Blake Brannon
Sports Anchor/Multimedia Journalist
Biloxi, MS
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Blake Brannon was born and raised in Panama City, Florida, and started his career as a reporter and producer at WJHG/WECP in Panama City Beach in 2017.
He joins the WLOX team as a Weekend Sports Anchor/MMJ and is excited to stay on the Gulf Coast.
While at WJHG he worked in news and sports and covered everything from an active shooter situation, Category 5 Hurricane Michael, as well as the COVID-19 Pandemic. He also won a Florida AP award for his coverage of Hurricane Michael in 2018.
Blake comes from a family of football coaches and is an avid fan of the Florida State Seminoles. In his free time, you can find him playing music, catching a movie, or taking a breather on the beach.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 9:49 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
With a 4.0 unweighted GPA and 5.3 weighted GPA, it’s safe to say Long Beach senior Ada Shirk has found a way to balance her time in the classroom and on the volleyball and tennis courts.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 8:50 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
Tuesday, the SEC released the full schedules for every team heading into the 2023 season.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 10:51 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
The National Federation of High Schools and the MHSAA named coach Harrison the Coach of the Year for 2021-2022 in girls soccer.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 9:01 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
Between splitting time in the classroom Beeson splits time on the court and the diamond as a two sport athlete playing volleyball and softball.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 10:58 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
This is year five for head coach Jack Wright and this year they’ve brought in a pair of new signal callers with division one experience in Pat McQuaide who transferred from Kent State and Asher Morgan who transferred from Samford.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 10:57 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
The Wildcats open at home with Holmes Thursday.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 10:56 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
Coming off of a jamboree head coach Neil Lollar says they’ve really nailed down their roster and starter spots, and the jamboree helped give them a new perspective on the team.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 10:52 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
The Stone Tomcats didn’t get a chance a a full season last year due to COVID, but after a full fall camp for the first time in a year, the Tomcats are ready to roll for a full season.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2022 at 11:10 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
The D’Iberville warriors have a new head ball coach this year in Josh Ladner, but as he enters his 15th year with the school, he was ready to step in and work when the job came open earlier this year.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2022 at 10:47 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
There’s a standard for the Hornets and this offseason they’ve kept everyone held to it.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 11:06 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
For some of the upperclassmen, with such a heavy underclassmen group, they’ve embraced more a leadership role to prepare the younger kids for future teams
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 10:52 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
The road to success isn’t always an easy one but for this Hurricane group, they believe they’ve found the right path.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 10:50 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
The Pass Christian Pirates and third-year head coach Chase Carmody are coming into this year with a strong mantra: discipline.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2022 at 10:38 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
The Panthers are bringing back seven starters on defense and six starters on offense including Mississippi State baseball commit Keilon Parnell.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2022 at 10:32 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
The Resurrection Eagles are heading into 2022 with a new head coach, but the same vision.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 10:52 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
Head coach Sam Huff is going into his 16th year with the East Central program but his first as a head coach.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 10:53 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
Stogner says coming into this year they’ve had one of their best off seasons ever.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2022 at 10:48 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
Biloxi opens up the season with the annual Shrimp Bowl against East Central.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 10:47 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
Two years ago Gulfport football was not where it wanted to be, but after a winning season and a playoff appearance last year, the Admirals are ready to keep the momentum rolling into 2022.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2022 at 6:40 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
The camp was open for kids aged 5 to 18 and taught them the fundamentals of the game as well as how to become better players and people on and off the field.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2022 at 9:05 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
Brown got his 14th annual basketball camp underway this weekend over at the Taconi Gym in Ocean Springs.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 4:35 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
On the second day of the MLB Draft, more South Mississippi talent found new homes.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2022 at 11:17 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
With the 55th overall pick in the second round of the MLB draft the Cincinnati Reds selected former George County Rebel and Mississippi State catcher Logan Tanner.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 6:54 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
Coming out of high school Dunhurst was drafted by the Rockies in the 37th round but now with three years of collegiate experience under his belt, he’s looking at the draft a little differently.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2022 at 3:53 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
Ocean Springs quarterback Brayson Hubbard, ranked the #9 prospect in Mississippi by 247 Sports, has announced on Twitter he’s committed to the University of Alabama to play football.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2022 at 8:41 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
The swim meet is hosted by the Biloxi Elite Swim Team, and more than 20 teams from around the southeast are competing this week.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 10:04 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
As of now the team is looking into signing free agents and team officials say they can continue to sign players well into the regular season as well.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 9:09 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
Both coaches know and appreciate the challenge ahead, and they’re respectful of their opponent and confident in their players.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 10:06 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
Hattiesburg will be the place to be for baseball fans in Mississippi as Ole Miss and Southern Miss face off for a chance to go to the College World Series, but if you haven’t found a ticket by now, it’ll only get harder to find one.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 9:42 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
Head football coach Lane Kiffin as well as men’s and women’s basketball coaches Kermit Davis and Coach Yo were on hand
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 9:39 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
This year’s 12 members are representing Gulfport area high schools as either an athlete or the coach, and of the 12, six graduated from Gulfport high school.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2022 at 5:35 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
A truly special year on the diamond in Poplarville, and it’s still setting in for the Wildcats.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 6:26 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
Next Tuesday in Pearl, East Central baseball will face off against the Neshoba Central Rockets to kickoff the 5A State Title series.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2022 at 10:49 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
In his five years at Indiana he was named Big Ten Receiver of the Year in 2020 and over his career he appeared in 53 games for 158 receptions for more than 2,000 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 9:03 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
Esposito is a former player and comes in with eight years of experience as a coach in the Federal Prospects Hockey League and the Southern Professional Hockey League.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 10:43 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
Head coach Seth Smith is entering his third year up in Poplarville and said entering the spring he wanted to work on the offensive production and quarterback play, which he says has greatly improved over their spring practices.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2022 at 6:23 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
The Harrison Central, Gulf Coast, and Ole Miss alum will play in the Florida Vibe's inaugural season this summer.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2022 at 10:46 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
Alker birdied five of the last nine to break away from the pack and become the newest Rapiscan Systems Classic champion as shot 18 under par for the weekend.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2022 at 10:35 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
Steven Alker out of New Zealand and Bob Estes out of Austin, Texas finished the day in the top two spots.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2022 at 6:43 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
Surrounded by current and former players, fans, and family including his son Gehrig Conard, the school officially renamed the field Kevin Conard Field.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2022 at 4:44 PM CDT
|By Blake Brannon
The school announced Friday, Biloxi head baseball coach Eddie Lofton will take over as athletic director starting July 1.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2022 at 10:54 PM CST
|By Blake Brannon
The Gulfport alum had solid outings in 2020 with the Yankees before getting traded to the Cubs at the end of the year, but before he could hit the diamond in 2021 he was sidelined with an injury and missed the season.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 10:59 PM CST
|By Blake Brannon
After missing the tournament last year it’ll be the first time for new and old players to experience the national stage.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2022 at 6:55 PM CST
|By Blake Brannon
Sunday, the Wildcats found out they would be the 17 seed in the tournament and will take on Moberly Area out of Missouri in the first round.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 10:11 PM CST
|By Blake Brannon
Over the last few weeks both boys and girls have come home with state championship hardware for the first time.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2022 at 6:20 PM CST
|By Blake Brannon
In 2021 Cain and the Red Rebels were 6-4 with a 6A playoff appearance.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2022 at 6:13 PM CST
|By Blake Brannon
After an impressive 2020 with the Yankees, the right handed pitcher reached a deal with the Chicago Cubs in December of 2020 before an injury sidelined him for practically the entire 2021 season.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2022 at 6:07 PM CST
|By Blake Brannon
High school soccer season is officially over and four coast teams are returning as state champions.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2022 at 10:40 PM CST
|By Blake Brannon
The Sportsplex hosted a fundamentals training camp for kids aged 5-12, with current and former major leaguers as their instructors.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 11:02 PM CST
|By Blake Brannon
The D’Iberville Warriors are sending two members of the basketball team to continue to be teammates up in Holmes.
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