ESPN has replaced Martin Tyler with Ian Darke for this year’s World Cup. In other news, former figure skater Nancy Kerrigan has joined NBC as an Olympic analyst, and NASCAR crew chief Steve Letarte will join NBC at the end of the 2014 season.
ESPN Names Darke Lead Voice For World Cup
- ESPN announced Wednesday that soccer play-by-play voice Ian Darke will be the lead voice of the network’s 2014 World Cup coverage, replacing Martin Tyler. ESPN and Tyler, who was the voice of the 2010 World Cup, mutually agreed to part ways. The 2014 World Cup is the last on ESPN before Fox Sports begin televising FIFA events in 2015. (ESPN Media Zone [1], [2])
Kerrigan Joins NBC as Olympic Analyst
- Former figure skater Nancy Kerrigan has joined NBC Sports as an analyst for the upcoming Olympic figure skating tournament, it was announced announced Tuesday. Likely owing to the tabloid attention she received during her Olympic career, Kerrigan will also contribute to NBC Universal properties “Access Hollywood” and the “E” television network. (NBC Sports Group Press Box)
NASCAR Crew Chief Letarte to Join NBC in ’15
- NBC Sports Group has hired NASCAR crew chief Steve Letarte as an analyst for NASCAR coverage on NBC and NBC Sports Network starting next year. Letarte will continue in his current position — crew chief of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s #88 team — through the end of the 2014 season. (NBC Sports Group Press Box)
