Behind the Mic: FOX Sports' Tom Brady Gets Set for First Super Bowl Call; Reggie Miller Reportedly Joins NBC Sports as Top NBA Analyst By SVG Staff
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Behind The Mic provides a roundup of recent news regarding on-air talent, including new deals, departures, and assignments compiled from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week's edition, FOX Sports prepares for Super Bowl LIX broadcast with Tom Brady and Kevin Burkhardt in the booth, Reggie Miller is reportedly joining NBC Sports as its top NBA analyst, and more.
FOX Sports Leads NFL Parade to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans With a Chorus of Voices FOX Sports' lead NFL announce team of play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt and seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady call Super Bowl LIX, marking Brady's first Super Bowl broadcast in a return to the site of his first Super Bowl win. Erin Andrews, the first woman singularly honored with the Pat Summerall Award, and Tom Rinaldi, a 17-time Sports Emmy Award winner, report live from the field. FOX NFL rules expert Mike Pereira, former NFL Vice President of Officiating, provides expert rules analysis throughout the game, his sixth Super Bowl with FOX and 18th overall.
Before kickoff, Curt Menefee hosts FOX Super Bowl LIX Pregame alongside Pro Football Hall of Famer and four-time Super Bowl champion Terry Bradshaw. The duo is joined by Pro Football Hall of Famer and Super Bowl champion Howie Long; Hall of Famer and Super Bowl champ Michael Strahan; Pro Football Hall of Famer and two-time Super Bowl champion coach Jimmy Johnson; four-time Super Bowl champion and four-time All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski; and FOX NFL insider, author and speaker Jay Glazer.
Also joining the FOX Super Bowl LIX Pregame coverage are host Charissa Thompson; Pro Football Hall of Famer and Super Bowl champ Charles Woodson; three-time Super Bowl champion Julian Edelman; four-time Pro Bowler Michael Vick; NFL insider/reporter Peter Schrager; FOX NFL reporter Kristina Pink; The Manning Hour host Cooper Manning; and the FOX Super Bowl LIX announce team of Burkhardt, Brady, Andrews and Rinaldi.
Over on FOX Deportes, the Spanish-language telecast will be helmed by award-winning host/reporter Rodolfo Landeros, renowned play-by-play announcer Adrian Garcia-Marquez, and analysts Jessi Losada and Jaime Motta.
On the digital side, Jameis Winston will be a FOX Sports digital correspondent for Super Bowl LIX. He returns to New Orleans, where he played for the Saints from 2020-23. Throughout Super Bowl Week, Winston will take fans through a tour of the Big Easy in a series of digital videos as he visits several of his favorite go-to spots.
Report: Reggie Miller Joins NBA on NBC As a Lead Color Commentator Reggie Miller has finalized a deal to be one of NBC's top NBA analysts when the league returns to the network later in 2025. according to Front Office Sports. He will call games alongside play-by-play broadcasters Mike Tirico and Noah Eagle. Miller has been an analyst at TNT, which is exiting the NBA package after this season, for 20 years.
In addition to Tirico, Eagle, and Miller, NBC has also tapped Jamal Crawford as a color commentator. FOS reports that Miller and Crawford will rotate as the top analysts, working with both Tirico and Eagle. Prime Video has also announced that Taylor Rooks, Dirk Nowitzki, and Blake Griffin will be a part of the studio team. Amazon Prime Video is also looking to bring in ESPN's Cassidy Hubbarth to be its No. 1 sideline reporter when it begins NBA coverage next season, according to a report from The Athletic.
Udonis Haslem Joins ESPN Full-Time ESPN has hired Udonis Haslem as a full-time analyst for its NBA coverage, according to Front Office Sports. The 44-year-old has signed a one-year contract to appear on studio shows such as NBA Today, Stephen A. Smith's First Take, Mike Greenberg's Get Up, and SportsCenter for the rest of this season, ESPN confirmed to FOS. The ex-Heat power forward has been appearing on its air for the last month or so and the deal could extend beyond.
Prime Video Welcomes Corey LaJoie and Danielle Trotta to 2025 NASCAR Team Prime Video's inaugural season of NASCAR Cup Series coverage will greet racing fans with familiar faces when the green flag waves over its exclusive coverage in May. Third-generation racer Corey LaJoie will join host Danielle Trotta to helm Prime Video's pre- and postrace coverage, live and onsite each week. The streamer hits the ignition switch on its five-race Cup Series package at the Coca-Cola 600, in Charlotte, North Carolina, beginning on May 25th.
LaJoie and Trotta join Prime Video's previously announced NASCAR broadcast booth consisting of seasoned race announcer Adam Alexander, who will work alongside NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte.
Danielle Trotta, a veteran NASCAR journalist and key figure in the sport's media landscape, joins Corey as host for the Prime Video team. With over 15 years of broadcast experience, Trotta has covered NASCAR, Indy Car, the NFL, NBA, MLB, collegiate athletics, Supercross, and Moto GP for some of the biggest broadcasting companies in sports worldwide. In addition to her dual hosting and reporting roles at Mecum Auctions on Motortrend and Max, she also hosts On-Track, airing daily on SiriusXM's NASCAR channel.
Corey LaJoie, a third-generation racer whose father and grandfather are members of the New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame, joins the team with the most recent experience on the track. LaJoie earned his way to NASCAR's top series through both the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and the ARCA Menards Series with nine combined wins. Additionally, 2023 was a career year for LaJoie with t
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