NCAA tournament: CBS honors longtime broadcaster Greg Gumbel with perfect tribute to open Selection Sunday
The network kicked off its annual Selection Sunday show with a Gumbel tribute, which featured him speaking into the camera explaining why he felt the the NCAA tournament was so special. Gumbel, who spent decades as the voice of CBS’s college basketball coverage, died in December. He was 78.
Why Greg Gumbel isn't on CBS's Selection Sunday show in 2025
The late CBS announcer died in December of 2024 after a battle with cancer, and the tributes poured in from everywhere, and rightfully so. If you're wondering why he's not on the air for the 2025 Selection Sunday broadcast for CBS and was replaced by Adam Zucker -- who replaced Gumbel back in 2024 -- now you know.
Auburn is the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, with Duke, Houston and Florida joining the Tigers on the No. 1 line in ...
Well, the crew over at CBS found a way to honor the late and great Gumbel on their first Selection Sunday after his passing.
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