Mel Franks was a sports reporter for the Daily News Tribune and a  public relations representative the California Angels before coming to Cal State Fullerton were he spent the next 32 years the Sports Information Director. Mel was inducted into the Cal State Fullerton Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017. Mel Franks was one of the best to ever do it. When it came to relating with the media and keeping track of Cal State Fullerton's athletic achievements throughout the years, no one did it better.