August 20, 2008
Rich Gould
Sports Anchor
Rich Gould's passion for sports is what led him to pursue a career as a sports broadcaster. He is currently the Sports Director at CW11 News. As Sports Director, Rich produces sportscasts for the 9pm news and coordinates and schedules assignments for the Sports Reporters. He conceptualized and continues to hosts the "The Fan Show", a Sunday night sports program. Tired of "Guys, sitting on the sofa, rehashing games" The Fan Show is a tribute to St. Louis sports fans, featuring The Fan of the Week. The show broadcasts live from Club 7's at the Casino Queen, Sunday nights at 9:25 PM.
From 1980-1985 Rich was the Sports Director for the NBC affiliate WGEM-TV in Quincy, Illinois. He was responsible for producing sportscasts for the 6 and 10pm news. In 1985, he joined KRBK-TV in Sacramento as Sports Director. He then moved on to KPLR-TV in October 1987.
In 1988-89, Rich handled color and analysis on Cardinals Baseball away broadcasts, and he currently hosts interviews during CW 11 televised home games. Rich is devoted to Children's Miracle Network, a non-profit that benefits both St. Louis Children's Hospital and Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital. Rich holds a Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Journalism and minor in English from Evangel College in Springfield, Mo.
His other passions include television sports, golf, movies, playing the guitar and singing.
You can watch Rich Gould on CW 11 News weeknights at 9pm.
