Interviewees discuss televised coverage of the Olympics.
About
“The Olympics have always had at least the possibility of something epic about them, something truly memorable. For all the flaws involved and all the contradictions and hypocrisies that sometimes are part of the Olympics, it is a grand international stage.” - Bob Costas, Sportscaster
Highlights
Bob Costas on covering the Olympics and why it's so captivating; on the tone of the Games and the Centennial Park bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
09:15
Don Ohlmeyer on how producing the Olympics is like going to war
01:42
Dick Ebersol on the Mexico Summer Olympics in 1968 and the beginning of regular primetime sports coverage
02:02
Herb Granath on ABC being the network of the Olympics
01:15
Don Mischer on producing the 1996 Atlanta Olympics with Muhammad Ali carrying the torch
02:55
Jim McKay on the Israeli hostage crisis during the 1972 Munich Olympics
20:52
Who Talked about This Topic
Ray Aghayan
Ray Aghayan on designing for the 1984 Olympics
07:15
Linda Bell Blue
Linda Bell Blue on covering the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco and the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
01:38
Bob Costas
Bob Costas on the first time he served as prime-time host of the Olympics - 1992 in Barcelona and how he approaches hosting
05:23
Bob Costas on covering the Olympics and why it's so captivating; on the tone of the Games and the Centennial Park bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
09:15
Bob Costas on the 2000 Sydney Olympics
01:34
Bob Costas on the 2004 Athens Olympics
00:42
Bob Costas on the response he gets to his Olympic coverage; on the dynamics of international sports
05:53
Bob Costas on decisions Dick Ebersol has to make as producer of The Olympics
01:11
Dick Ebersol
Dick Ebersol on the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France
10:46
Dick Ebersol on the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico
02:02
Dick Ebersol on the 1972 Munich Olympics
23:56
Dick Ebersol on how Muhammed Ali came to be involved with the Atlanta Olympics
05:34
Dick Ebersol on making clear to his employees at NBC that sports was still a passion
04:48
Dick Ebersol on the Beijing Olympics
15:05
Frank Gifford
Frank Gifford on how Roone Arledge changed sports broadcasting with his coverage of the Olympics
01:37
Frank Gifford on working on Wide World of Sports and memories of the terrorist attack in Munich at the 1972 Olympics
04:00
Curt Gowdy
Curt Gowdy on the 1964 and 1968 Olympic games and the importance of satellite feeds
04:10
Curt Gowdy on preparing to cover hockey for the Olympics
02:10
Herb Granath
Herb Granath on ABC being the network of the Olympics
01:15
Herb Granath on ESPN's coverage of the Munich Massacre at the Olympic Games
02:04
Kay Koplovitz
Kay Koplovitz on changing the name of her network Madison Square Garden Sports Network to USA in 1979
03:12
Jim McKay
Jim McKay on the Israeli hostage crisis during the 1972 Munich Olympics
20:52
Al Michaels
Al Michaels on announcing U.S. Ice Hockey team for the 1980 Winter Olympics
22:16
Donald A. Morgan
Donald A. Morgan on working as a "marathon man" during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles
02:27
Michael Moye
Michael Moye on some people seeing racism where he does not
04:07
Don Ohlmeyer
Don Ohlmeyer on becoming an associate director on The 1968 Olympics
03:06
Hank Rieger
Hank Rieger on doing publicity for the 1984 Olympics and challenges he faced covering the Olympics
08:47
Tony Verna
Tony Verna on covering the 1960 Rome Olympics
03:31
Tony Verna on directing the 1984 Summer Olympics and athletes promoting sponsorship
03:51
David L. Wolper
David L. Wolper on producing the 1984 summer Olympics opening ceremonies
12:22
Jeff Zucker
Jeff Zucker on working as a Researcher for ABC during the 1984 Olympics
03:12
Jeff Zucker on working as a Researcher for NBC during the 1988 Olympics
03:00