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The following is a list of commentators to be featured in CBS' television broadcasts of the Olympic Games. CBS was the very first television network in the United States to broadcast the Olympics, having done with beginning with 1960 Winter Games from Squaw Valley, California.

Hosts[edit]

Jim McKay was originally tabbed to be the lead broadcaster of the network's coverage of the 1960 Winter Olympics, but had to be replaced by Walter Cronkite after suffering a mental breakdown. McKay recovered in time to host the 1960 Summer Olympics from the CBS Television studio in Grand Central Terminal.[1]

Each Winter Olympics telecast from the 1990s had a different prime time host(s): Paula Zahn and Tim McCarver[2] in 1992, Greg Gumbel[2][3] in 1994, and Jim Nantz[2] in 1998.

Year Prime-Time Host Daytime Host(s) Late-Night Host(s) Cable Host(s)
1960 Winter Walter Cronkite[4]
1992 Winter Tim McCarver[5]
Paula Zahn[6][7] 		Greg Gumbel[8][9]
Jim Nantz[10] 		Pat O'Brien[11] Fred Hickman
Nick Charles (for TNT)
1994 Winter Greg Gumbel[8][12] Jim Nantz[10][13][14] Pat O'Brien[15] Jim Lampley (for TNT)
1998 Winter Jim Nantz[10][16][17] Mark McEwen
Jane Robelot[18] 		Michele Tafoya
Al Trautwig[19]

By event[edit]

1960 Winter Olympics[edit]

Event Play-by-play Color commentators
Skiing Chris Schenkel Andrea Mead Lawrence[20]
Giancarlo Rossini[21]
Biathlon Chris Schenkel
Figure Skating Dick Button[22]
Hockey Bud Palmer[23][24]
Ski Jumping Chris Schenkel Art Devlin[25][26]
Features Harry Reasoner

1992 Winter Olympics[edit]

Event Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Reporters
Opening Ceremony Paula Zahn Tim McCarver James Brown and Pat O'Brien
Skiing Tim Ryan Christin Cooper Mary Carillo and Cindy Nelson
Freestyle Greg Lewis Steven Smalley
Men's Skiing Brad Nessler Hank Kashiwa and Billy Kidd Jim Gray
Bobsled Sean McDonough John Morgan Lesley Visser
Figure Skating Verne Lundquist Scott Hamilton Tracy Wilson and Katarina Witt
Hockey[27] Mike Emrick[28] John Davidson
Mike Eruzione
Luge Sean McDonough John Fee
Skijumping Phil Liggett Jeff Hastings
Shorttrack Speed Skating Ken Squier Pat Maxwell
Cross Country Al Trautwig
Speed Skating Dick Stockton Eric Heiden Michael Barkann

1994 Winter Olympics[edit]

Event Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Reporter(s)
Skiing Tim Ryan Christin Cooper and Andy Mill
Freestyle James Brown Park Smalley
Nordic Combined Phil Liggett Jeff Hastings
Bobsled Sean McDonough John Morgan Jim Gray
Figure Skating Verne Lundquist Scott Hamilton Tracy Wilson
Ice Hockey Mike Emrick[29] John Davidson
Mike Eruzione
Luge Sean McDonough Bonny Warner Jim Gray
Skijumping Phil Liggett Jeff Hastings
Shorttrack Speed Skating Ken Squier Paul Wylie
Cross Country Al Trautwig Paul Robbins
Biathlon Lyle Nelson
Speed Skating Dick Stockton Eric Heiden[30]

1998 Winter Olympics[edit]

Event Play-by-play Color commentators Reporters
Opening Ceremony Jim Nantz Andrea Joyce[31] Al Trautwig, Michele Tafoya, and Lisa Kennedy Montgomery
Skiing Tim Ryan[32] Christin Cooper
Hank Kashiwa 		Mary Carillo
Ken Read
Freestyle Ted Robinson[33] Park Smalley Lisa Kennedy Montgomery
Bobsled Gus Johnson John Morgan Craig James
Figure Skating Verne Lundquist[34][35] Scott Hamilton Tracy Wilson
Ice hockey[36][37] Sean McDonough[38] John Davidson Darren Pang
Ellen Weinberg[39]
Luge Gus Johnson[40] Bonny Warner
Skijumping Al Trautwig[41] Jeff Hastings
Snowboarding Jim Rippey[42] Steve Podborski Lisa Kennedy Montgomery[43]
Shorttrack Speed Skating Ted Robinson Randy Bartz
Cross Country Al Trautwig Paul Robbins
Speed Skating Gary Thorne[44] Dan Jansen
Closing Ceremony Jim Nantz Andrea Joyce Al Trautwig, Michele Tafoya, and Lisa Kennedy Montgomery
Features Jose Diaz-Balart[45]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b c "CBS at 75". CBS. Archived from the original on February 15, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Pat (19 August 2014). I'll Be Back Right After This: My Memoir. p. 174. ISBN 9780312564377.
  4. ^ Sandomir, Richard (July 19, 2009). "Amid Blizzard, Cronkite Helped Make Sports History". The New York Times. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Sandomir, Richard (March 1, 1992). "TV SPORTS; McCarver Survives Olympic Task". The New York Times. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  6. ^ CHRONICLE
  7. ^ Shales, Tom (February 20, 1992). "CBS, WARMING UP TO THE OLYMPICS". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Greg Gumbel Archived 2005-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Glauber, Bill (February 11, 1994). "CBS has eyes only for Gumbel WINTER OLYMPICS". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c Jim Nantz {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517053708/http://cbs.sportsline.com/cbssports/team/jnantz |date=2008-05-17
  11. ^ "O'Brien Leaving CBS Spo". The New York Times. August 26, 1997. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  12. ^ Sandomir, Richard (February 21, 1994). "WINTER OLYMPICS: TV SPORTS; Gumbel: Less Than Just a Pretty Face". The New York Times. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  13. ^ Shapiro, Leonard (February 21, 1994). "CBS'S OLYMPIC COVERAGE DESERVES A MEDAL AND A SLAP ON THE WRIST". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  14. ^ Pierce, Scott D. (July 22, 1997). "If only S.L. had won 1998 Olympics, Nantz muses". Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  15. ^ Stewart, Larry (February 14, 1994). "'94 Winter Olympic Games / Lillehammer : NOTEBOOK". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  16. ^ "Jim Nantz". CBS News. March 4, 1998.
  17. ^ Shaprio, Leonard (February 22, 1998). "CBS'S OLYMPIC COVERAGE: VERY SHAKY". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  18. ^ Shapiro, Leonard (February 15, 1998). "After Some Titanic Blunders, the Winner Is ..." The Washington Post. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  19. ^ Kornheiser, Tony (February 10, 1998). "Cbs' Coverage Of Olympics Is Nightmarish". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  20. ^ Jay, Robert (February 2, 2010). "1960 Winter Olympics – The First Televised Olympic Games". Television Obscurities. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  21. ^ "Good Seats Tor Good. Olvmnics - Page 9". The Sun. February 20, 1960. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  22. ^ Berkes, Howard (February 16, 2010). "Dick Button: A Cutting Edge Behind The Olympic Mic". NPR. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  23. ^ Almond, Elliott (February 9, 1992). "CBS Started It at 1960 Games : Television: Walter Cronkite was an anchor for the 15 hours of coverage from Squaw Valley". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  24. ^ "Vail Daily obituary: Bud Palmer, early Vail resident". ValiDaily. March 25, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  25. ^ "Arthur Donovan DEVLIN". Olympics.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  26. ^ Flynn, Andy (March 24, 2022). "OLYMPIC LEGACY: Anchor of Lake Placid". Lake Placid News.
  27. ^ Article: A LOOK AT THE OLYMPIC ANNOUNCERS
  28. ^ "Emrick handled hockey play-by-play duties for CBS at Albertville in 1992 and on CBS and TNT at Lillehammer in 1994 and Nagano in 1998". Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  29. ^ Sandomir, Richard (February 27, 1994). "TV SPORTS; The Olympics Became A CBS Mini-Series". The New York Times. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  30. ^ Sandomir, Richard (February 14, 1994). "WINTER OLYMPICS: TV SPORTS; Norway Rates Medal For a Classy Opener". The New York Times. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  31. ^ "Andrea Joyce". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  32. ^ Sandomir, Richard (February 17, 1998). "TV Sports: CBS Provides Entertaining Moments". The New YorkTimes. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  33. ^ Slusser, Susan (February 13, 1998). "ON THE AIR -- Coverage By CBS Is a Real Sleeper". SF Gate. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  34. ^ "Verne Lundquist". CBS News. February 19, 1999. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  35. ^ Bucholtz, Andrew (April 10, 2024). "Jim Nantz salutes Verne Lundquist ahead of Lundquist's final Masters: 'He's going to be a part of Augusta forever'". Awful Announcing. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  36. ^ Archives, Los Angeles Times (1998-02-01). "TUNING IN". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  37. ^ "TV contrives Games' drama, but people still watch". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  38. ^ Mason, Dan (July 2, 2021). "ESPN's Sean McDonough has been waiting for the NHL opportunity for 16 years; He idolized Dan Kelly". Sports Broadcast Journal. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  39. ^ Sandomir, Richard (February 10, 1998). "Decoding Olympic Television Coverage". The New York Times.
  40. ^ "Gus Johnson". CBS News. March 4, 1998.
  41. ^ Stewart, Larry (February 13, 1998). "Olympic Coverage Lagging in the West". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  42. ^ Sandomir, Richard (February 10, 1998). "TV SPORTS; The Scores Are Low For CBS's Analysts". The New York Times. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  43. ^ Stewart, Larry (February 10, 2024). "Even CBS Is Waiting for Show to Begin". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  44. ^ "Lampley, TNT take gold for Nagano coverage". The Baltimore Sun. February 22, 1998.
  45. ^ "The CBS Sports Team". CBS News. February 4, 1998. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

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