Bill Patrick (sports anchor)
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Bill Patrick is a sports anchor for NHL on Versus
and NBC Sports
.
in Orono
, Maine
.
He worked for USA from 1998 through 2006 as host of the U.S. Open
and PGA Tour
. He also did play-by-play and reporting for USA's PGA Tour coverage.
Prior to that, he served as a studio host at Speedvision (Now SPEED TV) from 1998 through 2001 as host of the weekly motorsports recap show called "Speedvision News: Race Week."
He has covered every major sporting event during his 25-year broadcasting career, including all four major championships in professional golf, the U.S. Open, Wimbledon
, Davis Cup
, World Series
, the Super Bowl
, the NBA playoffs
, the Stanley Cup playoffs
, and the America's Cup
.
From 2003-2004, he co-hosted College Football Sunday with Mike Mayock
on the NFL Network
. He hosted SportsCenter
and Baseball Tonight
from 1989-1998 on ESPN
.
In 2007, Patrick was named host of the Hockey Central Post Game Report as part of the studio show for NHL on Versus
. He currently hosts the nightly highlight show NHL Overtime. He also hosts the pre- and post-game shows for NBC's coverage of Notre Dame
American football
, as well as studio updates during some of NBC's other sports programming.
Patrick also hosted 2008 Olympic coverage
on MSNBC. He also hosted coverage of Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics
.
sitcom Spin City
. Bill is also an passionate nature photographer and environmental activist. To help save animals and their habitats, he created Maisey Images in 2009. The company's website (www.maiseyimages.com) displays his work and allows any interested party to purchase his photographs with the profits divided among various environmental and animal protection organizations.
{(Speedvision News: Race Week)}
NHL on Versus
The NHL on Versus was the former branding used for National Hockey League games broadcast on Versus. Versus became the NHL's cable partner in the United States beginning in the 2005-06 season from previous partner ESPN, providing coverage of regular season games, playoff games, and select games...
and NBC Sports
NBC Sports
NBC Sports is the sports division of the NBC television network. Formerly "a service of NBC News," it broadcasts a diverse array of programs, including the Olympic Games, the NFL, the NHL, MLS, Notre Dame football, the PGA Tour, the Triple Crown, and the French Open, among others...
.
Sports broadcasting career
Bill Patrick graduated from the University of MaineUniversity of Maine
The University of Maine is a public research university located in Orono, Maine, United States. The university was established in 1865 as a land grant college and is referred to as the flagship university of the University of Maine System...
in Orono
Orono
Orono is the name of three communities:Canada*Orono, Ontario, a town in the Municipality of ClaringtonUnited States*Orono, Maine, a town in Penobscot County, home to the University of Maine*Orono, Minnesota, a city in Hennepin County...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
.
He worked for USA from 1998 through 2006 as host of the U.S. Open
U.S. Open (tennis)
The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881...
and PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
. He also did play-by-play and reporting for USA's PGA Tour coverage.
Prior to that, he served as a studio host at Speedvision (Now SPEED TV) from 1998 through 2001 as host of the weekly motorsports recap show called "Speedvision News: Race Week."
He has covered every major sporting event during his 25-year broadcasting career, including all four major championships in professional golf, the U.S. Open, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
, Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
, World Series
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...
, the Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
, the NBA playoffs
NBA Playoffs
The National Basketball Association Playoffs is a best-of-seven elimination tournament among sixteen teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference , ultimately deciding the final four teams who will play in the NBA Conference Finals.-Format:Following the NBA regular season, eight teams in...
, the Stanley Cup playoffs
Stanley Cup playoffs
The Stanley Cup playoffs is an elimination tournament in the National Hockey League consisting of four rounds of best-of-seven series. Eight teams from each of the league's two conferences qualify for the playoffs based on regular season records...
, and the America's Cup
America's Cup
The America’s Cup is a trophy awarded to the winner of the America's Cup match races between two yachts. One yacht, known as the defender, represents the yacht club that currently holds the America's Cup and the second yacht, known as the challenger, represents the yacht club that is challenging...
.
From 2003-2004, he co-hosted College Football Sunday with Mike Mayock
Mike Mayock
Michael Francis Mayock is a former professional football player, a safety with the New York Giants of the National Football League...
on the NFL Network
NFL Network
NFL Network is an American television specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League . It was launched November 4, 2003, only eight months after the league's 32 team owners voted unanimously to approve its formation...
. He hosted SportsCenter
SportsCenter
SportsCenter is a daily sports news television show, and the flagship program of American cable network ESPN since the network launched on September 7, 1979. Originally broadcast only daily, SportsCenter is now shown up to twelve times a day, replaying the day's scores and highlights from major...
and Baseball Tonight
Baseball Tonight
Baseball Tonight is a program that airs on ESPN. The show, which recapitulates the day's Major League Baseball action, has been on the air since 1990.-Air times:...
from 1989-1998 on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
.
In 2007, Patrick was named host of the Hockey Central Post Game Report as part of the studio show for NHL on Versus
NHL on Versus
The NHL on Versus was the former branding used for National Hockey League games broadcast on Versus. Versus became the NHL's cable partner in the United States beginning in the 2005-06 season from previous partner ESPN, providing coverage of regular season games, playoff games, and select games...
. He currently hosts the nightly highlight show NHL Overtime. He also hosts the pre- and post-game shows for NBC's coverage of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, as well as studio updates during some of NBC's other sports programming.
Patrick also hosted 2008 Olympic coverage
2008 Summer Olympics broadcasting
The host broadcaster was BOB .This is a list of international broadcasters of the 2008 Summer Olympics:The IOC awarded Australia's Seven Network the 'Golden Rings' award for "Best Olympic Programme"...
on MSNBC. He also hosted coverage of Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at Canada Hockey Place, home of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, and at UBC Winter Sports Centre, home of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport's UBC Thunderbirds. Twelve teams competed in the men's event and eight teams competed in the...
.
Other Appearances and Interests
He also made two guest appearances on the ABCAmerican Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
sitcom Spin City
Spin City
Spin City is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 17, 1996 until April 30, 2002 on the ABC network. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, the show was based on a fictional local government running New York City, and originally starred Michael J. Fox as Mike...
. Bill is also an passionate nature photographer and environmental activist. To help save animals and their habitats, he created Maisey Images in 2009. The company's website (www.maiseyimages.com) displays his work and allows any interested party to purchase his photographs with the profits divided among various environmental and animal protection organizations.
External links
{(Speedvision News: Race Week)}