Jim Watson is a sportscaster with

Fox Sports Fox Sports is the brand name for a number of sports channels, broadcast divisions, programming, and other media around the world. The ''Fox Sports'' name has since been used for other sports media assets. These assets are held mainly by the F ...

and formerly with NBC Sports.

Sportscasting career

NBC Sports Network

He called Gymnastics for the 2016 Rio Olympics. He called weightlifting for the

2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. He also calls water polo for

Universal Sports Universal Sports was an American sports-oriented digital cable and satellite television network. It was owned as a joint venture between InterMedia Partners (which owned a controlling 92% interest) and NBCUniversal (which owned the remaining 8%). ...

. He has also served as a play-by-play announcer, anchor, reporter, and host for NBC Sports,

FOX Sports Fox Sports is the brand name for a number of sports channels, broadcast divisions, programming, and other media around the world. The ''Fox Sports'' name has since been used for other sports media assets. These assets are held mainly by the F ...

, ESPN3,

Time Warner Warner Media, LLC ( traded as WarnerMedia) was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate. It was headquartered at the 30 Hudson Yards complex in New York City, United States. It was originally established in 1972 by ...

, and several other regional networks. He called

Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics, four volleyball events were contested – men's and women's indoor volleyball, and men's and women's beach volleyball. Medal table Medal summary References External linksVolleyball {{DEFAULTSORT:Volleybal ...

Pac-12 Network and Fox Sports

Watson is also employed by the Pac-12 Network. There he calls football, basketball, baseball, gymnastics, swimming, and diving. In addition to Pac-12 sports, he has also covered golf, tennis, cross-country, track-and-field, softball, soccer, and water polo. Watson is the host and reporter for Dodgers Live, a pregame/postgame show for the

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

and calls beach volleyball for the

Beach Volleyball World Tour The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (known between 2003 and 2012 as the FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the worldwide professional beach volleyball tour for both men and women organized by the ' ( FIVB), the ...

. He was also the voice of the

Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, are an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Galaxy competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began pla ...

for five years.

Other sports

Watson has also covered motocross, snowboarding, wrestling, skiing, gymnastics, and weightlifting. He was also the host of ''Runnin' with the Pac''.

Career Timeline

2005–present NBC Sports, Universal Sports, Fox Sports, The Mountain, and ESPN3 play-by-play, host, anchor, and reporter MLB, NBA, MLS, FIVB, Pac-10/Pac-12, Big West, CIF High School Sports 2003-2005 Fox Sports Northwest (Seattle) play-by-play, host, anchor, reporter MLB, NBA, NFL, WNBA, Pac-10, West Coast, Conference, WIAA(Washington) High School Sports 2003-2005 Fox Sports West (Los Angeles) play-by-play, anchor, host, reporter MLB, NBA, NHL, Pac-10, West Coast Conference, Big West Conference, CIF High School Sports

Olympics

2016: Gymnastics 2012: Weightlifting 2004: Indoor Volleyball 2000: Beach Volleyball

World Championships

2009-2012: NBC Sports, Universal Sports Beach Volleyball, Team Volleyball, Water Polo, snowboarding, Wrestling, Rowing

Personal

He attended the

University of Hawaii A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

and the

University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8.1 ...

. He graduated from USC in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Information. He currently lives in Santa Monica, California.

References

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