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James Antony Brayshaw (born 11 May 1967) is an Australian media personality and retired cricketer working in television for the Seven Network and radio for Triple M. For Seven Sport, he hosts and calls Test cricket during summer and Australian Football League during winter.
Brayshaw worked for the Nine Network for 15 years, calling AFL, cricket and co-hosting The Footy Show with Garry Lyon.
As a cricketer, he was known as Jamie Brayshaw. He is a former chairman of the North Melbourne Football Club, serving from 2008 to 2016. From 2011 to 2015, he was chairman of the Melbourne Renegades cricket team.
In September 2022, Brayshaw was made a life member of the North Melbourne Football Club.
He would continue to play domestic cricket for one more season, retiring at 30 years of age to focus on his media career. He also played at first-class level for Australia A, but, due to Australian Cricket enjoying a successful era and many batsmen considered to be ahead of him, Brayshaw wasn't really in contention for a baggy green cap.
In 2006, Brayshaw (along with Garry Lyon) replaced Eddie McGuire as host of The AFL Footy Show, a position he held until the end of 2016. Additionally, with Lyon, he co-hosted the morning sessions of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
Brayshaw was installed as chairman of the North Melbourne Football Club on 6 December 2007 after the club rejected the AFL's deal to permanently relocate to the Gold Coast. He was in the role until the end of 2016 and was replaced by Ben Buckley.
Brayshaw also hosted The Sunday Footy Show from 2009 to 2011 and hosted the Australian version of Wipeout with Josh Lawson.
Brayshaw called the skiing snowboard events during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and 2012 Summer Olympics in London, calling rowing both for Nine and Foxtel. He also been involved in golf coverage for Nine and was a main part of its cricket from 2011 to 2016, including calling the 2013/14 Ashes.
In December 2016, it was announced that Brayshaw had left the Nine Network after contract negotiations broke down. Brayshaw was replaced by Craig Hutchinson on The Footy Show.
In addition to his work with Seven, Brayshaw currently co-hosts The Rush Hour on Triple M Melbourne with Billy Brownless. The show is broadcast weekdays in the drive-time slot. He also hosts Triple M's Saturday afternoon football program The Saturday Rub and calls Saturday afternoon football for the station. Additionally, he is a member of Triple M's Test cricket commentary team.
In 2025, Brayshaw has become a permanent fixture on Seven's Friday Night Football Coverage, commentating alongside Alister Nicholson
In an accident on 20 September 2006, his 36-year-old sister Sally was killed instantly after the facade of her garage collapsed on top of her.
Brayshaw and his wife Sarah have four sons. On 23 October 2014, the couple announced their separation after 23 years of marriage. Since 2017, Brayshaw's current partner is Lisa Christie.
Brayshaw is the uncle of two AFL-listed players: Angus Brayshaw at the Melbourne Football Club, and Andrew Brayshaw at the Fremantle Football Club, with brother Mark the father of Angus, Andrew and Hamish Brayshaw, the latter of whom was delisted at the end of the 2020 AFL season.
He was educated at Scotch College, Perth, and Pembroke School.
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