As first reported in a Feb. 9 New York Times article, Mike Tirico will anchor NBC’s prime time coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics from Pyeongchang, South Korea, replacing Bob Costas who had been in the network’s primary Olympics anchor role for 24 years. Tirico joined NBC in May 2016 after a 25-year stint at […]
“Off the upright… AND IN! AND IN!! Unbelievable game winner Kansas City! YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!” That was a quote uttered by NBC play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico (filling in for the vacationing Al Michaels) as he called Kansas City Chiefs’ Cairo Santos kick a 34-yard game-winning field goal in overtime. The ball bounced off […]
NBC extended its prime time winning streak among total viewers and all key demos to 21 straight nights thanks to an “NFL Preseason” matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and the Miami Dolphins. It was the debut of former “Monday Night Football” commentator Mike Tirico announcing on an NBC NFL telecast. Half-hours for “NFL Preseason: Atlanta-Miami” […]
ESPN officially announced on Monday, May 9 that veteran sports announcer Sean McDonough will become the new play-by-play voice for ESPN’s Monday Night Football. He becomes just the fifth person to occupy the play-by-play position in the 46-year history of MNF, joining broadcasting stalwarts Keith Jackson, Frank Gifford, Al Michaels and Mike Tirico, who called […]
Longtime play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico is leaving ESPN for NBC, according to several sources, as cited by Sports Business Daily. Tirico has been with ESPN since 1991, calling many of the network’s most prominent sporting events including NFL’s “Monday Night Football” (since 2006) as well as college football, college basketball, World Cup soccer and the […]
