| Greg Gumbel | |
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| Born | May 3, 1946  New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Spouse | Marcy |
| Children | Michelle |
| Parents | Richard Dunbar Gumbel and Rhea Alice LeCesne |
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Early life
Gumbel was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the first child of parents Richard Gumbel and Rhea Alice LeCesne. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Before becoming a broadcaster, Gumbel graduated with a B. A. degree in English from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. Loras College is a four-year Catholic University located in Dubuque Iowa, with a general attendance of approximately 1700 students Dubuque is a city in the US State of Iowa, located along the Mississippi River.
In 1973, Greg's brother Bryant Gumbel informed him that a Chicago TV station (WMAQ-TV) was auditioning for a sports announcer. The year 1973 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1973. Bryant Charles Gumbel (born September 29, 1948) is an American Television personality for news and Sports programs Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. WMAQ-TV, channel 5 is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC Television Network, located in Chicago Illinois. At the time, Greg was selling hospital supplies in Detroit. He ultimately got the job and worked there for seven years. The sportscaster he replaced, Dennis Swanson, went on to become president of ABC Sports.
Early career
Prior to his rising to prominence at CBS, Gumbel worked for MSG, ESPN, and WFAN radio in New York City. The Madison Square Garden Network, now shortened to simply MSG, is a regional cable television and radio network serving the Mid-Atlantic and focused on New York ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to WFAN (660 AM) also known as "Sports Radio 66" or "The FAN", is a Radio station in New York City. The City of New York On MSG, Gumbel served as a backup announcer for Marv Albert on New York Knicks broadcasts as well as providing coverage for college basketball. Marv Albert (born Marvin Philip Aufrichtig; June 12, 1941) is an American television and radio Sportscaster, honored for his work When MSG signed a huge contract to broadcast New York Yankees games in 1989, Gumbel served as host of the pregame and postgame shows. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The year 1989 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1989. In addition to his MSG duties, he was the host of the first radio morning show on radio station WFAN.
First CBS stint
Gumbel's CBS career began with part-time work as an NFL announcer in 1988. CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States. The NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television network's coverage of the National Football League 's American Football Conference The 1988 NFL season was the 69th Regular season of the National Football League. Starting in 1989, Gumbel began announcing college basketball as well. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Igor Korobchinsky, USSR He became host of The NFL Today (alongside Terry Bradshaw) for the 1990 to 1993 seasons. The NFL Today is also the name of the Radio show that corresponds with the television show Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2 1948 is a former American football Quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League The 1990 NFL season was the 71st Regular season of the National Football League. The 1993 NFL season was the 74th Regular season of the National Football League. He also anchored CBS' coverage of Major League Baseball and college football. Major League Baseball on CBS is the name of the former TV show that televised Major League Baseball games on the American Television The SEC on CBS (known for sponsorship purposes as The Home Depot SEC on CBS) is a presentation of the College football television Besides his hosting duties, Gumbel provided play-by-play for the NBA and Major League and College World Series baseball. The NBA on CBS was a weekly presentation of National Basketball Association games on CBS Sports. Major League Baseball on CBS is the name of the former TV show that televised Major League Baseball games on the American Television From 1988 - 2002, CBS Sports televised a portion of the annual College World Series.
Other CBS assignments
Other assignments that Gumbel has had for CBS include working as the prime time anchor for the 1994 Winter Olympic Games from Lillehammer, Norway, co-anchor for the weekday morning broadcasts of the 1992 Winter Olympics from Albertville, France, play-by-play man for the 1993 American League Championship Series (alongside Jim Kaat) and host of CBS' coverage for the Daytona 500. Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1994 Lillehammer is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was staged in 1992 Albertville ( Arpitan: Arbèrtvile) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Alps in southeastern France The American League Championship Series was played between the Eastern Division champion Toronto Blue Jays and the Western Division champion James Lee "Jim" Kaat (born November 7, 1938 in Zeeland Michigan) nicknamed "Kitty", is a former Pitcher in NASCAR on CBS was a series of NASCAR races airing on CBS Sports from 1979 - 2000. The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida.
NBC Sports
Gumbel moved to NBC in 1994 following CBS' losses of the NFL and Major League Baseball. NBC Sports is the brand used for sports programming on NBC, responsible for the televising of many Sports events on the network Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1994 in athletics (track and field Track February 20 &mdash While at NBC, Gumbel hosted NBC's coverage of the 1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Major League Baseball on NBC is the De facto name for a weekly presentation of Major League Baseball games televised on the National Broadcasting The 1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 65th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL and National League He also did play-by-play for the 1995 Major League Baseball National League Division Series and National League Championship Series (on both occasions, teaming with Joe Morgan), did play-by-play for The NBA on NBC, hosted NBC's daytime coverage of the 1996 Summer Olympics from Atlanta, Georgia, hosted the 1995 World Championships of Figure Skating and served as the studio host for The NFL on NBC. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP The National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 1995 National League playoffs began on Tuesday October 3, and ended on The National League Championship Series ( NLCS) the second round of baseball's 1995 National League playoffs matched the Eastern Division champion Joe Leonard Morgan (born September 19, 1943 in Bonham Texas) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who was inducted into The NBA on NBC was a weekly presentation of National Basketball Association games on the National Broadcasting Company television network from The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International The World Figure Skating Championships ( "Worlds") is an annual Figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which See also NFL on NBC GrandStand (1975-1976 The first official NFL on NBC pregame show was called GrandStand, a program that
Current CBS career
When CBS regained coverage of the NFL in 1998, Gumbel moved back to CBS. The year 1998 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1998. Gumbel was The NFL on CBS' lead announcer between 1998 and 2003, calling two Super Bowls (alongside Phil Simms). The NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television network's coverage of the National Football League 's American Football Conference The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League. The 2003 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 84th one played by the major professional American football league in the United professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL Phillip Martin Simms (born November 3 1955 in Lebanon Kentucky) is a former American football Quarterback, and currently a Television For the 2004 NFL season, Gumbel traded positions with Jim Nantz as host of The NFL Today while Nantz would take over as lead announcer. The 2004 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 85th season for the major professional American football league in the United States James William Nantz III (born May 17, 1959 in Charlotte North Carolina) is an American Sportscaster, known primarily for his At the end of the 2005 NFL season, Gumbel was replaced as studio host of the The NFL Today pre-game show by James Brown. The 2005 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 86th season played by the major professional American football league in the United States The NFL Today is also the name of the Radio show that corresponds with the television show James Brown (born February 25, 1951) commonly called " JB Gumbel returned to the broadcast booth as the #2 play-by-play man, replacing Dick Enberg, alongside color man Dan Dierdorf. Richard Alan "Dick" Enberg (born January 9, 1935) is an American Sportscaster. Daniel Lee "Longshanks" Dierdorf (born June 29, 1949) is a Hall of Fame former American football player and current
Besides the NFL, Gumbel's other primary work for CBS is as studio host for the NCAA men's basketball tournament coverage. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the He has held this position since he moved back to CBS.
Gumbel is the third man to serve as both host and play-by-play announcer for Super Bowls (the first two were Dick Enberg and Al Michaels respectively). Richard Alan "Dick" Enberg (born January 9, 1935) is an American Sportscaster. Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American Television Sportscaster. He hosted Super Bowls XXVI, XXX and XXXII before calling Super Bowls XXXV and XXXVIII. Super Bowl XXVI was an American football game played on January 26, 1992 at the Hubert H Super Bowl XXX was an American football game played on January 28, 1996 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe Arizona to decide the Super Bowl XXXII was an American football game played on January 25 1998 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego California to decide the National Super Bowl XXXV was an American football game played on January 28, 2001 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Florida to decide Super Bowl XXXVIII was an American football game played on February 1, 2004 at Reliant Stadium in Houston Texas to decide the Jim Nantz became the fourth man to do so after he called Super Bowl XLI for CBS. Super Bowl XLI was an American football game played on February 4 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, a suburb of
During his tenure as the chief anchor of The NFL Today he served alongside co-anchors Dan Marino, Shannon Sharpe, and Boomer Esiason. The NFL Today is also the name of the Radio show that corresponds with the television show Daniel Constantine Marino Jr (born September 15, 1961 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is a Polish - Italian American Hall of Shannon Sharpe (born June 26, 1968 in Chicago Illinois) is a former American Football Tight end who played for the Denver Broncos Norman Julius "Boomer" Esiason (born April 17, 1961) is a former American football Quarterback and current network Color commentator The group was known to call him by his nickname "Gumby. "
Personal
Gumbel resides in the Ft. Lauderdale, Florida area. Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate Canal system is a city in Broward County, Florida, Greg, his wife Marcy, brother Bryant and their married daughter Michelle, all reside in the Ft. Lauderdale area.
See also
References
- CBS Sports Team - CBS SportsLine.com
- Issue 44 -- Television Sportscasters (African-American)
- Greg Gumbel at the Internet Movie Database
| Preceded by Brent Musburger |
The NFL Today host 1990-1993 |
Succeeded by Jim Nantz |
| Preceded by Jim Nantz |
The NFL Today host 2004-2005 |
Succeeded by James Brown |
| Preceded by Tim McCarver and Paula Zahn |
American television prime time anchor, Winter Olympic Games 1994 |
Succeeded by Jim Nantz |
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