Jim Huber (August 28, 1944 – January 2, 2012) was an Americansports commentator, writer, and essayist. He worked as asports anchor for the formerCNN Sports Illustrated, before joiningTurner Sports in 2000.[1][2]
Huber was raised inOcala, Florida.[2] He attendedPresbyterian College,[1] but graduated fromUniversity of Central Florida.[2] He began his career insports journalism as a sportswriter forThe Miami News andThe Atlanta Journal.[2] He joined WXIA inAtlanta, before moving toCNN.[2] Huber was also Public Relations Director for theAtlanta Flames from 1972 until 1975.
Huber had a long history with theTurner Broadcasting Corporation. Huber first joined CNN in 1984, where he hosted a sports show calledThe Sporting Life With Jim Huber.[2] He also contributed to CNN Sports Illustrated, a sister network of CNN, as an anchor and sports announcer. In 2000, Huber became a full-time on-air announcer and commentator for Turner Sports, which allowed him to cover both golf and theNational Basketball Association (NBA) in greater depth.[1] During the 1990s, Huber was awarded anEmmy for an essay, "Olympic Park Bombing", which he wrote and delivered in response to the 1996Centennial Olympic Park bombing during the Atlanta Olympics.[2]
Huber died in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 2, 2012, at the age of 67.[1] He had recently been diagnosed withleukemia.[1]