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Maria Taylor Named Lead NBA & WNBA Studio Host For NBC


NBC has tapped sports broadcaster Maria Taylor as lead studio host for both the NBA and WNBA this fall.

Taylor won a Sports Emmy for Outstanding Live Special – Championship Event as part of NBCUniversal’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics. “I’m deeply honored to be part of NBC Sports’ incredible legacy covering the NBA and to return to the game that first captured my heart, women’s basketball,” said Taylor. “To know that I’ll spend the next five years with my NBC family telling the stories of the Super Bowl, the Olympics, the NBA Playoffs, and the WNBA Finals is more than a dream come true — it’s a full-circle moment.”

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