Sochi on TV -- NBC, BBC Outline Broadcast Plans

NBC Adds Correspondents to Sochi Booth

NBC Olympics says Mary Carillo, Cris Collinsworth, and Ato Boldon will work as correspondents for its coverage of next year’s Winter Games.

Sochi will mark Carillo’s 12th Olympics assignment overall and ninth for NBC.

Boldon, a four-time Olympic medalist, is the network’s lead track and field analyst. He makes his Winter Olympics debut in Sochi. The Games will mark his third Olympic assignment after covering Beijing and London.

Collinsworth is known primarily for his work on NBC’s Sunday Night Football broadcast. However, he previously served as a correspondent at the 2010 Vancouver and 2008 Beijing Games. He also was part of NBC’s Olympics coverage as a track and field reporter at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

NBC Olympics executive producer Jim Bell said the three would "offer a unique perspective … while also telling the stories about the athletes and host country that make the Games so special."

The trio joins Maria Sharapova, the tennis star and Sochi native, in the group of correspondents announced thusfar.

Over 200 Hours for BBC

The BBC will dedicate over 200 hours of network TV coverage to the upcoming Sochi Games.

That comes in addition to radio, online, and mobile coverage. Up to six online streams will run at any given time to ensure all events are covered.

Clare Balding, Hazel Irvine, and Jonathan Edwards will host from Sochi every day. Among the Olympians hitting the airwaves will be skeleton bobsleigh gold medalist Amy Williams, Olympic speed skater Wilf O’Reilly, and British gold medal skater Robin Cousins.

Barbara Slater, director of BBC Sports, called the coverage "unparalleled" in a release and said she is "delighted that we are once again able to bring every moment live to audiences, building on the success of our coverage of the Summer Games in London."

Written by Nick Devlin

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