Terry Gannon

Terry Gannon is one of NBC Sports’ most versatile voices, serving as a play-by-play announcer and host for the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, Olympic figure skating and gymnastics, as well as other major events in those two sports, and college basketball. Since October 2025, Gannon has served as a play-by-play voice for the NBA on NBC and Peacock. In addition, he serves as a play-byplay announcer on the PGA Tour for Versant.

In 2026, Terry Gannon returned for his ninth Olympic assignment with NBCUniversal, serving as the play-by-play commentator for figure skating. He also co-hosted the Opening Ceremony for the first time, broadcasting from San Siro Stadium in Milan during the Parade of Nations, and later served as a host for the Closing Ceremony for the fifth time in his career.

Gannon was part of NBCUniversal’s broadcast team that won a Sports Emmy Award for coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics, which was honored as Outstanding Live Special – Championship Event.

Before joining NBC Sports, Gannon spent two decades at ABC and ESPN, where he covered college basketball, college football, the NBA, WNBA, figure skating, horse racing, tennis, beach volleyball, and golf. During his time with the network, he hosted coverage of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the 2004 Indianapolis 500, the 2006 Belmont Stakes, ABC’s Wide World of Sports, and ABC’s college football studio show.

Before his broadcasting career, Gannon was a member of the 1983 NCAA National Championship basketball team at North Carolina State University under head coach Jim Valvano. During his four-year career with the Wolfpack from 1981 to 1985, he was a two-time Academic All-American and the school’s all-time leading free throw shooter. In 1983, when several conferences experimented with the three-point line, he led the nation in three-point shooting.