Tim Brant

Tim Brant

Personal information
Born:	(1949-02-26) February 26, 1949 Washington, DC, United States
Career information
High school:	St. John's College High School
College:	Maryland
Position:	Linebacker
Undrafted:	1973
Career history
Washington Redskins (1973)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Tim Brant (born February 26, 1949) is a retired American sportscaster. Brant most recently worked for Raycom Sports and was formerly Vice President, Sports for WJLA-TV in Washington, DC. He has spent more than forty years covering sports nationally, including for CBS and ABC.

Early life

A 1973 graduate of the University of Maryland with a degree in journalism, Brant was a defensive captain and outstanding linebacker for the Terrapins. He played for the Washington Redskins before a career-ending knee injury.

Broadcasting career

Raycom Sports

Between 2008 and 2016, Brant handled play-by-play duties for both Raycom Sports ACC Football and ACC Basketball telecasts.

ABC Sports

Brant has served many roles at ABC Sports, including host, sideline reporter, expert analyst and play-by-play. He first joined ABC Sports as a college football commentator in 1982. Brant would leave ABC for CBS in 1987. In 1991, Brant returned to ABC in the booth as an analyst and play-by-play man for college football, a role he held until 2007.

Brant is often best known for his coverage of college football with Keith Jackson. While with ABC, Brant announced three National Championship games. And while working with Keith Jackson, he was listed as college football's top analyst by numerous publications, including USA Today.

In addition to his college football duties for ABC, Brant has also done play-by-play for College Basketball on ABC, Wide World of Sports, the 1984 Winter and Summer Olympics, the Pro Bowl, USFL and the Pro Bowlers Tour. Brant also had a sideline stint on ABC's Monday Night Football.

CBS Sports

Brant spent four years at CBS Sports (1987–90) and worked a variety of broadcasts, including the NFL, the NBA and the NCAA Basketball Tournament. He served as host of CBS Sports Saturday, Winter-Fest, the NCAA Basketball Tournament Selection Show and the Emmy Award-winning Tour de France coverage. Tim also mentored and worked with childhood friend James Brown. Tim and James grew up together in the Washington, DC area.

In 1987 and 1988, Brant was paired with analyst Hank Stram on NFL broadcasts. In 1989, he served as the #4 NFL play-by-play man alongside Dan Jiggetts. One year later, Brant teamed with Jim Nantz on NFL broadcasts. In Nantz's 2008 best-selling book, Jim says that he never forged a friendship as quickly with anyone as he did with Tim Brant.

Washington, D.C.

Locally, he has hosted sport pre-game specials such as Are You Ready for Washington Redskins games.

Brant hosted the Brant & Parks morning show on WMAL radio in Washington, D.C. for over ten years. His first sportscasting job was at WMAL calling Maryland Terrapins football & basketball games.

He served as vice president, Sports at WJLA-TV in Washington through May 2015. He previously served as the station's sports director from 1978 until 1982.

Personal life

Brant resides in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with his wife Janet. Brant is active in local charitable programs. He has four grown children, Jason, Kevin, Lindsay and Julie. His son, Kevin Brant, was a high school All American football player and a safety at UCLA from 1999 to 2003.

References

Tim Brant American National sports Commentator

Timothy Francis Brant (Tim Brant) is an American sportscaster who has worked on telecasts of the National Football League, NCAA Division 1 mens and Women’s basketball including Regional Elite Eight, Women’s Final Four and National Championship, mens football Bowl Games and National Championship, the NBA, Boxing, World Speed Skating Championships, Wide World of Sports, World Series, Pan Am Games and Olympic Games. His broadcast career spanned more than Forty Years with ABC Sports, CBS Sports, ACC Network and as Vice President of Sports at WJLA TV (ABC-7) Washington, DC.

Born: Washington,DC February 26, 1949 (73 Years) Height 6’1 Weight: 225lbs. Spouse: Janet Kay Winstead Brant (married 1973).

Four Children Jason (UofMd.) Molly Kevin. (UCLA). Coco Lindsay (PSU). Walker Julie. (WVU). Eddie

Eleven Grandchildren; Bennett, Gracie, Joey, Luke, Caroline, Tucker, Griff, Jack, Elizabeth Connor and Walker

Education: St. John’s College High School, University of Maryland, College Park, Md. (BS Journalism)

Awards: High School Hall of Fame, Presidents Medal SJC, 1986 Touchdown Club of Washington, “Personality of the Year Award.” 1988 Touchdown Club of Washington, “Local Personality Makes Good,” DC “Jocks club Hall of Fame.” Sportscaster of the Year. Edward R. Murrow Award (Tom Brown). National Top Analyst College Football (1986 USA Today) 4 Emmy Award Nominations. 2012 Distinguished Terrapin Club Award, Phillip Merrill College of Journalism Distinguished Professional Achievement and Distinguished Alumni Award. 2015 Skeeter Francis Award for Career Contributions to the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Early Life: Brant has three brothers, Mike, Pat, and Dennis who, like Tim, played Division 1 College Athletics.

Tim Brant was a Defensive Captain and Outstanding Linebacker for Coach Jerry Claiborne and the Maryland Terrapins. After graduating, he was signed by George Allen for the Washington Redskins (1973) as a free agent, but was cut in camp.

Broadcasting career: Brant started his broadcast career in 1974 when he was hired at WMAL Radio and announced daily sports on the highly rated Harden&Weaver show which was the top rated radio show in the Washington listening area. Brant announced University of Maryland football and basketball games on WMAL radio. He also was the host of the radio pre-game show of the Washington Redskins NFL games. In 1978, Brant moved to television and signed a contract with WJLA ABC-7 as Sports Director. In 1980 he produced and voiced Olympic features at the 1981 Lake Placid Olympics. In 1982, he began his full time network career at ABC Sports, reporting from the sidelines on the National College Football Game of the Week. He teamed with Keith Jackson and Frank Broyles on ABC’s “A” game. During a game in Oklahoma when Keith Jackson became ill, Brant was called off the sidelines and into the booth by legendary producer Chuck Howard to do the second half play-by-play. That performance in Norman, Oklahoma set the stage for a forty year career as play-by-play network talent, analyst and host. Brant worked 3 Olympics, Lake Placid, Sarajevo and Los Angeles. His assignments ranged from reporting/ features and play by play on Bobsledding and Water Polo. He also gave sports reports on “ABC News This Morning” which was the lead-in to “Good Morning America.” Brant was the first sideline reporter on Monday Night Football on ABC, but his reporting had to be pre-game, Halftime and Post Game. The NFL would not yet allow reporting from the field during play at that time. ABC’s Roone Arledge called him one of the most versatile announcers in network television. Brant worked National Telecasts of the fledgling United States Football League. In 1988, Brant accepted a lucrative contract offer from CBS Sports and accepted. At CBS, Brant worked play-by-play for Gymnastics at the Pan Am games, Cycling at the Tour de France, Championship boxing in Las Vegas, NFL games with Hank Stram, College Game of the Week with Jim Nantz, World Speed Skating Championships, mens College Basketball game of the week with Billy Packer and Bill Raftery, Mens NCAA Tournament, NCAA Womens Basketball Final Four and National Championship. He also was the Host of the CBS March Madness Selection Show, “CBS Sports Saturday” and Winterfest. Brant returned to ABC Sports in 1990 and in 2002 he worked his final game with the late great Keith Jackson in the Rose Bowl’s National Championship Game Miami-Nebraska. Brant worked several National Championship Games and almost every Bowl Game during his 40 year career. In 2005 Brant returned to WJLA TV ABC-7 in Washington DC as Vice President of Sports. Brant kept working Football and Basketball play-by-play on the ACC Network, including 19 ACC Basketball Tournament Championship Games.

Announcing Partners

Keith Jackson Frank Broyles Al Michaels Brent Musburger Jim McKay Frank Gifford Jim Nantz Mike Tirico Curt Gowdy Dick Stockton Mark Jones Howard Cosell Earl Weaver Reggie Jackson Phil Liggett, Mike Patrick Irv Cross Lynn Swann Lee Grosscup Dan Jiggets Dan Fouts Dan Marino Billy Packer Bill Raftery Mike Gminski Dan Bonner Red Auerbach Terry Bowden John Riggins Ron McDole Bonnie Blair Leah Paulis Mueller John Morgan Dave Archer Joe Namath Bart Connor Kathy Johnson Gil Clancy

Personal Life Tim and Janet Brant were Married in 1973 in the University of Maryland Chapel on the College Park campus where they met as undergraduates. They are both retired and live in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Tim was on the inaugural advisory board of the Shirley Povich school of Sports Broadcasting at the University of Maryland. Tim Brant currently serves on the advisory board of the Rose Bowl Institute.