McManus began as the head of CBS Sports in 1996.
Two years later, McManus defined his legacy by leading CBS’ re-acquisition of the NFL package in 1998.In the aftermath of losing the NFL, CBS, as a network, plummeted in the ratings, but its fortunes changed when football returned to Sundays.
“He’s a legend,” Berson told The Post. “Very few people have had as much of an impact on the sports media industry ever. He’s the epitome of class. He’s been a true friend and mentor to me.”CBS Sports has long prided itself on having a succession plan, and there is a changing of the guard in process.
In one of McManus’ gutsiest decisions, he hired the just retired Tony Romo to replace Phil Simms as Nantz’s partner on the No. 1 team in 2017.After Romo’s initial three-year, $10 million contract concluded and with ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” in hot pursuit, McManus greenlighted a then-record 10-year contract with a total value of $180 million for Romo.
In 1996, when the CBS job opened, McManus happened to run into the CBS television network president, Peter Lund, at the Post House restaurant inside the Lowell Hotel.
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