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Greg Gumbel

American sportscaster (1946-2024) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 78

Gregory Girard Gumbel was an American television sportscaster. He was best known for his various assignments for CBS Sports. Gumbel became the first African-American announcer to call play-by-play of a major sports championship in the United States when he announced Super Bowl XXXV for the CBS network in 2001.

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From 1998 through 2023, Gumbel was the studio host for CBS' men's college basketball coverage and was a play-by-play broadcaster for the NFL on CBS.

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United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1946 to 2024 · aged 78

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