Tim Brando Started Fast, Still Going Strong on National Broadcast Stage

[Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Ambassador Award Recipient: Tim Brando]

By John James Marshall, Written for the LSWA

On Sept. 10, 1971, a ninth grader at Lakeshore Junior High got the chance he had been waiting for – to be a part of a radio broadcast of a high school football game. There was almost no concern whatsoever on his part. He had studied the rosters of Neville and Captain Shreve, knew their tendencies and was as prepared as he could be. There was only one problem – his broadcast partner. The guy who was doing the play-by-play was a seasoned veteran and could call a high school football game with one vocal cord tied behind his back.