Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCharissa Thompson, a regular presence at Fox Sports, is broadening her horizons.The sportscaster, known for hosting “Fox NFL Kickoff” on Sundays during the NFL season, will also be working Thursday nights.
Amazon’s Prime Video has selected Thompson to host its pregame, halftime and postgame coverage of “Thursday Night Football,” of which the first season under its aegis will launch this fall.
When it does, Prime Video will become the first streaming service to air a season-long exclusive national broadcast package with the NFL.
Veteran Al Michaels is moving to “Thursday Night Football” from NBC’s “Sunday Night Football,” where he will be joined by ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit.“We are excited to welcome Charissa to the TNF team,” said Jared Stacy, Prime Video’s director of global live sports production, in a statement “Her infectious enthusiasm, quick wit, and strong NFL credentials make her perfectly suited for this role.
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