Adam M. Zucker (born October 27, 1976) is a sportscaster who works for

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and

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. He has been with CBS Sports Network since 2003 as the College Sports Television anchor.

Early life and education

Zucker is a native of

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. "'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." and a 1994 graduate of Mountain Lakes High School, which inducted him into its hall of fame in 2016. He graduated from Syracuse University's S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in 1998 with a degree in broadcast journalism.

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:

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and was a sports reporter at

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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. 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

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. Zucker does CBS studio hosting for the

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, 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

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. Beginning in 2015, he is named the fill-in studio host of

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, when fellow CBS colleague

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, is on assignment.

Personal life

Zucker lives in Summit, New Jersey with his wife and their two children.

References

External links

CBS Profile
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