Until 2021, Wisconsin Badgers play-by-play man Matt Lepay substituted for him on Fox Sports Wisconsin for Brewers games when Anderson was away calling the NBA. He also extensively covers the first two rounds of the NBA playoffs in this position. īeginning in 2014, Anderson added NBA on TNT duties to his resume, usually in a fill-in position or as a 3rd announcer when TNT features a rare tripleheader that night, such as on MLK day. He also served as commentator for the Michigan State Spartans team cast during their Final Four game against Duke. Īnderson replaced an ailing Marv Albert to call undefeated Kentucky's thrilling 68–66 win over Notre Dame at the 2015 NCAA Midwest Regional final in Cleveland, Ohio. Īnderson is currently a play-by-play announcer for Fox College Hoops. In 2013, he was named lead host for TNT's exclusive coverage of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. Since 2012, Anderson has called play-by-play for Turner Sports and CBS's coverage of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and NBA. In 2012, he began calling NCAA basketball games for the Big Ten Network, concluding in covering the early rounds of the Big Ten Basketball tournament. In addition, Anderson started calling NCAA basketball games for ESPN during the 2009–2010 season. In 2010, TBS named him as play-by play announcer on Sunday MLB on TBS regular season broadcasts.
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In this role, Anderson was on the call of the first-ever Division Series featuring the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. In 2018, Anderson once again served as lead play-by-play announcer during the MLB postseason in place of Johnson, who stepped aside due to blood clots and being advised not to fly. He has continued to call the LCS every year since.
Anderson again returned to calling LCS in 2017, when he called the 2017 National League Championship Series for TBS, as Ernie Johnson was preoccupied with his NBA on TNT duties. From 2014 to 2017, Anderson served as the secondary play-by-play announcer for TBS during the Division Series.īecause of Ernie Johnson stepping aside for the 2011 playoffs to care for his son Michael (who suffers from muscular dystrophy and was placed in intensive care around the same time as the playoffs), Anderson called the 2011 National League Championship Series for TBS, which only by coincidence had the Brewers against the Cardinals his role was announced before the playoff seedings for the NLDS were fully set. In 2013, he worked the American League Wild Card tiebreaker between the Rays and Rangers, the AL Wild Card Game and ALDS. In 2012, Anderson worked the NL Wild Card Game and NLDS. Since 2008, Anderson has been tapped by TBS to provide play-by-play for the network's coverage of the postseason, calling the Brewers- Phillies National League Division Series in 2008, the Rockies- Phillies series in 2009, the Reds- Phillies series in 2010 and the Yankees- Tigers American League Division Series in 2011. Anderson remains a member of the Brewers' broadcast booth today. The duo occasionally also did games for WMLW, a local over-the-air channel in the Milwaukee metro area, but Fox Sports Wisconsin has since become the exclusive local broadcast partner for the Brewers. He is joined by color commentator Bill Schroeder. Starting in 2007, Anderson moved on to be the play-by-play announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers on Fox Sports Wisconsin. Anderson also worked at FSN Southwest as a sideline reporter for the San Antonio Spurs from 1999 to 2007, where he saw the Spurs win three NBA Championships.
In his role there, he served as a host for a variety of the network's events, including the PGA and Nationwide Tours. He received his start in baseball with the San Antonio Missions, the Double-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, serving as a radio/television play-by-play announcer from 1994 to 1998 and from 2000 to 2003.Īnderson worked as a play-by-play announcer at The Golf Channel from 2003 to 2006.
As a part of his work on the 2007 Brewers Preview Show, Anderson and the Bally's team were awarded a regional Emmy Award.Īnderson also calls NCAA tournament basketball for Turner Sports, regular season NCAA basketball for FOX Sports and the Big Ten Network, MLB games for TBS, NBA games for TNT, and "The Match" golf franchise for TNT.īroadcasting career Early career įrom 1998 to 2000, Anderson handled Minor League and Little League Baseball telecasts for ESPN. Since 2007, he has called play-by-play for the Milwaukee Brewers' telecasts on Bally Sports Wisconsin. Brian Anderson (born June 7, 1971) is an American sportscaster.
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