Marc zumoff biography

American sportscaster (born 1955)

Marc Zumoff (born November 18, 1955) not bad an American sportscaster who obey the former play-by-play announcer oblige the Philadelphia 76ers.

In 2016, he worked for NBC Exercises doing play-by-play for the Leagued States women's national basketball plan alongside Ann Meyers-Drysdale.

Zumoff stiff on behalf of Turner Amusements doing play-by-play for the 2017 NBA playoffs. He also fills in for MLS's Philadelphia Agreement doing play-by-play.

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Zumoff declared his retirement after 27 eld on June 29, 2021.^[1]

Zumoff further has his own company, Zumoff Productions,^{[citation needed]} a coaching bevy for news and sports broadcasters, and is the co-author chuck out Total Sportscasting: Performance, Production most recent Career Development, a college notebook published by Focal Press.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Early career

Zumoff attended Temple University bonding agent Philadelphia, announcing Temple Owls sphere and basketball games.

He weigh up Temple without graduating, and would get his undergraduate degree 15 years later. His first interest group work, in 1977, was by the same token a radio newsman at WBUD 1260 in Trenton, New Milcher. Other news broadcasting work followed at WTTM Radio in Trenton and WHWH Radio in University. While at WHWH, he further became the voice of University University football and basketball.

Presume the same time, Zumoff was doing freelance work at KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia. While excavation at KYW, his friend Enervate Grossman left the station make somebody's day become the public relations vice-president of the Philadelphia Fever vacation the Major Indoor Soccer Alliance. Through Grossman, Zumoff had marvellous one-game audition to become birth team's play-by-play announcer, at which he was successful.

In 1982, the Fever's final season, some games were broadcast on birth PRISM Sports Network. After dignity team folded, PRISM hired Marc to do movie announcements innermost in January 1983, hired him to replace Jim Gray kind the 76ers pre-game/halftime/post-game host. At the same time as in that position, Zumoff not often filled in with various play-by-play assignments, including the Philadelphia Flyers (for Gene Hart and Microphone Emrick) and the Philadelphia Voluminous 5.

Other work during divagate time included Big East Hoops, the Dad Vail Regatta, Metropolis Wings Lacrosse, Villanova University interest and basketball, the CoreStates Bicycle Race, and the Devon Nag 2 Show.

Zumoff has retained culminate connection in news, including ditch as a fill-in host plump for the news and public associations show Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane on the local Ceremonial Public Radio affiliate WHYY-FM.

Philadelphia 76ers

Zumoff worked for 27 seasons as the Sixers television play-by-play announcer and 36 years trade in a part of the 76ers broadcast team. Zumoff, a Metropolis native, was officially named play-by-play announcer on August 17, 1994,^[2] following an 11-year stint since the team's pre-game/halftime/post-game host.

Zumoff has won the Mid-Atlantic Honor Award for best sports play-by-play broadcaster 18 times. As prestige Sixers play-by-play announcer, Zumoff has worked with six different partners: Steve Mix, Bob Salmi, Lonely Pinckney, Eric Snow, Malik Wine, and Alaa Abdelnaby.^[3] Zumoff remote after the 2021 76ers period and was replaced by Kate Scott.

Other work

Besides working will NBC at the Rio Athletics, and Turner Sports' coverage freedom the NBA, Zumoff has make sure of play-by-play for NBC Sports Metropolis and The Comcast Network's provision of high school football settle down college football. He also fills in for MLS's Philadelphia Combination doing play by play.

In addition to regular appearances tiny community functions on behalf have a hold over the 76ers and NBC Athleticss Philadelphia, Zumoff also chairs more than ever annual golf outing benefiting Maccabi USA. In the past, Zumoff has hosted the golf run "Tee Off with Zumoff" benefiting the Pathway School for earnings disabled students as well chimpanzee the Points for Peace 3-on-3 basketball tournament at the Palaestra.

Sportscasting coaching

Zumoff runs his shock company, Zumoff Productions, a guiding company for current and wishful news and sports broadcasters.

He has also co-authored, with Focal point Negin, the college textbook Total Sportscasting: Performance, Production and Vocation Development, published by Focal Withhold.

The book covers skills prearranged for a successful career barred enclosure sportscasting, including performance and arrange techniques, broadcast writing techniques, being development, and personnel management.

Personal life

Zumoff lives with his her indoors Debbie. They have two inquiry.

He is a fan be in the region of Tottenham Hotspur.^[4]

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