CBS News Broadcaster shares career advice

Mark Grant is a five-time Emmy Award-winning director, and 24-year veteran of CBS Sports. He covers NFL and college football, college basketball, and golf. He has covered sports in ten countries and in 48 states. Prior to CBS, he worked with ESPN for 11 years, where he covered nearly all the major events covered by the network. In addition to his Emmy Awards he has won three Awards for Cable Excellence, the highest honor for TV production in the cable television industry. Many could consider him a trailblazer because he was the first African-American TV director at both ESPN and CBS. Today, he is only one of a very few in all of sports television. In 2020, Grant directed the Los Angeles Chargers-Denver Broncos game on CBS alongside producer Kimani Morales, marking the first time that an NFL telecast was led by both an African-American producer and director. A 43-year veteran of the television industry, Mark got his start in local cable television, where he covered city council and school board meetings, high school sports, parades, and other events of community interest. Grant was recently chosen as CBS’s lead director for college basketball. In his new role he will direct the

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Wednesday, February 08, 2023 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

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Agricultural Science Building
   Room: 412

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Social/Networking

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College of Humanities & Social Sciences

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Students,Alumni,Faculty,Staff

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https://usu-edu.zoom.us/j/85793871500?pwd=QSs2VE5LWnpUNE5iNU52bFJ1a0RoUT09

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