Awful Announcing
NPR's tweet of "A German coach was booted from the Tokyo Olympics after she lightly punched a reluctant horse that was refusing to ride during the equestrian portion of the modern pentathlon" took a lot of criticism, much more than other media outlets covering the story got.
"So net-net, with all this bad luck, we’re going to be profitable on Olympics, which we’re very happy with, and we’re very happy with the product."
"I'm really excited to bring these women the attention that they really warrant and that they've worked so hard for and that they deserve. And I hope it continues long after the Olympics."
The mid-sentence commercial cut certainly seemed strange.
The rumored hiring was made official Friday.
Yet another in a long line of things that have gone wrong for the Tokyo Olympics.
In addition to the 1,208 ads and promos on NBC proper since November, Olympic Channel has run 18,396, while NBCSN has aired 5,834, The Golf Channel has aired 1,832, and USA has aired 1,336.
Is this a real possibility, or just an effort to reassure the public that they're being cautious?
Well, this is a big blow to both the Tokyo Olympics and to NBC's presentation.
In addition, there's a chance Japan will allow domestic spectators to attend events in person.
The planned Summer Olympics in Japan in 2021 may not happen after all.
It comes as NBC was set to launch their Peacock streaming service this summer, with live and exclusive Olympics coverage as a big draw.
Jac Collinsworth began working with NBC Sports in 2013 while still in school at Notre Dame, then went to ESPN in 2017. Now he's headed back to NBC.
