Greg Gumbel CBS Bio Wiki Age Height Family Brother Wife Salary and Net Worth

Greg Gumbel is an American sports broadcaster. He currently works for the CBS network. There, Greg serves as a play-by-play broadcaster for the NFL on CBS and the studio host for CBS’ men’s college basketball coverage.Greg is quite popular for his commentary. He has served well-known networks such as WMAQ-TV, WFAN radio, NBC, MSG, ESPN, as well as CBS.

Additionally, Greg hosted major sports leagues such as National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Basketball games, the National Football League, National Basketball Association,  and also Major League Baseball. Also, Greg hosted and play-by-play announced the Super Bowl championship. The CBS station also hosts very opinionated topics related to politics.

Greg always speaks his mind and criticizes conservative and irresponsible political leaders without fear. In this industry, Greg has also worked along with very famous athlete-turned-broadcasters, such as Terry Bradshaw and Jim Kaat.

He was born on May 3, 1946, in New Orleans, Louisiana,United States of America. Greg is76 years old.

He is a man of average stature. Greg stands at a height of5 ft 7 in ( Approx 1.7m).

He was born to his fatherRichard Dunbar Gumbeland his motherRhea Alice Gumbel on May 3, 1946, in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. His father worked as a judge. Greg grew up as a Catholic faithful on Chicago’s South Side as the firstborn son in his family. He was raised along with his younger brother and two sisters namelyRenee Gumbel-FarrahiandRhonda Gumbel-Thomas.Greg holds American nationality but belongs to the African-American ethnicity.

He is a brother toBryant CharlesGumbel who is an American television journalist as well as a sportscaster. Bryant is best known for his 15 years tenure as co-host of NBC’s Today. Bryant was born on September 29, 1948. He marriedHilary Quinlan in2002 as a second wife after he divorced his first wifeJune Barancoin 2001 whom he married in 1973. Bryant is a father to his two children namely;Bradley Christopher GumbelandJillian Beth Gumbel

He married a beautiful woman as his wife calledMarcy Gumbel. She was born on April 3 of 1949. Marcy is a former business manager. The couple met each other around the 70s and wedded in 1973. They share a daughter called Michelle. Currently, Greg and his family live in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area.

He attended and graduated from a Catholic schoolDe La Salle Institute. While a student at the institute, Greg actively took part in sports. After high school graduation, he went to join Loras University in Iowa. There, he played baseball. He later graduated from the University with a degree in English.

In 1973, his brother Bryant informed Greg that WMAQ-TV ( an NBC-owned and operated station ) in Chicago, was auditioning for a sports announcer. By then, Bryant was working as a television sportscaster at KNBC based in Los Angeles while Greg was selling hospital supplies in Detroit. After he got the job, he went back to Chicago and worked at WMAQ-TV for a period of seven years.

At the station, Greg took over from Dennis Swanson who left the station to become president of ABC Sports. Prior to joining CBS, Greg worked for MSG, ESPN, as well as WFAN radio based in New York City. While working at ESPN, he anchored the show called SportsCenter and did “play-by-play” for early NBA games.

While at MSG, Greg served as a backup announcer for Marv Albert on New York Knicks broadcasts and also provided coverage for college basketball. At MSG, he signed a huge contract to broadcast New York Yankees games in 1989. Greg worked as the host of the pregame as well as postgame shows. Apart from his MSG duties, Greg hosted the first radio morning show on radio station WFAN.

Greg’s colleagues at CBS include:

Brad Edwards-reporter

Audrina Bigos-anchor

Mary Kay Kleist-meteorologist

Marie Saavedra-anchor

Madison Sawyer-anchor

Erin Jones-anchor

For 15 years the cohost of the Today show, Greg’s younger brother Bryant, 72, spoke publicly in 2009 clarifying that he had gone through surgery to remove a tumor from his lung.  Bryant had quit smoking 30 years earlier after being a three-pack-a-day smoker for more than ten years. As per Greg, there are no records of him being sick.

He earns his income mainly from his job as a play-by-play broadcaster for the NFL on CBS and the studio host for CBS’ men’s college basketball coverage. Greg’s average salary is$72,572 per year.

He has accumulated a decent fortune from his career as a journalist. Greg has an estimated net worth of$999,4364.

Greg is a 76-year-old American journalist who was born on May 3, 1946, in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

Yes. Greg married a beautiful woman calledMarcy Gumbel. She was born on April 3 of 1949, A former business manager. The couple met each other around the 70s and wedded in 1973.

He attended major league baseball games at Comiskey Park as well as Wrigley Field along with his younger brother Bryant. Both Grieg and Bryant were devoted athletes who played football, Little League and Pony League baseball.