James William Nantz III is a famous sportscaster who has been part of CBS Sports over 30 years. He has worked on covering different sports events such as the National Football League (NFL), NCAA Division I men’s basketball, the NBA, and the PGA Tour. Nantz is famous for covering the Masters Tournament since 1989 and has been the lead play-by-play announcer for CBS’s NFL coverage since 2004. He also held the position of the lead broadcaster for men’s basketball from 1990 to 2023.

Nantz was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and grew up in various places like New Orleans, Louisiana, Colts Neck Township, and Marlboro Township, New Jersey. During his high school days in Marlboro Township, he was a co-captain of the basketball team and co-captain and the number one player on the golf team. He played for the Cougars men’s golf team at the University of Houston, where he roomed with future professional golfers Fred Couples and Blaine McCallister. In 1981, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Radio and Television Broadcasting. Nantz’s first experience in sports broadcasting was during his college years with the CBS Radio Network, where he transmitted taped interviews to Win Elliot for the latter’s Sports Central USA weekend reports.

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Meet Jim Nantz three Children

Jim Nantz has been married twice and has children from both marriages. His first marriage was to Ann-Lorraine Carlsen, and they were together for 26 years. They have a daughter named Caroline together. However, they got divorced in 2009, and Jim was ordered to pay $916,000 every year in child support and alimony.

Jim’s daughter Caroline currently works for NBC’s Universal Access Hollywood. Jim is currently married to his second wife, Courtney Richards, whom he married in June 2009. Together, they have two children, a daughter named Finley Cathleen Nantz, who was born in March 2014, and a son named Jameson Nantz, who was born in January 2016. Jim and his family live in Nashville, Tennessee.

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