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A member of the HBO Sports team since 1995 when he joined Real Sports
With Bryant Gumbel as a correspondent, James Brown has also served as host for
many of the major HBO Pay-Per-View Boxing telecasts, including the memorable
2002 heavyweight title fight between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson.
Additionally, James Brown is the new host for the CBS NFL TODAY
show. He had earned a national reputation for his previous work at FOX
SPORTS as host of its engaging NFL on FOX pre-game program for the 12 years.
JB is also a partner in the ownership for the Washington Nationals.
The rise in Brown's stock did not go unnoticed as he earned two Sports
Emmy Awards as Best Studio host for his FOX NFL SUNDAY work in 1998 and
1999. Also, in 1995, he was the recipient of the prestigious Sportscaster of the
Year Award from the Quarterback Club of Washington for "his outstanding
contribution to the world of sports."
His busy schedule has also included duties as co-host of America's Black
Forum, a syndicated public affairs program and moderator for several PBS
roundtables. He completed four years as host of "The James Brown Show" on
Sporting News Radio and is currently a contributor to the network with high
profile one-on-one interviews.
Brown first joined CBS Sports in 1984 where his duties included co-
hosting the NCAA basketball championships, hosting the weekday program
during the 1992 Winter Olympics, hosting the Heisman Trophy Award Show,
calling play-by-play action for college basketball and NFL coverage, and serving
as a reporter for the network's coverage of the NBA Finals. Prior to joining CBS
Sports, Brown worked as a sports anchor in Washington, D.C., for WJLA-TV in
1984 and WUSA-TV (1984-90). He served as both a play-by-play announcer and
analyst for the NBA's Washington Bullets local television broadcasts (1978-83)
and co-hosted two weekly Washington-area sports programs. Brown also hosted
a midday program on all-sports radio WTEM in Washington, D.C.
He was an outstanding basketball player at DeMatha High School in
Hyattsville, Md., and went on to have a standout collegiate career. Brown
achieved All-Ivy League honors in his last three seasons at Harvard University
and captained the team in his senior year. He graduated from Harvard in 1973
with a degree in American Government and was then drafted in the fourth
round by the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. In 1998, Brown had the distinguished honor
of being inducted into Harvard's Sports Hall of Fame.
The community-minded Brown participates in numerous charitable
organizations including The Marrow Foundation, Darrell Green's Youth Life
Foundation, Ronnie Lott's All Stars Helping Kids and The Fellowship of
Christian Athletes and The Niemann Pick Disease Foundation. Brown currently
presents motivational speeches to various corporations, including IBM and
Amtrak.
Brown was born February 25, 1951, in Washington, D.C. He is married to
his wife Dorothy and has one daughter.
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