Mike Tirico
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Podcast Appearances
Yeah, I was. COVID, I was 10.2. And I was feeling pretty good about life. And I said, here we go. We're going. We're going to get to single digits. Life's going to be good. And that hasn't happened.
Yeah, I was. COVID, I was 10.2. And I was feeling pretty good about life. And I said, here we go. We're going. We're going to get to single digits. Life's going to be good. And that hasn't happened.
Yeah, I was. COVID, I was 10.2. And I was feeling pretty good about life. And I said, here we go. We're going. We're going to get to single digits. Life's going to be good. And that hasn't happened.
I did during COVID. I was playing every day, and I kind of knew what I was doing.
I did during COVID. I was playing every day, and I kind of knew what I was doing.
I did during COVID. I was playing every day, and I kind of knew what I was doing.
Wouldn't you find it as a release? Just get away for a little bit. Stop your mind. That's what I find.
Wouldn't you find it as a release? Just get away for a little bit. Stop your mind. That's what I find.
Wouldn't you find it as a release? Just get away for a little bit. Stop your mind. That's what I find.
You're right. You nailed it. I'm paranoid that one day I'm going to wake up and we'll have Katie Ledecky riding one of the horses in the Kentucky Derby. Circuits have crossed. No, no, no. Stop. Right. We have unbelievable research teams. The story like of the Olympics on TV in America, it has the research department for the Olympics.
You're right. You nailed it. I'm paranoid that one day I'm going to wake up and we'll have Katie Ledecky riding one of the horses in the Kentucky Derby. Circuits have crossed. No, no, no. Stop. Right. We have unbelievable research teams. The story like of the Olympics on TV in America, it has the research department for the Olympics.
You're right. You nailed it. I'm paranoid that one day I'm going to wake up and we'll have Katie Ledecky riding one of the horses in the Kentucky Derby. Circuits have crossed. No, no, no. Stop. Right. We have unbelievable research teams. The story like of the Olympics on TV in America, it has the research department for the Olympics.
has been kind of the training ground for a lot of executives in TV. Wow. Over like 30, 40 years. So a bunch of the people who were Olympic researchers in the 70s and 80s and 90s now run sports divisions at CBS and at NBC.
has been kind of the training ground for a lot of executives in TV. Wow. Over like 30, 40 years. So a bunch of the people who were Olympic researchers in the 70s and 80s and 90s now run sports divisions at CBS and at NBC.
has been kind of the training ground for a lot of executives in TV. Wow. Over like 30, 40 years. So a bunch of the people who were Olympic researchers in the 70s and 80s and 90s now run sports divisions at CBS and at NBC.
They're super smart people and they give you more than you can read. And you just got to figure out how to shorten the stack. And how to keep it organized, right? Because I'm not going to learn the rules for 30 sports and all the names of the 10,000 athletes for the Summer Olympics. That's my job. Thank you. Somebody's helping me out.
They're super smart people and they give you more than you can read. And you just got to figure out how to shorten the stack. And how to keep it organized, right? Because I'm not going to learn the rules for 30 sports and all the names of the 10,000 athletes for the Summer Olympics. That's my job. Thank you. Somebody's helping me out.
They're super smart people and they give you more than you can read. And you just got to figure out how to shorten the stack. And how to keep it organized, right? Because I'm not going to learn the rules for 30 sports and all the names of the 10,000 athletes for the Summer Olympics. That's my job. Thank you. Somebody's helping me out.
Yeah, going back to when ABC had the Olympics. And remember Wide World of Sports when it started?