It’s a good thing NBC had Ahmed Fareed warming up in the bullpen on Saturday so he could step in and relieve Mike Tirico. Tirico began hosting NBC’s coverage of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, but it ...

Mike Tirico stepped away from his role as NBC’s host for the Kentucky Derby due to an allergic reaction for a nut allergy. Ahmed Fareed filled in for Tirico — who was in his ninth year hosting the ...

Emmy Award-winning broadcaster with lifelong nut allergy tells "Today" show he must have ingested a nut while "snack grazing" ...

Mike Tirico left the 2025 Kentucky Derby after a severe nut allergy reaction disrupted his live broadcast at Churchill Downs ...

The 58-year-old Tirico, best known as the voice of "Sunday Night Football," is coming off a bustling year that saw him cover the Olympics from Paris before the NFL season started up. He's also set to ...

Award-winning broadcaster Mike Tirico left his seat in the middle of NBC’s coverage of the big race at Churchill Downs after ...

Fans now have more information as to why a familiar face abruptly left NBC’s set during its coverage of the Kentucky Derby. Veteran broadcaster Mike Tirico, who lives in Ann Arbor, confirmed what was ...

Tirico, who has served on NBC Sports’ coverage of the famed “Run for the Roses” for many years, told followers on social ...

Fareed began working with NBC Sports Network in 2019. He has provided college football and college basketball coverage for them, while also filling in on NBC’s NFL package occasionally.

It’s a good thing NBC had Ahmed Fareed warming up in the bullpen on Saturday so he could step in and relieve Mike Tirico. Tirico began hosting NBC’s coverage of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday ...