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Mike Tirico at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Mike Tirico feared China planting a false COVID test on him for covering their human rights abuses at the Olympics

"Your journalistic ethics have to show up during a broadcast, while you’re calling a game, and certainly in situations where politics are part of sports."

By Brandon Contes OnJul 26, 2023 5
Mike Tirico on Thursday Night Football.

Mike Tirico says potentially replacing Al Michaels in SNF booth ‘would be a lifetime opportunity for me’

"It would be a thrill. But I’m going to wait to see how this all sorts out."

By Sean Keeley OnFeb 23, 2022 3
Adnan Virk on Winter Gold.

Adnan Virk talks hosting Winter Gold on Peacock: “To me, it’s been a total sprint.”

"This is the Olympics! This is a metaphor for life; you get kicked down, you get up again, you win a gold medal, and all is right with the world."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnFeb 16, 2022 0

NBC catches flak for Mikaela Shiffrin coverage after Olympics heartbreak

"Just processing a lot for sure and I feel really bad.”

By Sean Keeley OnFeb 9, 2022 6

2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony audience down 43% from 2018

That's a bit concerning for NBCUniversal as the 2018 Winter Games were the least-watched Olympics ever.

By Sean Keeley OnFeb 6, 2022 8
A 2022 Beijing Olympics logo, via Olympic.org.

Beijing Olympics reporting concerns include burner phones, health apps’ security flaws, and limits on who reporters can talk to

"MY2022, an app mandated for use by all attendees of the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, has a simple but devastating flaw where encryption protecting users’ voice audio and file transfers can be trivially sidestepped."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 21, 2022 0
Devin Heroux of the CBC at the 2021 Tokyo Games. (Photo from Michel Aspirot/CBC.)

CBC’s Devin Heroux shares how he won’t be going to Beijing after December positive COVID test, illustrating wider media concerns

Heroux tested positive for COVID-19 in December, and hasn't been able to produce enough repeated negative tests to meet China's standards.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 20, 2022 0
Lindsey Vonn at the FIS World Championships in February 2019.

Lindsey Vonn will join NBC’s Beijing Olympics broadcasts as a primetime correspondent

"I am excited to share my perspective along with my insight on what athletes might be feeling during high pressure moments."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 20, 2022 2
The NBC 2022 Beijing Olympics logo.

All NBC event announcing teams for the 2022 Beijing Olympics will be calling events remotely from Connecticut

Many of these events were initially planned with remote announcers, but figure skating, snowboarding and alpine skiing were supposed to have on-site commentators.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 19, 2022 9
Mike Tirico

Mike Tirico will host first week of Olympics from Beijing, then fly to LA for remote hosting and Super Bowl, a big change...

Tirico is leaving Beijing early to host the Super Bowl, but he'll also be handling some remote hosting of Olympics coverage.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 13, 2022 7
Tara Lipinski on Drinks with Binks.

NBC’s Tara Lipinski tells Julie Stewart-Binks “I would feel very nervous” about Beijing Olympics as an athlete given COVID

"Obviously, it's going to be a very different type of an Olympics. There's probably a little sadness in that for the athletes."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 5, 2022 0
NBC's Super Bowl and Olympics coverage for 2022.

Winter Olympics coverage post-Super Bowl shows NBC’s live sports focus, but is also about unprecedented Olympic-SB overlap

Yes, this is an indication of how much of NBC's current strategy focuses on sports, but it also has a lot to do with the latest Super Bowl date ever.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnNov 15, 2021 0
A 2022 Beijing Olympics logo, via Olympic.org.

U.S. State Department spokesperson says they’ll “discuss” a potential boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics with allies

"It [a joint boycott] is something that we certainly wish to discuss. A coordinated approach will not only be in our interest but also in the interest of our allies and partners."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 6, 2021 0

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