Editing Jim Nantz (section)

==Early life and education==
Born in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], Nantz grew up in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]],<ref>Radio Interview on ''The Don Geronimo Show''. Aired January 30, 2012.</ref> [[Colts Neck Township, New Jersey]],<ref>[http://www.sportsline.com/cbssports/team/jnantz CBS Sports Team: Jim Nantz] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327122054/http://sportsline.com/cbssports/team/jnantz |date=March 27, 2008 }}, [[CBS Sports]]. Accessed April 4, 2008. "He was born May 17, 1959, in Charlotte, N.C., and grew up in Colts Neck, N.J."</ref> and [[Marlboro Township, New Jersey]],<ref>Craig, Jack. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/294472811 "CBS' Nantz a Smoothie from Start"], ''[[Boston Globe]]'', November 11, 1988. Accessed September 10, 2015. "'It took me one-tenth of a second to answer. My wife and I grew up in Marlboro, New Jersey. We were coming home,' he said. Three years later, Nantz and his wife are living in Westport, Conn."</ref> where he attended [[Marlboro High School]].<ref>[http://www.coxcharityclassic.com/headliner9.html Cox Classic Headliners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061105065024/http://www.coxcharityclassic.com/headliner9.html |date=November 5, 2006 }}, accessed November 29, 2006.</ref> In high school, he was co-captain of the [[basketball]] team and co-captain and number one player on the [[golf]] team. He was a member of Bamm Hollow Country Club.

Nantz then matriculated at the [[University of Houston]] where he played on the [[Houston Cougars men's golf|Cougars men's golf team]], rooming with future professional golfers [[Fred Couples]] and [[Blaine McCallister]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/sports/article/Broadcaster-Nantz-in-front-row-for-sports-history-1702963.php|title=Broadcaster Nantz in front row for sports history|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=September 12, 2010}}</ref> He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Radio and Television Broadcasting in 1981.<ref>[https://uhcougars.com/news/2001/4/2/CBS_Announcer_Jim_Nantz_To_Deliver_UH_Commencement_Address.aspx "CBS Announcer Jim Nantz To Deliver UH Commencement Address," University of Houston, Monday, April 2, 2001.] Retrieved August 23, 2022.</ref> It was during this time that Nantz got his first experience in sports broadcasting with the [[CBS Radio News|CBS Radio Network]], transmitting taped interviews to [[Win Elliot]] for the latter's ''Sports Central USA'' weekend reports.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sandomir|first=Richard|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/20/sports/win-elliot-who-broadcast-sports-with-flair-dies-at-83.html|title=Win Elliot, Who Broadcast Sports With Flair, Dies at 83|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 20, 1998|access-date=April 6, 2021}}</ref>