NBC’s Al Michaels will anchor coverage of the Olympics on the NBC Sports Network next year. In other news, ESPN’s Suzy Kolber says she has no hard feelings toward new ESPN hire Keith Olbermann, and ESPN NBA analyst Kurt Rambis is headed back to the sidelines.
Michaels to Anchor Olympics on NBCSN
- NBC Sports broadcaster Al Michaels will anchor weekday daytime coverage of next year’s Winter Olympics on the NBC Sports Network, NBC announced over the weekend. Michaels will also anchor weekend daytime coverage on the NBC broadcast network. Willie Geist and Liam McHugh anchored daytime coverage on NBCSN during last year’s Summer Olympics. (NBC Sports Group Press Box)
Kolber Insists Hatchet Buried With Olbermann
- In a piece published Sunday, ESPN NFL reporter Suzy Kolber told Sports Illustrated that she has “no issue” with ESPN having rehired Keith Olbermann. Though Kolber and Olbermann infamously clashed during the 1990s, she said she has “felt for a very long time that the hatchet has been buried.” (SI.com)
Rambis Leaves ESPN For Lakers Job
- ESPN NBA analyst Kurt Rambis has left the network to rejoin the Lakers as an assistant coach. Rambis, who had become a familiar face on “SportsCenter,” joined ESPN in 2011 after a stint coaching the Timberwolves. (ESPN.com)
