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President/General Manager - SportsNOLA.com 
Born and raised in the New Orleans area, Ken Trahan has been a sports media fixture in the community for 35 years. Having accumulated national awards/recognition (National Football Foundation, College Hall of Fame, Professional Bowlers Tour) and many state and local awards for his work in the field, Ken currently serves as Sports Director of WGSO, 990 AM and hosts award-winning shows, including Ken Trahan's Original Prep Football Report and The Three Tailgaters Show with Ed Daniels and Archie Manning. Ken was inducted into the De La Salle High School Hall of Fame on January 30, 2010, receiving the Brother Ambrose LeBlanc, FSC Community Service Award for his outstanding service to the sports community and for his coverage of De La Salle and high school sports. In January of 2012, Ken was honored by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association with the prestigious Prep Journalism Award, symbolic of the Prep Journalist of the Year in the state of Louisiana for 2011. Along with serving as the President and General Manager of SportsNOLA.com, Ken hosts SportsNola TV Monday evenings at 6 p.m. on WHNO, Channel 20. Ken is also the General Manager and Chairman of the Board of the Saints Hall of Fame Museum in the Superdome. Ken also writes a monthly column for the Kenner Star, the West Bank Beacon and The Gathering publications and serves as a member of the Media Selection Committee of the Allstate Sugar Bowl while emceeing several Allstate Sugar Bowl events. Ken is a Vice President and emcee of the Greater New Orleans Quarterback Club weekly luncheons as well. While serving as Assistant Athletic Director at the University of New Orleans (2001-2006), Ken conceived, organized and helped raise the money to name Privateer Park after former UNO baseball coach and athletic director Ron Maestri. Among Ken's ministry efforts, Ken works as a Director for Life Resources Sports Ministries and helps conduct faith-based weekly Bible study/luncheons, produces and co-hosts the Life Resources Bottom Line Sports Hour with Michael Green on WGSO, and produces and hosts the radio ministry for Williams Blvd. Baptist Church titled Walking in the Word at 5:30 Monday-Friday on WBSN, 89.1 F.M. Ken is an ordained deacon and has previously conducted Bible studies for the New Orleans Zephyrs and at the University of New Orleans. Ken also served as an Area Director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. As a play-by-play broadcaster, Ken has done radio or television for the New Orleans Saints (radio-preseason 1995-1999), New Orleans Zephyrs (radio and television-1993-2000), New Orleans VooDoo (2011-Present), New Orleans Night (radio-1991-1992), UNO (radio and television-1982-1994, 2001-2006), Tulane football and basketball (television-1982-1998), Loyola Basketball (radio-2007-Present), Delgado basketball and baseball (2010-Present), Professional Boxing (television-1982-1989) and prep football, basketball and baseball (radio and television-1978-Present). Ken has hosted various television shows and previously served as Program Director at both WTIX, 690 AM and WGSO, 990 AM. A graduate of Loyola University (B.A.-Communications) in New Orleans and Archbishop Rummel High School (Metairie), Ken resides in Kenner with Denise, his wife of over 26 years, and their children Sabrina (22), a senior at LSU and Travis (18), a freshman at Loyola. Ken's Links Ken Trahan's Blogs |
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