Behind the Mic: NHL on TNT Signs Wayne Gretzky for Studio Analysis; NBC Sports Rolls Out Massive List for Coverage of Tokyo Summer Olympics By SVG Staff
Friday, May 28, 2021 - 7:25 am
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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, NHL on TNT grabs The Great One, NBC Sports names their on-air talent for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and more.
The Great One Wayne Gretzky, Kenny Albert & Eddie Olczyk Join the Turner Sports NHL Team The NHL is coming to Turner Sports' networks and platforms later this year and the first additions to the roster of studio and game commentators are in place. Turner Sports and Wayne Gretzky have reached a multi-year agreement for The Great One to offer studio analysis during key moments of the NHL regular season and throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Additionally, veteran play-by-play commentator Kenny Albert and analyst Eddie Olczyk will call live games for Turner Sports throughout the regular season and the Stanley Cup Playoffs, airing on TNT and TBS.
The world's best hockey league is coming to Turner Sports later this year and the exciting additions of Wayne, Kenny and Eddie will jumpstart our NHL coverage with some of the best and biggest talents in the sport, says Tara August, Senior Vice President of Talent Relations and Special Projects, Turner Sports. Their incomparable experiences within the game and unparalleled depth of knowledge will bring a distinct dimension to our game and studio coverage. We're thrilled to welcome them to the Turner Sports family.
Gretzky, considered the greatest to ever play hockey, will contribute in-depth studio analysis during key moments of the NHL regular season and throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs on TNT and TBS. The Great One played 20 seasons in the NHL, including winning four Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers, and is the NHL's all-time leading scorer with the most goals and assists in a career. He won a record nine Hart Trophies as the most valuable player in the NHL, and he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame immediately following his retirement in 1999.
I've long admired Turner Sports' coverage of the NBA, among other sports, and I'm thrilled to be joining the studio team in their inaugural NHL season, says Gretzky. This is an exciting opportunity to share my experiences and perspectives on the game I will always cherish, while hopefully informing and entertaining fans along the way.
Albert will bring his more than 30 years in sports broadcasting to Turner Sports as lead play-by-play commentator for its NHL telecasts. He is considered one of the most versatile broadcasters in sports and is the only national play-by-play broadcaster who calls hockey, football, basketball, baseball, and boxing. Albert has also served as the radio play-by-play voice of the New York Rangers since 1995. His hockey broadcasting career began in 1990 as play-by-play commentator for the Baltimore Skipjacks of the American Hockey League, eventually leading to calling NHL games for the Washington Capitals and nationally for Fox and NBC. He has called seven Stanley Cup Finals on national radio, more than 400 NFL games on Fox including five Divisional Playoff games, five MLB Divisional Series and the New York Knicks. The two-time national Emmy Award nominee has also served as play-by-play announcer for men's and women's ice hockey at five Winter Olympic Games for NBC.
Calling the NHL's biggest games - including the Stanley Cup Final - has been a lifelong dream since I was five years old, says Albert. I look forward to this tremendous opportunity with Turner Sports and can't wait for the puck to drop on the 2021-22 season! Becoming a teammate of The Great One' and sharing the broadcast booth with Eddie Olczyk - one of the best analysts in all of sports and a long-time friend and colleague of mine - is the icing on the cake!
Olczyk will be lead analyst for Turner Sports' coverage of the NHL throughout the regular season, the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the Stanley Cup Final. Olczyk played 16 seasons in the NHL, winning a Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers in 1994. Following his playing career, he joined the Pittsburgh Penguins game broadcasts for Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh and provided analysis for ESPN, ESPN2 and NHL Radio. Olczyk was head coach of the Penguins from 2003-05, before returning to the broadcast booth in 2006 with NBC and the Chicago Blackhawks as lead hockey analyst for both, respectively, the last 15 years. A stage III colon cancer survivor, he was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012.
I am grateful for the opportunity to be part of the Turner Sports family and its coverage of the NHL, says Olczyk. I'm equally thrilled to be on the same team with The Great One' for the first time in my career; that's just tremendously tremendous! Thanks to everyone at Turner Sports for all of their efforts in assembling this amazing team. (Turner Sports)
NBC Olympics Names Soccer Commentators NBC Olympics today named its soccer announce team for the Tokyo Olympics, which opens competition on Wednesday, July 21 on the networks of NBCUniversal. Following is a look at NBC Olympics' soccer commentating team for this summer's Tokyo Olympics:
Arlo White returns to NBC Olympics coverage to handle play-by-play for U.S. Women's games, as well as the women's gold medal match and men's gold medal match in Tokyo. White called soccer for NBC Olympics at the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2012 London Olympics. He has served as the lead play-by-play voice for NBC Sports' Premier League coverage since the networ
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