Jim Nantz Biography

James William Nantz, III, popularly known as Jim Nantz is an American sportscaster who has worked on broadcasts for the National Football League (NFL), Division I men’s basketball of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the PGA tour for CBS Sports since the 1990s. Jim had joined the NFL network in 1985.Jim has worked as an announcer for the NFL on CBS’s Best Play-by-Play from 2004 to present. Jim is the name of the very talented and popular sportscaster in sports journalism. He is a three-time Emmy Award winner and a five-time National Sportscaster of the Year. This demonstrates his professional efficiency and his dedication to his work. Jim enjoys the high net worth of 15 million US dollars as of 2014 and also the high salary.

Early life and education of Jim Nantz

Born in Charlotte, North Carolina in the year 1959 on May 17 to parents Doris Nantz and Jim Nantz Jr., he grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and Marlboro, New Jersey. He attended Marlboro High School and graduated with a degree in broadcasting from the University of Houston in Texas.

While in high school, he was co-captain of the basketball team and co-captain and number one player on the golf team. He was also a member of the Bamm Hollow Country Club. Since college, he had played on the Houston Cougars men’s golf team.

After graduation, he worked at KSL-TV in Salt Lake City as a sportscaster and anchor. Later, he had the opportunity to work at the CBS Radio Network as a sports commentator, broadcasting recorded interviews with Win Elliot for the latter’s Sports Central USA weekend reports.

Jim Nantz Career and Lifestyle

Jim joined CBS in 1985, where he worked with Clark Kellogg and Billy Packer . He initially worked as a studio host for the network’s college football and basketball coverage. He also worked as a reporter on the PGA Tour golf course as well as calling NFL games at Westwood One from 1988 to 1990 and then moved to television.

Jim had hosted CBS’s The NFL Today pregame show from 1988 to 2003 and became the top play-by-play announcer of 2004. He has hosted coverage of the NFL’s The Master’s golf tournament for all 27 years. ^th time since 1989.

When it comes to golf, Tiger Woods is the standout and in the 27th ^session , he talks about the absence of Tiger Woods.

Jim in addition to being active in sports media, has appeared on several television episodes including The Price Is Right to present the Showcase award. He also appeared as himself in the 1996 film Tin Cup and in television series such as Arliss, Yes, Dear, Criminal Mind and How I Met Your Mother (in season 5 episode 14).

He also appeared as the announcer for the fictional baseball team on the short-lived series Clubhouse. He was a guest commentator for the final round of The Open Championship for the BBC. In 2013, he appeared in an ad for Papa John’s Pizza.

Jim Nantz Net Worth, Salary, House, Awards & Achievements

Jim Nantz net worth is $15 million today. He earns an annual salary of $5 million from his career. He is one of the youngest recipients of the broadcast Basketball Hall of Fame Curt Gowdy Award. Before his divorce from his ex-wife Anne-Lorraine Carlsen, he also bought her a $12,000 necklace.

After his divorce was finalized, he was ordered by the court to pay $1 million to his ex-wife until he died or his wife remarried.

Nantz was awarded the Ambassador Award of Excellence by the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission in 2012 for his community involvement.

Jim has won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play in 2008 and 2009 and is a five-time winner of NSSA’s National Sportscaster of the Year in 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

He was also named a recipient of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award. He also received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Houston in 2011 and is one of the youngest recipients of the Basketball Hall of Fame’s Curt Gowdy Award.

In addition, he has been awarded the LA Sports & Entertainment Commission’s Ambassador Award of Excellence in 2012.

Wife, married, children and relationship of Jim Nantz

Jim Nantz is a popular TV pal and in 2019 he turned 60. He is a successful and wealthy sportscaster. In association with wine producer Peter Deutsch, he has launched a private wine label The Calling with his first vintage released in 2012.

Talking about Jim’s personal life, he was married to Ann-Lorraine “Lorrie” Carlsen Nantz in 1983. The couple lived happily together in Westport, Connecticut for 26 years. Due to some issues, they decided to part ways.

Jim divorced his ex-wife in 2009 and the couple have a daughter named Caroline. Meanwhile, he was dating his girlfriend Courtney Richards and, in a sense; this has also been the cause of his divorce.

Following the love story, the two, Jim and Courtney were married on June 9, 2012, in a wedding ceremony that took place at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. Courtney gave birth to a baby girl on March 14, 2014. She was named Finley Cathleen Nantz.

Age, height of Jim Nantz

• Jim Nantz’s age as of 2019 is 60 years old.
• Jim has the very good height of 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 84 kg