Dean Blevins Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Dean Blevins is an American journalist best known for playing Sports anchor and sports director in News 9 Sports.

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Best Known For:The television show News 9 Sports

Breakthrough:Played quarterback for the University of Oklahoma's 1974 and 1975 national championship football teams

10 Quick Facts About Dean Blevins

Full Name: Dean Blevins
Nationality: American
Profession: News anchor and sportscaster
Known For: The television show News 9 Sports
Current Role: Sports director
Birth Year: 1955
Gender: Male
Specialization: Sports Journalist, News Anchor / Newscaster, and Commentator / Analyst
Media Level: Local
Employer Type: TV Station

Dean Blevins Age

Dean Blevins is about 71 years old as of 2026. Dean Blevins was born in 1955.

Education

He attended University of Oklahoma.

University of Oklahoma
- Period: 1974–1977

Career & Work

Dean Blevins' career includes news and reporting roles with KWTV-News 9, a news outlet and KOCO-TV.

Organization: KWTV-News 9

Role: Sports director

Period: 2001–2025

Details: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Led the sports department after joining the station in 1997; announced his retirement in February 2025, effective July 1, 2025.

Organization: KWTV-News 9

Role: Sports anchor

Period: 1997–2001

Details: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Began his long tenure with the station before becoming sports director.

Role: College football broadcaster

Period: 1989–2001

Organization: KOCO-TV

Role: Lead sports anchor

Period: 1988–1993

Details: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Role: Co-host of Sportscene

Period: 1986–1988

Details: Tulsa, Oklahoma

Organization: KRMG

Role: Basketball broadcaster

Period: 1984

Details: Tulsa, Oklahoma · Called Tulsa basketball games.

Rise to Fame

Dean Blevins rose to prominence for his role on the television show News 9 Sports.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes News 9 Sports and Sportscene.

TV Show: News 9 Sports (Sports anchor and sports director, 1997-2025) — Oklahoma City sports television coverage
TV Show: Sportscene (Co-host, 1986-1988) — Tulsa cable television sports program

Notable Coverage

Oklahoma college sports coverage - KWTV-News 9 - Long-running Oklahoma sports reporting and commentary
College football television broadcasting - ABC, CBS and ESPN - Participated in college football broadcasting from 1989 to 2001

Awards & Achievements

Emmy Awards — National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences — Two Emmy Awards for broadcasting
Oklahoma Sportscaster of the Year — National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association — Eight-time recipient
Distinguished Alumni Award — University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication — 2014 — Career achievements
Bob Hersom Award — March of Dimes — 2017 — Outstanding journalism
Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame — University of Central Oklahoma — 2025 — Sports journalism career