Jim Nantz James William Nantz , III ( born May 17 , 1959 ) is an American sportscaster , known primarily for his work with CBS Sports television . Biography . Early life . Born in Charlotte , North Carolina , Nantz grew up in Colts Neck , New Jersey and attended Marlboro High School . In high school , he was co - captain of the basketball team and co - captain and number one player on the golf team . He was a member of Bamm Hollow Country Club . Nantz then went to the University of Houston in Texas , where he majored in broadcasting and played briefly on the Houston Cougars men ' s golf team , rooming with future professional golfers Fred Couples and Blaine McCallister . Before CBS Sports . Nantz worked as an anchor and sportscaster for KSL TV in Salt Lake City . At CBS . Nantz joined CBS in 1985 , initially working as a studio host for the network ' s college football and basketball coverage , and as an on - course reporter for PGA Tour golf , as well as calling NFL games on Westwood One . Nantz has anchored CBS ' coverage of the Masters tournament since 1989 . He has teamed with Billy Packer to call the NCAA Final Four men ' s basketball finals continuously since 1991 . Since the 2008 - 09 season , Clark Kellogg has been his analyst . " The NFL on CBS " . After hosting CBS ' s pre - game program " The NFL Today " from 1998 - 2003 , he became " The NFL on CBS " ' s top play - by - play announcer in 2004 . That move sent Greg Gumbel to the studio , and Nantz to the stadium booth with Phil Simms . On February 4 , 2007 , Nantz called the play - by - play of Super Bowl XLI . He joins Curt Gowdy and Dick Enberg as the only play - by - play announcers to ever call both a Super Bowl and an NCAA Men ' s Basketball Championship Game . ( Greg Gumbel called CBS ' previous Super Bowl , Super Bowl XXXVIII . ) Nantz is also one of two men to host a Super Bowl , announce an NCAA Men ' s Basketball Championship game , and host coverage of the Masters from Butler Cabin with Brent Musburger being the other . Musburger also accomplished all three feats with CBS . Media appearances . Nantz has appeared on episodes of " The Price Is Right " to present a Showcase prize that involves CBS Sports properties , one to with the 2009 Final Four in Detroit and another in 2010 for Super Bowl XLIV ( with Phil Simms ) , as part of changes to the long - time game show to use product placement models and CBS crossovers , including sports packages . Nantz appeared as himself in the 1996 film " Tin Cup " , and has appeared in episodes of several television series including " Arliss " , " Yes , Dear " , " Criminal Minds " , and " How I Met Your Mother " . He portrayed the announcer for the fictional baseball team in the short - lived series " Clubhouse " , and his voice can be heard in the 1998 film " Scrapple " . Since 2009 , Nantz has guest commentated on the final round of The Open Championship for the BBC . Nantz teamed with Gary McCord to provide extensive commentary in the 1990s PC golf game " Jack Nicklaus 6 - Golden Bear Challenge " , and his commentary is featured in the " Golden Tee " golf arcade game series . Awards . Nantz won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality , Play - by - Play in both 2008 and 2009 . Nantz has been honored with the NSSA ’ s National Sportscaster of the Year award five times ( 1998 , 2005 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 ) . In 2011 , Nantz was named as a recipient of the Pete Rozelle Radio - Television Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame . Nantz received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Houston in 2001 . He also is one of the youngest recipients of the Basketball Hall of Fame ' s Curt Gowdy award for broadcasting . Personal . Nantz ' s first book , " Always By My Side – A Father ’ s Grace and a Sports Journey Unlike Any Other " , was released in May 2008 . Nantz tells personal stories from football , basketball , and golf , and how he has met people along the way who remind him of the virtues his father instilled in him . The foreword to the book was written by one of his father figures , friend and frequent golf partner , former President George H . W . Bush . Nantz ’ s father , Jim Nantz Jr . , died in 2008 after being diagnosed with Alzheimer ’ s disease ; he was treated at The Methodist Hospital in Houston , Texas . In January 2011 , Jim Nantz and The Methodist Hospital in Houston , Texas launched the Nantz National Alzheimer Center . The mission of the Center is to improve care and treatment for patients with Alzheimer ’ s disease through the advancement of research and the investigation of its causes , including the role of concussions and other past neurological trauma . Nantz was married to Ann - Lorraine " Lorrie " Carlsen Nantz for 26 years before divorcing in 2009 . The couple lived in Westport , Connecticut and had one child , daughter Caroline . In November 2009 , Jim Nantz was ordered to pay his ex - wife $ 916 , 000 a year in child support and alimony . Nantz acknowledged dating a 29 - year - old woman before the divorce was final , although the judge concluded the marriage deteriorated years earlier and " this remote event in no way contributed to the breakdown of the marriage . " Nantz earns $ 7 million a year . On June 9 , 2012 , Nantz married Courtney Richards in a ceremony at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach , California .