1. Ian Eagle calls NBA, NFL, and college basketball games on CBS, TNT, and TBS, as well as Brooklyn Nets games on the YES Network and French Open tennis for Tennis Channel.
11 Facts About Ian Eagle
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Ian Eagle was in the Alpha Epsilon Pi, a traditionally Jewish fraternity.
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Ian Eagle joined UUTV, to gain on-camera experience.
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Outside the campus, Ian Eagle interned with then-recent graduate Mike Tirico at WTVH in Syracuse for three years.
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In 1993, Ian Eagle was given pregame and postgame duties for the Jets.
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Ian Eagle joined CBS in 1998 doing announcing work for NFL and NCAA basketball.
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Ian Eagle was again called up by TNT for the 2011 NBA Playoffs, pairing with his YES colleague Mike Fratello.
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On Sirius, in addition to his daily talk show, Ian Eagle did a weekly talk show, The Phil Jackson Show, with Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson.
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Ian Eagle serves as the voice-over host of NBA Action replaced Spero Dedes in 2005 and previously, NBA Jam.
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Ian Eagle will be partnered with either Stan Van Gundy or Jim Jackson.
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In October 2022, it was announced that Ian Eagle would succeed Jim Nantz as the lead play-by-play announcer for CBS and TNT Sports' coverage of the NCAA Tournament starting in 2024.