Tim Brando

Tim Brando (born February 27, 1956, in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a radio host and CBS Sports studio host and play-by-play announcer.

Biography

From 1981–86, Brando was WAFB-TV Baton Rouge's assistant sports director and did telecasts of LSU basketball on Tigervision. From 1986-94, he served as a studio host for SportsCenter, for ESPN's college football halftime show, and for the network's coverage of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. In 1994, he provided play-by-play for TNT's coverage of the NBA Playoffs. Brando also called Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Braves games for SportSouth during this period.

In 1996, Brando joined CBS Sports and began calling NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship games. Three years later, he added hosting duties on College Football Today, which is the broadcast network home of SEC football. He has also provided the #8 play-by-play for the NFL on CBS from 1998-2002 but was demoted to #9 play-by-play from 2003. In addition to his CBS duties, Brando also calls game for Jefferson Pilot's coverage of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball telecasts. He also hosts The "Tim Brando Show which airs weekdays from 10am–1pm (Eastern) on Yahoo! Sports Radio. You can hear the show on XM 208 and Sirius 94. On September 1, 2011, The Tim Brando Show began being televised on CBS Sports Network Monday through Friday from 9-noon CST.

In 1989, Brando, who loves game shows, was a finalist to host the NBC version of Wheel of Fortune, but that job went to former San Diego Chargers placekicker Rolf Benirschke. (Benirschke hosted for only a few months; Bob Goen replaced him and continued as host until the show's cancellation in 1991.)

Brando called the four games in Tampa during the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where for the first time ever, all 4 lower seeded teams won in the same venue on the same day.

Brando attended Northeast Louisiana University (now the University of Louisiana-Monroe). He graduated from Fair Park High School in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1974. Brando lives in Shreveport with his wife of 32 years, Terri. They have two daughters: Tiffany, 28, who attended Louisiana State University; and Tara, 21, who attends the University of Mississippi and is pursuing a Broadcast Journalism degree. Brando serves as a television announcer for New Orleans Saints preseason games alongside Solomon Wilcots.

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Preceded by none	ESPN College GameDay host 1987-1988	Succeeded by Bob Carpenter