Brandon Gaudin is the lead play-by-play announcer for the Big Ten Network in conjunction with his role at FOX Sports, where he broadcasts NFL, MLB, and College Basketball. Brandon is also the play-by-play voice of Madden NFL for EA Sports, a position he has held since the game’s “Madden NFL 17” title. In addition, Brandon calls NFL and NCAA Tournament games for Westwood One radio.
Prior to his move to network television, Gaudin spent three seasons as the play-by-play voice of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, calling their football, men’s basketball, and baseball. And before Georgia Tech, he spent three seasons as the play-by-play voice of the Butler Bulldogs and was on the call for the Bulldogs’ 2011 trip to the Final Four.
Brandon’s work has been highlighted and praised by The New York Times and USA Today, and he was recently named to The Athletic’s “40 Under 40: Rising Stars” created by CBS College Basketball Analyst Seth Davis.
A double major and double minor at Butler University, he was named “Most Outstanding Communications Student” and one of the “Top 10 Male students” in his graduating class of 2006. His first national exposure came during his junior year of college in 2005 when he was selected from thousands of national participants as the CBS ‘You Call the Action’ broadcasting winner. His work was spotlighted on CBS by Greg Gumbel at halftime of the Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship.
After college, Brandon got his professional start calling Minor League Baseball games for the Orem Owlz in the Angels organization.
Brandon is based in Atlanta, Georgia, where he has resided since 2013.