CBS Sports Employee Dead at 31 After Car Crash While Working 2026 Memorial Championship
The 31-year-old CBS Sports production assistant died after a single-car crash while working the Memorial Tournament, and colleagues paid tribute to his work.
- Bryce Adair, a 31-year-old CBS Sports production assistant, died on Saturday, June 6, following a single-car accident on Wednesday, June 3, near Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.
- During Saturday's Memorial Championship broadcast, legendary CBS Sports announcer Jim Nantz paid emotional tribute to Adair, revealing the crew of over 250 people carried unprecedented grief into the production.
- Coming to CBS Sports from Augusta, Georgia, in 2017, Adair won an Emmy for the Super Bowl broadcast and was training to become a Steadicam operator.
- CBS Sports reporter Tracy Wolfson wrote the team "lost a great friend," while Amanda Balionis, also a CBS Sports reporter, called the loss "heartbreaking" and pledged to carry his legacy forward.
- A GoFundMe page established following Adair's death has raised more than $79,000, honoring his legacy and supporting his family during this time.
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CBS Sports Employee Dead at 31 After Car Crash While Working 2026 Memorial Championship
Bryce Adair, a production assistant for CBS Sports, has died after being involved in a car crash while working the 2026 Memorial Championship. The single-car accident happened on Wednesday, June 3, near the site of the tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. Adair was transported to Columbus’ Riverside Methodist Hospital, where he died on Saturday, June 6. He was 31. Legendary CBS Sports announcer Jim Nantz paid tribu…
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A somber moment unfolded during CBS Sports’ coverage of the Memorial Tournament as veteran broadcaster Jim Nantz paused the telecast to honor a beloved member of the network’s production team who died following a car crash earlier this week. According to Fox News, Bryce Adair, a production assistant for CBS Sports, died Saturday after being involved in what a fundraising page described as a “horrific [sic] single car accident” on Wednesday night…
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Jim Nantz delivers emotional tribute after CBS Sports assistant dies following crash at Memorial Tournament
Jim Nantz delivered an emotional tribute to CBS Sports production assistant Bryce Adair, who passed away after a car crash at the Memorial Tournament.
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