- Jim Kozimor
Jim Kozimor is a television and radio personality for the
Sacramento Kings and theSacramento Monarchs . His duties for the Kings include hosting the warm-up and wrap-up show "Kings Live" forComcast SportsNet , as a sideline reporter for Kings games televised onKXTV , host of the weekly "Kings Talk" show onKHTK as well as his own nightly "Jim Kozimor ShowGram" on that station. He performs similar duties for the Monarchs: hosting the weekly "Monarchs Talk" show and serving as the radio and television play-by-play announcer for the team.In addition to his obligations to Sacramento's basketball franchises, Kozimor serves as the host of Comcast SportNet's
Oakland Raiders televised press conferences and serves as the play-by-play announcer for other local sports on the channel.Kozimor served as the play by play announcer for
NBC Sports coverage ofBadminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics . [ [http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/mediumwell/blog/2008/07/your_nbc_olympics_lineup.html Medium Well: Your NBC Olympics lineup - A blog on sports media, news and networks - baltimoresun.com ] ]Kozimor is a native of
Chicago and holds a bachelor's degree in communications fromMichigan State University . He is an avidhockey fan and a fan of theChicago Cubs .The diminutive Kozimor, who is too short to ride most American roller coasters, has a bumper sticker on his Kia Santa Fe that says, "Short People Rock!" He often tells stories on his radio show about his strange adventures with trying to find clothes for himself in the children's section. He is currently embroiled in a battle with potential neighbors over a house that he plans to build in Sacramento.
Kozimor and his wife Sandra have three daughters: Addison and twins Ava and Sasha.
Broadcast history
* 2008: Summer Olympics (Badminton)
* 1998-Present:Sacramento Kings ,Sacramento Monarchs broadcaster
* 1996-1998:Houston Rockets &Houston Comets
* 1992-1994:Philadelphia 76ers -- play-by-play announcer
* 1989-1992:Golden State Warriors -- sideline reporter, fill-in play-by-play announcer.
* (unknown):WMVP -- talk show host
* (unknown, three years):San Jose Jammers ,La Crosse Catbirds References
External links
* [http://www.nba.com/kings/news/Kings_Broadcaster_Bios.html Sacramento Kings Broadcasters Bios]
* [http://www.wnba.com/media/monarchs/broadcasting-177-184.pdf Sacramento Monarchs Media Guide, Broadcasters]
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