Brodie Matthew Brazil (born April 3, 1981) is an American television broadcaster who has won 13 Regional

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and been nominated for 32.

Early life

Brodie Brazil was born in the

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suburb of

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on April 3, 1981, three years before his brother

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. He attended Canyon Middle School and graduated from

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in 1999. He subsequently graduated from

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with a degree in broadcasting.

Professional life

Brazil began his broadcasting career as an intern for the

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show ''High School Sports Focus'' during his last year of high school, after meeting J.D. Pruess, a reporter for the show, in the fall of 1998. He returned to ''High School Sports Focus'' from university in 2001 and became its co-host in 2005, remaining until the show's cancellation in late 2007. In February 2009, Brazil joined

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, then known as Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, where he began as a ringside reporter during

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games. His later roles with the network included hosting the pre- and postgame shows for the

and the

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, as well as hosting the programs ''SportsNet Reports'', ''A's Central'', and ''Sharks Central''. On September 5, 2024, Brazil announced on YouTube that he would leave NBC on September 29, 2024. From 2017 to 2021, Brazil hosted his own podcast ''Brodie Brazil Connected'', featuring commentary on the San Jose Sharks and the Oakland A's during their respective seasons. Brazil has also worked for ''Shark Byte'', a magazine-style show about the San Jose Sharks that originated on

. Brazil is a San Jose Sharks contributor for 95.7 The Game, an FM sports radio station. He has also appeared in episodes of ''Sharks Late Night Confidential'', and has covered the San Francisco Giants and 49ers, the Golden State Warriors, Oakland Raiders, San Jose Earthquakes, the

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, and various local sports stories. On December 18, 2024, Brazil announced on his YouTube channel that he had joined the San Jose Sharks and would begin directly covering the team in January 2025.

Awards

Since 2003, Brazil has received 32 nominations and won 13 Regional Emmy Awards for his work with

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and

Extracurricular

Brazil is an FAA Instrument-rated commercial pilot. He became a flight instructor in 2008 while looking for another broadcasting job after leaving KICU-TV in 2007.

References

External links

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Brodie Brazil on CSN Bay Area

Brodie Brazil on Vimeo

Brodie Brazil on Twitter

Brodie Brazil on Youtube
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