Jim Brasher: No Ordinary Weekend

Ever woken up on a Saturday morning and wondered, where will the weekend take me? I can't wait to find out. Growing up on a large farm in Anderson, Texas, I spent my early years exploring the great outdoors, and I haven't stopped much since.

In addition to my work on Weekend Edition, I host a program on the Discovery Channel about exotic cultures around the world. Previously, I covered sports at KBTX in Bryan, Texas, then moved to California to work in documentary production.

I was born in Houston and attended Sam Houston State University, where I earned a degree in Journalism and lettered in four sports. My wife and I live in Los Angeles with our (almost!) four-year-old daughter.