"As I've said a few times, you don't dream about this because the dream is so silly that you stop and you wake up before you get to this point, Tirico said. I think for all of us, Super Bowls bring back very specific memories, people you've watched the game with. If your favorite team was in it, moments that have lasted forever. And to be a part of that scenario for this year's Super Bowl is the thrill of a lifetime."
"Just since moving to NBC from ESPN in the summer 2016, he's been a prominent voice on the network's coverage of five previous Olympics, the Kentucky Derby, US Open (golf), the Indianapolis 500, and even some NHL broadcasts. This year, he added the role of lead play-by-play voice on NBC's NBA programming in the first year of the new rights deal, on top of having the same role on the network's 'Sunday Night Football' broadcasts."
Mike Tirico has served as a play-by-play voice and studio host for many of the highest-profile sporting events in his career. Since moving to NBC from ESPN in 2016, he has been prominent on coverage of five Olympics, the Kentucky Derby, the US Open (golf), the Indianapolis 500, and NHL broadcasts. This year he added lead play-by-play on NBC's NBA programming while continuing as the voice of Sunday Night Football. He will call his first Super Bowl, Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, between the Patriots and Seahawks. Cris Collinsworth will be the analyst in his sixth Super Bowl, with Melissa Stark and Kaylee Hartung reporting from the sidelines. Tirico described the opportunity as the thrill of a lifetime and reflected on lasting Super Bowl memories.
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