James was born and raised in Coppell, Texas. In high school, he served as the PA announcer for Coppell’s JV baseball team. James then went to the University of North Texas where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Studies focusing on Journalism, Communications, and Kinesiology with a minor in Marketing.

James now works full time at a ministry called RightNow Media and has been there for over 2 years. Sports broadcasting has been a passion for James since he was a kid. He got his start broadcasting sitting in front of the computer where he would mute his video games and announce the game as he was playing it. Now he is heading into his 4th season with Champion Sports Radio and 3rd with Little Elm football.