Seattle sports guy almost off and running

The Summer Olympics start in late July and, for Chris Egan, it will be another long journey and a long time away from his Puyallup home and family.  He will be headed for Paris to cover the Games for KING5.  He has previously traveled to Rio in 2016, South Korea in 2018 and Tokyo in 2021 for the same assignment.   Chris and his wife, Melanie, have three children, one who has played Division One tennis for Portland State Univ., a son who pitches for Edmonton in the West Coast Baseball League and another son, who plays club basketball.   



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