Brad Adam
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Brad Adam is an anchor for the Northwest Sports Report, and serves as a co-anchor of Mariners Live.
Season, Brad hosts the Mariners Live pre-game and post-game shows. During the rest of the year, he can also be seen on FSN's College Football Northwest and College Hoops Northwest.
Adam's career did not start in the Northwest; he has held similar positions across the country. He began his career in Grand Junction, Colorado
with KJCT-TV in 1994, then moved to Charleston, South Carolina
with WCIV-TV in 1995 and to Portland, Oregon
with KATU-TV in 1997. During his time in South Carolina
, Adam received the Associated Press Award in 1996 for best sports story, a piece about Dale Earnhardt
at the Daytona 500
.
Raised in Southern California
, Adam received a scholarship to Cal Lutheran, where he played Division II basketball
. After two years at Cal Lutheran, he then transferred to San Diego State University
and graduated in 1993 with a bachelor's degree
in telecommunications and film.
An avid golf
er, Adam also enjoys snow skiing and sky diving. He lives in Seattle, Washington
with his wife and three daughters.
where the Mariners have lost again." He is also frequently placed in locations where he receives an increased degree of fan interference during his reporting. One particularly well-known incident occurred when he was called upon to talk about the fact that the Mariners had just been swept by the Chicago White Sox
. The White Sox mascot, Southpaw, was nearby and playfully taunting Adam by sweeping his shoulders with a small broom. After this continued for a moment, Adam appeared to lose his cool and angrily informed the mascot, "I said you could do it once!"
Biography and career
Brad Adam has been an anchor and reporter with Root Sports Northwest since June 2000. During the Seattle MarinersSeattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...
Season, Brad hosts the Mariners Live pre-game and post-game shows. During the rest of the year, he can also be seen on FSN's College Football Northwest and College Hoops Northwest.
Adam's career did not start in the Northwest; he has held similar positions across the country. He began his career in Grand Junction, Colorado
Grand Junction, Colorado
The City of Grand Junction is the largest city in western Colorado. It is a city with a council–manager government form that is the county seat and the most populous city of Mesa County, Colorado, United States. Grand Junction is situated west-southwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. As...
with KJCT-TV in 1994, then moved to Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
with WCIV-TV in 1995 and to Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
with KATU-TV in 1997. During his time in South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, Adam received the Associated Press Award in 1996 for best sports story, a piece about Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his involvement in stock car racing for NASCAR...
at the Daytona 500
Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 is a -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is one of four restrictor plate races on the Cup schedule....
.
Raised in Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
, Adam received a scholarship to Cal Lutheran, where he played Division II basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
. After two years at Cal Lutheran, he then transferred to San Diego State University
San Diego State University
San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...
and graduated in 1993 with a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in telecommunications and film.
An avid golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er, Adam also enjoys snow skiing and sky diving. He lives in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
with his wife and three daughters.
Distinctions
Adam is known for frequent assignments on segments that give the appearance of feuds with the producers. A repeated situation is one where Adam and his camera crew are alone in a location, such as behind the center-field wall, where he begins his monologue with a variant of "Here I am, all alone in center field here at Safeco FieldSafeco Field
Safeco Field is a retractable roof baseball stadium located in Seattle, Washington. The stadium, owned and operated by the Washington-King County Stadium Authority, is the home stadium of the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball and has a seating capacity of 47,878 for baseball...
where the Mariners have lost again." He is also frequently placed in locations where he receives an increased degree of fan interference during his reporting. One particularly well-known incident occurred when he was called upon to talk about the fact that the Mariners had just been swept by the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
. The White Sox mascot, Southpaw, was nearby and playfully taunting Adam by sweeping his shoulders with a small broom. After this continued for a moment, Adam appeared to lose his cool and angrily informed the mascot, "I said you could do it once!"