Brendon Fairbairn

Sports Reporter

Monroe, La.

Brendon Fairbairn grew up in Pueblo, Colorado and studied at Colorado State, getting his degree in journalism and media communication. He moved to Monroe from Fort Collins, Colorado after graduating from CSU.

Taking a sports reporting class at CSU started his career in sports reporting after writing multiple stories about the Ram's basketball team.

Before working at KNOE, Brendon spent time working for Rocky Mountain Student Media, Collegian Television, and the Collegian. With CTV, he got to cover a top 25 basketball team, multiple Mountain West tournaments, the number one tight end in the nation and much more. For the Collegian, he wrote a weekly article about fantasy football and CSU's volleyball team.

Brendon's favorite sports reporting memory is traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada to cover the women's and men's Mountain West basketball tournament. He is eager to bring engaging stories to all local high school teams in NELA and for ULM, Louisiana Tech and Grambling.

You can find Brendon cheering for his Broncos, Nuggets, Rockies and the Avalanche. If you bring up any sports topic, especially with football and basketball, be ready to talk for hours with Brendon.

Apart from sports reporting, Brendon loves to work out, spend time with his dog Teddy and be involved with his church.

Overtime

The Ruston Bearcats blows past Walker to punch their ticket to the semi-finals

Updated: Nov. 24, 2023 at 11:53 PM CST

By Aaron Dietrich and Brendon Fairbairn

The Ruston Bearcats are one win away from punching their second straight ticket to the Dome. Ruston was neck and neck with Walker early on but the Bearcats offense woke up and never looked back, blowing out Walker 56-17. Now Ruston looks ahead to a huge semi-final showdown with #21 Mandeville next Friday.

Local

Former Cedar Creek star could come back for fifth year.

Anna Larr Roberson weighs return to Lady Techsters

Updated: Jun. 20, 2023 at 11:57 PM CDT

By Aaron Dietrich and Brendon Fairbairn

Former Cedar Creek star and Aaron’s Ace Anna Larr Roberson is deciding whether to return to Louisiana Tech for her fifth year. Head Coach Brooke Stoehr says, “She has given so much of herself to this program. We will give her some time. She has earned that.”

Louisiana

Carroll football coaches out on bond after game skirmish

Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 8:58 PM CDT

By Josh Harvison, Brendon Fairbairn and Aaron Dietrich

Sheriff Kevin Cobb says head coach Brandon Landers has bonded out on a $6,000 bond.

Louisiana

Franklin Parish officials react to skirmish at high school game

Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 10:12 PM CDT

By Aaron Dietrich and Brendon Fairbairn

Sheriff Kevin Cobb said one of the coaches made physical contact with him as he attempted to get the Carroll coaches to leave.

Overtime

Highlights from Week 7 in LHSAA football

Ouachita holds on to beat Ash, West Monroe extends winning streak against West Ouachita and Ruston shuts out Pineville

Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 11:58 PM CDT

By Aaron Dietrich, Megan Murray and Brendon Fairbairn

In the Game of the Week, Alexandria mounted a comeback against Ouachita. The Lions held on to win a squeaker, 49-48 over the Trojans. West Monroe extended its shutout winning streak against West Ouachita to five games. With the 43-0 victory, the Rebels have now outscored the Chiefs 205-0. Ruston has won six straight after dominating winless Pineville, 62-0.

Local

The best pitchers in the world celebrate wins at the Monroe Civic Center.

Champions claim trophies at World Horseshoe Tournament

Updated: Jul. 23, 2022 at 7:25 PM CDT

By Brendon Fairbairn and Megan Murray

Sarah Chaffee from Wisconsin won the Women’s division at the 2022 World Horseshoe Pitching Championships hosted at the Monroe Civic Center. The fifteen-year-old went undefeated in her first world tournament since moving up from the junior division. In the Men’s division, Ohio’s Alan Francis captured his 26th world title. The winningest world champion in history took the 2022 title with a ringer percentage of 85.4 percent.