Gary Danielson spent decades preparing for big moments behind the microphone. His final one was supposed to be simple. A calm goodbye, a few reflective words, and a clean sign-off after a broadcasting career that spanned generations of college football fans.

Danielson ran out of time as he was looking for his final words to get off the air and punctuate his 36-year run calling ball.

Longtime college football color commentator Gary Danielson called his last game on Wednesday as he heads off into retirement. And during the CBS postgame of the Sun Bowl between Arizona State and Duke in El Paso,

As the Sun Bowl came to an end, Gary Danielson had his moment to thank the viewers and end his career on his own note. The CBS broadcast had other plans as his final sign-off was cut off by a commercial for CBS' New Year's Eve broadcast.

CBS was criticized for cutting off longtime announcer Gary Danielson's final sign-off message on Wednesday before his retirement.

John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois signed off as co-anchors of the CBS Evening News on Thursday, as the network retools its evening broadcast under new news division editor in chief Bari Weiss. Dickerson and DuBois announced their departures in recent weeks,

Gary Danielson’s 20-year run at CBS — and his 36-year one as a legendary college football announcer — ended with a bit of a hiccup. The network cut off an emotional goodbye at the end of his final broadcast before retirement following the Sun Bowl between Duke and Arizona State on Wednesday,

Gary Danielson's final goodbye after Sun Bowl didn't get completely aired on CBS as the network cut the broadcast short.

CBS Evening News anchor John Dickerson choked up as he thanked co-anchor and “friend” Maurice DuBois in an emotional sign-off as the pair closed the show for the last time on Thursday night. At the end of the show, DuBois and Dickerson both thanked ...