Brian Anderson (sportscaster) facts for kids

Brian Anderson is a well-known American sportscaster. He was born on June 7, 1971. He works for FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin and TNT Sports. Since 2007, he has been the main voice for the Milwaukee Brewers baseball games on TV.

Brian Anderson is famous for calling many different sports. He covers exciting March Madness basketball games for TNT Sports and CBS Sports. He also announces regular season college basketball games, Major League Baseball games, and NBA games. Besides these, he calls golf events like The Match and French Open Tennis for TNT Sports.

Brian Anderson's Career in Sports Broadcasting

Starting Out: Early Career Steps

Brian Anderson began his career in sports in 1991. He was still in college when he started as an intern with the San Antonio Spurs basketball team. During this time, he worked behind the scenes as a broadcast technician and cameraman.

From 1998 to 2000, Brian worked for ESPN. He announced games for Minor League and Little League Baseball. He got his first big break in baseball with the San Antonio Missions. This team is a Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was their radio and TV announcer from 1994 to 1998, and again from 2000 to 2003. While with the Missions, he even helped out by pitching batting practice and carrying equipment for players!

Moving to Golf and Basketball

From 2003 to 2006, Brian Anderson worked as an announcer for The Golf Channel. He hosted many of their events, including those for the PGA and Nationwide Tours. While still with the Spurs, he also became a sideline reporter for FSN Southwest from 1999 to 2007. He was there to see the Spurs win three NBA Championships!

In 2007, Brian became the main play-by-play announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers. He joined Bill Schroeder, who is the color commentator. They still work together today, bringing Brewers games to fans on Fox Sports Wisconsin.

Calling National Games: MLB, NBA, and More

Since 2008, Brian Anderson has been a key part of the Major League Baseball on TBS team. He announces exciting postseason games. He has called many important series, including the National League Division Series and the American League Division Series. He even called the first-ever Division Series between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in 2018.

In 2010, TBS also chose him to announce their Sunday MLB on TBS regular season games.

Brian also started calling NCAA basketball games for ESPN in the 2009–2010 season. In 2012, he began announcing basketball games for the Big Ten Network. He covered the early rounds of the Big Ten Basketball tournament.

Since 2012, Brian has been a play-by-play announcer for Turner Sports and CBS. He covers the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and NBA games. In 2013, he became the lead host for TNT's special coverage of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf.

He is also a play-by-play announcer for Fox College Hoops. In 2015, he called the thrilling 2015 NCAA Midwest Regional final game between undefeated Kentucky and Notre Dame.

Since 2014, Brian has also been part of NBA on TNT. He often fills in or works as a third announcer during busy nights, like on MLK Day. He also covers the first two rounds of the NBA playoffs extensively.

Brian Anderson also called some NFL on CBS games during the 2014 NFL season. He announced the 2019 PGA Championship for Golf on TNT, which was TNT's last year covering golf.

Before the 2019-20 NBA season, TNT announced that Brian would be one of the main play-by-play announcers for their Tuesday Night games. He often works with Stan Van Gundy or Jim Jackson.

Brian has also been on the call for TNT's "The Match" golf series. He announced several famous matches, including those featuring Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning, Phil Mickelson, Tom Brady, Charles Barkley, Stephen Curry, Bryson DeChambeau, Aaron Rodgers, Brooks Koepka, Josh Allen, and Patrick Mahomes.

Brian Anderson has signed a multi-year deal with TNT Sports. This means he will continue to be a big part of their baseball, college basketball, and tennis (including the French Open) coverage for years to come.

Brian Anderson's Personal Life

Brian Anderson was born in Austin, Texas, and grew up in Georgetown, Texas. He played catcher on the nationally ranked baseball team at St. Mary's University, Texas. He graduated from the university in 1993 with a degree in English communications.

Brian is married to Michele Anderson, and they have one child. His older brother, Mike Anderson, used to be a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds.

Brian is a Christian. He has often spoken about his faith. He believes that his work and life are part of a bigger plan. He trusts in God and finds hope in his faith.