CBS Sports TV Team

BILL MACATEE
Play-by-Play Announcer
THE NFL ON CBS

Bill Macatee joined CBS Sports in 1995 and has handled NFL play-by-play at the network for more than a decade. Macatee also continues to play a major role, not only for CBS Sports' golf coverage, including the Masters and the PGA Championship, but also for the U.S. Open Tennis Championships and a variety of CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR events, including skiing, figure skating, track and field and the ATP Tennis Tour. Macatee has shown his versatility by serving as the weekend, daytime co-host of the 1998 Olympic Winter Games on CBS and play-by-play announcer for college basketball including the NCAA Tournament and the Division II National Championship game. He is also the only broadcaster in the industry who currently announces two of the most prestigious events in sports, the Masters and Wimbledon. Additionally, Macatee was the studio host for USA Network's coverage of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy.

Macatee began his network sportscasting career with NBC at the age of 26. There, he covered a variety of major events, including the World Series, the Super Bowl, Wimbledon and various college bowl games. He also spent four years as host of NBC's Major League Baseball Game of the Week pre-game show, as well as serving as pre-game host for NBC's primetime coverage of Major League Baseball's League Championship Series.

During his time at NBC, Macatee was also the sports correspondent for "The Today Show" and sports anchor for "NBC News at Sunrise" and "Sunday Today." Later, he moved away from sports, co-anchoring the syndicated show "USA Today on TV."

Beginning in 1990, Macatee anchored coverage of the PGA TOUR on USA Network. He hosted the opening rounds of the Masters for almost 20 years and every Ryder Cup from 1991 to 2006. Macatee currently has a prominent role on cable's Tennis Channel where he serves as host and producer for the network's coverage of Wimbledon and the French Open, as well as lead play-by-play announcer for the U.S and Australian Opens. During his years at USA Network, Macatee's duties included play-by-play for Grand Slam tennis events as well as figure skating, boxing and other selected sports specials.

Macatee earned a bachelor of science degree from Lamar University. He has also served as an adjunct professor teaching Sports Media at Chapman University in Southern California. He was born in Rome, N.Y., and now lives in Newport Coast, Calif., with his daughter, Caitlin.