Brings More Than a Decade of Motorsports Broadcasting Experience
To NBC Sports’ Multi-Platform Package, Starting in 2015
STAMFORD, Conn— December 4, 2013—NBC Sports Group announced today that Rick Allen has
signed a multi-year agreement to serve as the lead race announcer for
NBC’s upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series coverage,
beginning in 2015. Alongside Allen in the NBC Sports Broadcast booth
will be current driver Jeff Burton, who announced yesterday that
he also will be joining NBC’s multi-platform NASCAR coverage. For more
information on Jeff Burton, click here.
"I met Rick early on in his career and it has been fun to watch him develop into one of the most talented voices in motorsports," said Sam Flood, Executive Producer, NBC Sports and NBCSN. "His energetic delivery, great voice, and ability to bring the best out of his analysts have led him to this well-earned position of covering NASCAR’s most-watched events."
"I met Rick early on in his career and it has been fun to watch him develop into one of the most talented voices in motorsports," said Sam Flood, Executive Producer, NBC Sports and NBCSN. "His energetic delivery, great voice, and ability to bring the best out of his analysts have led him to this well-earned position of covering NASCAR’s most-watched events."
Allen’s
sports background is wide-ranging, and includes his own impressive run
as a decathlete, which sent him to the 1992 USA Olympic Trials. As a
broadcaster, he currently serves as Fox Sports’ race announcer for
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the ARCA Racing Series. In
addition to his on-camera television work, Allen is widely recognized as
a top voice-over talent. Allen’s voice has been utilized for narrations
and national campaigns for companies including Goodyear, Sears, Alltel
and Toyota. Allen has hosted multiple motorsports studio shows on SPEED,
has presided over several post season awards banquets, and has served
on the Voting Panel for the NASCAR Hall of Fame since its inception in
2010. A native of Grand Island, Neb, Allen began his career in 1994 as
the public address announcer at Memorial Stadium during University of
Nebraska football games.
"I’ve
had the good fortune to work with some of the most talented people in
this industry over the last decade," said Allen. "Now I’m excited to be a
part of the incredible team that NBC Sports is assembling for their
NASCAR coverage."
On
July 23, 2013, NASCAR and NBC Sports Group reached a comprehensive
agreement that grants NBCUniversal exclusive rights to the final 20
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, final 19 NASCAR Nationwide Series
events, select NASCAR Regional & Touring Series events and other
live content beginning in 2015.
With
this partnership, NBC’s 20 Sprint Cup race schedule includes a
designation as the exclusive home to the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint
Cup, when the elite national series races through its final 10 events of
the season. The Chase culminates with the season-ending championship
event, which returns to network television in 2015 for the first time
since 2009. Of NBC Sports Group’s 20 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events,
seven will be carried on NBC annually, with 13 airing on NBCSN. Four of
NBC Sports Group’s 19 NASCAR Nationwide Series races will air on NBC,
with 15 airing on NBCSN.
In
addition to NASCAR’s Sprint Cup and NASCAR Nationwide Series races, NBC
also obtained exclusive rights to practice and qualifying sessions for
NBC’s national series events during their portion of the season, as well
as rights to broadcast the NASCAR K&N Series, NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour, NASCAR Toyota (Mexico) Series, the NASCAR Hall of Fame
induction ceremony and NASCAR’s season-ending banquets. Further, NBC is
granted Spanish-language rights, certain video-on-demand rights and
exclusive TV Everywhere rights for its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and
NASCAR Nationwide Series events.
-- NBC SPORTS GROUP --
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