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MIKE Tirico has become the man for all seasons at NBC Sports.
The sports broadcasting legend has seamlessly covered golf, the French Open, Kentucky Derby, Indianapolis 500, and Paris Olympics this summer.
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And Tirico is now preparing to become NBC’s top NBA announcer next year, in addition to his role as lead play-by-play man on NFL’s Sunday Night Football.
At the Paris Games – Tirico’s fourth Olympics – the 57-year-old showed off his versatility by hosting NBC’s daytime coverage and Primetime in Paris.
As well as bantering with the likes of Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg, he interviewed countless Team USA stars and reported on dozens of sports.
Tirico has followed in the rich legacy of broadcasting icons such as Bob Costas, Jim McKay, Dick Enberg, Curt Gowdy, and Howard Cosell as a rare announcer who can not only cover – but add gravitas – to the multiple sports he covers.
Thanks to NBC’s extensive sports rights portfolio, Tirico has capitalized on the opportunities he has had at the network since his move from ESPN.
“There haven’t been many people who have the chance to be the lead voice on a sport like the NFL and be the Olympic host,” Tirico told USA Today.
“And I love the fact I get to do both and get the opportunity.”
Tirico has stepped up to the plate after icons Costas and Al Michaels eased into retirement at NBC.
He added: “It has been the best portion of my career, without question.
“So yeah, in some ways, I was hoping it would be like this. But I don’t think you could ever sit there and say ‘Yeah, this is exactly the way it’s supposed to be.’
“It’s turned out that it’s been the best thing professionally for me.”
Tirico holds huge reverence for Costas and Michaels.
“You don’t replace those guys – you follow those guys,” he says.
“To even be mentioned in the same breath and the fact I’m doing the job they’ve done, is still a ‘pinch me’ for a kid who grew up in New York wanting to be a sportscaster.”
Tirico says his versatility has been key to calling and hosting multiple sports at an extremely high level.
He credits his time at ESPN for putting himself in the position he is now.
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“When I started at ESPN, because of that SportsCenter experience, you never knew what highlight was going to come across your desk, and you just wanted to make sure you did it the right way,” he told Front Office Sports.
“I love looking to wake up, watch the best athletes in the world, then tell their story. It gets me motivated to work every day.
“I just feel very lucky I’ve been in a position to do those things you only dream of as a kid.”
Tirico is now gearing up for the new NFL season on Sunday Night Football.
And he cannot wait for NBC to cover the NBA again from the 2025-26 season.
“It’ll keep us busy, but we love to be,” he said.
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