For Release: March 13, 2011 CBS SPORTS' and TURNER SPORTS
For Release: March 13, 2011 CBS SPORTS’ AND TURNER SPORTS’ EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF 2011 NCAA® DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TIPS-OFF MARCH 15 FOR FIRST TIME EVER ALL GAMES TO BE BROADCAST NATIONALLY ACROSS TBS, CBS, TNT AND truTV Announce and Production Teams Assigned for NCAA FIRST FOUR™ and Second Round Coverage CBS Sports’ and Turner Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship tips off with first-round coverage of the NCAA FIRST FOUR on Tuesday, March 15 and Wednesday, March 16 (6:30 PM, ET; both days) on truTV. Second-round coverage begins on Thursday, March 17 and Friday, March 18 (12:00 NOON-12:00 AM, ET; both days), with all games available live in their entirety across four national television networks: TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV. Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg and Steve Kerr call the action, with Tracy Wolfson courtside for the two FIRST FOUR games on Tuesday. Gus Johnson and Len Elmore, along with courtside reporter Marty Snider, handle the call for the games on Wednesday. The studio coverage for Tuesday’s FIRST FOUR games features Greg Gumbel, Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Greg Anthony, Kenny Smith, and Seth Davis. On Wednesday, Matt Winer, Steve Smith and Seth Davis offer analysis in the studio (6:00 PM, ET; both days). Two studios, based in New York and Atlanta, will be used to cover all the action. Studio coverage will be anchored by Gumbel and Johnson, who will share hosting duties during each day. Barkley, Anthony and Smith will provide analysis throughout the tournament alongside Gumbel or Johnson from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York.
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