Andrew Catalon | |
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| Born | (1980-09-07)September 7, 1980 (age 44) Millburn, New Jersey U.S. |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Occupation | Sports commentator |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse | Jessica Layton |
| Children | 1 |
| Sports commentary career | |
| Genre | Play-by-play |
| Sport(s) | NFL,PGA Tour,College Basketball,NCAA March Madness |
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Andrew Catalon (born September 7, 1980)[1] is an American sportscaster. He has announcedNFL on CBS,PGA Tour on CBS,College Basketball on CBS, andNCAA March Madness. He has done play-by-play alongsideTiki Barber andJason McCourty onNational Football League (NFL) telecasts since2024, andSteve Lappas on college basketball telecasts since 2015.[2]
Catalon grew up in theShort Hills section ofMillburn, New Jersey and graduated in 1997 fromMillburn High School.[3] He attended theS. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications atSyracuse University, graduating in 2001.[4][5] At Syracuse, he worked for theWAER-FM.[6]
Catalon was the sports director atWVNY until its news department was shuttered in September 2003 due to financial troubles. He joinedWNYT as the weekend sports anchor three months later in December.[7] He eventually was the station's primary sports anchor until his requested demotion to part-time status was granted in December 2012. By then, he had play-by-play basketball assignments with theUConn Huskies women's team forSNY and theMountain West Conference onCBS Sports Network.[8] He also freelanced atWFAN before joining CBS Sports Network on a full-time basis after his departure from WNYT on July 19, 2013.[9] Catalon served as a tennis play-by-play announcer for the2016 Olympic Games and has called theMasters Tournament andPGA Championship in golf.[10]
On March 22, 2014, Catalon was announcing an NCAA Tournament game ofGonzaga againstOklahoma State. In order to get back into the game, Oklahoma State was intentionally fouling Gonzaga'sPrzemek Karnowski, a poor free throw shooter. Catalon called this strategy "hack apolack", to which his broadcasting partnerMike Gminski, who is of Polish descent, immediately said "Easy now." Catalon had to apologize on air for his use of a racial slur and to Karnowski personally.[11] Karnowski tweeted that he appreciated the apology.[12]
In 2022, he was inducted into Syracuse University'sWAER Hall of Fame.[13][14]
Catalon lives in New Jersey with his wife, Jessica Layton, who is a news reporter forMSNBC. They have a son, CJ.[15]