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0–9. List of 1988 Winter Olympics broadcasters; List of 2008 Summer Olympics broadcasters; List of 2010 Winter Olympics broadcasters; List of 2012 Summer Olympics broadcasters
Jim McKay, [34] Curt Gowdy, [35] and Jim Simpson [36] were the only play-by-play announcers that were utilized by ABC throughout the 1964 Winter Olympics.. Beginning in 1962, Dick Button worked as a figure skating analyst for ABC Sports, which had acquired the rights to the United States Figure Skating Championships as well as the 1962 World Figure Skating Championships.
Pages in category "Olympic Games broadcasters" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 256 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
This is a list of sports announcers and sports commentators. ... (Olympics) 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, NBC 1997–2002, MSG 1992–present, ESPN/ABC 2003–present;
Note the integration of the network logo into the Olympic symbol. The Olympic Games aired in the United States on the broadcast network ABC during the 1960s to the 1980s. ABC first televised the Winter Olympic Games in 1964, [1] and the Summer Olympic Games in 1968. [2] ABC last televised the Summer Olympics in 1984 and Winter Olympics in 1988.
Robert Quinlan Costas (born March 22, 1952) is an American sportscaster who is known for his long tenure with NBC Sports, from 1980 through 2019.He has received 28 Emmy awards for his work [1] [2] [3] and was the prime-time host of 12 Olympic Games from 1988 until 2016.
Most of the footage used by international broadcasters of the Opening and Closing Ceremony was directed out of SOBO (Sydney Olympic Broadcasting Organisation) by Australian director Peter Faiman. In Sydney in 2000, there were over 16,000 broadcasters and journalists, and an estimated 3.8 billion viewers watched the games on television.
The network boasted of being "America's Olympic Network" as it made the longest and most expensive commitment ever since the Olympics were first presented on TV. [ citation needed ] For the 1996 Summer Games, and all Games from 2000 to 2008, NBC paid a total of $3.5 billion, mostly to the International Olympic Committee but also to the USOC and ...