CBS Sports
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| Division of: | CBS Broadcasting Inc. |
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| Key people: | Sean McManus |
| Headquarters: | CBS Building New York, New York |
| Major Broadcasting Contracts: | College Basketball College Football NFL PGA Tour US Open |
| Parent: | CBS Corporation |
| Sister network: | CBS Sports Network |
| Website: | www.cbssports.com |
CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs sporting events on the American television network. Its headquarters are in the CBS Building on West 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan, New York City, with programs produced out of Studio 43 at the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th Street.
CBS Sports broadcasts programs like NFL on CBS, The NFL Today, Southeastern Conference football, NCAA basketball, PGA golf, and professional tennis. It is also famous for broadcasting the Final Four in College Basketball.
The online arm of CBS Sports is CBSSports.com. CBS purchased SportsLine.com in 2004, and today CBSSports.com is part of CBS Interactive.
CBS Sports was honored at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for Synchronous Enhancement of Original Television Content for Interactive Use for its program March Madness on Demand.
Sean McManus is the president of CBS Sports.
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[edit] Programs throughout the years
[edit] Current programs
- NFL on CBS (1956–1993, 1998–present)
- PGA Tour on CBS (1970–present)
- The Masters (1956–present)
- PGA Championship (1991–present)
- Road to the Final Four (1981–present)
- NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament (1981–present); shared with TBS, TNT, TruTV since 2011 as NCAA March Madness on CBS and Turner Sports
- College Football (1962-63, 1968–present)
- SEC on CBS (1996–present; College Football on CBS ca. 1996-2000)
- Sun Bowl (1968–present)
- Army–Navy Game (1996–present)
- Notre Dame-Navy (only when Navy is the "home team" and the game is played at a neutral site)
- US Open (1968–present)
- CBS Sports Spectacular (1960–present, airs on occasions, mainly during the summer)
- Sony Ericcson Open (?–present)
- Strikeforce (2009–present)
[edit] Former programs
- NBA on CBS (1973-1990)
- Major League Baseball on CBS (1955–1965, 1990–1993)
- NASCAR (1960–2000)
- Olympics
- NHL on CBS (1956–1960, 1966–1972, & 1980)
- College football
- Orange Bowl (1953–1962; 1996–1998)
- Fiesta Bowl (1974–1977; 1996–1998)
- Cotton Bowl Classic (1958–1992; 1996–1998)
- Blockbuster Bowl (1991–1995)
- Big East Football (1996–2000)
- Gator Bowl (2007–2010)
- Kentucky Derby (1952–1974)
- Preakness Stakes (1960–1976)
- Belmont Stakes (1960–1985)
- French Open (1980–1982)
- Pro Bowlers Tour (1998–1999)
- Champ Car World Series (2002–2003, 2006–2007)
- Formula One (2005)
- EliteXC (2008)
- FIFA World Cup (1974)
- Little League World Series (1953)
[edit] Notable personalities (past and present)
[edit] Presidents
- Robert Wussler: 1976–1978
- Frank M. Smith, Jr.: 1978–1980
- Van Gordon Sauter: 1980–1981[1]
- Neal Pilson: 1981–1984[2]
- Peter Lund: 1984[3]–1986[4]
- Neal Pilson: 1986–1994[2]
- David Kenin: 1994[5]–1996[6]
- Sean McManus: 1996[6]–Present
[edit] Slogans
- "When you look for champions, you look to CBS Sports!" (longtime slogan, discontinued after the loss of the NFL and Major League Baseball in 1993, reinstated in 2009).
- "The most compelling action is on CBS Sports," (began after getting back NCAA Football in 1996).
- "The network more people turn to than any other. The year-round leader is CBS Sports" (used when CBS Sports reached #1 status).
[edit] CBS Sports Network
CBS Sports Network is a sports oriented US national cable channel operated by CBS Sports. Launched as the National College Sports Network in 2002, then College Sports Television in 2003, CBS acquired the network in 2005 and later renamed it CBS College Sports Network in 2008. The network had always focused on college sports, but in 2011, CBS rebranded the network as CBS Sports Network as a move to bring the network into the mainstream sports scene, although college sports is still the main focus as of 2012.
[edit] Main competitors
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Associated Press (November 10, 1981). "Sauter Will Head CBS News". Boston Globe.
- ^ a b Craig, Jack (March 19, 1994). "Pilson is leaving CBS Sports". Boston Globe.
- ^ "CBS Not Happy With Losing Philly". Philadelphia Daily News. December 12, 1984.
- ^ Harasta, Cathy (December 15, 1986). "CBS Plans to Announce Corporate Restructuring". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "Rebuilding CBS Sports". Miami Herald. June 10, 1994.
- ^ a b "CBS Sports president Kenin loses job". Journal Sentinel. November 6, 1996.
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