Jim Gray (sportscaster)

Jim Gray
Gray at the Boardwalk Hall on June 4, 2011
Nationality	American
Occupation	Sportscaster

Jim Gray is an American sportscaster. He is currently with Showtime, Fox, and Westwood One radio network. He has previously worked as a reporter, commentator, and interviewer with ESPN, NBC Sports and CBS Sports. He is an Emmy Award winning journalist, reporter, producer. and executive producer of sports features and documentaries.

Gray started his career as an video tape editor and sports reporter in Denver at KBTV (now KUSA) the ABC affiliate, from 1977 to 1981. In 1981 Gray moved to Philadelphia to work for PRISM-TV broadcasting a sports studio show, and as a host and reporter for the 76ers and Phillies broadcasts until the end of 1983. During his time in Denver and Philadelphia, Gray also worked for ESPN as a free-lance reporter beginning in 1979, then was hired as the networks only full time reporter working in Los Angeles from 1984 to 1987. Gray then moved to NBC Sports where his assignments included NFL Live, the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, and Boxing. He returned to NBC Sports in 1994 working on the NFL, NBA, MLB, Notre Dame Football, PGA Golf, as a interviewer and reporter, also working on the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and 2012 Summer Olympics in London (radio). From 1989 to 1994, Gray worked for CBS Sports as a reporter and interviewer for coverage of the NFL, NBA, NCAA, and Major League Baseball. He also worked on the NFL Today studio show, and the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, and the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.

Gray began his career in boxing broadcasting for the closed circuit telecasts and satellite distribution for Top Rank and Kingvision, beginning in 1978, as a reporter and interviewer. He then covered the sport for ESPN SportsCenter, and NBC Sports. In 1992, Gray joined Showtime as the reporter for the Showtime Championship Boxing Series. In 1997, he won a National Emmy Award for individual achievement for his work on the Tyson-Holyfield fight.

Since 2000 Gray is the studio host for NFL Monday Night Football on the Westwood One Radio network as well as the Super Bowl and college basketball for the NCAA Final Four and National Championship. On Monday Night Football and the Super Bowl, Gray's studio partners for the pre-game and halftime have been Mike Ditka (2001-2009), Phil Simms (2004-2008), Don Shula (2006-2009), Larry Fitzgerald (2008-current), and Tom Brady (2009-current). Gray has also worked on the live radio broadcast coverage of The Masters for CBS Radio Sports and Westwood One since 1989.