Greg Gumbel, a legendary sportscaster whose decades-long career included a seven-year tenure at WMAQ-TV in Chicago, died Friday at the age of 78, according to his family. Gumbel's illustrious ...

Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster who broke barriers ... he auditioned at WMAQ-TV, an NBC affiliate in Chicago in 1973, according to the book "You Are Looking Live!: How The NFL Today ...

Gumbel’s eight years at WMAQ enabled him to hone skills ... replacing Brent Musburger — another high-profile sportscaster with strong Chicago ties — as host of “The NFL Today” in 1990 ...

Greg Gumbel, the historic sportscaster and older brother of ... Greg got his start in sports media as the announcer for WMAQ in Chicago, in part thanks to his brother's suggestion.

Per Wikipedia, in 1973, at the age of 27, he discovered an opportunity to audition for a sports announcer at WMAQ-TV in Chicago. He was a natural, and took the job, relocating to Chicago to do so.

Legendary sportscaster and Chicago native Greg Gumbel ... Gumbel's first job in sports broadcasting was at WMAQ in Chicago, which is now Chicago's NBC affiliate. He worked there for seven years ...

In March, the Chicago native and former WMAQ Channel 5 sportscaster missed his first NCAA Tournament since 1997 due to what he said at the time were family health issues. Gumbel was the studio ...