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| Division of | CBS Broadcasting Inc. |
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| Owner | CBS Corporation |
| Key people | Leslie Moonves (CEO) Sean McManus (Chairman) |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Major broadcasting contracts | NFL NCAA college basketball SEC college football PGA Tour |
| Sister network | CBS Sports Network CBS Sports HQ |
| Official website | www |
CBS Sports is the sports division of the American television network CBS. Its headquarters are in the CBS Building on West 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan, New York City, with programs produced out of Studio 43 at the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th Street.
Its premier sports properties are the NFL, Southeastern Conference (SEC) football, NCAA basketball (including telecasts of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament), and PGA golf, including The Masters, and the PGA Championship.
The online arm of CBS Sports is CBSSports.com. CBS purchased SportsLine.com in 2004, and today CBSSports.com is part of CBS Interactive. On February 26, 2018, following up on the success of their online news network CBSN, CBS Sports launched CBS Sports HQ, a 24/7, online only, linear sports news network. The network focuses entirely on sports news, results, highlights and analysis. (CBS Sports college sports and golf programming that it distributes over the air is generally made available for free via separate streams, as are a limited number of NFL national telecasts; the remainder requires a CBS All Access subscription to be viewed online, with CBS Sports Network programming requiring a TV Everywhere subscription.)
CBS Sports was honored at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for Synchronous Enhancement of Original Television Content for Interactive Use for its program March Madness on Demand.
On August 31, 2013, CBS Sports rolled out its previous graphics and animation package that was first used in the network's coverage of Super Bowl XLVII. Additionally, in compliance with the Active Format Description #10 code, CBS Sports switched to a 16:9 aspect ratio letterbox presentation used for all sports programming, including the SEC on CBS and the NFL on CBS broadcasts.
On November 30, 2015, CBS Sports released a new logo in order to coincide with the network's coverage of Super Bowl 50. The network also created a new on-air graphics package that debuted as part of the network's Super Bowl week programming. Following the game, the graphics package began to be utilized across all of their programming events, including their joint production of NCAA March Madness with Turner Sports. The Masters, which retains heavy production control over their event, will continue to use the network's older graphical style originally unveiled in 2007. Also, the network's Thursday Night Football game broadcasts will continue to use the graphical style originally used since its debut in 2014.
Programs throughout the years
Current programs
- NFL on CBS (1956–1993, 1998–present)
- PGA Tour on CBS (1970–present)
- The Masters (1956–present)
- PGA Championship (1991–present)
- Road to the Final Four (1981–present)
- NCAA Tournament (1982–present)
- College football (1950s–66, 1968–present)
- Sun Bowl (1968–present)
- SEC on CBS (First pick of SEC games, 1996–present)
- Army–Navy Game (1962–1963, 1982, 1984–1990, 1996–present)
- Navy–Notre Dame (only when Navy is the "home team" and the game is played at a neutral site.) (1996–present)
- CBS Sports Spectacular (1960–present)
- Arena Football League on CBS (2013–present)
- Professional Bull Riders (2013–present)
- Major League Lacrosse on CBS (2013–present)
- Premier Boxing Champions (2015–present)
- Barrett-Jackson Auction (2017–present) co-produced with Discovery Channel and Velocity
- Alliance of American Football (2019–future)
Former programs
- Major League Baseball on CBS (1947–1950, 1955–1965, 1990–1993)
- Olympics on CBS
- College Football on CBS
- Orange Bowl (1953–1961; 1996–1998)
- Fiesta Bowl (1974–1977, 1996–1998)
- Cotton Bowl Classic (1958–1992, 1996–1998)
- Blockbuster/CarQuest Bowl (1991–1995)
- Big Ten Conference (1982–1986)
- Pac-10 Conference (1982–1986)
- College Football Association (1987–1990)
- Big East Conference (1996–2000)
- Gator Bowl (1956–1963, 1986–1987, 2007–2010)
- Peach Bowl (1978–1985)
- Mountain West Championship Game (2013–2014)
- PGA Tour on CBS
- Kraft Nabisco Championship (2006–2010)
- LPGA Championship (1999–2005)
- Senior Players Championship (2001–2006)
- Tennis on CBS
- US Open (1968–2014)
- Miami Open (2000–2013)
- US Open Series (2004–2014)
- French Open (1980–1982)
- NHL on CBS (1956–1960, 1966–1972, and 1980)
- NBA on CBS (1973–1990
- NASCAR on CBS (1960–2000)
- Championship Auto Racing Teams (1989–1991, 2002–2003, 2005–2007)
- Indy Racing League (1997–1998)
- Formula One (1977–1981, 1983–1988, 2005–2006)
- American Le Mans Series (2005–2006, 2010)
- Thoroughbred Racing on CBS
- Kentucky Derby (1952–1974)
- Preakness Stakes (1960–1976)
- Belmont Stakes (1960–1985)
- Tour de France (1987–2010)
- College World Series on CBS (1988–2002)
- Little League World Series (1953)
- 1974 FIFA World Cup
- National Professional Soccer League (1967)
- North American Soccer League (1969, 1974–1976)
- NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship (1982–1995)
- Professional Bowlers Tour (1998–1999)
- Elite Xtreme Combat (2008)
- Strikeforce (2009–2010)
Notable personalities (past and present)
Present
Play-by-play
- NFL on CBS – Jim Nantz, Greg Gumbel, Ian Eagle, Kevin Harlan, Spero Dedes, Andrew Catalon, Carter Blackburn, Tom McCarthy, Beth Mowins
- PGA Tour on CBS – Jim Nantz, Bill Macatee
- College Basketball on CBS – Jim Nantz, Ian Eagle, Verne Lundquist, Kevin Harlan, Spero Dedes, Brian Anderson, Andrew Catalon, Carter Blackburn, Tom McCarthy, Beth Mowins, Brad Nessler, Greg Gumbel, Tim Brando, Matt Devlin, Dick Stockton, Marv Albert, Craig Bolerjack, Adam Zucker, Ernie Johnson, Jr., Casey Stern, James Brown, Don Criqui, Matt Winer, Rick Kamla, Damon Bruce, Rich Waltz, Joel Meyers
- SEC on CBS – Brad Nessler, Carter Blackburn
- Thursday Night Football – Jim Nantz
Analysts
- NFL on CBS – Tony Romo, Phil Simms, Dan Fouts, Trent Green, Rich Gannon, Steve Tasker, Steve Beuerlein, Nate Burleson, Boomer Esiason, Bill Cowher, Jason La Canfora, James Lofton, Adam Archuleta, Jay Feely
- PGA Tour on CBS – Nick Faldo, Ian Baker-Finch, Frank Nobilo, Gary McCord
- College Basketball on CBS – Grant Hill, Clark Kellogg, Bill Raftery, Jim Spanarkel, Dan Bonner, Mike Gminski, Bob Wenzel, Seth Davis, Len Elmore, Steve Lavin, Brent Barry, Debbie Antonelli, Steve Smith, Doris Burke, Jay Bilas, Chris Webber, Reggie Miller, Doug Gottlieb, Billy Packer, Mike Fratello, Greg Anthony, Kevin McHale, Hubie Brown, Dennis Scott, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Brendan Haywood, Wally Szczerbiak, Shaquille O'Neal
- SEC on CBS – Gary Danielson, Aaron Taylor
- Thursday Night Football – Tony Romo, Trent Green, Bill Cowher, Steve Mariucci, Michael Irvin, Deion Sanders, Willie McGinest, Kurt Warner, Steve Smith Sr., LaDanian Tomlinson
Reporters
- NFL on CBS – Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn, Jamie Erdahl
- PGA Tour on CBS – Dottie Pepper, Peter Kostis
- College Basketball on CBS – Doris Burke, Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn, Lisa Byington, Allie LaForce, Dana Jacobson, Jamie Erdahl, Rosalyn Gold-Onwude, Lewis Johnson, John Schriffen, David Aldridge, Dennis Scott
- SEC on CBS – Allie LaForce, Jenny Dell
- Thursday Night Football – Tracy Wolfson, Jamie Erdahl
Studio hosts
- NFL on CBS – James Brown
- College Basketball on CBS – Greg Gumbel, Tim Brando, Ernie Johnson, Jr., Rick Kamla, Damon Bruce, Adam Zucker, James Brown, Casey Stern
- SEC on CBS – Adam Zucker
- Thursday Night Football – James Brown, Rich Eisen, Chris Rose, Amber Theoharis, Dan Hellie
Former
Play-by-play
- NFL on CBS – Gary Bender, Jack Buck, Don Criqui, Irv Cross, Mike Emrick, Dick Enberg, Frank Glieber, Gus Johnson, Bill Macatee, Sean McDonough, Jim McKay, Tim Ryan, Ray Scott, Vin Scully, Dick Stockton, Pat Summerall, Chris Schenkel, Brian Anderson, Verne Lundquist
- SEC on CBS – Gary Bender, Craig Bolerjack, Don Criqui, Frank Glieber, Brent Musburger, Verne Lundquist
- College Basketball on CBS – Gary Bender, Mike Emrick, Dick Enberg, Frank Glieber, Sean McDonough, Brent Musburger, Tim Ryan, Ted Robinson, Jim McKay, Ray Scott, Vin Scully, Pat Summerall, Chris Schenkel, Jim Durham, Irv Cross, Bill Macatee, Gary Thorne, Dave Sims, Mike Gorman, Bill Macatee, Bob Carpenter, Michele Tafoya, Steve Zabriskie
- NBA on CBS – Gary Bender, Frank Glieber, Brent Musburger
- Major League Baseball on CBS – Jack Buck, Dizzy Dean, Sean McDonough, Vin Scully, Dick Stockton
- NASCAR on CBS – Chris Economaki, Ken Squier, Mike Joy, Bill Stephens
- US Open – Bud Collins, Ian Eagle, Dick Enberg, Bill Macatee, Sean McDonough, Tim Ryan, Pat Summerall, Jack Whitaker
- NHL on CBS – Dan Kelly, Bud Palmer
- PGA Tour on CBS – Sean McDonough, Vin Scully, Pat Summerall, Brent Musburger, Verne Lundquist
- Olympics on CBS – Chris Schenkel, Bud Palmer, Phil Liggett, Al Trautwig, Tim Ryan, Brad Nessler, Sean McDonough, Verne Lundquist, Mike Emrick, Ken Squier, Dick Stockton, James Brown, Ted Robinson, Gus Johnson, Gary Thorne
- Tour de France – Phil Liggett, Al Trautwig, John Tesh
- National Professional Soccer League – Jack Whitaker
- Thursday Night Football – Ian Eagle
Analysts
- College Football on CBS – Craig James
- NASCAR on CBS – Buddy Baker, Neil Bonnett, David Hobbs, Ned Jarrett
- NFL on CBS – Terry Bradshaw, Dan Dierdorf, John Madden, Tom Brookshier, Frank Gifford, Hank Stram, Pat Summerall, Solomon Wilcots
- NBA on CBS – Rick Barry, Billy Cunningham, Tom Heinsohn, Rod Hundley, Bill Russell, Mendy Rudolph, Sonny Hill, Oscar Robertson, Al McGuire, Quinn Buckner, Stephen Bardo, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, Doug Collins, Steve Kerr
- NHL on CBS – Fred Cusick
- Major League Baseball on CBS – Jim Kaat, Tim McCarver
- College Basketball on CBS – Al McGuire, Quinn Buckner, Stephen Bardo, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, Doug Collins, Rick Barry, Billy Cunningham, Tom Heinsohn, Rod Hundley, Bill Russell. Mendy Rudolph, Sonny Hill, Oscar Robertson, Steve Kerr
- PGA Tour on CBS – Ken Venturi
- US Open – Mary Carillo, Jim Courier, John McEnroe, Tony Trabert, Virginia Wade
- National Professional Soccer League – Danny Blanchflower
- Thursday Night Football – Phil Simms, Marshall Faulk
Reporters
- College Basketball on CBS – Bonnie Bernstein, Armen Keteyian, Sam Ryan, Lesley Visser, Michele Tafoya, Solomon Wilcots, Rachel Nichols, Otis Livingston, Craig Sager
- NFL on CBS – Bonnie Bernstein, Jayne Kennedy, Armen Keteyian, Sam Ryan, Jimmy Snyder
- PGA Tour on CBS – Bobby Clampett, Dick Enberg, Peter Oosterhuis, Sean McDonough, Ben Wright, Jim Nelford, Jerry Pate
- NASCAR on CBS – Dave Despain, Brock Yates
- Major League Baseball on CBS – Jim Gray
- College Football on CBS – Sam Ryan
- Olympics on CBS – Harry Reasoner, Mary Carillo, Lesley Visser, Michael Barkann, Craig James, Darren Pang
- US Open – Mary Joe Fernández, Pam Shriver, John Tesh
- Thursday Night Football – Jenny Dell
Studio hosts
- NFL on CBS – Phyllis George, Brent Musburger, Pat O'Brien, Greg Gumbel
- College Basketball on CBS – Jim Nantz, Dick Stockton, Brent Musburger, Pat O'Brien, Sam Ryan
- College Football on CBS – Greg Gumbel, Brent Musburger
- CBS Sports Spectacular – Jack Whitaker, Dick Stockton, Brent Musburger, John Tesh
- Olympics on CBS – Walter Cronkite, Tim McCarver, Paula Zahn, Greg Gumbel, Jim Nantz, Pat O'Brien, Mark McEwen, Jane Robelot, Al Trautwig,
- US Open – Tim Ryan
Behind the scenes
Presidents of CBS Sports
- Robert Wussler (1976–1978)
- Frank M. Smith, Jr. (1978–1980)
- Van Gordon Sauter (1980–1981)
- Neal Pilson (1981–1984)
- Peter Lund (1984–1986)
- Neal Pilson (1986–1994)
- David Kenin (1994–1996)
- Sean McManus (1996–2013)
- David Berson (2013–present)
CBS Sports Network
Main article: CBS Sports Network
CBS Sports Network is a sports-oriented American digital cable and satellite channel that is operated by CBS Corporation through CBS Sports. Launched as the National College Sports Network in 2002, then renamed as College Sports Television in 2003, CBS's then-parent company Viacom acquired the network in 2005 and later renamed it CBS College Sports Network in 2008. The network had always focused on college sports, but in 2011, CBS rebranded the network as CBS Sports Network as a move to reposition the network to include mainstream sports—including coverage of minor professional sports leagues such as the Arena Football League and Major League Lacrosse, although college sports are still aired frequently by the network.
CBS Sports Radio
Main article: CBS Sports Radio
CBS Sports Radio is a sports radio network that launched on September 4, 2012 with hourly sports news updates. It began offering a full 24-hour schedule of sports talk programming on January 2, 2013. CBS Sports Radio although originally owned by CBS Radio is now owned directly by CBS Corporation and operated by Entercom, with Westwood One handling distribution and marketing of the network. Sports radio stations that are owned by Entercom and Cumulus Media carry part of the full schedule of programming, while eight Entercom-owned stations carry network programming throughout the day. In addition to carriage on terrestrial stations, CBS Sports Radio also streams its programming on the internet.
CBS Sports HQ
Main article: CBS Sports HQ
CBS Sports HQ is a 24-hour live, free-to-view, ad-supported rolling sports news channel. News items are broken into segments with a DVR-like functionality that allows viewers to check back the story that they’ve missed earlier. It is a collaboration between CBS Sports and CBS Interactive. Like its sister station CBSN, it can be watched for free on a multitude of platforms, including smartphones, tablets, computers, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku. It can also be accessed through the CBS Sports app for iOS and Android, and CBS All Access.
Main competitors
See also
References
- What is CBS SPORTS HQ? Your guide to our new 24/7 streaming sports news network. CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- Eye on Football staff (November 30, 2015). "CBS Sports to debut new logo for Super Bowl 50". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- "CBS SPORTS ANNOUNCES NEW LOGO" (Press release). CBS Press Express. November 30, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- Associated Press (November 10, 1981). "Sauter Will Head CBS News". Boston Globe.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Craig, Jack (March 19, 1994). "Pilson is leaving CBS Sports". Boston Globe.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - "CBS Not Happy With Losing Philly". Philadelphia Daily News. December 12, 1984.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - Harasta, Cathy (December 15, 1986). "CBS Plans to Announce Corporate Restructuring". The Dallas Morning News.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - "Rebuilding CBS Sports". Miami Herald. June 10, 1994.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "CBS Sports president Kenin loses job". Journal Sentinel. November 6, 1996.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ CBS creates the largest major market sports radio network in the nation CBS Radio official press release, June 21, 2012
- "What is CBS SPORTS HQ? Your guide to our new 24/7 streaming sports news network". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- "CBS launches CBS SPORTS HQ, a 24/7 streaming network for sports news, highlights and analysis". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
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