Brian Sanders

What's your name?
Brian Sanders

What's your position?
Weekend Sports Anchor

When did you start at KXAN?
September of 2006

What was your most memorable story?
I took part in the Military Firefighter Combat Challenge for a story in San Angelo. We had to carry a hose up six flights of stairs, hammer a 100-pound cinderblock, and drag a 150-pound dummy. Needless to say, I did not make the team, but it was a lot of fun.

How did you get started in TV?
I was an engineering major at Texas A&M, but after a year in the field, I decided to get into sales. While working at WFAA in Dallas, I put together the sports resume tape that landed me my first job at KSAN in San Angelo.

Where did you go to college?
Texas A&M University

What's your hometown?
Houston

What's your favorite thing about Austin?
It doesn't feel like any other place I've ever lived.

What's your guilty pleasure?
Impulse buys and ice cream.

What's your favorite movie?
Ocean's 11

What's your favorite TV show?
Entourage

What's your favorite food?
Any breakfast food

Tell us about your family.
I am an only child. My mom and dad both live in the Houston area, and I'm lucky that I get to see them often.

You can e-mail Brian at Brian.Sanders@kxan.com.