Masters week doesn’t officially begin until Jim Nantz welcomes the audience with his iconic “Hello, friends” greeting. The warming introduction has been a staple of Nantz’s broadcasts for more than ...

Every Masters week has its familiar sounds. The gallery hum around Amen Corner. The low thump of drives on the range. The birds. The hush. The sense that for a few precious days, golf still knows how ...

For decades, Jim Nantz's voice has been synonymous with the biggest moments in sports. From the Masters to the Super Bowl, his steady cadence has welcomed viewers into living rooms across America. And ...

It's the phrase you hear whenever CBS's Jim Nantz comes on the air, whether it's for men's NCAA tournament action in March -- although he's calling his last tourney in 2023-- NFL games, the Masters, ...

As catchphrases go, Jim Nantz’s “Hello, friends,” is, well, to borrow from another go-to expression, “Better than most.” Nantz, who turned 66 years old on May 17, 2026, is on the call for the final ...

Jim Nantz has a few catchphrases to his name—“a tradition unlike any other” and “a return to glory!” will echo on for decades to come—but perhaps none more iconic than “Hello friends.” For over 20 ...

Every Masters week has its familiar sounds. The gallery hum around Amen Corner. The low thump of drives on the range. The birds. The hush. The sense that for a few precious days, golf still knows how ...