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Greg Gumbel | |
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![]() Gumbel in 2005. | |
Born | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | May 3, 1946
Alma mater | Loras College |
Occupation | Sportscaster |
Spouse | Marcy Gumbel |
Children | 1 |
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Greg Gumbel (born May 3, 1946) is an American television sportscaster. He is best known for his various assignments for CBS Sports (most notably, the National Football League and NCAA basketball). The older brother of news and sportscaster Bryant Gumbel, he 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. Gumbel is currently the studio host for CBS' men's college basketball coverage and was a play-by-play broadcaster for the NFL on CBS until 2023.