{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Second Cup of Joe...and John","title":"Johnny “Ballpark” Franks – President & CEO Franks Media","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f367ae2a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2499,"description":"You would be hard pressed to find a Middle Tennessee sports entity that Johnny hasn’t had some\ninvolvement with since the 1980’s. His passion and opinions are front and center, whether reflecting on\nhis first sports media job when he was a tween, to his chance encounter with Elvis (THEE, not Joe). With\nmore than 4,000 radio shows to his credit, the 2025 Tennessee Sportswriters Hall of Fame inductee isn’t\nslowing down and soon could add author to his resume. AMONG THE TOPICS: MEETING THE BEAR\nAND THE STARE, WHY “BALLPARK” AND OTHER ALIASES, A 5-WEEK HEISMAN STREAK AND WHY A\n104.9 DEGREE FEVER DIDN’T KILL HIM.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/pfNPpj4ZUPWLhWC1i74yfPMoa2udOEy_-INp3cfR-eo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQwMDQ5LzE2Nzk0/MzYwNDgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}