Gus Johnson Biography and Wiki
Augustus Cornelius Johnson Jr. is a renowned American sports commentator and television personality working as the lead play-by-play announcer for Fox Sports college football and college basketball. He is popularly known for his enthusiastic announcing style. Prior to joining Fox Sports, he worked at CBS Sports.
Gus Johnson’s Age and Birthday
The sports announcer was born on August 10, 1967, in Detroit, Michigan, United States. He is 54 years old as of 2022. His birth sign is Leo.
Gus Johnson Height
He stands at the height of 5 feet 8 inches (Approx, 1.72 meters) tall.
Gus Johnson Education
Johnson attended and graduated from the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy in 1985. From there he enrolled at Howard University a private federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C.
He later graduated from the institute in 1990 with a degree in political science and was a four-year letter winner on the baseball team. More details regarding his academic credentials will be updated soon.
Gus Johnson Family, Parents, Siblings
The sportscaster was born in Detroit, Michigan to his parents, Augustus Cornelius (father), and Btroy (mother). It’s not clear whether if he has any siblings.
His father worked as an engineer for a private company. Further details concerning his family background will be updated soon when revealed.
Gus Johnson’s Wife|Girlfriend, Is He Married?
In Accordance with his love life, the Detroit Native prefers keeping his love life detail private hence no record of his relationship is available to the public. It’s therefore not clear if he is single, married, or in a relationship. We are keeping tabs and we will update his partner’s details soon.
Gus Johnson Salary
According to FOX Sports, he receives an average annual salary ranging from $32,500 to $122,339. His contract with the exact figures is yet to be released.
Gus Johnson’s Net Worth
The sports personality has an estimated net worth ranging from $1 million to $3 million as of 2022. This amount is from his extensive career as a journalist among other investments.
Gus Johnson Career| FOX Sports
Gus serves as the lead play-by-play announcer for Fox Sports college football and college basketball. He also calls NFL games for Fox. Prior to joining Fox Sports, he worked at CBS Sports.
During his tenure at CBS Sports, he called play-by-play for numerous sports including the network’s coverage of March Madness from 1996 to 2011. Gus also announced the Big Ten Network’s Sunday-night basketball games.
He has also announced preseason games for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, and Detroit Lions as well as the Arena Football League’s New York Dragons.
Apart from hosting ESPN’s Black College Sports Today in 1991, he has also worked as an on-air personality with KXXV-TV in Waco, Texas, WAAY-TV in Huntsville, Alabama, and WXII-TV in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.