“I’m over five million on Delta. I’m over two million on American, and over one million on United,” said college football announcer Tim Brando, when asked about his frequent flier miles. Now in his 54th year of announcing, Brando, 69, is still breaking all usual conventions and still going strong in that press box. And while it all may seem “easy” from our standpoint, for Tim Brando, the preparation starts right from Sunday, which goes until the game starts on Saturday (per Sportsbroadcastjournal). Even then, there are often critical voices broadcasters have to tackle. But Brando had a fitting reply to one such critical voice.

Tim Brando was the play-by-play announcer of the Fresno State v. Kansas game, where a lot was expected from E.J. Warner, Fresno State’s QB. However, the game end

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