{"id":24186,"date":"2025-03-16T20:27:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T20:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=24186"},"modified":"2025-03-16T20:27:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T20:27:19","slug":"cbs-announces-greg-gumbels-replacement-for-selection-sunday-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=24186","title":{"rendered":"CBS Announces Greg Gumbel\u2019s Replacement For Selection Sunday Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Longtime CBS Sports broadcaster Greg Gumbel will be absent from this year\u2019s\u00a0NCAA<\/a>\u00a0Tournament Selection Show, leaving a noticeable void in the annual\u00a0March Madness<\/a>\u00a0tradition.<\/p>\n

Gumbel, who stepped away from his hosting duties in 2024 due to health concerns, passed away on\u00a0December 27, 2024, at the age of 78 after a courageous battle with cancer.<\/a><\/p>\n

His absence will be felt, as Gumbel had been the face of Selection Sunday for more than two decades. The veteran broadcaster\u2019s smooth delivery and deep knowledge of college basketball made him a staple of CBS\u2019s tournament coverage. In his place, Adam Zucker will take the reins for the second consecutive year.<\/p>\n

Adam Zucker Steps In Place Of Greg Gumbel<\/h2>\n
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Zucker, a CBS Sports veteran since 2003, is no stranger to the network\u2019s college basketball coverage. Last year, he filled in for Gumbel, opening the show with a heartfelt message:\u00a0\u201cGreg, of course, has been a fixture of our March Madness coverage for the past quarter-century, and we look forward to having him back right here next year.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Sadly, that return was not to be.<\/p>\n

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CBS begins the NCAA Tournament Selection Show with the crew sending their best wishes to Greg Gumbel.<\/p>\n

Gumbel is absent from this year’s NCAA Tournament due to family health matters (https:\/\/t.co\/npWk1KCsN7<\/a>). pic.twitter.com\/26QvgjzofM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) March 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n