Jim Bell has been a key figure with NBC’s Olympics broadcasts for 12 straight editions of the Games, dating back to 1992 in Barcelona. He is bringing that experience, especially when it comes to storytelling about athletes, to sister network Telemundo’s World Cup coverage this summer in Russia. Bell spoke to the Inquirer and Daily News on Tuesday about his work on the World Cup so far, and what’s to come.
How different is a World Cup from an Olympics?
I’ll let you know. I’m only in the 100 days out stage, so I suppose I’ll have a better answer for that afterwards.