Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Dan Patrick TV Simulcast Ends On Fox Sport Net


New TV Partner To Be Named Soon

For months, speculation has run rampant that The Dan Patrick Show would eventually wind up nationally syndicated on NBC Sports Network weekday mornings.  The connections are obvious, according to the website awfulannouncing.com.

Patrick works for NBC on Football Night in America and took on a big role at this year's London Olympics.  Behind Bob Costas and Al Michaels, Patrick is one of the elite sportscasters at the network.  Bringing his radio show on board to boost the startup cable channel would only further cement that reality.

For NBC, Patrick's radio show fills an enormous chasm on weekday mornings currently filled with various hunting and fishing shows.  …NBC Sports Network desperately needs a flagship studio show that can reach a broader audience.  With DP on board, NBC knows it could have a reliable option to go against SportsCenter, The Herd, Mike & Mike, and First Take on a daily basis and do quite well.  For a large chunk of sports fans, having The Dan Patrick Show would give them a reason to go to NBCSN consistently for the first time.

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