Jim Watson (sportscaster)


Jim Watson is a sportscaster with Fox Sports 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. He also calls water polo for Universal Sports. He has also served as a play-by-play announcer, anchor, reporter, and host for NBC Sports, Universal Sports, FOX Sports, ESPN3, Time Warner, and several other regional networks. He called Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Pac-12 Network and Fox Sports

Watson is also employed by the Pac-12 Network. There he calls football, basketball, baseball, 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 and calls beach volleyball for the Beach Volleyball World Tour. He was also the voice of the Los Angeles Galaxy 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
play-by-play, host, anchor, reporter
MLB, NBA, NFL, WNBA, Pac-10, West Coast, Conference, WIAA High School Sports
2003-2005 Fox Sports West 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 and the University of Southern California. He graduated from USC in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Information. He currently lives in Santa Monica, California.