ASTRONOMY_215_CHAPTER_10_PRESENTATION

Arizona State University - Fall 2023
Astronomy 215, Chapter 10 Presentation
Professor Colella, Section 9
January 16, 2023
Additionally, James Talmadge Brown (born February 25, 1951) is an American sportscaster
known for being the studio host of The James Brown Show and The NFL Today on CBS
Sports. He is also a Special Correspondent for CBS News.
Teacherâ€™s Remark: Include additional primary sources in your research.
PRESENTATION SLIDES:
Slide 1 Title: Important Facts
He is additionally known for serving as the former host of Fox Sports' NFL pregame show
Fox NFL Sunday for eleven years. == Early life ==
James Brown was born on February 25, 1951, in Washington, D.C. to John and Maryann
Brown. He is the nephew of famed Hollywood actor Clifton Powell. Brown attended
DeMatha Catholic High School and was named to the All-Metropolitan boys basketball
teams in 1967 and 1968 with teammates Sid Catlett, Steve Garrett, Aubrey Nash, and Wayne
Locket. The team topped the high school national rankings that year under Coach Morgan
Wootten; seven players on that squad went to Division I college teams. Brown later
attended Harvard University, living in Grays Hall during his freshman year, and graduated
with a degree in American government. He played for the basketball team, receiving All-Ivy
League honors in his last three seasons and captaining the team as a senior. His roommate
was future Harvard professor and activist Cornel West. He was drafted 62 overall by the
Atlanta Hawks in 1973. == Broadcasting career ==
=== CBS (1970s–1994) ===
After failing to make a roster spot when he tried out for the NBA's Atlanta Hawks in the
mid-1970s, Brown entered the corporate world, working for such companies as Xerox and
Eastman Kodak.
Slide 2 Title: Key Topics
Brown went into sports broadcasting in 1984 when he was offered a job doing Washington
Bullets television broadcasts as well as an analyst job for The NBA on CBS, paired with
Frank Glieber. He later moved on to an anchor position at WDVM-TV (later WUSA) in
Washington and to some work at CBS Sports. Brown was rehired by CBS Sports in 1987,
where he served as play-by-play announcer for the network's NFL and college basketball
coverage, as well as reporter for the NBA Finals (calling games with Tom Heinsohn during
the 1990 NBA Playoffs) and the 1990 National League Championship Series. He also was
host of the afternoon show from the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics.
While at CBS he also was co-host of CBS Sports Saturday/Sunday. === Fox, and back to CBS
(1994–present) ===
In 1994, Brown accepted the position of host of the NFL on Fox pregame show. He shared
the set with former football players Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long and former coach
Jimmy Johnson. Cris Collinsworth and Ronnie Lott have also appeared on the program
during Brown's time there. From 1994–1998, Brown was the lead studio host for NHL on
Fox. He appeared in a similar capacity in the EA Sports video game NHL '97, which used full-
motion video.
His voice appeared in Madden NFL 2001. On August 23, 1997, Brown filled-in for Chip Caray
as the studio host for Fox Saturday Baseball. James Brown worked for the joint
HBO/Showtime pay-per-view boxing match involving Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson.
Following the 2005 NFL season, Brown left Fox in order to rejoin CBS Sports, citing a desire
to remain closer to his home in Washington, D.C.
Brown was removed from college basketball coverage for CBS after a one-year stint in 2007.
However, he still hosts the college basketball pregame, halftime and postgame in the CBS
studios in New York City while Greg Gumbel, the main host, is on assignment. === Other
appearances ===
Brown has also hosted The World's Funniest! (the Fox network's counterpart of America's
Funniest Home Videos), Coast to Coast (a syndicated radio show formerly hosted by Bob
Costas), and served as a correspondent for Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. Brown
appeared on an episode of Married... with Children in a November 24, 1996 episode titled "A
Bundy Thanksgiving". Aside from his Showtime and CBS duties, Brown hosted a weekday
radio sports talk show that aired weekdays on Sporting News Radio for several years.
Brown left the network in April 2006.
He has since, returned to Sporting News Radio with Arnie Spanier. In March 2009, Brown
was named the Community Ambassador for AARP. On August 10, 2009, Brown interviewed
NFL quarterback Michael Vick for a segment that aired on 60 Minutes. On March 24, 2013,
Brown reported on Brian Banks in a segment titled "Blindsided: The Exoneration of Brian
Banks" on 60 Minutes. On May 14, 2013, Brown appeared onstage with the co-CEO of SAP,
Bill McDermott, for McDermott's keynote speech at SAPPHIRE NOW from Orlando. Since
2014, Brown is one of the network's substitute anchors for the CBS Evening News. Further,
Brown has also contributed to CBS This Morning, as well as CBS Sunday Morning, over the
years. In 2023, he interviewed Henry Louis Gates Jr. for a segment on the newsmagazine
America in Black. == Personal life ==
Brown resides outside of Washington, D.C. in Bethesda, Maryland, his town of birth, with his
wife Dorothy and daughter Katrina. He formerly had a second residence in Century City,
California, when working on FOX as their NFL program was based in Los Angeles. He was
also named one of the 100 most influential student athletes by the NCAA.
References:
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Arizona State University - Fall 2023

Astronomy 215, Chapter 10 Presentation

Professor Colella, Section 9

January 16, 2023

Sports. He is also a Special Correspondent for CBS News.

Teacherâ€™s Remark: Include additional primary sources in your research.

Slide 1 Title: Important Facts

Fox NFL Sunday for eleven years. == Early life ==

Atlanta Hawks in 1973. == Broadcasting career ==

=== CBS (1970s–1994) ===

Slide 2 Title: Key Topics

Frank Glieber. He later moved on to an anchor position at WDVM-TV (later WUSA) in

Slide 3 Title: Key Topics

to remain closer to his home in Washington, D.C.

Brown left the network in April 2006.

Slide 4 Title: Key Topics

America in Black. == Personal life ==

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