Mike Tirico
American sportscaster
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| April 14 2025 | Guest hosted NBC News' Today program, filling in for Craig Melvin. |
| March 5 2025 | Called a Boston Celtics–Trail Blazers game on NBC Sports Boston as preparation for becoming NBC's lead NBA play-by-play announcer. |
| March 3 2025 | Called a Philadelphia 76ers–Portland Trail Blazers game on NBC Sports Philadelphia as preparation for becoming NBC's lead NBA play-by-play announcer. |
| 2025 | Named NBC's lead play-by-play announcer for NBA coverage. |
| July 2024 | NBC announced that Tirico would be the main play-by-play announcer for NBA games on NBC starting in 2025, marking the NBA's return to the network after 23 years. |
| 2022 | Tirico hosted both the 2022 Winter Olympics and Super Bowl LVI, anchoring Olympics coverage from outside SoFi Stadium. |
| 2022 | Mike Tirico replaced Al Michaels as the NFL play-by-play announcer on NBC's Sunday Night Football. |
| September 2022 | In September 2022, Mike Tirico publicly acknowledged that his father is African American. |
| 2021 | Drew Brees joined NBC Sports as Mike Tirico's partner for Notre Dame games and on Football Night in America. |
| 2020 | Tirico filled in for Al Michaels on a few Sunday Night Football games during the 2020 season due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic protocols. |
| February 20 2019 | Tirico called his first NHL game on NBCSN's Wednesday Night Hockey between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings. |
| November 22 2018 | During the 2018 NFL season, Tirico was assigned to NBC's Thanksgiving game, joining his Football Night in America colleagues. |
| February 2018 | Tirico skipped Super Bowl LII to prepare for the 2018 Winter Olympics, contributing to NBC's pregame coverage from Pyeongchang. |
| 2017 | Starting in the 2017 season, Mike Tirico began serving as play-by-play commentator for Notre Dame Football on NBC. |
| 2017 | Mike Tirico won the Marty Glickman Award for Leadership in Sports Media from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. |
| May 31 2017 | It was announced that Tirico would permanently replace Al Michaels as the play-by-play commentator for all of NBC's Thursday Night Football games. |
| February 9 2017 | Bob Costas announced his retirement as the primetime host of NBC's Olympics coverage, and Tirico was named as his replacement for the 2018 Winter Olympics. |
| 2016 | After joining NBC Sports, Tirico became the lead primetime host of the Olympics on NBC. |
| November 2016 | NBC announced that Tirico would perform play-by-play with Cris Collinsworth on three Sunday Night Football games and one Thursday Night Football game, filling in for Al Michaels. |
| August 2016 | Tirico served as a studio host and contributor for NBC's broadcasts of the 2016 Summer Olympics from Rio de Janeiro. |
| July 2016 | Leaves ESPN after 25 years with the network when his contract expires, marking a major transition in his career. |
| July 2016 | Tirico made his first on-air appearance on NBC during the 2016 Open Championship, calling play-by-play for the first three hours of the first and second round coverage. |
| June 30 2016 | Tirico signed off for the last time on ESPN during the conclusion of coverage of the UEFA Euro 2016 soccer tournament. |
| May 9 2016 | Mike Tirico officially joined NBC Sports, effective July 1, 2016, after a prior month leak. |
| 2015 | Concludes his tenure as play-by-play announcer on ESPN's Monday Night Football. |
| 2014 | Tirico co-anchored the FIFA World Cup again, continuing his role as a prominent sports broadcaster. |
| 2010 | Tirico co-anchored the FIFA World Cup for ESPN. |
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