Jim Nantz has been a constant presence on sports television going on 4 decades now. Graduating from the University of Houston, he had short stints with CBS in San Antonio and Salt Lake City before the network gave him his big break. Ed Goren, then executive producer at CBS Sports, reminisces, “The guy was 25, 26, and smooth as could be. It was a pretty easy decision to offer him the job.”

He’s since been named NSMA National Sportscaster of the Year 5 times. He’s also won two Emmy Awards. As of now, he’s the lead play-by-play person for CBS’ NFL coverage, paired with Tony Romo. Here’s a bit more about his personal life.

When did Jim Nantz & Courtney Richards get married?

Courtney Richards met Jim Nantz in the course of his first divorce. Courtney Richards worked as vice president at IMG, the talent management company that represented Nantz. Though they did start dating before Nantz’s divorce was finalized, it was all above-board. Ultimately, the two got engaged in 2010, while on holiday with former President George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara.

They would get married in 2012 in Pebble Beach, California, and spend the next 9 years there. Their first daughter, Finley Cathleen Nantz, was born in 2014, and then a son in 2016, Jameson Nantz. The couple moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2021, where they live with their children now.

How much did Jim Nantz pay ex-wife Ann-Lorraine Carlsen Nantz in alimony?

Of course, before Nantz met Richards, he was married to Ann-Lorraine Carlsen Nantz. They got married in 1983, and it lasted 26 years before things fell apart. The issue was that the two didn’t share the same interest in sports or broadcasting. Nantz was married to his job, and couldn’t dedicate enough time to home or family. The frequent travel just didn’t make things feasible for them in the long run.

When they did eventually file for divorce, the judge wrote in his decision, “As frequently happens in marriages of lengthy duration, the parties do not have the same interest and ardor for their spouses’ endeavors.” Ann-Lorraine was awarded a favorable verdict. Nantz was ordered to play $72,000 a month in alimony until either her death or re-marriage, and another $1,000 a week in child support. All in all, that comes out to just about $916,000 a year combined. While a hefty chunk, with his net worth at an estimated $15 million, he can shoulder the burden.