Ted Robinson (Olympics)
Short Track Play-by-Play
Ted Robinson serves as the short track play-by-play commentator for NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Milan-Cortina Olympics in his 14th NBC Olympic assignment. Robinson’s 14 Olympic assignments with NBCU have spanned play-by-play roles on speed skating, diving, tennis, swimming, and triathlon. Robinson has covered 15 total Olympics and made his debut on NBCU’s Olympic coverage at the 2000 Sydney Olympics handling baseball play-by-play duties.
Fast Facts
- 14th Olympics with NBCU, 15th Overall
- Won a Sports Emmy as part of NBCUniversal’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics
- Serves as a play-by-play announcer for NBCSN calling college football and basketball
- Robinson served as longtime tennis play-by-play voice of NBC Sports’ Roland Garros coverage
- Robinson joined NBC Sports as a play-by-play commentator on Major League Baseball Game of the Week telecasts from in 1986-89
- Previous play-by-play assignments included radio announcer for the San Francisco 49ers from 2009 until 2018, two years as SportsChannel America’s voice of Notre Dame Football and basketball; lead play-by-play voice on Pac-10 basketball for Fox Sports Net, and 27 years broadcasting the NCAA Division I Basketball Championship with positions at Dial Global, CBS, and Westwood One
