Last week, longtime Houston sports radio host Fred Faour passed away. Today, his friend and former colleague, Barry Laminack who is a touring comedian and a former host at ESPN Radio in Houston, will have a tribute show in his honor.
The show will be aired on Laminack’s YouTube and Twitch channels from 2p-5p CT today and will be available afterwards to view on-demand. Guests for the show include Houston media talent and former colleagues including John McClain, Jerome Solomon, Dave Tepper, AJ Hoffman amongst others along with pre-recorded messages from Glenn Davis, Joel Blank, Nick Sharara and more.
Laminack posted to his X account, “Come early for the pre-show slide show, stay for the Fred Faour “greatest hits” video. I’m putting together some of Fred’s greatest bits, sound bites, bloopers, and more.”
Laminack noted Faour’s family has set up a GoFundMe to pay for funeral expenses and he will use the live show as another way to raise some money to go to the fund.
Faour’s body was found at his apartment by Houston firefighters, who were called to the scene by a neighbor. Reports say Faour had been in ill health for several months, and the neighbor was making a routine check when his body was found.
Faour was the host of The Blitz on ESPN 97.5 in Houston until 2021, when he moved to SportsMap Radio alongside Fred Davis. After beginning his sports media career answering phones at the Houston Chronicle, he eventually ascended to the role of Sports Editor for the newspaper in 2005. He left the Chronicle and joined ESPN 97.5, where he hosted a program with Matt Dean before being paired with AJ Hoffman for The Blitz. The duo initially began in middays before shifting to afternoon drive, where they saw strong ratings for the Gow Media-owned station.
