NBC taps familiar voice for Notre Dame game
Jason Benetti will replace longtime NBC Sports broadcaster Hicks on play-by-play for Saturday’s Notre Dame-Boston College football game following Hicks’ sudden death at age 64. Here’s what...
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Jason Benetti will replace longtime NBC Sports broadcaster Hicks on play-by-play for Saturday’s Notre Dame-Boston College football game following Hicks’ sudden death at age 64. Here’s what to know about the broadcast change.

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0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.
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The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) · Center · News report
Al.com (Alabama News) · Center-right · News report
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Jason Benetti will replace longtime NBC Sports broadcaster Hicks on play-by-play for Saturday’s Notre Dame-Boston College football game following Hicks’ sudden death at age 64. Here’s what...
Jason Benetti will replace longtime NBC Sports broadcaster Hicks on play-by-play for Saturday’s Notre Dame-Boston College football game following Hicks’ sudden death at age 64. Here’s what...
Jason Benetti will replace longtime NBC Sports broadcaster Hicks on play-by-play for Saturday’s Notre Dame-Boston College football game following Hicks’ sudden death at age 64. Here’s what...
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Nov 13, 4:37 PM: Al.com (Alabama News) joined the source map.
Nov 13, 4:37 PM: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) joined the source map.
Nov 13, 4:37 PM: Oregonian joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.