March Madness is one of the events on the sports calendar people have circled annually.
They want to see who plays who in each round and there is definitely interest in what the CBS announcers of the NCAA will call which games.
With so many games, there is a spectrum of March Madness commentators
calling them. There is also a wide variety of contests from round to round. Some are mismatches and lead to blowouts. Then there are times when lower seeds put a scare into the top ones, and that means announcers need to lift their games to the level of the games they call.
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When Do CBS Basketball Announcers Usually Appear on TV?
The announcers tend to appear on television in pregame “hits” when the studio reaches out to them for insight. March Madness commentators can also be seen on the floor pregame as they do a formal introduction of the upcoming game. It is a formula seen in many basketball games, even the NBA, where the broadcasters stand together and the play-by-play person acts as the lead and asks questions of the others involved with the broadcast.
It is unlikely that anyone will see the CBS announcers – or TNT/TBS in college hoops now – during the game. You likely will get another “hit” at halftime with them sitting at their courtside spot. The lone announcer one will see during the game is the sideline reporter. That person usually connects with a coach or a star player during a timeout and whatever is said is recorded and shown as play begins.
The announcers formula is tried and true. One doesn’t see a ton of deviation from something that has worked for years. People are so engrossed by the action and how their bracket is doing they sometimes lose sight of how well the voices are calling the game.
That said, if someone makes an incredible call or a stunning gaffe, one can be certain that it will be splattered all over Twitter and different social media platforms. The current way things blow up when something great or awful happens, anything is possible and probable.
Have CBS Basketball Announcers Won Awards for Their Work?
There are numerous CBS basketball announcers who have won awards. Jim Nantz, who was the voice of the Final Four, has been honored numerous times for his work on multiple sports.
Bill Raftery, an iconic commentator, has won three Emmy Awards in the category of Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst, in 2015, 2016 and 2018. In 2004, he received a special Victor Sports Award and the Walter Payton ‘Sweetness’ Award in recognition of his outstanding work in the community throughout his lifetime.
The list could go on and on with the honors CBS announcers have received. One doesn’t get to that level without being recognized in one form or another whether on the way up or at the national level. The voices one hears are the creme de la creme so it should be no surprise they have trophies and awards in their homes.
How Do CBS Basketball Announcers Prepare for Games?
The work that goes into preparation for a game is far from a solo act. While the announcers do plenty of fact-finding on their own, there is also a team of researchers tasked with finding out every nugget associated with players, coaches and schools in games. Final Four announcers and the rest of the CBS/TNT/TBS team have a stable of people behind them tracking individuals, previous games between teams and stories or facts about the location of games.
It is easy to think the play-by-play voice is some kind of genius because he or she is delivering so many facts on point. Don’t be fooled. They are basically parroting information that people behind the scenes have spent hours, days and weeks seeking.
There are researchers and editorial people who announcers would be lost without. Some are so valuable to the big-name voices they bring them along when and if they change jobs and networks. It takes a special person to be able to do this job because for the most part one is in total anonymity.
