Monthly Archives: May 2009

NBC announcers speak out on the Stanley Cup finals

By Ken McMillan | Published: May 31, 2009 | Comments closed
NBC Sports will televise games one, two, five, six and seven of the Stanley Cup Finals pitting the Pittsburgh Penguins and defending champion Detroit Red Wings, starting Saturday night in Detroit. Game two will be Sunday night at 8 p.m.NBC announcers Mike Emrick, Ed Olczyk, Pierre McGuire and Mike Milbury offered their thoughts on the [...]
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ESPN’s Indy 500 team discusses race

By Ken McMillan | Published: May 24, 2009 | Comments closed
EXEC. PRODUCER JED DRAKE:  I wanted to give everybody just a sense from the entire production team that is fortunate enough to be doing this event again this year and now for another four years, that it is truly a special event. There are very few events that you can just throw out their name [...]
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TV news from golf, cycling, swimming, NHL and NBA

By Ken McMillan | Published: May 11, 2009 | Comments closed
Fans like Players — Golf fans flocked to watch NBC’s coverage of The Players championship. The third round on Saturday delivered a 2.8 overnight rating and 7 share, a 33 percent increase over last year. Sunday’s final round produced a 4.1/10, the best numbers since 2004 (4.1/9), and a 21-percent increase over last year (3.4/8). Tour [...]
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Horse racing, NFL and track and field take center stage

By Ken McMillan | Published: May 4, 2009 | Comments closed
It’s time to clear out my email basket, with news from horse racing, the NFL and track and field. My old Kentucky TV — The Kentucky Derby drew an overnight rating of 10.2 and 22 share between 6-7 p.m. (the race went off at 6:25) — that is the best overnight rating since 1992, and a [...]
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