JT The Brick Fox Sports Radio Bio Wiki Age Wife Salary And Net Worth
JT the Brick (Real name: John Tournour) is a sports talk radio host based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Currently, Jt hosts a show on KRLV in Las Vegas called “Brick at Night With JT the Brick” on Sirius XM Satellite Radio’s Mad Dog Sports Radio.
Also, he hosts various programs for the Las Vegas Raiders such as the team’s radio pregame show. The SUNY Geneseo graduate holds a degree in Speech Communication. He formerly served as the president of the Delta Kappa Tau fraternity and a member of the rugby team.
He was born on November 23, 1965, in New York City, New York,United States of America. JT is56 years old.
He is a man of above-average stature. JT stands at a height of5 ft 10 in ( Approx 1.78m).
He was born to his father and mother as John Tournour on November 23, 1965, in New York City, New York, United States of America. His nickname “the Brick” comes from his time when he served as a caller to The Jim Rome Show. A “brick” is a common slang term used in basketball to refer to a shot that bounces off the backboard. Rome, host of The Jim Rome Show often referred to the New York Knicks, John’s favorite team as the “Bricks”.
He is married to a lovely woman called Julie. The couple has two sons together. On January 7, 2010, Jt purchased a residence in Summerlin, Nevada for his family.
Jt hosts various programs for the Las Vegas Raiders such as the team’s radio pregame show. The SUNY Geneseo graduate holds a degree in Speech Communication. He formerly served as the president of the Delta Kappa Tau fraternity and a member of the rugby team.
As a former stockbroker, Jt got his start in sports radio following his role as a frequent caller to The Jim Rome Show. He was offered a job to host a late-night Sunday show at KMAX-Los Angeles after he won the inaugural “Smack-Off” in 1995. From there, Jt moved his show to KFMB-San Diego. He only spent a few weeks there prior to being offered a show on the now-defunct Las Vegas-based Sports Fan Radio Network.
His late-night show lasted for a period of five years until the network’s demise in 2001. He called the very first game of the original XFL while working in Las Vegas, featuring the Las Vegas Outlaws over local radio. Jt also hosted an afternoon show on San Francisco-based radio station KNBR during this time. At one time, KNBR had him for his local show, his four-hour national show, as well as an overnight replay of at least a portion of that national show prior to the being of the next broadcast day.
Jt landed at the upstart Fox Sports Radio in June 2001 where he began hosting an afternoon show. Later, he was moved to the evening slot and began hosting a late-night syndicated sports show on SportsFan Radio Network. In 2012, the show was shifted to 3 pm Pacific, 6 pm Eastern. Also, Jt hosted a Sunday night show called Fox Sunday Game Time React until the end of the 2005 season.
During the show, he discussed the football games of the day with Bryan Cox. Eventually, the show was replaced by a similar show hosted by John Fricke and Chris Landry. Previously, Jt served as the host of a show that aired on Fox Sports Radio on weekdays from 5 pm to 8 pm Pacific time (8 pm to 11 pm Eastern). The NFL was the primary focus of his Fox Sports Radio program.
Jt called for at least one caller from every NFL team (during the playoffs, those in the playoffs) on Friday nights during the season and playoffs to answer his “NFL Roll Call”. On Sept. 11, 2018, Fox Sports announced that Jt and producer Steve Gorman were both let go by the network. On June 26, 2006, Jt made a guest appearance on CNBC’s The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch where he discussed the feud between Jay Mariotti, Chicago Sun-Times columnist, and Ozzie Guillén, Chicago White Sox skipper.
He availed himself for an extensive interview in Alan Eisenstock’s book titled Sports Talk published in 2001. Rome declined so many requests for an interview for the same book. In the interview, Jt explains in detail why he decided to leave a six-figure income as a stockbroker and start chasing his dream of talking sports for a living. Also, he weighs in on his relationship with Rome. Jt authored “The Handoff”
He hosts the JTandLooney Podcast. Jt and Looney united to combine their chemistry in covering various topics in Sports, Pop Culture, as well as Current Events. Their latest topics include Super Bowl, Brian Flores, Roids, OZARK and Sneaky Pete!, Gambling Rambling with JT and Looney, JT and LOONEY, and UNLEASHED! among others.
He hosts a show on KRLV in Las Vegas called “Brick at Night With JT the Brick” on Sirius XM Satellite Radio’s Mad Dog Sports Radio. Jt earns an average salary of$70,275 per year.
From his journalism career, Jt has managed to accumulate an estimated net worth of$1,856,824.
When Fox Sports Radio decided to make changes to its evening lineup, it cut ties with its two evening shows. Jt exited his 8-11 pm Eastern show after 17 years with the network in different roles. However, his Co-host Tomm Looney remains with the company. Previously, Jt hosted a show at KMAX Los Angeles, KFMB San Diego, KNBR San Francisco, as well as the defunct SportsFan Radio Network before joining FSR in 2001.
Currently, Jt hosts a show on KRLV in Las Vegas called “Brick at Night With JT the Brick” on Sirius XM Satellite Radio’s Mad Dog Sports Radio. Also, he hosts various programs for the Las Vegas Raiders such as the team’s radio pregame show.
