MARK GRANT

Director

Mark Grant joined CBS Sports in 1998 and serves as a director for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network. He serves as lead director for CBS Sports’ college basketball coverage, including the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. He is also a director for CBS Sports’ coverage of the NFL, college football and golf. Grant has worked every NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament during his tenure at CBS, beginning with the 1999 Tournament.

Grant is a five-time Emmy Award-winner and has also been honored with three ACE Awards for excellence in cable television production.

 A 43-year veteran, Grant has been a trailblazer in the industry, becoming the first African-American director at both CBS and ESPN. On November 1, 2020, Grant directed the Los Angeles Chargers-Denver Broncos game on CBS alongside producer Kimani Morales, marking the first time that an NFL telecast was led by an African-American executive producer (Harold Bryant), producer (Morales) and director (Grant).

Grant was a driving force behind CBS Sports’ “8:46” campaign, which he helped create, execute and produce in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. The “8:46” campaign featured personal stories from many of CBS Sports’ Black voices spread out across eight minutes and 46 seconds discussing their experiences on being Black in America.

A 1981 graduate in broadcast journalism from LSU, he is a member of the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication Hall of Fame. Later this year, Grant will be inducted into the LSU Alumni Association Hall of Distinction.

Prior to joining CBS Sports, Grant spent 11 years at ESPN. He started his career in local cable television, covering city council and school board meetings, high school sports, parades and other community events.

Grant and his wife Joyce have two children, Marcy and Mark, Jr.