Recent news involving sports media personalities, including Dan Patrick hosting coverage of the Stanley Cup Final, Jack Edwards re-signing with NESN, and NBC’s Dan Hicks and Johnny Miller contributing to coverage of The Players Championship on The Golf Channel.
- Dan Patrick: The NBC Sports broadcaster will host coverage of Games 5, 6 and 7 of the Stanley Cup Final on NBC, the second straight year he has covered the last few games of the event. Liam McHugh will host Games 1 and 2 on NBC. (Puck the Media)
- Jack Edwards: The play-by-play voice for Bruins telecasts on Boston’s NESN has signed a multi-year extension with the network. Edwards, a former SportsCenter anchor, has been with NESN since 2005. (NESN via Fang’s Bites)
- Dan Hicks and Johnny Miller: The NBC golf announcers will call first and second round coverage of The Players Championship on The Golf Channel this week. According to USA Today, the tournament will mark the pair’s “first appearance on live [Golf Channel] tournament coverage.” NBC and The Golf Channel are corporate siblings. (USA Today)
