He also works with NBC's cable outlet, Golf Channel, as a studio host and play-by-play announcer.
[1] Sands grew up in and around Washington D.C..[2] He graduated from Charles W. Woodward High School in North Bethesda, Maryland, and then from Colorado State University in 1991, earning a bachelor's degree in technical journalism.
[5] He was also part of the NBC's coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, where he was a speed skating reporter.
The host, Tony Kornheiser, found the name La Cheeserie amusing and asked his listeners to yell it at Sands when they see him working sporting events;[9] he has heard shouts of "La Cheeserie!
The Sands family owns and operates Calvert Woodley Wines and Spirits, which is also home to La Cheeserie, a cheese merchant.