Bill Macatee (b. November 17, 1955 in Rome, New York) is an American sports broadcaster. November 17 is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rome is a city located in Oneida County, New York. ...

In 1982, 26-year-old Macatee began his sports broadcasting career with NBC, which made in the youngest network sportscaster in the industry. With NBC Sports, he covered a wide range of events including Wimbledon, the Super Bowl, the Rose Bowl and the World Series. Additionally, Macatee served as the sports correspondent for the Today Show and anchor for NBC News at Sunrise and Sunday Today. He also co-anchored the syndicated show USA Today on TV. The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American radio and television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... NBC Sports is a division of the National Broadcasting Company, responsible for the televising of many sports events on the network. ... Wimbledon is: Wimbledon, London - a town in south-west London A constituency based around it, Wimbledon (UK Parliament constituency) Wimbledon, North Dakota - a small town in North Dakota, USA The Championships, Wimbledon - a tennis tournament AFC Wimbledon - a semi-professional football club Wimbledon F.C. - a former football club which... The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League, the pinnacle of American football. ... The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football game usually played on January 1 at the stadium of the same name in Pasadena, California. ... In baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League. ... The Today Show (officially called Today) is currently, a long-running morning news show airing on the NBC television network in the United States. ... NBC News is the news service of NBC, one of the big three nationwide broadcast networks in the United States. ...

Since 1990, he has anchored coverage of the PGA Tour on the USA Network. His other duties have included play-by-play for the U.S. Open Tennis Championship, the French Open at Roland Garros, boxing, figure skating, and other sports specials. Macatee also anchors CBS's coverage of the LPGA, in addition to serving as a tower announcer for The Masters and PGA Championship, and he'll also substitue for Jim Nantz during other PGA events. Bill is also CBS's studio anchor for the U.S. Open Tennis Championship. The PGA Tour is an organization that is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. It operates the USAs main mens professional golf tours. ... USA Networks new logo was implemented on July 8, 2005 as part of the networks 25th anniversary rebranding campaign. ... The U.S. Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. ... Roland Garros has been considered the world’s first fighter pilot. ... CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) is a major radio and television network in the United States. ... // LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association. ... The Masters is one of four Grand Slam golf tournaments. ... // The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament, conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA TOUR. The PGA Championship is one of the four Major Championships in mens golf, and it is the golf seasons final major, being played in August. ... Jim Nantz (born May 17, 1959 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American sportscaster. ...

In 1978, Macatee earned a Bachelor of Science degree in speech from Lamar University. Today, he resides in Newport Beach, California with his daughter, Caitlin. Lamar University is a four-year university located in Beaumont, Texas, and a member of the Texas State University System. ... Location of Newport Beach within Orange County, California. ...

External links

• Photo gallery — Macatee speaking to journalism students at Burges High School in El Paso, Texas, his alma mater, on November 7, 2003. Macatee was in town for his 30-year class reunion.