CBS today announced that Marv Albert will join the net's NFL coverage as a play-by-play broadcaster. Albert will continue to serve as the lead play-by-play voice for TNT's Thursday night NBA coverage. He also will continue calling CBS Sports and Turner Sports' coverage of the NCAA men's basketball tournament (CBS Sports). Albert’s "voice may be synonymous with the NBA, but he’s done his share of football coverage," having called "Monday Night Football" on Westwood One radio from '02-09 (LATIMES.com, 6/6). SI's Richard Deitsch reported via his Twitter feed that Albert "will no longer call Nets games."
Turner Sports President of Sales, Distribution & Sports David Levy said, "For more than five decades, Marv has been the voice of a generation of sports fans. He is the best play-by-play announcer in the history of the National Basketball Association and, in my opinion, one of the true broadcasting icons in sports television history. We're pleased he will bring his talents to CBS for their NFL coverage and look forward to many more years of Marv at courtside for our telecasts of the NBA on TNT, as well as our joint coverage with CBS for the NCAA Division I men's basketball championship" (THE DAILY).
