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NBC lands Dan Patrick for football By George M. Thomas
Beacon Journal sportswriter
Published on Tuesday, Jul 08, 2008
The countdown to football season began with Monday's departure of C.C. Sabathia.
For the big news of the moment: NBC has landed one of the few whales in the broadcast pond that wasn't already working on its
Football Night in America wrap and pregame show for
NBC Sunday Night Football.
The dry-witted Dan Patrick, formerly of ESPN, on Sept. 7 will join what quickly has become the Sunday highlight show for NFL fans. He will join Bob Costas, Cris Collinsworth, Jerome Bettis, Tiki Barber, Peter King and Keith Olbermann, reuniting with his former partner from ESPN's
SportsCenter for the first time since Olbermann left for greener pastures.
The deal calls for Patrick to work on football telecasts, any Super Bowls that NBC covers and the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Patrick said that ever since leaving ESPN last year, he and Olbermann have wanted to work together on TV again.
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