James Brown Bio, CBS 42, Age, Height, Parents, Spouse, Children, Salary, and Net Worth

Who is James Brown?

American, Reporter and Correspondent, James Brown, works with CBS 42 where he serves the station as a sportscaster and correspondent. His time working with the station since the 1970s.

James Brown
James Brown

James Brown Date of Birth / Age

Brown is 72 years old as of 2023. James was Born on the 25th of 1951 in Washington, D.C. in the United States.

James Brown Height

Brown is 5 feet and 8 inches tall.

James Brown Parents and Siblings

Brown was born and raised in Washington. His father is John Brown and his mother is Maryann Brown. He manages to keep information regarding his siblings, and extended members of the family away from the limelight. We will however fill you in on this information as soon as it is available to the public.

James Brown Spouse / Wife

Brown is married to his wife, Dorothy. He has not shared much about his wife. We will however fill you in on this information as soon as it is available to the public.

James Brown Kids / Children

Brown and Dorothy have been blessed with a daughter. However, we will fill you in on this information as soon as more details concerning this are available.

James Brown Education

Brown attended high school at DeMatha Catholic High School and later earned a US government degree from Harvard University.

James Brown Career

After failing to find a roster spot in the mid-1970s while trying to make an NBA Atlanta Hawks in the mid-1970s, Brown entered the corporate world, working for companies like Xerox and Eastman Kodak. Brown entered sports broadcasting in 1984 when he was offered a job on the Washington Bullets television show as well as an NBA analyst job at CBS, where he worked alongside Frank Glieber. He then held a position as a presenter at WDVM-TV (later WUSA) in Washington, DC, and worked at CBS Sports.

Brown was rehired by CBS Sports in 1, where he worked as a live announcer for NFL Network and college basketball coverage, as well as a reporter for the NBA Finals (games with Tom Heinsohn during the 1990 NBA playoffs) and 1990 National League Championship Series and hosted the afternoon program of the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France and the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.

James Brown NFL Hosting

At CBS, he also co-hosted CBS Sports Saturday/Sunday, a weekend anthology series.
Brown has accepted the job of hosting the NFL on Fox’s pregame show. He shared a plan with former players Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long, and former coach Jimmy Johnson. Cris Collinsworth and Ronnie Lott also appeared on the show during Brown’s time there. From 1994 to 1998, Brown was the main in-studio host for FOX NHL Saturday. He appeared in a similar guise in the EA Sports video game NHL ’97, which used full-screen video. His voice appeared on Madden NFL 2001. On August 23, 1997, Brown replaced Chip Caray as studio host for Fox Saturday Baseball.

James worked for an HBO/Showtime pay-per-view boxing match with Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson. After the 2005 NFL season, Brown left Fox to join CBS Sports, citing a desire to stay closer to his Washington home. Brown retired from the CBS college show in 2007 after a year-long stint. However, he still hosts pre-game, halftime, and post-game basketball at CBS Studios in New York while lead host Greg Gumbel is on a mission.

CBS 42

James works with CBS 42 where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;

  1. Jane Pauley
  2. Mark Phillips
  3. Enrique Acevedo
  4. David Agus
  5. Bill Owens
  6. Elizabeth Palmer
  7. Alvin Patrick
  8. David Pogue
  9. Jeff Pegues
  10. Alison Pepper
  11. Elaine Quijano
  12. David Reiter
  13. Jamie Reysen
  14. Scott Pelley
  15. Tanya Rivero
  16. Sharyn Alfonsi
  17. Anthony Salvato
  18. Debora Patta
  19. Susan Spencer
  20. Christa Robison
  21. Mark Strassmann
  22. Rita Braver
  23. Mark Strassmann
  24. Lesly Stahl

How Much Does James Brown Earn?

Brown earns an annual salary that is estimated to be $ 6 million.

How Much is James Brown Worth?

As a sportscaster, Brown has been able to accumulate a net worth of $16 million.James Brown Twitter