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It marked the second time that Los Angeles had hosted the Games, the first being in 1932. This was the first of two consecutive Olympic Games to be held in North America with Calgary, Alberta, Canada hosting the 1988 Winter Olympics. [2] California was the home state of the incumbent U.S. president Ronald Reagan, who officially opened the Games.
Coverage in the first decade of the 21st century revolved around two major storylines: NBC became the sole U.S. rights holder for the Olympic Games for the entire decade and beyond. 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.
This was the first Summer Olympic games to be telecast in North America. In addition to CBS in the United States, the Olympics were telecast for the first time in Canada (on CBC Television) and in Mexico (through the networks of Telesistema Mexicano). Since television broadcast satellites were still two years into the future, CBS, CBC, and TSM ...
Sportsmen of the world! Dear guests! Comrades! I declare the Olympic Games of 1980, celebrating the XXII Olympiad of the modern era, now open." On 28 July 1984, U.S. president Ronald Reagan opened the Los Angeles Summer Olympics with: "Celebrating the XXIII Olympiad of the modern era, I declare open the Olympic Games of Los Angeles."
Ueberroth (front right) watches President Ronald Reagan throw the first pitch prior to a game at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.. Peter Victor Ueberroth (/ ˈ juː b ər ɒ θ /; born September 2, 1937) is an American sports and business executive known for his involvement in the Olympics and in Major League Baseball.
The first live telecast of the Olympics on American television [1] [2] was from the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California (now Olympic Valley). CBS paid $50,000 to obtain the broadcast rights. Walter Cronkite [3] hosted the telecasts, anchoring on-site from Squaw Valley. With Squaw Valley connected to the network lines, some events ...
When is the Olympics Opening Ceremony in 2024? The Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony, which officially kicks off the summer games, is on Friday, July 26, 2024. The ceremony begins at 7:30 p.m. CET ...
The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; French: Jeux olympiques) [a] [1] are the world's leading international sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition ...