NBC Sports Group announced today that David FEHERTY will make NBCUniversal his exclusive media home, which will include adding FEHERTY to NBC's golf tournament coverage team, including the Olympics; an extension of his award-winning series FEHERTY on Golf Channel; and a slate of new ventures highlighted by a Universal Television development deal.
Described as "a cross between Oprah Winfrey and Johnny Carson" by The New York Times, FEHERTY has made a name for himself not only through his self-titled Golf Channel talk show, but as one of the most irrepressible personalities calling golf over the past two decades. A native of Northern Ireland and a former professional golfer who scored 10 worldwide victories and a spot on the 1991 European Ryder Cup Team, FEHERTY is now a proud American citizen who has risen above a history of alcoholism and addiction to become an Emmy-nominated television host, New York Times best-selling author and comedic relief for thousands of men and women in uniform. "I'm really looking forward to this next step in my career?, but I'll miss a lot of people who have had my back for nearly 20 years. And to be honest, I'm on the verge of soiling myself," said David Feherty, NBC Sports golf analyst and host. "However, I am looking forward to new challenges and opportunities at NBC and Golf Channel. I haven't yet heard the over-under on me getting fired, but hey, I beat the odds the last time."Videos