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Ron Futrell

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Liberty! 8NewsNow Sports anchor/reporter. Proud winner of ZERO Emmy awards! #LasVegas #Vegas Sanity dies in silence.

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Ron Futrell’s Biography

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Ron has worked in local TV news and radio for more than 4 decades.
KSAK Radio Walnut, CA 1975
KSXX Radio SLC, UT 1979-1981
KTVX TV (ABC) SLC, UT 1979-1982
KNDO TV (NBC) Yakima, WA 1982-1984
KTNV TV (ABC) Las Vegas, NV 1984-2008
KLAS TV (CBS) Las Vegas, NV 2016- current

Ron has covered everything from the Hagler/Hearns fight (1985) to UNLV Basketball's National Championship to Super Bowls, World Series', NHL Finals, and NBA Championships.

Ron Futrell’s Journalist Portfolio

Ron Futrell reports on Las Vegas gymnasts getting set for Nationals. May 12, 2022

Ron Futrell reports on Las Vegas gymnasts getting set for Nationals. May 12, 2022

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Ron Futrell, 8NewsNow sportscast, Formula One coming to Las Vegas race in Nov. 2023 - May 9, 2022

Ron Futrell, 8NewsNow sportscast, Formula One coming to Las Vegas race in Nov. 2023 - May 9, 2022

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Ron Futrell reports, Holyfield vs. Tyson II Ear Bite Fight Night June 1997 (Part 1 of 2)

Ron Futrell reports, Holyfield vs. Tyson II Ear Bite Fight Night June 1997 (Part 1 of 2)

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Ron Futrell Sportscast Raiders and UNLV Rebels Sept 1, 2021

Ron Futrell Sportscast Raiders and UNLV Rebels Sept 1, 2021

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Ron Futrell reports from the Pro Bowl news conference. Feb 2, 2022

Ron Futrell reports from the Pro Bowl news conference. Feb 2, 2022

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Ron Futrell previews Raiders vs. Chargers. Jan 5, 2022

Ron Futrell previews Raiders vs. Chargers. Jan 5, 2022

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Articles

UFO film ‘Sleeping Dog’ releases amid disclosure push

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By John Forest, Ron Futrell Verified
| KLAS-TV (Las Vegas, NV) Verified
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The new UFO movie “Sleeping Dog” (available on Prime Video and Apple TV) is the latest to take advantage of the boom in interest for alien and UFO disclosure from the government. It stars Jeremy Corbell and is directed by Michael Lazovsky.
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New UFO film, disclosures boost alien interest | KLAS

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By John Forest, Ron Futrell Verified
| Flipboard
9 hours ago Formula 1 is to race in Las Vegas until at least 2037 after extending its contract with the city by 10 years. The first race in Las Vegas in 2023 was the culmination of 40 years of on and off attempts to secure a race there that incorporated the famous Strip into the track layout. F1 was so …
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Las Vegas athletics ballpark construction update – May 19, 2026

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By Sean D. O’Donnell, Ron Futrell Verified
| KLAS-TV (Las Vegas, NV) Verified
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The new stadium for the Las Vegas Aces is taking shape on the Strip, and so is the human infrastructure needed for the team’s move in 2028. Leaders of the team’s relocation program went before the Clark County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday to provide an update about where things stand. “Fifty-six current A’s and Legends employees are based in Las Vegas, and if we’d had this meeting a year ago, that would have been two.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Talk show host on radio - SLC, UT

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yep, manual. Poorly

How is social media changing news?

tail wagging the dog.

Awards

Voted Best Sportscaster in Las Vegas by readers of the Las Vegas Review Journal

Never won a broadcasting award, and never want to.