{"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 someinvolvement with since the 1980’s. His passion and opinions are front and center, whether reflecting onhis first sports media job when he was a tween, to his chance encounter with Elvis (THEE, not Joe). Withmore than 4,000 radio shows to his credit, the 2025 Tennessee Sportswriters Hall of Fame inductee isn’tslowing down and soon could add author to his resume. AMONG THE TOPICS: MEETING THE BEARAND THE STARE, WHY “BALLPARK” AND OTHER ALIASES, A 5-WEEK HEISMAN STREAK AND WHY A104.9 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}