BUCKiT® #60-Jim Nantz | Part 1: The Voice of Sports on Calling the Masters, the Super Bowl and March Madness

It’s the Masters 2019 - Tiger Woods sinks a putt to win the golf championship. The Voice of Sports announces it’s “a return to glory” - and then lets the next 3 minutes play out in silence. When Jim Nantz speaks again he says “I never thought we’d see anything that would rival the hug with his father in 1997 but we just did”. It’s a historical moment sports fans will remember forever. Jim Nantz - a voice virtually all sports fans in America recognize - is a five-time National Sportscaster of the Year and three-time Emmy Award winner. He’s the youngest broadcaster ever recognized by both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Since the 1980’s, Jim has been calling The Masters, the Super Bowl, and NCAA’s March Madness, successfully combining his passion for sport and distinctive soothing voice, to become arguably one of the best commentators in the business. I caught up with Jim just weeks after Tiger Woods’s mind-blowing return to glory at the 2019 Masters in Augusta Georgia. In that winning moment, Jim, known for his colorful and insightful commentary, decided to sit back, say nothing and let history naturally unfold. Photo Credit for Jim Nantz Episode: Mary Kouw/CBS John P. Filo/CBS Peter Vander/CBS