Brodie Brazil
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Brodie Brazil is an American television broadcaster who has been nominated for seventeen and won seven Regional Emmy Awards .
, Brazil got his start in broadcasting by interning for KICU-TV
's Regional Emmy Award winning show High School Sports Focus. He became a co-host in 2003 . In February of 2009 Brazil joined the team at CSN Bay Area . He is currently the rinkside reporter for San Jose Sharks
telecasts, does work for Shark Byte, a magazine-style show centering on the San Jose Sharks that originated on CSN Bay Area, is a reporter on SportsNet Central and is the San Jose Sharks insider for KGMZ
, an FM sports radio station. Brazil has also appeared in episodes of Sharks Late Night Confidential, hosted by Randy Hahn and Drew Remenda.
, a Bay Area Regional Emmy Award winning editor, producer and videographer
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/KICU-TV
and CSN Bay Area.
He runs his own personal twitter and often responds to fan asked questions, making him very popular in the San Jose Shark fan community. He has tweeted on numerous occasions that he conditions his beard to stop the itching. This playoff beard often attracts the female fan base to the broadcast.
Professional life
Even before graduating with a degree in broadcasting from San Jose State UniversitySan José State University
San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...
, Brazil got his start in broadcasting by interning for KICU-TV
KICU-TV
KICU-TV, known as TV36, is an independent television station in the San Francisco Bay Area market. It shares its broadcast facility with sister station KTVU in Oakland but it is licensed to San Jose, where KICU was formerly located. It is owned by Cox Enterprises. It runs an independent schedule...
's Regional Emmy Award winning show High School Sports Focus. He became a co-host in 2003 . In February of 2009 Brazil joined the team at CSN Bay Area . He is currently the rinkside reporter for San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
telecasts, does work for Shark Byte, a magazine-style show centering on the San Jose Sharks that originated on CSN Bay Area, is a reporter on SportsNet Central and is the San Jose Sharks insider for KGMZ
KGMZ
KKOL-FM is an oldies music formatted radio station serving Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The Salem Communications outlet broadcasts at 107.9 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW and is licensed to Aiea, Hawaii.-History:...
, an FM sports radio station. Brazil has also appeared in episodes of Sharks Late Night Confidential, hosted by Randy Hahn and Drew Remenda.
Family
Brazil is the older brother of Darren BrazilDarren Brazil
Darren Brazil is an American three-time Regional Emmy Award winning editor, producer and videographer who works in television and music video production.-Summary:...
, a Bay Area Regional Emmy Award winning editor, producer and videographer
Videographer
Strictly speaking, a videographer is a person who works in the field of videography, video production — recording moving images and sound on video tape, disk, other electro-mechanical device. News broadcasting relies heavily on live television where videographers engage in electronic news...
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Awards
Since 2003, Brazil has been nominated 17 times and has won 7 Regional Emmy Awards for his work with KTVUKTVU
KTVU, virtual channel 2 , is the Fox-affiliated television station serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Licensed to Oakland, California, the station has been owned by Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises since 1964, making it the largest Fox affiliate by market size that is not owned and operated by the...
/KICU-TV
KICU-TV
KICU-TV, known as TV36, is an independent television station in the San Francisco Bay Area market. It shares its broadcast facility with sister station KTVU in Oakland but it is licensed to San Jose, where KICU was formerly located. It is owned by Cox Enterprises. It runs an independent schedule...
and CSN Bay Area.
Extracurricular
Brazil is an FAA Instrument-rated commercial pilot and Certified Flight Instructor .He runs his own personal twitter and often responds to fan asked questions, making him very popular in the San Jose Shark fan community. He has tweeted on numerous occasions that he conditions his beard to stop the itching. This playoff beard often attracts the female fan base to the broadcast.