James Brown (sportscaster)

Herausgegeben:Miller, Frederic P.; Vandome, Agnes F.; McBrewster, John

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James Brown (born February 25, 1951), commonly called "J.B.", is an American sports announcer known for being the current host of The NFL Today on CBS and Inside the NFL on Showtime. He is the former host of the FOX network's NFL pregame show, Fox NFL Sunday. Born on February 25, 1951 in Washington DC to John and Maryann Brown. Brown graduated from Harvard with a degree in American Government. A standout on the basketball court, he received All- Ivy League honors in his last three seasons at Harvard University and captained the team in his senior year. After failing to make a roster spot when he tried out for the Atlanta Hawks in the mid 1970s, Brown entered the corporate world, working for such companies as Xerox and Eastman Kodak. Brown went into sports broadcasting in 1984 when he was offered a job doing Washington Bullets TV games. He later moved on to an anchor position at WDVM-TV (later WUSA-TV) in Washington, D.C. and to some work at CBS. While at CBS Sports, Brown worked as a play- by-play announcer for NFL telecasts and reported on major events such as the NBA Finals and the Winter Olympic Games.

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786130721251
• ISBN-10: 6130721250
• Artikelnr.: 29744142