NBC Sports, staffing up for next season when it will be broadcasting NBA games, said it hired Frank DiGraci as coordinating producer for its NBA coverage;.l
DiGraci, who is now the coordinating producer/producer of Brooklyn Nets games for the YES Network, will oversee all production elements of NBC Sports’ game coverage and will serve as its lead producer, the network said.
He will join NBC Sports in June 2025, after the current NBA season concludes.
DiGraci has been producing Nets telecasts for 26 seasons. At YES he has also produced Yanees games, studio programs and specials.
Earlier this year NBCU signed a $27 billion 11-year deal to carry NBA games that will appear on the NBC broadcast network and Peacock streaming service.
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