Tim Brant
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Tim Brant (born February 26, 1949 in Washington, DC) is an American sportscaster and Vice President and director of sports for ABC 7 / WJLA-TV in Washington DC. He has spent nearly thirty years covering sports nationally for CBS and ABC/ESPN. He joined ABC Sports as a college football commentator in 1982. The multi-faceted Brant has served many roles on ABC Sports' coverage of college football, including sideline reporter, expert analyst and play-by-play. In addition to his college football duties, Brant has also done play-by-play for college basketball, "Wide World of Sports", and the Pro Bowlers Tour. He is a veteran of two Olympics and for more than a decade was the morning co-host for ABC-owned WMAL Radio in Washington, DC. Tim has also covered the World Series, NBA, speed skating, skiing, boxing, and NASCAR. Brant teamed with Keith Jackson as the voice of the Playstation video game NCAA Gamebreaker for 989 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 Tournament Selection Show" and the Emmy Award-winning Tour de France coverage.
Prior to joining CBS in 1987, Brant spent four years at ABC Sports, where he covered college football with Keith Jackson. He also worked the 1984 Winter and Summer Olympics, the Pro Bowl, USFL and "Wide World of Sports." While working with Keith Jackson, he was listed as college football's top analyst by numerous publications, including USA Today. Brant has worked along side Mike Tirico, Brent Musburger, Keith Jackson, Dan Fouts, James Brown, Hank Stram, Jim Nantz, Mark Jones, Terry Bowden, Terry Gannon, Jack Arute, Ed Cunningham, Todd Harris, Al Michaels and Lynn Swann, to name a few.
Locally he has hosted sport pre-game specials such as Are You Ready for Washington Redskins games back when ABC hosted NFL Games. His sports analysis has dated back to when he was on the University of Maryland gridiron. At UMD, he was a star linebacker and defensive captain. After signing with the Washington Redskins, Brant suffered a career ending knee injury. He has been honored twice by the Touchdown Club of Washington, once as Top Analyst, then later Sportscaster of the Year. Brant is the voice of ACC Basketball on the Raycom-Jefferson Pilot Television Network. He is a veteran announcer of the ACC tournament. Brant is a dynamic public speaker, giving motivational speeches to various organizations and corporations. His many honors include Sportscaster of the Year in 1996 by the Touchdown Club of Washington, and Champion Sportscaster by the Black United Fund. He was honored by the Touchdown Club as the Top Analyst in 1986, and won the March of Dimes A.I.R. Award for achievement in radio for Best Sports Play-by-Play in 2001. He has been honored with The Distinguished Alumnus Award by the University of Maryland, Distinguished Professional Achievement by the Phillip Merrill College of Journalism in 2002, and in 1999 was inducted into the St. John's College High School Hall of Fame.
Brant currently resides in Potomac, MD with his wife Janet. He has four grown children. His son Kevin was a high school All American football player who went on to UCLA, where he played safety from 1999-2003.
