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, beginning with the 1960 Winter Games from Squaw Valley, California.
Hosts 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.
Each Winter Olympics telecast from the 1990s had a different prime time host(s): Paula Zahn and Tim McCarver in 1992, Greg Gumbel in 1994, and Jim Nantz in 1998.
YearPrime-Time HostDaytime Host(s)Late-Night Host(s)Cable Host(s)1960 WinterWalter Cronkite1992 WinterTim McCarverPaula ZahnCHRONICLEGreg GumbelGreg Gumbel Jim NantzJim Nantz Pat O'BrienFred HickmanNick Charles (for TNT)1994 WinterGreg GumbelJim NantzPat O'BrienJim Lampley (for TNT)1998 WinterJim NantzMark McEwenJane RobelotMichele TafoyaAl Trautwig
By event 1960 Winter Olympics EventPlay-by-play Color commentatorsSkiingChris Schenkel Andrea Mead LawrenceGiancarlo RossiniBiathlonChris SchenkelFigure SkatingDick ButtonHockey Bud PalmerSki JumpingChris SchenkelArt Devlin
FeaturesHarry Reasoner
1992 Winter Olympics EventPlay-by-playColor commentator(s)ReportersOpening CeremonyPaula ZahnTim McCarverJames Brown and Pat O'BrienSkiingTim RyanChristin CooperMary Carillo and Cindy NelsonFreestyleGreg Lewis Steven SmalleyMen's SkiingBrad NesslerHank Kashiwa and Billy KiddJim GrayBobsled Sean McDonoughJohn MorganLesley VisserFigure SkatingVerne LundquistScott HamiltonTracy Wilson and Katarina WittHockey Mike Emrick John DavidsonMike EruzioneLuge Sean McDonoughJohn FeeSkijumpingPhil Liggett Jeff HastingsShorttrack Speed SkatingKen SquierPat MaxwellCross Country Al TrautwigSpeed Skating Dick StocktonEric HeidenMichael Barkann
1994 Winter Olympics EventPlay-by-playColor commentator(s)Reporter(s)SkiingTim Ryan Christin Cooper and Andy MillFreestyleJames Brown Park SmalleyNordic CombinedPhil LiggettJeff HastingsBobsled Sean McDonough John MorganJim GrayFigure SkatingVerne LundquistScott HamiltonTracy WilsonIce HockeyMike EmrickJohn DavidsonMike EruzioneLuge Sean McDonoughBonny WarnerJim GraySkijumpingPhil Liggett Jeff HastingsShorttrack Speed SkatingKen SquierPaul WylieCross Country Al TrautwigPaul RobbinsBiathlonLyle NelsonSpeed Skating Dick StocktonEric Heiden
1998 Winter Olympics EventPlay-by-playColor commentatorsReportersOpening CeremonyJim NantzAndrea JoyceAl Trautwig, Michele Tafoya, and Lisa Kennedy MontgomerySkiingTim RyanChristin CooperHank KashiwaMary CarilloKen ReadFreestyleTed Robinson Park Smalley Lisa Kennedy MontgomeryBobsledGus Johnson John MorganCraig JamesFigure SkatingVerne Lundquist Scott HamiltonTracy WilsonIce hockeySean McDonoughJohn DavidsonDarren PangEllen WeinbergLuge Gus JohnsonBonny WarnerSkijumpingAl TrautwigJeff HastingsSnowboardingJim RippeySteve PodborskiLisa Kennedy MontgomeryShorttrack Speed SkatingTed Robinson Randy BartzCross Country Al TrautwigPaul RobbinsSpeed Skating Gary ThorneDan JansenClosing CeremonyJim NantzAndrea JoyceAl Trautwig, Michele Tafoya, and Lisa Kennedy Montgomery
FeaturesJose Diaz-Balart
References
Viem hong hat dated March 20, 2019
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