20 Facts About Liam McHugh

Liam McHugh was born on November 2,1977 and is an American television sportscaster.

Liam McHugh is a studio host for the NHL on TNT and MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.

Liam McHugh previously worked on NBC Sports coverage of the NHL as well as Notre Dame Fighting Irish football and NBC Sunday Night Football.

Liam McHugh was perhaps the face of NBCSN, anchoring much of its staple programming, including the NHL, Tour De France, college football, college basketball and the Premier League, prior to joining TNT Sports.

Liam McHugh's father, Frank McHugh, was a long-time track coach at a different high school on Long Island called Elmont.

Liam McHugh would be retained by the network to originally work on NHL coverage, mostly on NHL Overtime and Hockey Central.

In 2011, Liam McHugh began the year as the host of NHL Live, the network's pre- and post-game show that airs before and after each NHL telecast.

Liam McHugh contributed to NBC's Stanley Cup coverage, hosting Games 1 and 2.

Liam McHugh hosted NHL Live several times weekly and the NHL on NBC intermission report weekly.

Liam McHugh served as a reporter for NBC's Super Bowl XLVI pre-game coverage.

Liam McHugh expanded his portfolio even further as he was to be a part of NBC Sports's coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Liam McHugh hosted the afternoon action on NBCSN daily throughout the games.

In November 2012, Liam McHugh hosted NBCSN's Carrier Classic Countdown, live from the deck of the USS Bataan, as well as pre-game, halftime and post-game coverage.

Liam McHugh made his Winter Olympics debut as a hockey host at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi for NBC.

Liam McHugh continued in that capacity for the next five Premier League seasons when he has no NHL responsibilities for NBCSN.

Liam McHugh replaced Bob Costas, who stepped down from most of his on-air roles at NBC, including the Olympics.

Shortly before Super Bowl LII, it was announced that Liam McHugh would join Dan Patrick as a studio co-host for the game, filling in for Mike Tirico as the latter prepared to anchor the 2018 Winter Olympics, set to open a few days later.

Liam McHugh later joined Football Night in America full-time starting with the 2018 NFL season, taking Tirico's spot, as Tirico moved to the studio to replace the departed Patrick.

Liam McHugh joined Kenny Albert, Brendan Burke, Eddie Olczyk, Keith Jones, Anson Carter, and John Forslund, who all jumped from NBC to TNT.

In 2023, Liam McHugh was named to Apple TV's MLS Season Pass broadcast team, as the lead host of their whiparound studio coverage.