Winner-2010 Edward R. Murrow Award for Television Writing.
Chip is an award winning talk show host, comedian, filmmaker, and musician. Twice awarded the National Edward R. Murrow award for writing and overall excellence. TV Guide says “Chip is funny,” and the Washington Post writes, “Franklin brings a sense of irony to a medium that rarely trusts it’s audience to get the joke.”
Chip began his broadcasting career in Washington DC and 17 years later can now be heard mornings in San Diego on the top rated news/talk KOGO. Along the way he has won more than 35 National Associated Press and Achievement in Radio awards, including Best Talk Show Host, Best Documentary, and BEST POLITICAL CONVENTION COVERAGE at the 2000 and 2004 Republican and Democratic conventions.
Chip has dozens of national television appearances, as both a comedian and political commentator. From Bill O’Reilly to Comedy Central, from ABC to HBO. He is also an award winning film producer, director and writer. “THE MONEY SHOT” won the Audience Award and Best Screenplay at the 2004 48-Hour Film Festival.
Chip also owned and operated Headliners Comedy Club in Washington DC from 1985-1995, hiring then unknown comedians like Ray Ramano, Kevin James, Patton Oswalt, Bill Maher, Wanda Sykes, and Martin Lawrence.
He has two books set to be published in 2010. Irony Coincidence, or Stupid, a wry look at irony in America today, and “BOO-Speed Bumps and Guns!” a first hand foray into the relationship between the media, fear, and a boat-load of cash.
He currently lives in California with his wife, two sons, and an adorable Rotweiller.
