Mike "Doc" Emrick - NBC Hockey Broadcaster

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5 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Episode 441

Mike "Doc" Emrick is a legend in the broadcasting circles. He's currently the play by play voice for NBC's NHL coverage. He began his broadcasting journey in college at Bowling Green in 1971 and is now in his 47th year of broadcasting professional hockey.

A multiple Emmy Award winner, Mike is known as "America's voice of hockey." In December 2011, Emrick became the first member of the media to be inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame and in December 2019, was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

An avid Pittsburgh Pirates fan, Mike was able to call his one and only regular season MLB game in 2016 with Bob Costas on MLB Network.

On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Mike Emrick about his hockey broadcasting journey, being inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame, the importance of prayer, how he prepares for each game he broadcasts, and how he brings his faith into his job as a broadcaster.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Sports Spectrum, the Sports and Faith podcast that brings Jesus back into the conversation.
0:17.5	Here's your host, Jason Romano.
0:19.8	This episode of Sports Spectrums podcast with Doc Emrick, the legendary hockey broadcaster,
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0:45.3	about sponsoring a child in Jesus name. Really excited to welcome Doc Emrick, NBC's NHL,
0:53.9	play-by-play Voice to Sports Spectrum.
0:58.1	He's the longtime voice of the NHL on NBC, known as America's Voice of Hockey,
1:03.9	multiple Emmy Award winner.
1:05.8	In 2011, he became the first member of the media to be inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.
1:12.7	And in December 2019, December 17th, 2019, Mike Doc Emrick was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
1:23.2	He's been doing this a long time.
1:24.9	He began his broadcasting journey in college at Bowling Green in 1971
1:29.0	and broadcasted his first professional hockey game in 1973.
1:35.4	This guy's a legend.
1:36.4	You're going to love hearing his story.
1:38.2	Mike Doc Emrick, NBC's NHL Play-by-Play Voice.
1:41.9	Take a listen to Doc Emmerich here on Sports Spectrum.
1:49.8	Doc Emmerk, welcome to Sports Spectrum.
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