with Ross Porter in April 2007. Real Sports Heroes highlighted the positive side of athletics and the great things that some athletes are doing and have done to give something back to the community. Porter aired 90-second Real Sports Heroes vignettes on KLAC and KABC radio in Los Angeles. The vignettes and Porter's web site were sponsored by American Airlines. Porter aired high school football games for the IBN Sports Network in 2011, and joined Fox Sports West in 2012 to announce prep football, basketball, and baseball contests. In 2016, Porter became the announcer for the Cal State Northridge Matadors baseball team. For the next five years, he wrote a weekly column during baseball season for "Dodgers Dugout," a newsletter published by the Los Angeles Times. Titled "Ask Ross," fans from around the world posed baseball questions which he answered. Since 2006, Porter has hosted a charity golf tournament each November to raise funds for his clinical psychologist son's non-profit organization, Stillpoint Family Resources. Stillpoint was founded when Ross and Lin's first grandson was born with Down Syndrome. John Michael underwent three heart surgeries in the first 18 months of his life, and today at 28 is the joy of the family. 100 celebrities have participated in the Ross Porter Celebrity Golf Classic, played in Southern California. Personal life Porter married his wife Lin in 1961. They have two sets of boy/girl twins, ages 59 and 53, and 11 grandchildren-- 9 boys and 2 girls. He currently lives in West Hills, California. References Living people 1938 births American radio sports announcers American television sports announcers Cal State Northridge Matadors baseball College baseball announcers in the United States College basketball announcers in the United States College football announcers Golf writers and broadcasters High school basketball announcers in the United States High school football announcers in the United States Los Angeles Dodgers announcers Los Angeles Raiders announcers Major League Baseball broadcasters Minor League Baseball broadcasters National Football League announcers Shawnee High School (Oklahoma) alumni Sportspeople from Shawnee, Oklahoma Television anchors from Los Angeles University of Oklahoma alumni UNLV Rebels football UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball