Bill Macatee (born November 17, 1955) is a former American sports broadcaster for CBS Sports and Tennis Channel.
Early life and education
Macatee was born in Rome, New York, and grew up in El Paso, Texas. He graduated from Burges High School in El Paso and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. While in college, Macatee worked at KLTV-TV in Tyler, Texas as well as KTVV-TV in Austin, Texas.
Career
Macatee became Sports Director at KBMT-TV in Beaumont, Texas, where he was hired by Bill Paradoski. Following that he worked at KMBC-TV in Kansas City before spending three years (1979–82) at WFAA-TV in Dallas, Texas. Macatee was hired by NBC Sports in 1982 and worked for NBC News and NBC Sports while based in New York.
Macatee began his network sports broadcasting career with NBC. where he covered a wide range of events including Wimbledon, the Super Bowl, the Rose Bowl and the World Series. He hosted NBC's Major League Baseball Game of the Week pre-game show for four years as well as numerous events for the network's sports anthology show, NBC Sportsworld. Additionally, Macatee served as the sports correspondent for the Today Show and sports anchor for NBC News at Sunrise and Sunday Today. He also co-anchored the syndicated show USA Today on TV.
Macatee joined USA Network as a sportscaster in 1990. From 1991 until 2006, Macatee anchored coverage of the PGA Tour and hosted the network's Thursday/Friday coverage of The Masters from Butler Cabin as well as coverage of the Ryder Cup. His other duties included play-by-play for the U.S. Open Tennis Championships and the French Open at Roland Garros.
Joining CBS Sports in 1995, Macatee served as a tower announcer and handled post-round, network interviews for The Masters and PGA Championship. Macatee also substituted for Jim Nantz during other PGA Tour events and anchored CBS' coverage of the LPGA Championship and various Champions Tour events. In 2021, Macatee helped Warren Stephens create college golf’s acclaimed Jackson T Stephens Cup, featuring the top men’s and women’s college golf teams in the country. The Stephens Cup has been contested at such iconic venues as Seminole Golf Club (2022), the Alotian Club (2021) and Shore Acres (2025).
Macatee retired from broadcasting after the 2020 Masters Tournament.
Personal life
He is father to Caitlin Macatee, a comedian.
In 2014, Macatee married Sonya Lee. They reside in Dallas, Texas.