In auditions, you have to know whether to bring a 'This Is Us'-sentimental-TV-drama feel or a more ludicrous Dennis Leary-type vibe. It's not that you have to have the greatest voice, Brainard admits. But it is acting, so you have to have a point of view. He's even been a walrus, a high-voiced animated mechanic named Rotor who served as a sidekick to Sonic the Hedgehog. The host of Fox's 'This Week in Baseball.' The smart-aleck announcer on reality TV show ' Maximum Exposure.' He was the voice of the Disney Channel for 15 years. He was an actor first, but it was his expressive tone that launched his career. It started for Brainard in a sound-proofed booth behind a microphone. View Gallery: The Highway’s host Buzz Brainard draws a crowd on Broadway

They celebrate gettin' hitched or birthdays sending them 'over the hill.' They check off Buzz-Brainard-inspired bucket-list items with margarita-fueled enthusiasm.Īnd they mob the radio personality, vying for hugs, autographs, and shots - both the selfie and alcoholic kind. They travel from California and Canada and beyond and bring countless gifts - mostly beer and wine and whiskey - from their hometowns. When he arrives, there's a line of hundreds of fans long stretching down the neon-lit street - all who have come to party at Music Row Happy Hour, a drive-time broadcast that kicks the weekend into high gear. Oh yeah, and then country chart-topper Brett Eldredge showed up.Įvery Friday afternoon, Brainard walks out of the SiriusXM studios in Nashville's Bridgestone Arena and down two blocks to the massive, tiki-themed restaurant on Broadway for a live broadcast of his radio show. Just a few months ago, for example, he and Nashville's pro golf star Brandt Snedeker were sitting around having a beer together. When Buzz Brainard shows up to Margaritaville, he never knows what's going to happen. Watch Video: The Highway’s host Buzz Brainard draws a crowd on Broadway

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