NEW YORK — COVID-19 protocols will keep NBC Sports’ play-by-play teams from reporting on the scene at the Winter Olympic games in Beijing next month.
Greg Hughes, senior vice president of communications for the NBC Sports Group, said Wednesday that the announcing teams will be based at the sports division’s studios in Stamford, Conn., rather than subject them to the risk of contracting the omicron variant of the coronavirus that has been on the rise in China.
The pageantry of the Olympics being held in a far-flung location is part of the allure for viewers, and not having announcers on the scene could detract from that atmosphere.
