Background
Follmer was born on December 14, 1933 in Berlin, where his father was United States. Vice Consul.
Follmer was born on December 14, 1933 in Berlin, where his father was United States. Vice Consul.
He later graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in broadcasting.
He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. After graduating, Follmer worked for KASE-FM in Austin, Texas. In 1961 he moved to KXYZ in Houston.
In 1963 he began hosting the After Hours Show, a 2 to 3 am jazz program on KTOK in Oklahoma City.
He then worked for WSVA Department of Administration and Management, WSVA-FM, and WSVA-television In 1965 he left Harrisonburg to become sports director at WTVM-television in Columbus, Georgia. He then moved to WLEX-television in Lexington, Kentucky where he was the sports director and play-by-play announcer for Kentucky Wildcats men"s basketball.
In 1970 he joined WSMW-television in Worcester, Massachusetts as sports director and play-by-play announcer for Boston Celtics and New England Patriots games. He left WSMW in 1971.
After broadcasting, Follmer worked as a stockbroker.
In 1993 he was fined $50,000, required to pay $53,000 in restitution to customers, and barred from working for any National Association of Securities Dealers (National Association of Securities Dealers) member by the National Association of Securities Dealers after it found that Follmer had solicited and accepted $53,000 from customers for the purchase of securities but instead used the money for his own benefit. He later worked as a business consultant and did voice-over work. Follmer died on June 28, 2009 in Harrodsburg, Kentucky.