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Jimmy Roberts serves as NBC Sports’ interviewer and essayist on its golf and tennis coverage. He has also handled reporting assignments for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games; the 2000 American League Division Series and ALCS; the Presidents Cup, and the Breeders’ Cup. Roberts has received critical acclaim for his Olympic segments and he won an Emmy Award for his “Olympic Moments” features during NBC’s coverage of the Sydney and Salt Lake Olympics. Prior to joining NBC Sports in 2000, Roberts had a long and much-honored career at ABC and ESPN. While at ESPN, he served as a SportsCenter correspondent and covered the World Series, the NBA Finals, the Super Bowl and the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. Roberts earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in radio/television and film from the University of Maryland in 1979, and over the course of his career, Roberts has won 13 Sports Emmy Awards. |
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