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NBC Sports USA Men’s Hockey Gold Medal Winning Broadcast Averages 20.7 Million Viewers
"The window between 10:45 and 11 a.m. ET averaged 26.0 million viewers as play-by-play voice Kenny Albert delivered the decisive call that secured the United States’ first Olympic men’s hockey gold medal since 1980."
Steak Shapiro: Mike Tirico on the “Pantheon” of Greatest Broadcasters Ever
"It's like the Beatles writing a perfect song. Off the cuff. No question. That is extemporaneous."
Scott Van Pelt: Mike Tirico Embraced the Olympic Moment Like Only He Could
"Mike was able to finish telling this remarkable story in a way I truly believe only he could, elevating this craft to its pinnacle."
Kenny Albert: Calling USA Men’s Hockey Gold Medal Game “Surreal”
"I've done the gold medal game now three straight Olympics, but the NHL players weren't there the last two. So definitely a different feeling."
Chris Carlin: Mike Tirico Doesn’t Get The Credit He Deserves
"The amount of work that was involved for that guy and the grace with which he handles himself is incredible."
RJ Choppy: Mike Tirico Essay of the US Men’s Hockey Gold Medal Moment Didn’t Have Any Agenda
"Maybe the new number one seed of sports broadcasters. Bob Costas had it back in the day. Then Jim Nantz, and now I think Mike Trico has the gold."
Mike Schmidt Departs NBC Sports Philadelphia Phillies Booth
"Schmidt appeared in just four games last season, including the regular-season finale against the Minnesota Twins on September 28."
The NHL Has a Second Chance To Cash in International Hype For Habit, But Will They?
"If the league aggressively markets the rivalries born in Milan Cortina, the personalities that emerged on the Olympic stage and the playoff races about to heat up back home, this can become more than a two-week spike. It can become a bridge."
ESPN ‘Women’s Sports Sundays’ Is Low Risk With Potential for Massive Reward
"What ESPN is betting on isn’t a one-for-one trade in raw audience. It’s momentum. It’s trajectory. It’s cultural currency. Women’s sports are no longer a novelty — they are appointment viewing for a growing, younger, and more engaged audience."
NBC Sports Use of Snoop Dogg at the Winter Olympics Reveals A Hidden Truth
"NBC Sports didn’t change the games. It didn’t alter the rules, the athletes or the stakes. It simply changed the lens."