OKC Media Approval Ratings: Dean Blevins
Who he is: Dean Blevins
What he does: Sports Director for KWTV Channel 9
Why Approve: When you name the traditional "authorities" on OU football, there is a 70% chance that Dean Blevins is one of the first names to pop up. He still has enough solid inside connections that his information is pretty reliable and accurate, and unlike other "authorities" on OU football (see Eschbach, Al or Hale, James), he's not afraid to speak his mind. For example, he was one of the first media heads to call for Gary Gibbs head back in the mid 1990s, and he's not afraid to criticize the current coaching staff (see here). Also, as a former collegiate QB and basketball player, he does provide somewhat of a unique perspective on sports.
Why Disapprove: Unfortunately, Dean Blevins has somewhat become a caricature of himself. Around here, he's more known for fainting, urinating on the live radio and his obsession for making predictions via percentages. He's also known to be "” or at least used to be "” quite the ladies man. I won't mention anything specific, but read between the lines on this Q&A we did with a former back-up sports anchor.
Q: How does Mark Rodgers like his coffee? And can you ask Mark Rodgers how Dean Blevins likes his coffee?
A: Mark doesn't drink coffee, only juice boxes. He says Dean takes his coffee "with tits." Not sure what that means, but I'm pretty sure you can't print it.
If we're going to write that, I guess it should be noted that Dean and Mark Rodgers are not very good friends. From what we've heard, Dean got mad when Mark left for Channel 5. That's not very cool. Anyway, vote after the jump on whether you approve or disapprove of Dean Blevins.
Last Week's Results: Only 28% of Lost Ogle readers approved of NewsOK anchor guy Dave Morris. That's okay. We heard he bought some new Ed Hardy shirts to make himself feel better.
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