According to a Sports Anchor at News Channel 5, Mark Howard, a long-time Nashville sports anchor and radio personality died Sunday. He was 65.
“We at @NC5 are sad to report that our longtime sports anchor and friend Mark Howard passed away at home early today,”Steve Laymen made the announcement in a Tweet Sunday. “Mark knew as much about sports in this market as anyone you’ll find and had a great sense of humor. It’s a huge loss to us and to sports fans around Tennessee.”
Howard was a well-known sports anchor for News Channel 5, where he worked for 20 years before moving to radio to host a talkshow about local politics. As co-host of The Sports Show, he eventually returned to the sport world. “Wake Up Zone,” a radio show that topped charts in Nashville and across the country.
Howard was born in West Hartford (Connecticut) and worked on TV for 20 years as a sports anchor before moving to radio. Howard hosted a local radio talk show in the early 2000s.
He returned to sports in 2004 as the co-host of The Sports Show. “Wake Up Zone”Listen to Kevin Ingram on The Zone 104.5 FM, and Frank Wycheck (ex-Tennessee Titan) on The Zone 104.5 FM. The No. It was the No.1 show in Nashville for many years. Ingram, Wycheck and others left the show at 2020.
Howard was a prominent figure in Nashville sports, hosting a Tennessee Titans postgame show and co-hosting Predators pregame and postgame shows. Howard was a part-time host on The Game 102.5 FM for the past year.
“The Zone”Show “JMart and Ramon”Ingram and Brad Willis (Executive Director of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame), will pay tribute Monday to Howard.
We don’t know the cause of death. News Channel 5 did not immediately respond to ’s request for comment.