Joe Buck hopes to remain at ESPN for ‘the rest of my career’
Joe Buck’s current ESPN contract concludes at the end of this coming NFL season, but he’s very clear on where he wants to ply his trade for the rest of his career.
NBC taps Zac Brown Band for ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ intro song
One of the hallmarks of NBC Sports when it comes to its Sunday night sports programming is a well-known recording artist delivering a theme song that brings the audience into the game event. Carrie Underwood has delivered this for more than a decade to “Sunday Night Football.” Lenny Kravitz was brou...
A Life’s Journey: Kevin Harlan is one of the most well-traveled sportscasters of his era
If you ever have a chance to visit Kevin Harlan at his century-old home in Mission Hills, Kansas, ask the famed sports broadcaster if you can see the collection of weekly calendar books on the first floor of his house, just off the living room. Or maybe take a look at the older ones on the second fl...
USA-Canada sled hockey gold medal game sets viewership record
Prior to the start of the Milan Cortina Paralympics, NBC Sports senior producer Alexa Pritting told SBJ that she hoped the planets would align so the sled hockey gold medal game last Sunday would feature Team USA versus Canada. Round 3, she called it, after the Olympic men and women’s hockey tournam...
NWSL on Prime adds former Angel City FC captain Ali Riley
One of the NWSL’s most iconic defenders is heading to the broadcast booth.
Could Paralympics give us another U.S.-Canada hockey showdown?
Like most accomplished sports television producers, Alexa Pritting roots for a good story above all. So you can understand why Pritting, a senior producer at NBC Sports who oversees the Paralympic Games coverage for her company, has her eye on the Milan Cortina Paralympic sled hockey gold medal game...
NBC already developing strategy for NFL future
One of the jobs of a modern sports content executive is to be a futurist — and that’s especially true for places such as NBC Sports.
NBC Sports President Rick Cordella is the leader and futurist excelling in today’s sports media world
His body clock was off, his sleep patterns as messy as a Jackson Pollock painting. That was always the case for NBC Sports President Rick Cordella whenever he traveled internationally, especially to Europe. Cordella had spent the third weekend of July 2024 attending the 152nd Open Championship at th...
NBC’s Olympics coverage strives to deliver ‘relatable awe’
How much do top NBC Olympic officials fundamentally see the Olympics as a sporting event versus an entertainment program?
NBC Sports signs Scott Hanson for LA28 ‘Gold Zone’
“Gold Zone,” the “NFL RedZone”-inspired whip-around show that streamed daily during the 2024 Paris Olympics and was an addictive hit, returns to Peacock (and now NBCSN) this week to guide Milan Cortina viewers through the best and most compelling Winter Games moments each competition day. The lead G...