Marc Zumoff was born on November 18,1955 and is an American sportscaster who is the former play-by-play announcer for the Philadelphia 76ers.
14 Facts About Marc Zumoff
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Marc Zumoff fills in for MLS's Philadelphia Union doing play-by-play.
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Marc Zumoff announced his retirement after 27 years on June 29,2021.
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Marc Zumoff has his own company, Marc Zumoff Productions, a coaching company for news and sports broadcasters, and is the co-author of Total Sportscasting: Performance, Production and Career Development, a college textbook published by Focal Press.
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Marc Zumoff attended Temple University in Philadelphia, announcing Temple Owls football and basketball games.
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Marc Zumoff left Temple without graduating, and would get his undergraduate degree 15 years later.
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Marc Zumoff's first broadcasting work, in 1977, was as a radio newsman at WBUD 1260 in Trenton, New Jersey.
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Marc Zumoff has retained his connection in news, including work as a fill-in host for the news and public affairs show Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane on the local National Public Radio affiliate WHYY-FM.
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Marc Zumoff worked for 27 seasons as the Sixers television play-by-play announcer and 36 years as a part of the 76ers broadcast team.
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Marc Zumoff has won the Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award for best sports play-by-play broadcaster 18 times.
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Marc Zumoff retired after the 2021 76ers season and was replaced by Kate Scott.
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Besides working for NBC at the Rio Olympics, and Turner Sports' coverage of the NBA, Marc Zumoff has done play-by-play for NBC Sports Philadelphia and The Comcast Network's coverage of high school football and college football.
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Marc Zumoff fills in for MLS's Philadelphia Union doing play by play.
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Marc Zumoff has co-authored, with Max Negin, the college textbook Total Sportscasting: Performance, Production and Career Development, published by Focal Press.