NBCUniversalTelemundo Enterprises announced the extension of its multiyear contract with sportscaster and commentator Sammy Sadovnik, nominated for a National Sports Emmy last week for Outstanding On-Air Talent in Spanish. With the extension of Sadovnik's multiyear contract, the network confirmed his participation on the Telemundo AND NBC UNIVERSO team covering premier global sporting events, including the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018™.
"Sammy Sadovnik is one of the most knowledgeable, well-known and experienced soccer narrators and commentators on Spanish-language television in the United States," commented Eli Velázquez, Executive Vice President of Sports, NBCUniversal
Telemundo Enterprises. "His recent Emmy nomination comes as a well-deserved recognition of his many accomplishments. Our team is privileged to have Sammy among our experts lineup of soccer presenters."
Sammy Sadovnik also is one of the lead contributors of the sports news program "Titulares Telemundo." Viewers can enjoy his unique commentary and analysis in the network's coverage of Premier League and León and Pachuca Liga MX home games, as well as the World Cup qualifying round on "Rumbo al Mundial." His signature phrases - "goals you don't make are goals that will eventually be made against you" and "this play has the aroma of a goal" - have become part of the soccer vernacular.
Sadovnik began his reporting career in his native Peru and has gone on to cover top international soccer tournaments, including five World Cups and Copa Américas and three Olympic Games.
NBC DEPORTES, one of the leading providers of sports content in Spanish in the United States, is home to two of the world's most popular sporting events: the FIFA® World Cup and the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, in addition to offering the Liga Premier and every game of the Liga MX (the Mexican League) in which Leon and Pachuca play at home. It is also home to Boxeo
Telemundo Ford, the #1 boxing program in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.
NBC DEPORTES also produces the entertainment and sports programs Titulares y Más (Headlines and More) and Titulares
Telemundo (Telemundo Headlines) that offer analysis and the latest news from the world of sports, together with entertainment and lifestyle segments. The award-winning team of
NBC Deportes presenters is led by internationally renowned commentator Andres Cantor, accompanied by Sammy Sadovnik, Rene Giraldo, Carlos Hermosillo, Copan Alvarez, Miguel Gurwitz, Manuel Sol, Edgar Lopez, Karim Mendiburu, Ana Jurka, Leti Coo, Kaziro Aoyama and Guadalupe Venegas.
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