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Dennis de la Pena

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Dennis de la Pena

@dennisonfox7

Former Fox 7 Austin Sports Director/current “Austin Live” digital show host. M-F 11:30-noon,4-5pm on Fox Local Proud dad of 2 great kids and a deer-chasin’ dog.

Austin, TX

Joined April 2009

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Dennis de la Pena
@dennisonfox7
Apr 28
**NEW CHAPTER ALERT** After 27 years as a @fox7austin sportscaster, I’m now pivoting to a daytime role to spend more time with my kids. I’ll be hosting digital “Austin Live” shows M-F on #FoxLocal from 11:30am-noon and 4-5pm. I’ll also co-host sports specials and fill in as
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@dennisonfox7
Jun 25, 2024
After Tennessee's 6-5 CWS-clinching win over Texas A&M, @AggieBaseball head coach Jim Schlossnagle was asked about a "specific job opening" and his future with the Aggies: 📹: NCAA
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@dennisonfox7
Dec 14, 2023
Sark on Texas QB Maalik Murphy's transfer: "Maalik's been a great teammate, he's been an awesome guy to have on our team. We wouldn't be here today if it weren't for Maalik - you know, he won two football games for us.." #HookEm Thanks @FOX26Houston & @WillKunkelFOX for sharing
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@dennisonfox7
Oct 12, 2024
#1 @TexasFootball rips Red River Rival OU 34-3! Gotta love passing the golden hat in the post-game interviews - and the manners on Quinn Ewers: "Thank you, Miss Holly. Have a good one!" #HookEm #RedRiverRivalry 📺: ABC
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@dennisonfox7
Sep 15, 2024
Sark's initial comments on Quinn Ewers and Arch Manning after UT's 56-7 win over UTSA: #HookEm @fox7austin 📹: @jsala123
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@dennisonfox7
Aug 22, 2024
Texas AD @_delconte wins the Lone Star Showdown presser when he delivers this Longhorns-Aggies "update" with a straight face: "It is going to be a neutral site game. We're going to move the game to Dallas one year - the next year we're going to move to.. just joking!" Give CDC
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@dennisonfox7
Dec 13, 2024
Texas CB @Officia1dae (@ConnallyFb) wins the @jimthorpeaward as the nation's top defensive back! Cool to see Andrew Mukuba & Michael Taaffe getting his back - and vice versa. #HookEm 📺: ESPN
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@dennisonfox7
May 12, 2022
WOW! Future @TexasFootball WR / @TexasTFXC sprinter, @BrenenThompson_ (Spearman HS) wins the 3A #UILState 100M at a blazing 10.24! #HookEm @fox7austin 📹: @ClifOnFOX7
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@dennisonfox7
Aug 24, 2024
5⭐️WR @KaliqLockett (Sachse) on how he's being received by #Longhorns fans since committing to @TexasFootball a couple weeks ago: "It feels like I'm already getting accepted to the Longhorn family - and I'm blessed.. because all I need is Texas! Once I have my state behind me, I
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@dennisonfox7
Nov 17, 2024
Celebratory RIVER JUMP for @TXSTATEFOOTBALL ! For the 2nd straight year, #TXST president @kdamp, head football coach @GJKinne and the Bobcats celebrate bowl eligibility! #EatEmUp @fox7austin 📹: @jsala123
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@dennisonfox7
Sep 22, 2024
#1 Texas beats ULM 51-3 in Arch Manning's first college start. Arch: 15-29, 258 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Here are some of Sark's thoughts on his redshirt-freshman QB: "Learning lessons, right? To think he was gonna come out and play a perfect game - I don't think anybody in here
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@dennisonfox7
Dec 13, 2024
.@TexasVolleyball 's 3-1 #NCAAWVB Sweet 16 loss to Creighton marks the end of the Madisen Skinner era at Texas. Skinner finishes her college career as a 3x national champion (two at Texas). Jerritt Elliott on the Longhorn legacy she leaves - and Skinner on what she's most
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@dennisonfox7
Dec 18, 2024
After leading @TXSTATEFOOTBALL to the program's first-ever bowl games the past two seasons, @GJKinne was brutally honest when talking about sustaining success in the NIL/transfer portal era: "The price of winning is going up." "You've seen what we've lost in the portal. If we
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@dennisonfox7
Apr 7, 2022
UT senior DL @MoroOjomo on turning Texas Football around: "Players have to make a stand and basically (say) 'enough is enough'. 7-6 B.S. Texas isn't happening no more. We have the ability. We have the talent. Get your mind right. We're gonna go win." #HookEm
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