Mike Tirico

Or even the night before, hey, here is this athlete's story, and tomorrow night they go for gold. Right.

Or even the night before, hey, here is this athlete's story, and tomorrow night they go for gold. Right.

Or even the night before, hey, here is this athlete's story, and tomorrow night they go for gold. Right.

Throwing headshots out the window. Let me in. No, seriously, when I was a little kid, you asked my mom, this is what I wanted to do. I wanted to be a sportscaster from being a little kid. I'm really, I am 55 years later living my dream still every day.

Throwing headshots out the window. Let me in. No, seriously, when I was a little kid, you asked my mom, this is what I wanted to do. I wanted to be a sportscaster from being a little kid. I'm really, I am 55 years later living my dream still every day.

Throwing headshots out the window. Let me in. No, seriously, when I was a little kid, you asked my mom, this is what I wanted to do. I wanted to be a sportscaster from being a little kid. I'm really, I am 55 years later living my dream still every day.

I do love work. Where was that? Queens. Queens, New York. So when I grew up, I was listening to Marv Albert broadcast the Knicks and the Rangers and work at NBC.

I do love work. Where was that? Queens. Queens, New York. So when I grew up, I was listening to Marv Albert broadcast the Knicks and the Rangers and work at NBC.

I do love work. Where was that? Queens. Queens, New York. So when I grew up, I was listening to Marv Albert broadcast the Knicks and the Rangers and work at NBC.

Extensive garbage time. Marv did everything, right? He did boxing, football, the local news, the Rangers, the Knicks. And so I always thought, you know what? Do everything. Just figure out a way to become proficient at every sport that you can be invited to do. And Jim McKay, who somebody mentioned before, Jim McKay was the same thing.

Extensive garbage time. Marv did everything, right? He did boxing, football, the local news, the Rangers, the Knicks. And so I always thought, you know what? Do everything. Just figure out a way to become proficient at every sport that you can be invited to do. And Jim McKay, who somebody mentioned before, Jim McKay was the same thing.

Extensive garbage time. Marv did everything, right? He did boxing, football, the local news, the Rangers, the Knicks. And so I always thought, you know what? Do everything. Just figure out a way to become proficient at every sport that you can be invited to do. And Jim McKay, who somebody mentioned before, Jim McKay was the same thing.

And those two guys were the models for me to, hey, go figure it out. Went to college at Syracuse, interned at a TV station. They went through three weekend sportscasters in seven weeks. The GM said, I'm going to hire somebody young and cheap. I was interning there. I was young and I was cheap. Yeah. And I got a tryout.

And those two guys were the models for me to, hey, go figure it out. Went to college at Syracuse, interned at a TV station. They went through three weekend sportscasters in seven weeks. The GM said, I'm going to hire somebody young and cheap. I was interning there. I was young and I was cheap. Yeah. And I got a tryout.

And those two guys were the models for me to, hey, go figure it out. Went to college at Syracuse, interned at a TV station. They went through three weekend sportscasters in seven weeks. The GM said, I'm going to hire somebody young and cheap. I was interning there. I was young and I was cheap. Yeah. And I got a tryout.

I got a tryout on the air for six weeks, got hired after four weeks, spent four years there, and then got to ESPN in 91. I was there for 25 years, and now eight years at NBC starting my ninth year.

I got a tryout on the air for six weeks, got hired after four weeks, spent four years there, and then got to ESPN in 91. I was there for 25 years, and now eight years at NBC starting my ninth year.

I got a tryout on the air for six weeks, got hired after four weeks, spent four years there, and then got to ESPN in 91. I was there for 25 years, and now eight years at NBC starting my ninth year.

There was somebody who actually is still a friend, and we work in a different capacity now, who saw me doing local TV and was an executive at ESPN. And they told me, send a tape in a year. I sent a tape in 10 months. got hired a few months later and, you know, did SportsCenter. And I was there like in the salad days. Yeah, SportsCenter. I was with Chris Myers, who works at Fox now.

There was somebody who actually is still a friend, and we work in a different capacity now, who saw me doing local TV and was an executive at ESPN. And they told me, send a tape in a year. I sent a tape in 10 months. got hired a few months later and, you know, did SportsCenter. And I was there like in the salad days. Yeah, SportsCenter. I was with Chris Myers, who works at Fox now.