Carter Blackburn

Carter Blackburn (born March 30, 1979) is an American sportscaster. He currently works for CBS Sports after leaving ESPN in 2014.

Early life and education Blackburn was born in Dallas, Texas, and grew up in Kerrville, in the Texas Hill Country near San Antonio.

Professional career He worked for International Sports Properties (ISP) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Fox Sports Net South from 2001 to 2003; among his assignments were games in what became the NBA Development League.

In September 2009 he began broadcasting for ESPN and ESPNU. He also called college basketball, football, and baseball games. On December 27, 2014 Blackburn filled in for Verne Lundquist during the 2014 Sun Bowl. Blackburn was a part of the CBS Sports team doing feature group coverage for the 2015 Masters golf tournament. He also calls NFL games for CBS on occasion, partnering with Chris Simms for 2015 and 2016.

By age thirty-one, Blackburn had called the NFL on Fox, the NCAA basketball tournament on CBS, and college football on ABC. In 2008, at 26, Blackburn was the second-youngest announcer of an NCAA Tournament game, at least in CBS's run as the telecaster. Jim Nantz was the only one younger (26 years old in 1985).

Notable calls Blackburn called then-Penn State coach Joe Paterno’s record setting 409th win for ABC, Paterno’s last game as coach of the Nittany Lions. March 18, 2016: Blackburn was the play-by-play announcer for Turner Sports's coverage of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament's first round match–up between the Northern Iowa Panthers and the Texas Longhorns, where Panthers guard Paul Jesperson hit a half court shot at the buzzer to upset the Longhorns 75–72 just seconds after Isaiah Taylor hit a running floater to tie the game at 72. August 24, 2019: Blackburn was the play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports college football coverage of the Week 0 match–up between the Arizona Wildcats and Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, where Khalil Tate was tackled by Hawaii defensive lineman Manly Williams and defensive back Kalen Hicks at the one yard line as time expired in an attempt to bring the game within one point pending the extra point.

Personal life Blackburn lives in Austin, Texas.