Jim Gray has worked as a network television and national cable sportscaster since 1983. He has worked with CBS-TV, NBC-TV, and currently has long-term relationships with ESPN, ABC-TV, Showtime and Westwood 1 Radio. His career highlights include coverage of 8 Olympic Games, 14 NBA Finals, 8 Super Bowls, 9 World Series, 8 Final Fours, and 15 Masters Golf Championships. He has won 10 national Emmy Awards for journalism and reporting, and was named Sportscaster of the Year in 1998, 1999 and 2000, and Sports Reporter of the Year by his member peers of the American Sportscasters Association. In 1999 Jim won the prestigious Broadcast of the Year Award presented by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association for his interview with Mike Tyson following Tyson vs. Holyfield II. Jim also provided pre-game, post-game and half time coverage for the 1983 NBA Champion Philadelphia 76ers, and provided expert analysis/color commentary for the 1989 and 1990 Detroit Piston NBA Championship teams. |