Biography

Bud Furillo was born on August 19, 1925 in Hubbard, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Gunsmoke (1955), Banacek (1972) and Batman (1966). He died on July 18, 2006 in Ojai, California, USA.

He began his long career in sports radio in early 1974, doing a sports talk show for KABC-AM (790) while he was still the Herald Examiner sports editor.

Known as "the Steamer" because his lively sports column was called "The Steam Room," He began his newspaper career in 1947 as a copy boy at the Los Angeles Herald-Express, which in 1962 merged with the Examiner and became the Herald Examiner. Furillo was sports editor of the Herald Examiner from 1964 to 1974.

Father of sons; Andy, Frank Jr.,Michael. Daughters; Gail, Jill and Jackie.