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Greg Gumbel (born May 3, 1946 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American television sportscaster. The brother of Bryant Gumbel, he became the first Black announcer to call play-by-play of a major sports championship in the United States when he broadcast Super Bowl XXXV for the CBS network in 2001.

Before becoming a broadcaster, Gumbel graduated with a B.A. degree in English from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa.

He had previously worked for ESPN and NBC before rejoining CBS (whom Gumbel was initially employed by from 1989 to 1994) after the latter network decided not to renew its contract with the National Football League in 1998. Gumbel was The NFL on CBS's lead announcer between 1998 and 2003, calling two Super Bowls in the process. He currently serves as the studio host for the network's NCAA men's basketball tournement coverage and The NFL Today pre-game show.

Other assignments that Gumbel has had for CBS include working as the primetime 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, play-by-play man for the College World Series, and host of coverge for the Daytona 500.

References

  1. CBS Sports Team - CBS SportsLine.com GREG GUMBEL Host THE NFL TODAY
  2. Issue 44 -- Television Sportscasters (African-American)
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