Tom Brady is walking into the booth of Fox Sports’ top NFL team with seven Super Bowl rings.
Greg Olsen is walking away with another Sports Emmy Award.
After being named Outstanding Emerging On-Air Talent last year, Olsen was named top event analyst during the three-hour ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.
“I think a lot of people are wondering what I’m going to say now,” Olsen said.
“I don’t know what the future holds,” he said. “All I know is that I love talking, I love talking about football. I love studying it, I love seeing where the game goes, wherever it takes me, whatever level it is. I’m more committed to the game now.
“This is really cool and I’m looking forward to what’s to come.”
After Troy Aikman left Fox for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” Olsen took over as Fox’s lead analyst and quickly received rave reviews for his work. It was originally thought to last a year after Brady signed with Fox in 2022 while still playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but Brady announced before last year’s Super Bowl 57 in Phoenix that he wouldn’t move into the booth until season 204.
Olsen, however, continued to excel in his role, even as Brady’s shadow loomed large.
Olsen still can’t escape some mention of Brady. Kid Meero let out a “Come on, baby!” — Brady’s signature quote — after announcing Olsen as the winner.
It is the third year in a row that an NFL commentator has won the Sports Emmy for best event analyst. Cris Collinsworth of NBC participated two years ago and Peyton Manning of ESPN 2 last year.
CBS’s coverage of Super Bowl 58 and “Toy Story Funday Football,” an alternate presentation of the Oct. 1 game between the Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars on Disney+/ESPN+, each won three Emmys.
Super Bowl 58 was the best live special. The Super Bowl is routinely among the nominees, but this is the first time since 2015 that it has won the year’s biggest sporting event.
Honors for “Toy Story Funday Football” included the George Wensel Award for Technical Achievement.
ESPN/ABC’s Mike Breen won Play-by-Play for the third year in a row, while CBS’ Tracy Wolfson won Outstanding Reporter for the first time.
ESPN also took home Emmys for Live Series (“Monday Night Football”) and Weekly Studio Show (“College GameDay”).
Turner Sports Ernie Johnson Jr. was named best studio host for the seventh time and Charles Barkley won his fourth Sports Emmy as best studio analyst. It is the first for both since 2020. “Inside the NBA: Playoff Edition” received Outstanding Studio Show with a limited run.
NBC’s Noah Eagle, who also hosted Nickelodeon’s alternate broadcast of Super Bowl 58, was this year’s emerging on-air talent.
“Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli” was Outstanding Live Series, MLB Network’s “MLB Tonight” took home the Daily Studio Show and Fox Sports’ coverage of the American League Championship Series received Outstanding Playoff Coverage.
Telemundo’s Andrés Cantor received the award for Best On-Air Personality in Spanish and the network’s coverage of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup was named Best Studio Program in Spanish.
CBS’ James Brown received this year’s Lifetime Achievement Emmy. It was hosted by Sean McManus, who retired as president of CBS Sports last month.
McManus ended his speech by saying, “And to pay him the greatest compliment I ever could, he reminds me of my father (the late Hall of Fame broadcaster Jim McKay).”
“This award is absolutely not about me. … I have truly worked with some exceptional talent and my focus has always been to ensure their talent and vision are showcased,” Brown said during his speech.
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