Longtime CBS sportscaster Greg Gumbel has died at the age of 78 after a battle with cancer, his family announced Friday.
in statement In a statement via CBS Sports, Gumbel's family confirmed that he passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones. “Greg faced his illness as one would expect – with the stoicism, grace and positivity one would expect,” the statement said.
“He leaves behind a legacy of love, inspiration and dedication for more than 50 extraordinary years in the sports broadcasting industry, and his iconic voice will never be forgotten.”
it was revealed In March, it was announced that Gumbel would miss the NCAA men's basketball tournament due to family health issues. Gumbel will step down from his NFL play-by-play role at the end of the 2022 season to focus more on college sports, Sporting News reported.
Mr. Gumbel was born in New Orleans on May 3, 1946, and moved to Chicago, where he grew up, CBS News reported. His younger brother, Bryant Gumbel, was also a popular broadcaster, hosting NBC's “Today” show and HBO's “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.”
June 15, 1996 Greg Gumbel hosts Olympic daytime television broadcast.
Gumbel's broadcasting career began to blossom in 1989 when he joined CBS Sports. Prior to that, he honed his skills in New York, where he served as play-by-play manager for the New York Knicks and New York Yankees under the Madison Square Garden Network. This is in addition to hosting three weekly shows that brought him local Emmy awards.
His other work included roles at ESPN, WMAQ-TV in Chicago, where he won two local Emmy Awards, and WFAN radio in New York City, the station reported. At CBS Sports, he directed the pregame, halftime and postgame studio shows, “The NFL Today,” from 1990 to 1993 and from 2004 to 2005.
His tenure included broadcasting major events such as Super Bowl XXVI in 1992, Super Bowl 40 in 2013, and Super Bowl 50 in 2016. Gumbel also anchored CBS Sports' prime-time coverage of the 1994 Winter Olympics and served as the network's weekday anchor. Morning broadcast of the 1992 Winter Olympics. (Related: “10 O'Clock'' news anchor Bill Jorgensen dies at 96: Report)
In 1994, Gumbel moved to NBC Sports, where he hosted the “NFL on NBC” pregame show and led the network's Super Bowl pregame show in 1996 and 1998. He also covered the 1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and was the play-by-play announcer for NBC's “Baseball Night in America.”
Gumbel returned to “The NFL Today” in 2004 and 2005, then partnered with Dan Dierdorf for eight seasons until 2013. In 2014, he hosted “Inside the NFL” on SHOWTIME, collaborating with analysts such as Phil Sims, Boomer Esiason, Ed Reed, and Brandon. Marshall.
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