of Washington, D.C. in Bethesda, Maryland, his town of birth, with his wife Dorothy and daughter Katrina. He formerly had a second residence in Century City, California, when working on FOX as their NFL program was based in Los Angeles. He was also named one of the 100 most influential student athletes by the NCAA. He has three granddaughters and one grandson, born to his daughter, Katrina and her husband John. Brown is a Christian. On May 3, 2006, Brown became a minority owner of the Washington Nationals Major League Baseball team. Brown was one of a handful of investors in the group led by Washington, D.C. real estate developer Ted Lerner. Career timeline 1984–1985: NBA on CBS – Color Commentator 1984–1986: College Basketball on CBS – Color commentator 1987–1990: NBA on CBS – Sideline reporter 1987–1993: NFL on CBS – Play-by-play 1989–1990: NBA on CBS – Play-by-play 1990–1993, 2007: College Basketball on CBS – Play-by-play 1990: Major League Baseball on CBS – Sideline reporter 1994–2005: Fox NFL Sunday – Host 1994–1998: NHL on Fox – Studio host 2006–present: The NFL Today – Host 2008–present: Inside the NFL – Host 2014–present: CBS Evening News – Substitute anchor 2017–2019: The James Brown Show - host References External links Jaffe, Harry. "James Brown: Making Mama Proud", Washingtonian, December 1, 2008. Issue 44 -- Television Sportscasters (African-American) Fox's Brown Will Leave to Be CBS's N.F.L. Host Brown Leaving Fox's Pregame for CBS James Brown is switching jerseys. Official CBS news release. 1951 births Living people African-American basketball players African-American Christians African-American sports announcers African-American sports journalists American sports journalists American male journalists American television sports announcers American sports radio personalities American television reporters and correspondents Atlanta Hawks draft picks Basketball players from Maryland CBS News people College basketball announcers in the United States DeMatha Catholic High School alumni Harvard Crimson men's basketball players Major League Baseball broadcasters National Basketball Association broadcasters National Football League announcers National Hockey League broadcasters NFL Europe broadcasters Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) People from Bethesda, Maryland Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award recipients Basketball players from Washington, D.C. Sports Emmy Award winners Washington Nationals owners American men's basketball players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople