Liam McHugh
| Liam McHugh | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater |
University at Buffalo Syracuse University |
| Occupation | Television sportscaster |
Liam McHugh is an American television sportscaster.
He is a sports announcer for NBC Sports coverage of the National Hockey League as well as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football coverage for the network. He is also perhaps the face of the newly created NBC Sports Network, anchoring much of its staple programming, including the NHL, Tour De France and college football/basketball.
McHugh grew up in Williston Park on Long Island and played basketball and soccer at Herricks high school. His father, Frank McHugh, was a track coach at a different high school. McHugh graduated from the University at Buffalo and received his master's degree from Syracuse University.
Prior to joining NBC, he worked at Newsday (1999-2001), WTHI in Terre Haute, Indiana (2004-2007), KOKH in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2007-2009), and ESPN The Magazine (2001-2007). On April 5, 2010, The Daily Line debuted with McHugh as host. The show consisted of a four-person panel (host McHugh, handicapper Rob DeAngelis, comedian Reese Waters, and Jenn Sterger) which discussed, often with heavy satire, sports-related topics that were popular that day and aired on Versus. However, the show was canceled due to low viewership on November 4, 2010. McHugh would be retained by the network to originally work on NHL coverage, mostly on NHL Overtime and Hockey Central.
In 2011, 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. He also contributed to NBC's Stanley Cup coverage, hosting Games 1 and 2. In the summer of 2011, McHugh stepped into the role of host for NBC's live daily coverage of the Tour de France. In the fall, he contributed to the NBC Sports Network's college football coverage as the host of the newly created College Football Talk, a weekly wrap up show. Additionally, he served each week as the host for the network's studio show before and after game coverage.
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