Tom Brady arrives at the Fox Sports booth of the top NFL team with seven Super Bowl rings.
Greg Olsen retires with another Sports Emmy Award.
After being named Outstanding Emerging On-Air Talent last year, Olsen was named Top Event Analyst during a three-hour ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York. .
“I think a lot of people are wondering what to say right now.” Olsen says.
“I don’t know what the future holds,” he said. “All I know is that I love talking about soccer, I love talking about the ball. I love studying soccer, I love seeing where soccer is going and where that takes me. I want to know if they’ll take me there and what level they’re at. I’m more dedicated to the sport of soccer right now.”
“This is really cool and I’m looking forward to seeing what happens next.”
After Troy Aikman left Fox for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” Olsen moved into the top analyst position at Fox and quickly earned acclaim for the job. After signing with the Foxes in 2022, when Brady was still playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it was initially thought to be a one-year term, but Brady signed a deal with the Foxes in 2022, when he was still playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. announced that he would not move to the booth until the 204 season. .
But even with Brady’s shadow looming, Olsen continued to excel in the role.
Olsen still couldn’t avoid mentioning Brady. Kid Meelo yelled, “Let’s Go, Baby!” — Brady’s decisive line — after announcing Olsen as the winner.
This is the third consecutive year that an NFL commentator has won the Sports Emmy Award for Best Event Analyst. NBC’s Cris Collinsworth won the award two years ago, and last year it went to ESPN 2’s Peyton Manning.
CBS’s coverage of Super Bowl 58 and “Toy Story Funday Football,” the Disney+/ESPN+ alternate broadcast of the Atlanta Falcons vs. Jacksonville Jaguars game on Oct. 1, each won three Emmy Awards.
Super Bowl 58 was the ultimate live special. The Super Bowl is regularly considered a contender, but this is the first time since 2015 that a team has won the year’s biggest sporting event.
“Toy Story Funday Football” awards included the George Wensel Technical Achievement Award;
ESPN/ABC’s Mike Breen won the play-by-play award for the third year in a row, and CBS’ Tracy Wolfson won the Outstanding Reporter award for the first time.
ESPN also won Emmy awards for its live series (“Monday Night Football”) and weekly studio show (“College GameDay”).
Turner Sports Ernie Johnson Jr. was named Top Studio Host for the seventh time and Charles Barkley was named Top Studio Analyst at the Sports Emmy Awards for the fourth time. It’s his first since 2020 for either. “Inside the NBA: Playoff Edition” won Outstanding Studio Show in limited screenings.
NBC’s Noah Eagle, who also handled the Nickelodeon replacement broadcast of Super Bowl 58, was this year’s up-and-coming on-air talent.
“Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli” was named Outstanding Live Series, MLB Network’s “MLB Tonight” won Daily Studio Show and Fox Sports’ coverage of the American League Championship Series was named Outstanding Playoff Coverage. Ta.
Telemundo’s Andres Cantor won the award for Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish, and the network’s coverage of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup was named Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish.
CBS’ James Brown received this year’s Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award. He was introduced by Sean McManus, who retired as chairman of CBS Sports last month.
McManus concluded his speech “The biggest compliment I’ll ever give him is that he reminds me of my dad (the late Hall of Fame announcer Jim McKay).”
“This award is in no way about me. …I have worked with some truly outstanding and talented people, but my focus has always been to ensure their talent and insight is demonstrated.” ,” Brown said in his speech.
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