NBC Sports Group Coverage of the U.S. Open

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ The NBC Sports Group plans to devote over 60 hours of coverage of the 2012 U.S. Open Golf Championship. NBC will have live coverage during all four days of the tournament: Thursday, June 14 (Round 1) 3-5 p.m. Friday, June 15 (Round 2) 3-5 p.m. Saturday, June 16 (Round 3) 4-10 p.m. Sunday, June 17 (Final Round) 4-10:30 p.m. Bob Costas will serve as network host for NBC’s weekend U.S. Open coverage. Dan Hicks and Johnny Miller will anchor NBC’s four-day coverage, and will be joined by tower reporters Gary Koch and Peter Jacobsen; on-course reporters Roger Maltbie, Mark Rolfing and Dottie Pepper; and interviewer/essayist Jimmy Roberts. Complementing NBC’s live coverage, Golf Channel will provide more than 40 hours of wrap-around programming, featuring news, talk and instruction, headlined by its franchise show, Live From the U.S. Open. NBCSports.com and GolfChannel.com are teaming up to provide the most comprehensive digital coverage of the championship in their respective histories. West coast viewers will also be able to access special programming from Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. Here is the entire NBC Sports Group schedule for the U.S. Open: Monday, June 11 Morning Drive Golf Channel 7-9 a.m. Live From the U.S. Open Golf Channel 3-5 p.m. (news conferences) Live From the U.S. Open Golf Channel 6-7 p.m. The Golf Fix Golf Channel 7-8 p.m. Chronicle Live CSN Bay Area 8-9 p.m. Tuesday, June 12 Morning Drive Golf Channel 7-9 a.m. Live From the U.S. Open Golf Channel 4-7 p.m. (news conferences) Live From the U.S. Open Golf Channel 7-9 p.m. Chronicle Live CSN Bay Area 8-9 p.m. Wednesday, June 13 Morning Drive Golf Channel 7-9 a.m. Grey Goose 19th Hole Golf Channel 6-7 p.m. Live From the U.S. Open Golf Channel 7-9 p.m. Thursday, and Friday, June 14-15 Morning Drive Golf Channel 7-9 a.m. Live From the U.S. Open Golf Channel 9 a.m.-Noon U.S. Open NBC 3-5 p.m. Live From the U.S. Open Golf Channel 10 p.m.-Midnight Saturday, June 16 Morning Drive Golf Channel 10 a.m.-Noon Live From the U.S Open Golf Channel Noon-2:30 p.m. Morning Drive Golf Channel 2:30-3 p.m. 1962 U.S. Open: Jack’s First Major NBC 2-3 p.m. Live From the U.S Open NBC 3-4 p.m. U.S. Open NBC 4-10 p.m. Live From the U.S. Open Golf Channel 10 p.m.-Midnight Sunday, June 17 Morning Drive Golf Channel 10 a.m.-Noon Live From the U.S Open Golf Channel Noon-2:30 p.m. Morning Drive Golf Channel 2:30-3 p.m. Live From the U.S Open NBC 3-4 p.m. U.S. Open NBC 4-10:30 p.m. Live From the U.S. Open Golf Channel 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.