He’s an ordained minister, a sportscaster extradionaire and all around nice guy.

Here is an excerpt from Harvard Magazine, the alumni publication, on Brown:

"James “J.B.” Brown ’73 has been a sportscaster for more than 20 years, covering football for Fox and football and basketball for CBS—for many sports fans, this would be the job of a lifetime. But Brown didn’t achieve professional success without encountering adversity along the way. After graduating from Harvard with a degree in government and four years of varsity basketball under his belt, Brown was drafted by the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, only to be cut from the team during summer camp. Following this initial disappointment, he rebounded with a sales job at Xerox that led to a position in senior management. After five years there, Brown started covering the Washington Bullets (now the Washington Wizards) part-time; eventually, after using several months of vacation time to travel with the Bullets, he chose to leave Xerox to launch a full-time sportscasting career.

We spoke on the publication of The Role of a Lifetime: Reflections on Faith, Family and Significant Living.

For additional information:

http://jbjamesbrown.com/