CBS Sports covered this weekend’s PGA Tour Memorial Tournament with a heavy heart after the network lost one of its own following what a GoFundMe page described “a horrific single-car accident.”
Production assistant Bryce Adair died Saturday morning following the car crash that occurred Wednesday night while he was covering the event in Ohio.
He was 31 years old.
CBS Sports production assistant Bryce Adair, standing with former president Barack Obama,
died at 31. Facebook
Details around the crash are limited, but Adair was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital, according to a GoFundMe set up to support Adair‘s family.
In an emotional moment, Jim Nantz paid tribute to Adair during Saturday’s broadcast of the Memorial Tournament from Dublin, Ohio.
“Be patient with us for a minute here,” Nantz said on air, having to take a moment to regain his composure. “A huge loss earlier today within our CBS Sports family. Trust me when I tell you that in over 40 years I have never seen our crew of 250 people coming to a broadcast like this one carrying as much grief as they are now.
“This morning, an incredibly bright, charismatic teammate, 31-year-old Bryce Adair, passed away from injuries suffered Wednesday night in a car accident while here working the Memorial Tournament.”
“Everyone loved him. Every day Bryce would greet you with a warm smile and a caring, compassionate spirit,” Nantz later said about him. “He did many things for us. He won an Emmy for our Super Bowl broadcast. He was even training to one day be a steadicam operator.
CBS Sports production assistant Bryce Adair died at 31
in a car crash near the Memorial Tournament in Ohio. Facebook
“The world was his and he deserved the world. I’m the one who has a chance to tell you how much we loved him. … I just want to say to his mother, Michelle, thank you for sharing your remarkable son with us. We loved him and he will never be forgotten.”
Nantz was not alone in his tribute to Adair, with CBS Sports’ Tracy Wolfson honoring his memory in a post on X.
Bryce Adair was a production assistant for CBS Sports. Facebook
“Our CBS family lost a great friend and colleague today,” she wrote. “Bryce Adair brought joy to our crew, he was a kind soul and a true gentleman. I will remember him for his infectious smile, his love for the Eagles and music. I will miss our high fives on the sidelines and football talks in the car. He will be sorely missed.”
Adair hailed from Martinez, Georgia – a short distance away from Augusta – and had studied communications at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia.
