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Mike Tirico exits NBC Kentucky Derby coverage after suffering nut allergy reaction
Veteran sportscaster Mike Tirico is a late scratch at the 2025 Kentucky Derby. Tirico, who has led NBC Sports' Triple ...
Kentucky Derby averages 17.7 million viewers, giving NBC its most-watched Run for the Roses
Sovereignty’s win in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby averaged 17.7 million fans on NBC and Peacock, the largest audience for the ...
NBC’s Mike Tirico Forced to Rush Out of Kentucky Derby Coverage Due to Severe Nut Allergy. What Happened and Why He’s ‘Embarrassed’
The 58-year-old sportscaster appeared at Churchill Downs to help cover the horse race but had to abruptly leave early ...
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NBC’s coverage of Kentucky Derby has grown and evolved as it gears up for its 25th Run for the Roses
(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] When NBC carried the ...
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Kentucky Derby announcers 2025: Meet NBC's star-studded broadcast crew led by Mike Tirico
On Saturday, the Kentucky Derby will kick off Triple Crown season as the race prepares for its 151st running. Once again, NBC ...
Inside NBC's Plan to Make the Kentucky Derby Its Spring Tentpole
The NFL season is over, and Thanksgiving is months away, but NBCUniversal has turned the spring horse race into a multi-hour ...
Kentucky Derby Peaks at Record-Breaking 21.8 Million Viewers for NBC
The 151st Kentucky Derby delivered its largest audience for NBC since 1989 with an average of 17.7 million viewers.
Kentucky Derby: Mike Tirico Explains Abrupt Exit From NBC Broadcast
Tirico has been a lead broadcaster for NBC’s Kentucky Derby coverage for several years, among other sporting events. Ahmed ...
NBC sportscaster Mike Tirico OK after nut allergy at Kentucky Derby
NBC Sports host Mike Tirico said on social media he hates being a “late scratch” from Saturday's 151st Kentucky Derby because ...
NBC broadcaster Mike Tirico exits Kentucky Derby coverage after nut allergy reaction
Broadcaster Mike Tirico stepped away from NBC's Kentucky Derby coverage Saturday, and his replacement pointed to illness as ...
Why are Kentucky Derby winners skipping Preakness, chance for Triple Crown?
It is the second time in four years the owner and trainer of the Derby champion opted to skip the Preakness in favour of the Belmont Stakes in June. Rich Strike also bypassed the Preakness in 2022 ...