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Key Overview

Michael Todd Tirico (; born December 13, 1966) is an American sportscaster. He is currently the lead play-by-play announcer for NBC Sunday Night Football, having replaced Al Michaels in 2022, and is set to become the lead play-by-play announcer for NBC's NBA coverage in 2025. Tirico is also the primary primetime host for the Olympics on NBC and the host of Triple Crown races on NBC. From 2006 to 2015, Tirico served as a play-by-play announcer on ESPN's Monday Night Football.

Early life and education

Tirico was born in New York City to an Italian American mother and an African American father. He grew up in the borough of Queens, graduating from Bayside High School. In 1988, he graduated from the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. At Syracuse, he was the first recipient of the Robert Costas scholarship.

Awards

In 2017, Tirico won the Marty Glickman Award for Leadership in Sports Media from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Personal life

Tirico and his wife Debbie, a Michigan native, have two children. The Tiricos have lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan, since 1999. Tirico's parents, Donald and Maria, were separated when he was about 4, and he says he has since lost contact with his father's side of the family. His mother's side of the family are all of Italian ancestry.

External links

Mike Tirico's ESPN Bio Tirico Set to Join Elite Group on 'MNF'

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