Brian Custer

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Brian Custer
Born (1970-12-07) December 7, 1970 (age 52)
Sports commentary career
Genre(s) Play-by-play
Sports Boxing
Basketball
Football

Brian Custer (born December 7, 1970) is an American sports broadcaster who serves as the host for Showtime Championship Boxing . In July 2021, Custer joined ESPN as the host of SportsCenter and a play-by-play announcer on ESPN College Football , ESPN College Basketball and NBA on ESPN . [1]

He worked for Fox Sports as a play-by-play announcer doing select NFL games as well as the BIG3, NCAA football and NCAA basketball. He was also a sportscaster for SportsNet New York. [2]

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References

  1. "ESPN Signs Brian Custer as SportsCenter Anchor, Play by Play Commentator for College Basketball, Football". ESPN . June 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  2. "BRIAN CUSTER". Fox Sports. Retrieved February 19, 2019.