EDITOR'S NOTE: CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz finished his 20th consecutive Final Four on Monday night in St. Louis and immediately turned his attention to his 20th straight Masters Tournament. In honor of the 50th Masters telecast on CBS, Nantz will offer stories and insights in daily conversations with Augusta Chronicle writer Scott Michaux:

I've often thought the Championship Monday transition from the NCAA Tournament to Augusta and the Masters Tournament is the most demanding thing I do all year. The whole thing is an adrenaline rush. All of this is said with a grateful heart, because I know how fortunate I am.

I get asked a lot about which one is my favorite, and I love them both. But the Masters is the one event I would never let go of. If you said I could do the next 20 Super Bowls but had to miss going to Augusta, I couldn't imagine skipping even one year.

After the championship game is over and One Shining Moment ends, I'll go out with the nucleus of fellow team members - coordinating producer Bob Dekas, director Bob Fishman and analyst Billy Packer - to a restaurant we've arranged to stay open for us - Dan Dierdorf's. Dan will be in Augusta. This group has spent 30-something hours televising 15 games in four weeks together. We'll raise our glasses together one last time.

Then I'll go get two hours of sleep, go to the airport at 5 in the morning and a few hours later I'll be in Augusta. As wiped out as you are, the minute my feet hit the ground in Augusta, it's like somebody just hit me with a B12 shot. It's like a jolt of adrenaline. I'm always just overjoyed to be there. All the exhaustion just goes away and it's like I just rested 15 hours.

At the Final Four, all anyone wants to talk to me about is the Masters. As soon as I get to the Masters, all anybody wants to talk about is the championship game. It's always that way.

(North Carolina coach) Roy Williams showed up today (Monday) at the Hall of Fame announcement banquet wearing a green jacket. On Thursday at Augusta last year, Roy was there and I took him up to the broadcast tower at the 18th green.

In the short time he was up there, we watched Phil Mickelson walk up the 18th hole and Tiger Woods come up No. 9 at the same time. Roy saw something there that he talks about today. Both Tiger and Phil stood over putts as a roar came from the opposite green. Neither one backed off and both made their putts. Roy said he saw the greatest powers of concentration he'd ever seen in his life, and he uses that in his coaching.

My favorite moment of this NCAA Tournament came in Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina was playing Oakland University of Rochester, Mich. The coach of the Golden Grizzlies is Greg Kampe, who I've never met before. But he marched over to me and said, "I've been thinking a lot about this, and if we beat North Carolina tomorrow, I want a ticket to the Masters because I love that tournament." Billy Packer jumps in and said, "Coach, I don't know you at all. But if you beat North Carolina tomorrow, I'll find a way to get you a membership at Augusta."

I believe it was more a reflection of how long the odds were than how well-connected Billy is.

Eye on CBS
The network's first Masters broadcast was in 1956, and CBS used six cameras to show holes Nos. 15-18. Masters co-founders Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts were the announcers for the tournament as Jack Burke Jr. overtook Ken Venturi to win by one shot.