FOX Sports play-by-play announcer Tim Brando has signed an extension to remain with the network.
The deal will keep Brando calling college football and basketball games for the network through 2026. 2023 will mark his 10th year of work with FOX Sports. He previously spent 18 years at CBS, three at Turner Sports, and nine years at ESPN.
With the extension, Brando will celebrate his 40th year of national television coverage with the network in 2025.
During an appearance on the Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre podcast last summer, Brando shared his admiration for the team put in place at FOX Sports.
"In so many ways, FOX has been so good for me. When I left CBS abruptly back in 2014, I think a lot of people including me thought 'Oh gosh, I think I've earned enough checkmarks that I should land with a good parachute at a good place'.
"I was a free agent for about 8-9 months. When FOX called, I was so excited," Brando shared. "Their portfolio was growing, but it wasn't nearly what it is today. They were visionary. I think they were thinking 'We are going to grow our college football portfolio. We need more people. We need to add some greater depth. Maybe some people that have a little more understanding of the history of the game'. It's not always popular for a young television executive to hire a 58-year-old guy that has worked at 3 different networks, but FOX did and I really owe them a lot."
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