since April 1995. He anchors the 6 and 10 p.m. weekday sports and co-anchors the Sunday Sports Section Sunday nights at 10:30 p.m. He began his career as weekend Sports Anchor at KSBY-TV in San Luis Obispo, California.

What's your name?
Roger Wallace

What's your position?
Sports Director/Sports Anchor

When did you start at KXAN?
April 1995

What was your most memorable story?
UT Beating USC at the Rose Bowl for the 2005 National Championship

How did you get started in TV?
I did an internship after graduating at WXFL (now WFLA), the NBC station in Tampa. I got my first on-air job in San Luis Obispo, CA, following the internship.

Where did you go to college?
Indiana University 1985

What's your hometown?
Oxford, Ohio

Who has been the most influential person in your life? 
My father has been the most influential person in my life. He was such a strong personality in my life without being overbearing. He let all four of his children make their own choices and only offered advice when it was asked of him. We lost him in March of '06, and while it still hurts, there are so many lessons that I learned, and so many times catching myself trying to think like him, and according to my wife, sounding like him, that his influence lives on.
 
What's your favorite band or musician?
Jimmy Buffett

Tell us about your family.
I married my wife, Tammi, in December of 1988. We have two girls, Caroline (7/96) and Olivia (12/03).

You can e-mail Roger at Roger.Wallace@kxan.com .