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Time of India
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Jamie Erdahl leads all-women 'Good Morning Football' special on NFL Network
Photo byfor SiriusXM NFL Network's Good Morning Football is set to break new ground with a dynamic two-day special featuring an all-women cast. Airing on Thursday, June 5, and Friday, June 6, the morning show will spotlight some of the most respected female voices in sports media. The special event will be led by show regular Jamie Erdahl, who continues to make her mark as a host and NFL analyst. These episodes promise to deliver the same signature energy, insight, and fun that fans have come to love — this time through the lens of powerhouse women who live and breathe football. Jamie Erdahl joins forces with top female analysts and reporters The upcoming episodes are part of NFL Network's continued effort to highlight diversity and excellence in sports media. Thursday's broadcast will see Jamie Erdahl teaming up with NFL Network's analytics expert Cynthia Frelund, veteran journalist Jane Slater, and Kelsey Conway, who covers the Cincinnati Bengals . The following day, Erdahl returns alongside Slater once more, this time joined by New York Giants insider Madelyn Burke and versatile football reporter Tamara Brown, known for her coverage of both the NFL and college football. Speaking about the special, Erdahl emphasized the spirit behind the episodes: 'Good Morning Football resonates with fans, as evidenced by our Emmy nomination this year, because of our unique and fun way we cover the NFL,' she said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Banheiro escorregadio? Barra de apoio vira febre no Brasil Evite quedas e escorregões Saiba Mais Undo 'These episodes of GMFB will bring that same personality and energy, just with leading female voices who love the game.' Adding further star power to the special are a series of high-profile guests. Appearances include Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductee Andrea Kremer, NFL on CBS reporter Tracy Wolfson, Division 1 flag football standout Ki'lolo Westerlund, Emmy-winning sports anchor Dawn Mitchell, Grammy-winning musician Melissa Etheridge, and podcast host Allison Kuch. As Good Morning Football gears up for some major changes in the fall — including the departures of Peter Schrager and Akbar Gbajabiamila — the show is doubling down on its commitment to evolving with purpose and passion. With Jamie Erdahl and Kyle Brandt confirmed to return, and a powerful celebration of women in sports at the forefront, the future of GMFB looks as energized as ever. Viewers can catch the special broadcast starting at 8 a.m. ET on NFL Network, with extended coverage continuing at 10 a.m. ET through GMFB: Overtime on the Roku Channel and syndicated platforms nationwide. Also Read: Houston Texans CB Ronald Darby announces surprise retirement 10 NFL seasons
NBC News
31-01-2025
- Sport
- NBC News
American figure skating icon and broadcaster, Dick Button, dead at 95
U.S. figure skating icon Dick Button, who won two Olympic gold medals on the ice before becoming the voice of the sport on television, died Thursday, U.S. Figure Skating said. Button was 95. The Associated Press first reported Button's death, citing his son Edward who did not reveal a cause of the passing. Then U.S. Figure Skating, already reeling from the deaths of more than a dozen up-and-coming competitors in a midair collision over the Potomac River near Washington D.C. on Wednesday night, later confirmed the news of Button's death in North Salem, New York. "U.S. Figure Skating mourns the loss of the legendary Dick Button," the American governing body of the sports said in a statement. "The two-time Olympic champion's pioneering style & award-winning television commentary revolutionized figure skating. His legacy will live on forever. We extend our deepest condolences to his family & loved ones." Button first came to prominence in 1948, winning Olympic gold in St. Moritz by being the first skater to land a double axel in competition. He followed up that groundbreaking effort by sticking a first-ever triple loop and innovating the 'Button camel,' now called the flying camel spin, in his gold-medal-winning effort in Oslo in 1952. But Button's lasting legacy came, not with skates, but with microphones and cameras. He commented on figure skating for CBS in 1960 at the Olympics in Squaw Valley, California. Audiences reveled in Button's wit and brutal honesty, making him an Olympic staple. For generations of Americans, Button's voice was synonymous with the sport itself. He provided figure skating analysis for NBC at the Winter Games in 2006 in Turin and 2010 in Vancouver, before he was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2015. 'No other figure skater embodies the sport as much as Dick Button. He is, and always will be, the godfather of this sport,' NBC Sports figure skating analyst and Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski said in Button's Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame profile. Lipinski's broadcasting partner, Johnny Weir, said Button's blunt takes set him apart. 'Dick Button created an open and honest space in figure-skating broadcasting where no topic or moment was off-limits,' Weir said. "He told it like it was, even when his opinion wasn't a popular one." Button is survived by his longtime partner and spouse Dennis Grimaldi, and his two children, Edward Button and Emily Button, U.S. Figure Skating said.
