Adam Bjaranson
Sports Director and Anchor at KOIN-TV (Portland, OR)
Sports Director and Anchor at KRCW-TV (Beaverton, OR)
Father of 3, Husband & TV Sports Anchor @KOINNews in #RipCity ! Oakland born, Oregon bred! #Athletics #RaiderNation. Double as Sales Exec @LawyersTitleOR
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2 weeks ago |
koin.com | Adam Bjaranson
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — He’s a man who really needs no introduction. But, to all you newbies, former KOIN 6 sports anchor Ed Whelan was best known as the “Big Daddy of Sports” in Portland. “I’m just amazed that people would watch. And that they remember. Because I was just having fun”, says Whelan. The 77-year-old hasn’t been in the greatest health as of late. In fact, he had to move out of his dilapidated Portland home and into a retirement center in Vancouver recently. “Who can explain it?
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1 month ago |
koin.com | Adam Bjaranson
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After a stellar career in Major League Baseball, Brian Bruney came back to where it all began on Wednesday– Warrenton High School. The 3A school along the mouth of the Columbia River retired his jersey in a pregame ceremony recently. Bruney graduated from Warrenton in 2000, and was named the 2A Player of the Year. Following his senior season, Bruney became a 12th-round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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2 months ago |
koin.com | Adam Bjaranson
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland’s Josh Zakreski lit the lamp at the 4:10 mark of overtime, as the Portland Winterhawks evened up their series with Everett at 2 games apiece. What an incredible playoff game it was for Portland at their home Veterans Memorial Coliseum, despite Everett outshooting them 48 to 31. But behind a hat trick by co-captain Kyle Chyzowski, the Winterhawks were able to persevere and get the hard fought win over Everett, 6-5.
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Jan 27, 2025 |
sports.yahoo.com | Adam Bjaranson
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Clif Wegner has seen it all in college basketball. And he’s just thankful that he’s got to accomplish all of it in his home state. As KOIN 6 Sports Director Adam Bjaranson shares, the men’s basketball coach at Clackamas Community College has a coaching tenure that will rival just about anybody else in the profession. Watch the full story in the video player above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Jan 27, 2025 |
koin.com | Adam Bjaranson
Posted: Jan 27, 2025 / 07:29 PM PST Updated: Jan 27, 2025 / 07:29 PM PST SHARE PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Clif Wegner has seen it all in college basketball. And he’s just thankful that he’s got to accomplish all of it in his home state.
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One of the inspirations on why I wanted to be a sportscaster in Portland! Sharing an update to former @KOINNews sportscaster, Ed Whelan. #BigDaddyOfSports https://t.co/C0WZH1EmmT
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