Todd Harris
Birth Name:
Todd Harris
Fast Facts
- Graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Communications and Broadcast Journalism in 1990
- Worked as a sideline reporter for ABC Sports' college football coverage for seven years starting in 1999
- Started out as a surfing and snowboarding reporter for ESPN in 1991
- Quote: "(On traveling for his job): "What I get to do is incredible․ When I pack for [the Sochi Olympics], the first thing I'll put in my bag is my snowboard followed by my clothes․ I look forward to some time on the slopes․""
- Also worked for Turner Sports from 1998 to 2004, covering the NBA playoffs and the Winter Olympics
- Best known as a play-by-play announcer for the NBC Sports Network
- Does the play-by-play announcing for NBC Sports' coverage the Olympics, the Dew Tour, the Red Bull Signature Series, and the America's Cup, among others
- Began covering Indy Car Racing for ABC during the IRL and Indy 500 races in 2005