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JAMES BROWN
CO-HOST, FOX NFL SUNDAY
One of the most widely recognized and admired sports commentators in the country, James Brown (more familiarly known as “JB”) is co-host of “FOX NFL Sunday,” an informative and entertaining hour of football coverage. Since its inception ten years ago, “FOX NFL Sunday” has enjoyed the largest viewing audience of any NFL pre-game show. JB has hosted the show for its entire run.
JB’s sports and entertainment career spans more than two decades. He joined FOX Sports in June 1994, following ten years with CBS Sports. Among the highlights of his hosting assignments are three Super Bowls, the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France and the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, the NBA finals, ten years of NCAA tournament coverage, and the NHL pre-game show. While at CBS he was also co-host of “CBS Sports Saturday/Sunday,” a weekend anthology series.
In recognition of his accomplishments, JB has received numerous awards for broadcasting excellence including 1998 and 1999 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Studio Host for “FOX NFL Sunday.” He was the 2002 recipient of the International Black Broadcasters Association’s Broadcasting Excellence Award and was chosen as 1999 Sportscaster of the Year (Studio Host) by the American Sportscaster Association.
He was also awarded the Golden Mike Award (1998) by the Black Broadcasters Alliance, two NATAS Emmys (DC chapter) including the Glenn Brenner Award for excellence in sportscasting (1998), and the Quarterback Club of Washington’s Sportscaster of the Year Award (1996).
Today, in addition to co-hosting “FOX NFL Sunday” with four-time Super Bowl winner and Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw (along with studio analysts Hall of Fame player Howie Long and two-time Super Bowl winning coach Jimmy Johnson), JB hosts “The James Brown Radio Show,” broadcast weekdays from 10 am-noon (ET/PT) on Sporting News Radio. He is a reporter/correspondent for HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” and a boxing host for PPV, the pay-per-view division of Time Warner Sports (HBO).
