Mark Grant

Mark Grant is a five-time, Emmy Award-winning director at CBS Sports. A 42-year veteran of the television industry, he has been with the company for 22 years. Prior to that, he worked at ESPN for 11 years. He is recognized as a pioneer in sports television. He was the first African American director at both ESPN and CBS and is one of only two to ever direct an NFL broadcast. Last season, he combined with Producer Kimani Morales and Executive Producer Harold Bryant to
become the first African American trio to collectively lead an NFL broadcast. In addition to his Emmy Awards, he was won three ACE Awards, the highest award in the cable television industry. A 1981 graduate of LSU, he is a member of its Hall of Distinction.