{"id":5867,"date":"2023-02-18T06:32:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T11:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.libertystudentnews.com\/?p=5867"},"modified":"2023-02-18T06:32:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T11:32:01","slug":"nfl-broadcaster-james-brown-speaks-at-liberty-convocation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.libertystudentnews.com\/?p=5867","title":{"rendered":"NFL Broadcaster James Brown speaks at Liberty Convocation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NFL Broadcaster, James Brown, joined LU students in convocation Friday to share how his religious beliefs have been a guide through his personal and professional life.<\/p>\n<p>He shared that his start in the world of broadcasting began with failure, after being drafted to play professional basketball with the Atlanta Hawks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The experience that I had that really set me on a course to what I&#8217;m doing right now was one of failure,&#8221; shared Brown. &#8220;I did not make the team, not because of a 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