Gus Johnson, the most exciting voice in sports broadcasting, is the lead play-by-play announcer for FOX Sports’ college football and basketball coverage. He’s also well-known for his opinions on football, basketball, and boxing.
Aside from that, the legendary and engaging sports commentator rose to prominence after calling thrilling NCAA tournament games for the Big Ten Network.
Gus Johnson Biography: Career and Salary
Gus was born Augustus Cornelius Johnson, Jr. on August 10, 1967 in Detroit, Michigan, and is 51 years old.
In terms of his family, his father was Augustus Cornelius Johnson, Sr., and his mother was Btroy Johnson. His mother died of ovarian cancer on June 7, 2014. Gus last spoke with her mother in May 2014, when he was in Lisbon covering the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid.
Gus went to the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, where he was an all-league quarterback on the football team and an all-league first baseman and catcher on the baseball team.
He then earned a degree in political science from Howard University in 1990, where he played baseball all four years.
Gus began his broadcasting career after graduation at KXXV-TV in Waco, Texas, WXII-TV in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, WAAY-TV in Huntsville, Alabama, and WTTG-TV in Washington, D.C.
Following that, he joined ESPN as the voice of college hockey and basketball, as well as Big East basketball on the Big East Network. He also hosted ESPN’s ‘Black College Sports Today’ in 1991, with Zubin Mehenti as the sportscaster.
Gus was named play-by-play announcer for ‘Showtime Championship Boxing’ later that year. He also started announcing “CBS EliteXC Saturday Night Fights.”
He also appeared in some NFL games for CBS. From 1996 to 2011, Gus was one of CBS’s top college basketball play-by-play announcers. Gus worked for CBS and called NFL games, track and field, college football, the Hambletonian, boxing, and the bobsled and luge events at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan.
Gus then joined FOX Sports in 2011 as the lead play-by-play announcer for FOX Sports’ college basketball and football coverage, while Jenny Taft served as a reporter and host. Gus has also provided commentary for FOX Sports’ coverage of the BIG3 and Jr. NBA World Championships.
Gus Johnson has amassed a sizable net worth as a result of his successful career in sports broadcasting on FOX Sports. His average salary as a Fox Sports announcer is estimated to be $100,000, with the top 10% earning more than $121,754.
Relationship Status: Single?
Gus is a well-known sportscaster who is loved and respected by many people who are always curious about his personal life. Gus, on the other hand, has always kept his personal life private.
Nonetheless, Gus was engaged to his girlfriend and had even set their wedding date, which was August 1, 2014. However, it is unknown whether he married his fiancée.
On April 8, 2012, Gus posted a tweet about his son, writing that his son had just asked him who would win the battle between Captain America and Red Hulk. Gus did not reveal his son’s name, but he did reveal his son’s age, stating that he was eight at the time.
Gus appears to be single right now. Gus has been speculated to be gay due to the lack of a wife or girlfriend in his life. However, he has not said anything about his sexual orientation.
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