CBS and Turner Sports have announced the commentator line-up for this year’s NCAA Tournament. In other news, ESPN has a surprising lead candidate to replace Chris Berman on Sunday NFL Countdown, and NFL Network has a new president.
CBS, Turner, Announce Small Changes to NCAA Line-Ups
- CBS and Turner Sports announced some small changes to their NCAA Tournament roster Thursday, highlighted by Chris Webber replacing Steve Smith on the #2 broadcast team alongside Brian Anderson, Casey Stern replacing Matt Winer as the Atlanta-based studio host, and Steve Lavin and Debbie Antonelli joining as analysts, the latter becoming the first woman to call NCAA Tournament games since 1996. In addition, Adam Zucker has joined the New York studio team to handle all in-game updates during the tournament. (CBS/Turner)
Are You Pondering What ESPN is Pondering?
- ESPN is strongly considering filling the vacancy left by Chris Berman on Sunday NFL Countdown with College Gameday co-host Samantha Ponder, according to ESPN book author Jim Miller and Sporting News. The decision is not yet final, according to the latter. Per Miller, expected heirs Suzy Kolber and Trey Wingo would replace Berman on Monday Night Countdown and the NFL Draft, respectively. (Sports Business Daily 3.2)
NFL Network Gets New President
- NFL Network announced Monday that it has hired former Bell Media president Mary Ann Turcke as the president of NFL Network and NFL Digital Media. Turcke had been president of Bell Media since 2015 and had been with parent company Bell Canada for twelve years. (NFL Communications 2.27)
