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Willie Geist, Steve Kornacki Will Join NBC’s Paris Olympics Coverage
Willie Geist, Steve Kornacki Will Join NBC's Paris Olympics Coverage
Kornacki, who is known for his deft on-the-fly analysis of political campaigns and races, will turn his focus for a short period of time to athletic competition in Paris as part of a cadre of NBC News journalists who will present some coverage of the extravaganza, Willie Geist, Sam Brock, Gadi Schwartz and Anne Thompson will also participate, with Kornacki offering analysis from the U.S., and his colleagues on the ground in France. NBCUniversal has been working for month to weave its coming Olympics telecast into many aspects of its programming — and with good reason. NBC has been promoting the Paris Olympics for months, tapping famous faces like Megan Thee Stallion, Peyton Manning and Dolly Parton, with executives betting that the Paris locale means NBCU will have fewer time-zones to navigate compared to recent efforts that have sent the company to big cities in Asia.
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