Adam Zucker in 2013

Adam M. Zucker (born October 27, 1976) is a sportscaster who works for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network. He has been with CBS Sports Network since 2003 as the College Sports Television anchor.

Early life and education

Zucker is a native of Mountain Lakes, New Jersey,[1] and a 1994 graduate of Mountain Lakes High School, which inducted him into its hall of fame in 2016.[2][3] He graduated from Syracuse University's S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in 1998 with a degree in broadcast journalism.[4][5]

Career

Zucker began his career as a sideline reporter and as an on-site host for football games for the Syracuse Radio Network. He also worked as a sports reporter and sports anchor for local television stations: WBRE-TV and was a sports reporter at WTVH-TV.[5]

CBS Sports

Zucker is a studio host for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network, hosting College Football Today, Inside College Football, Inside College Basketball and providing in-studio updates during the NCAA Tournament, among other things.[4] He has also called CBS Sports Spectacular's coverage of the College Home Run Derby. He also hosts Inside College Football and Inside College Basketball for the CBS Sports Network. Beginning in 2011, he filled in for Tim Brando in the CBS studios while Brando is in the on site game booth with Steve Beuerlein. Zucker does CBS studio hosting for the College World Series, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, Men's and Women's lacrosse championship, and narrates many of the network's other original programs and documents.

Beginning in 2014, he was named studio host for the SEC on CBS, replacing longtime anchor Tim Brando who left for Fox Sports/Fox Sports 1. Beginning in 2015, he is named the fill-in studio host of College Basketball on CBS, when fellow CBS colleague Greg Gumbel, is on assignment.

Personal life

Zucker lives in the New York City area with his wife and their two children.[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 Biggy, David. "Zucker is ready for network role", Daily Record, November 11, 2011. Accessed June 11, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "'This is a big deal for me,' said Zucker, who grew up in Mountain Lakes and now lives in Summit with his wife, Rachel, and son, Max."
  2. ↑ https://hs.mlschools.org/our_school/alumni_hall_of_fame/2016_inductees/adam_zucker Alumni Hall of Fame: Adam Zucker Class of 1994], Mountain Lakes High School. Accessed September 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ Robinson, P. C. (October 10, 2016). "They're living in the Hall of Fame in Mountain Lakes". New Jersey Hills. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 Foley, Matt (2 November 2017). "The Man Who Might Become the Next Face of College Sports". OZY. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 Dougherty, Pete (15 March 2018). "Long days for Adam Zucker with NCAA hoops". Albany Times Union. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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