"SAN FRANCISCO - The Super Bowl pregame show will be headed to Alcatraz Island. NBC announced Monday that the network will broadcast part of its pregame show before Sunday's game between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks from the island that used to be a site of a maximum security federal prison. The island has turned into a popular museum where more than 1 million visitors come each year."
"This will mark the first time there has ever been a live broadcast from there. NBC will air multiple segments of its pregame show from Alcatraz with Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy, two-time Super Bowl champion Rodney Harrison and co-host Jac Collinsworth on sight. Coverage will feature a look at the island's historic significance as a military base, prison and seabird conservation site."
NBC will broadcast multiple segments of its Super Bowl pregame show from Alcatraz Island ahead of the game between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. The broadcast will include on-site contributions from Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy, two-time Super Bowl champion Rodney Harrison and co-host Jac Collinsworth. Alcatraz previously served as a maximum security federal prison and now functions as a popular museum attracting more than one million visitors annually. The broadcast will be the first live transmission ever from the island. Coverage will examine Alcatraz's historic roles as a military base, prison and seabird conservation site.
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