Cam Brainard

Cameron "Buzz" Brainard is an American voice actor, narrator and radio personality from Michigan.

Cam Brainard
Born
Cameron Brainard

Michigan, United States
EducationCentral Michigan University
OccupationVoice-over artist, broadcaster, host
Years active1986–present
TelevisionDisney Channel
This Week in Baseball
Travel Channel
Laff
Maximum Exposure
Spouse(s)Sandy Brainard

Career

Voice-over talent

As a voice talent, Brainard is known as the main announcer for the Disney Channel from July 2001 until 2016. He first gained notoriety as the "smart aleck" narrator with a cult-following on the syndicated television show Maximum Exposure, also known as "Max X" which ran for two seasons from 2000 to 2002. As a sports announcer, Brainard hosted "This Week In Baseball" on FOX (taking over for the late Mel Allen) from 2000 until the show ended its run after more than 30 years in 2011. He also narrated Breed All About It for Animal Planet and was the promo voice for the TV series Friends in syndication.[1] He took over the voice of Rotor the Walrus on the ABC Television show Sonic the Hedgehog in its second season.

Currently, Brainard is the voice of television's "World Access"[2] on the Travel Channel, as well as many television and radio commercials. Audiences also hear his voice on more than 500 radio stations in the U.S. and Canada and growing. His formats range from AC to Hot AC, Christian Radio to Country and from Rock to Adult Hits.

He is also currently the announcer for the Laff TV Network.

SiriusXM The Highway

Brainard has one of the largest daily audiences of any country music radio personality in North America, as the weekday afternoon host on "The Highway," SiriusXM radio's new country channel 56 based in Nashville. As of Winter 2014, Sirius XM had 27 million subscribers.[3] Brainard is a 2018 CMA Award (Country Music Association) nominee for National Broadcast Personality of the Year. [4]

With a weekly live audience, Cam "Buzz" Brainard hosts the "Music Row Happy Hour" on SiriusXM The Highway most Friday afternoons from Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Cafe in downtown Nashville. He is credited with discovering a number of country music hitmakers.[5] As host of the weekly SiriusXM music discovery program "On The Horizon," Brainard showcases unsigned and up-and-coming country artists. [6]

Los Angeles radio audiences were the first to hear "Buzz Brainard" as co-host of the Morning show on KZLA-FM. Later, he hosted the syndicated "Music City Saturday Night" show[7] and "GAC Nights Radio"[8] live from Nashville.

Personal life

Brainard was raised in Clio, Michigan. After graduating from Clio High School, he attended Central Michigan University. He married Sandy Brainard.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1986Parting GlancesRicky
1994Clear and Present DangerCoast Guardsman #1
1995The NetComputer Technician
1997Face/OffDispatcher

Television
Year Title Network Notes
1997–2001 Breed All About It Animal Planet
2000–2002 Maximum Exposure Syndication Credited as "Smart-Aleck Announcer Dude"

References
  1. Roose, Bill (April 13, 2013) "Voice actor, narrator is biggest Wing's fan in Nashville" Brainard was also an announcer for Cartoon Network's Juicy Drop Pop Giveaway in 2004. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/blogpostprint.htm?id=16391 Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine The Wheel Deal, Retrieved August 6, 2013
  2. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/upfront-central/upfront-2014-travel-channel-greenlights-10-original-series/130198
  3. Calia, Michael (January 7, 2015) "SiriusXM Tops 2014 Targets, but 2015 Guidance Comes Up Short - Satellite Radio Company Ends 2014 with 27.3 Million Subscribers" https://www.wsj.com/articles/siriusxm-tops-2014-targets-but-2015-guidance-comes-up-short-1420633678 Retrieved January 17, 2015
  4. https://cmaawards.com/cma-broadcast-awards/
  5. http://www.wxyz.com/entertainment/music/stephen-clark/buzz-brainard-uses-his-radio-siriusxm-radio-show-to-find-the-next-big-thing-in-music
  6. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/satellite-radio-siriusxm-highway-breaks-countrys-next-big-stars-20150105
  7. http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/70895/superadio-launches-music-city-saturday-night
  8. http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2007/12/10/daily29.html
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