FOX Sports reportedly planning a clash Greg Olsen To the NFL's secondary broadcast team. ESPN has officially announced the hiring. Jason Kelce; mike tirico In addition to his regular prime-time role, he will also host the daytime Olympic coverage. Plus sports media news.
Fox reportedly intends to demote Greg Olsen to the 'B' team
NFL analyst Greg Olsen will reportedly be demoted to the NFL's FOX “B” broadcast team. Joe Daviswith the newcomer tom brady work together Kevin Burkhardt The New York Post's Ryan Glaspiegel reported Tuesday from a two-person booth. Olsen is in his third season with Fox, joining Burkhardt, including the last two seasons as the FOX “A” team, which called the Super Bowl in 2023.
Davis and Olsen had previously worked together during the 2021 season, when Burkhardt had World Series duties and Davis had not yet taken over the MLB lead-by play role. Ta. Joe Buck.
Olsen's demotion seemed like a foregone conclusion after he was neither seen nor mentioned in Monday's FOX upfront presentation that heavily featured Brady.
Jason Kelce officially joins ESPN
Former Eagles C jason kelsey Officially joined ESPN as an analyst monday night countdownthe network announced on Tuesday's Upfront.of countdown The panel will look like this scott van pelt, ryan clarkeand marcus spears.
Kelce takes his place. robert griffin iii on ESPN's pregame show.
After retiring this offseason, Kelce's high media profile made him an attractive acquisition for NFL partners.he hosts popular events new heights podcast with his brother travis He also appeared at WWE's WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia last month. In addition to his pregame duties, ESPN said Kelce will also contribute to its annual Super Bowl studio coverage.
Tirico to host daytime Olympic coverage on NBC
NBC Sports announced Wednesday. mike tirico In addition to his regular prime-time duties, he will host daytime coverage of the Summer Olympics on the NBC broadcast network. NBC will expand its daytime broadcast hours to nine hours a day, with live coverage of the most important events in swimming, gymnastics and track and field, traditionally staples of the prime-time slot.
Tirico, who last hosted a daytime news show eight years ago during the Rio Summer Olympics, will anchor the afternoon segment of the daytime show.he will go first rebecca lowe And host of “Today” craig melvin morning and then Ahmed Fareed.
NBC broadcasts the majority of its daytime broadcasts live in all time zones (from noon to 6 p.m. ET), but the network's broadcast hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both the East and West Coasts. It becomes. For the 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM PT portion, which can only be seen on the West Coast. damon huck Hosted by Golf Channel's .
Plus: Gottlieb, Serena, Chris Paul
— Fox Sports Radio host and former college basketball player Doug Gottlieb has been named head coach of the Green Bay men's basketball team, it was announced Tuesday.
— Former tennis star serena williams She has been named host of the annual ESPY Awards, marking the first time she has hosted the show, ESPN announced in a news release this week. Williams becomes the fifth current or former athlete to host the ESPYs in the past eight years. She didn't have an organizer last year.
— Golden State Warriors G chris paul ESPN announced Tuesday that he will serve as a guest analyst on ESPN's “NBA Countdown” studio show during the Eastern Conference Finals. Paul will join the regular “Countdown” team on the show, which will originate from ESPN's Los Angeles studio.
Drew Lerner contributed reporting.
