Chris Hadley 129 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Jim Nantz announced several minutes ago during the Bears-Saints NFC wild card game that Don Robertson (legendary CBS Sports promo/billboard announcer, retired 1994) passed away. In addition to his duties for Sports, he also did the "This is CBS" IDs as well as occasional work for CBS News. Sending his family, friends and colleagues my love and condolences. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18115-rip-don-robertson-aka-the-voice-of-cbs-sports/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickp 337 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Don Robertson was just as big a part of what made CBS Sports what it was as any of the many announcers Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18115-rip-don-robertson-aka-the-voice-of-cbs-sports/#findComment-255469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmasters1 403 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Here is some of his best work, IMO: billboards from his work on Jim Nantz's first job (The Prudential College Football Report); he also did it with Greg Gumbel's only season on that in 1989... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18115-rip-don-robertson-aka-the-voice-of-cbs-sports/#findComment-255480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson R. 569 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I was watching the Nickelodeon broadcast and missed the announcement. May he Rest In Peace! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18115-rip-don-robertson-aka-the-voice-of-cbs-sports/#findComment-255500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmasters1 403 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 5 hours ago, Nelson R. said: I was watching the Nickelodeon broadcast and missed the announcement. May he Rest In Peace! Here is that announcement: Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18115-rip-don-robertson-aka-the-voice-of-cbs-sports/#findComment-255521 Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin2kx 237 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 17 minutes ago, bmasters1 said: Here is that announcement: I was the one who uploaded it because I know this was of interest to those within this community especially those who hold some announcers to high regard, like Nantz. RIP Mr. Robertson + thank you for your presence. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18115-rip-don-robertson-aka-the-voice-of-cbs-sports/#findComment-255524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmasters1 403 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 4 minutes ago, justin2kx said: I was the one who uploaded it because I know this was of interest to those within this community especially those who hold some announcers to high regard, like Nantz. RIP Mr. Robertson + thank you for your presence. And thank you for the upload-- when I first heard of Don's passing, and that Jim Nantz announced it, I wanted to hear Jim Nantz announcing it. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18115-rip-don-robertson-aka-the-voice-of-cbs-sports/#findComment-255525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson R. 569 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 2 hours ago, bmasters1 said: And thank you for the upload-- when I first heard of Don's passing, and that Jim Nantz announced it, I wanted to hear Jim Nantz announcing it. Yes, thank you! His voice still resonates with me to this day. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18115-rip-don-robertson-aka-the-voice-of-cbs-sports/#findComment-255531 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyfla 207 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 There was (is?) a video floating around YouTube with a behind the scenes look at CBS Master Control in the mid-late 80s with Don doing his "This Is CBS" ID, and the person who shot the video had Don do one of his Sports Saturday promos off the cuff, It was awesome! The video also had the late-Gaylord Avery another CBS booth announcer who was mostly known for being the Voice of The Honeymooners and WCBS Channel 2 News until 1989. Got it! Skip to 1:14 and 2:29 to see Don Robertson in action. Right after that is Gaylord Avery. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18115-rip-don-robertson-aka-the-voice-of-cbs-sports/#findComment-255537 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmasters1 403 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 6 hours ago, jerseyfla said: There was (is?) a video floating around YouTube with a behind the scenes look at CBS Master Control in the mid-late 80s with Don doing his "This Is CBS" ID, and the person who shot the video had Don do one of his Sports Saturday promos off the cuff, It was awesome! The video also had the late-Gaylord Avery another CBS booth announcer who was mostly known for being the Voice of The Honeymooners and WCBS Channel 2 News until 1989. Got it! Skip to 1:14 and 2:29 to see Don Robertson in action. Right after that is Gaylord Avery. Never saw that before! That must be the control room/studio from which Don Robertson not only did what is featured here (the CBS ID and the Sports Saturday promo demo), but also his billboards on The NFL Today on Sundays, The Prudential College Football Report on Saturdays, et al. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18115-rip-don-robertson-aka-the-voice-of-cbs-sports/#findComment-255544 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmasters1 403 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Bumping this up-- user Football Forever just put up the Week 16 edition of The NFL Today (Brent Musburger's last regular-season broadcast on CBS), and at the end of the pregame show, there is a rare treat at the 19:10 mark-- an on-camera appearance by the late Don Robertson. Also, a screencap of that appearance... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18115-rip-don-robertson-aka-the-voice-of-cbs-sports/#findComment-257793 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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