Jim Nantz
James William Nantz, III (born May 17, 1959) is a personality with CBS Sports. He currently partners with Clark Kellogg and Steve Kerr for college basketball games, Nick Faldo for golf tournaments, and Phil Simms for NFL games.
Personal information | |
---|---|
Birth name | James William Nantz, III |
Born | Charlotte, North Carolina[1] | May 17, 1959
Sport | |
Sport | Lead Play-by-Play Announcer, NFL on CBS Play-By-Play Broadcaster, College Basketball; Golf |
His jobs include these:
- NFL on CBS play-by-play/studio host
- PGA Tour on CBS play-by-play
- Olympics on CBS anchor
- NBA on CBS play-by-play
- NFL on CBS Radio play-by-play
- College Basketball on CBS lead play-by-play/studio host
- College football on CBS lead play-by-play
- Tennis on CBS play-by-play
- PGA Tour on BBC Open Championship play-by-play
- BYU Cougars football play-by-play
- Utah Jazz play-by-play
- KSL-TV sports anchor in Salt Lake City Utah[2]
Nantz has been honored with the NSSA’s National Sportscaster of the Year award five times (1998, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009).[3] In 2011, Nantz was named as a recipient of the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[4]
Jim Nantz Media
Nantz interviewing Rick Pitino following the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game.
Cabernet Sauvignon from the Alexander Valley produced for Nantz's The Calling label.
References
- ↑ CBS Sports Team: Jim Nantz Archived 2008-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, CBS Sports. Accessed April 4, 2008.
- ↑ "CBS Sports TV Team". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ↑ "National Winners - NSSA Hall of Fame General". Archived from the original on 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ↑ "Jim Nantz named Rozelle Award winner". 2011-07-06.