Jim Gray

On February 2, 2020 in Miami, Gray worked Super Bowl 54 between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs, marking the 23rd time he has been on the live radio or television broadcast of the Super Bowl, more than any other broadcaster in Super Bowl history.

Gray was inducted with the class of 2018 into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

On April 30, 2018, Gray interviewed Brady in Los Angeles. In response to a question to if the Patriots had the appropriate gratitude for his achievements, Brady replied, "I plead the fifth.”

On February 5, 2017 in Houston, TX, Gray was the pregame, halftime, and postgame host, and live in game reporter for Super Bowl 51 on Westwood One Radio between the New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons. President Donald Trump was interviewed at halftime.

On August 27, 2017, Gray interviewed Floyd Mayweather in the ring after his victory against Connor McGregor at which time Mayweather officially retired from boxing with a record of 50-0. Mayweather joined other boxing legends and champions Larry Holmes (April 1995) and Mike Tyson (June 2005) by saying that they were retiring from boxing while in the ring during questioning by Gray.

On May 7, 2015, Gray interviewed New England Patriot quarterback and 4 time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady at Salem State College, in Salem, MA., regarding Brady's involvement and the Patriots role in Deflategate. It was the same day that the NFL announced the results of the Wells Report. It is the only one-on-one interview that Brady has done on the subject.

On August 13, 2011, following the Abner Mares vs. Joseph Agbeko boxing match for the WBC Silver and IBF Bantamweight championships, Gray interviewed match referee Russell Mora and confronted him about how he allowed Mares to get away with numerous low blows throughout the match, including a left hook to Agbeko's cup during the 11th round, which Mora ruled as a knockdown even though the blow was clearly visible to him.

On July 8, 2010, Gray interviewed LeBron James when he revealed his 2010 decision to sign with the Miami Heat as a free agent on a live ESPN special called The Decision.

Gray's interviews with maligned baseball player Barry Bonds in 2006 and 2007 were the only one-on-one interviews Bonds granted after breaking both Babe Ruth's and Hank Aaron's home run records. In both interviews, he denied using steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.

Gray was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame by the Los Angeles City Council and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce in March 2005.

On January 8, 2004, more than four years after the interview, Rose's autobiography My Prison Without Bars was published. In that book, he finally admitted publicly to betting on baseball games.

In 2003 Gray returned to ESPN to work on the NBA broadcasts and SportsCenter, as well as hosting a number of prime time interview specials.

Gray was the Executive Producer of the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, "First Pitch", on President George W. Bush throwing out the first pitch at Game 3 of the 2001 World Series at Yankee Stadium a few weeks after the terrorist attacks in New York City on September 11, 2001. The film was nominated for an Emmy.

In 2000 Gray became the live studio host for NFL Monday Night Football on the Westwood One Radio network as well as for the Super Bowl and the NCAA Final Four and National Championship. On Monday Night Football and the Super Bowl, Gray's studio partners for the pre-game and halftime have been Mike Ditka (2001–2009), Phil Simms (2004–2008), Don Shula (2006–2009), Larry Fitzgerald (2008–current), and Tom Brady (2009–current). Gray has also worked on the live radio broadcast coverage of The Masters for CBS Radio Sports and Westwood One since 1989.

On June 24, 2000 in Glasgow, Scotland, Gray did the interview with Mike Tyson after his swift knockout of Lou Savarese where Tyson proclaimed he "wanted to eat (Lennox Lewis's) children."

The most notable interview of Gray's sportscasting career occurred with former baseball player Pete Rose. During Game 2 of the 1999 World Series, Rose was introduced as a member of the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. After the ceremony, Gray (who was covering the series for NBC) asked Rose about the Dowd Report's allegations that he had gambled on major league baseball games, which he repeatedly denied:

He was awarded the Sports Broadcaster of the Year in 1997 by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA).

Gray was also on the air for Showtime for the Tyson/Holyfield fight in 1997 in which Tyson bit off Holyfield's earlobe, interviewing the referee who disqualified Tyson, Mills Lane, and Tyson just moments after he bit Holyfield. The interview won an Emmy.

During the 1997 NBA Finals, Gray interviewed Dennis Rodman during an NBA on NBC segment. After repeatedly questioning Rodman about his comments about the Mormon religion when (the Chicago Bulls were in Salt Lake City to play the Jazz during the Finals), Rodman finally had enough of the questions, walked off the interview set with tears in his eyes and removed the microphone without assistance. NBC showed the ending of the interview as it happened during the NBA Finals pre-game show.

Gray: Well, you have reapplied. ... You've applied for reinstatement in 1997. Have you heard back from Commissioner Selig?

Gray also reported on the Olympic bombing from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

During game 4 of the 1996 Eastern Conference Finals, Gray interviewed Leonard Armato, Shaquille O'Neal's agent, while the game was going on with questions about the future of Shaquille O'Neal and then head coach Brian Hill. After a series of tough questions, Gray ended the interview by saying to Armato "try to enjoy the game now that you've been grilled!" The interview served as a platform for O'Neal and set the stage as a month later O'Neal left the Magic and signed with the Lakers.

On October 5, 1993, on CBS, during the White Sox vs Blue Jays playoff game, Gray reported during the game that Bulls minority owner Eddie Einhorn told him that Michael Jordan would retire from the NBA Chicago Bulls the next day. Jordan was in attendance at the game with Einhorn. Gray followed Jordan out of the stadium to the parking lot with a camera crew and Jordan acknowledged and confirmed to Gray that what Einhorn had told him was true, and that he would retire.

From 1989 to 1994, Gray worked for CBS Sports as a reporter and interviewer for coverage of the NFL, NBA, NCAA, and Major League Baseball. He also worked on the NFL Today studio show, and the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, and the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.

On March 22, 1989, Gray got the exclusive and only television interview with NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle, in Palm Springs, California, when he suddenly decided to retire.

Gray then moved to NBC Sports where his assignments included NFL Live, the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, and Boxing. Gray expanded his duties at NBC Sports in 1994 working on the NFL, NBA, MLB, Notre Dame Football, PGA Golf, as an interviewer and reporter, also working on the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and 2012 Summer Olympics in London (radio).

In 1988, Gray was at the stadium and then the airport when Ben Johnson was disqualified for using steroids at the Seoul Olympics. His reporting in South Korea won an Emmy for Journalism.

Gray broke the news in a live interview on ESPN with Rams running back, and single season rushing record holder, Eric Dickerson, on being traded from the Los Angeles Rams to the Indianapolis Colts on Halloween 1987. That interview was hailed by ESPN anchor Tom Mees, as "the night that ESPN SportsCenter truly arrived and was born. We have now gone from a highlight service and interviews to a legitimate news gathering and breaking news operation."

Gray has worked as a producer on the 1984 Olympic Games of Los Angeles on the Official Film, "16 Days of Glory", directed by Bud Greenspan. Gray has been a reporter and interviewer on the live television broadcast of the Olympic Games in 1988 (Summer,Seoul, NBC), 1992 (Winter, Albertville CBS,and Summer, Barcelona), 1994 (Winter, Lillehammer, CBS ), 1996 (Summer, Atlanta, NBC), 2000 (Summer, Sydney, NBC), 2008 (Summer, Beijing, NBC), and 2012 (Summer, London, NBC Radio/Westwood One) on the live radio broadcast as a commentator and interviewer. .

In 1981 Gray moved to Philadelphia working for PRISM-TV broadcasting a sports studio show, and as a host and reporter for the 76ers and Phillies broadcasts until the end of 1983. During his time in Denver and Philadelphia, Gray also worked for ESPN as a free-lance reporter beginning in 1979, then was hired as the networks only full-time reporter working in Los Angeles from 1984 to 1987.

Gray began his career in Boxing broadcasting for the closed circuit telecasts and satellite distribution for Top Rank and Kingvision, beginning in 1978, as a reporter and interviewer. He then covered the sport for ESPN SportsCenter, and for CBS and NBC Sports. In 1992, Gray joined Showtime as the reporter for the Showtime Championship Boxing Series. In 1997, he won a National Emmy Award for individual achievement for his work on the Tyson-Holyfield fight.

Gray started his career as a video tape editor and sports reporter in Denver at KBTV (now KUSA) the ABC affiliate, from 1977 to 1981.