In 1982, Macatee began his network sports broadcasting career with NBC, and was the youngest network sportscaster in the industry. With NBC Sports, 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 show for 4 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 .
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. Macatee served as an anchor during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan for CBS and the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, Italy for USA Network.
CBS Sports
Since joining CBS Sports in 1995, Macatee has served as a tower announcer and handled post-round, network interviews for The Masters and PGA Championship. Macatee also substitutes for Jim Nantz during other PGA Tour events and has anchored CBS' coverage of the LPGA Championship and various Champions Tour events. In 2015, Macatee hosted the Golf Channel series, Greatest Rounds. Macatee co-anchored weekend coverage of the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan for CBS Sports. In tennis, Macatee was the main CBS play-by-play announcer for the U.S. Open Tennis Championship and other ATP and WTA events. From 1998 through 2013, Macatee did play-by-play for the NFL on CBS. He also called NCAA Basketball for CBS Sports including the NCAA Tournament and the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball National Championship Game. Macatee has done network play-by-play in sports as diverse as figure skating, skiing, track-and-field, gymnastics, boxing and even sumo wrestling.
Tennis Channel
Additionally, Macatee has served as the main play-by-play voice and studio host for the cable network Tennis Channel, covering the Australian Open, The French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
Personal life
In 2013, Macatee joined The Vistria Group, a Chicago private equity firm, serving as a Senior Advisor to the firm. Macatee serves on numerous company boards, as well as the Advisory Board of the United States Tennis Association Foundation. Macatee spent 2 years as an Adjunct Professor at Chapman University in Southern California, teaching Sports Media at the prestigious Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. Macatee serves as a Trustee at Lamar University. He was named Distinguished Alumnus at Lamar University in 2010 and gave the Commencement Address for the university's graduating class in May 2014. In 2018, Macatee was inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award. On May 10, 2014, Macatee married Sonya Lee. They reside in Dallas, Texas. He is also father to Caitlin Macatee, an up-and-coming comedian and author.
