Mark Ovenden (sportscaster)

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Mark Ovenden is an American sports news broadcaster based in South Dakota.

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Biography

Ovenden started his sportscasting career at WTVR-TV in Richmond, Virginia in 1976, [1] as a journalism major at the University of Richmond. [2] Afterward, Ovenden served as sportscaster for KSFY-TV and KELO-TV in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. [3] He served as sports director for KDLT-TV from 1996 to 2020. [3]

As of 2025, he hosts the daily sports talk show Calling All Sports, which broadcasts to 15 stations in South Dakota. [4]

Honors

Ovenden received the 2008 Tom Brokaw Award from the South Dakota Broadcasting Hall of Fame. [5] In 2023, he was inducted into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame, which dubbed him "the most recognizable face of sports in South Dakota." [3]

References

  1. ↑ "KDLT Sports Director | Station Info - Home". web.archive.org. 2015-11-15. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  2. ↑ "Mark Ovenden". Dakota News Now. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mark Ovenden - South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame". www.sdshof.com. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  4. ↑ "Shows | Calling All Sports". Sports Radio KWSN. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  5. ↑ "Tom Brokaw Award – South Dakota Broadcasting Hall of Fame" . Retrieved 2025-05-20.



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