Chris Broussard

Christopher Dana Broussard (born October 28, 1968) is an American sports analyst and commentator for Fox Sports 1 (FS1) and Fox Sports Radio. Best known for his coverage of the NBA, he is now a co-host on FS1's afternoon show First Things First, as well as co-host of The Odd Couple with Rob Parker on Fox Sports Radio. Previously, he worked for The New York Times, ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com, and made appearances on ESPN's SportsCenter, NBA Countdown, First Take, and NBA Fastbreak as an analyst. Early life and education Broussard was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is an African American of Louisiana Creole descent. Due to his father's job as a personnel manager for Traveler's Insurance Co., Broussard and his family moved often during his childhood. He lived in Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Syracuse, New York; Des Moines, Iowa; and Cleveland, Ohio, before finishing high school. In 1986, he graduated from Holy Name High School, a private school in the Cleveland suburb, Parma Heights, Ohio. A standout football and basketball player at Holy Name, Broussard was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2016. He matriculated to Oberlin College, from which he graduated in May 1990 with a bachelor's degree in English. He played point guard on the Oberlin basketball team. Career Sportswriting career In 1990, Broussard began his sports writing career for The Plain Dealer. He worked there for four years before moving to the Akron Beacon Journal where he started covering the NBA, spending two-and-a-half seasons with them as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat writer. Broussard then went on to work for The New York Times in 1998, where he covered the New Jersey Nets for two years, the New York Knicks for three years, and the NBA in general for one year. In September 2004 Broussard joined ESPN The Magazine.