On Thursday, the sports world was shocked by the death of legendary announcer Dan Hicks at the age of 64. The long-time NBC announcer had so many iconic calls in so many different sports over the years. His wife, Hannah Storm, delivered a heartfelt, fitting message about the magnitude of his loss.
In the aftermath of Hicks' death, NBC already has a replacement for his assignment on this Saturday's Notre Dame vs. Boston College football game airing on the network. Jason Benetti will fill in as the play-by-play announcer alongside color commentator Jason Garrett. News of Benetti's assignment is featured in Notre Dame's official game notes.
Notre Dame has listed Jason Benetti as the play-by-play broadcaster for Saturday's telecast on NBC of the Notre Dame vs.
Boston College game. Earlier this season, NBC added Benetti to the lineup to call Big Ten gams. He is also the Detroit Lions preseason play-by-play announcer… https://t.co/jCEbXNvaLf pic.twitter.com/P3Y3wKZN8u
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The 43-year-old Benetti is the lead play-by-play announcer for Sunday Night Baseball on NBC and Peacock. He is also the Detroit Tigers' lead play-by-play announcer and a secondary announcer for NBC's NBA broadcasts.
NBC has not yet clarified who will fill in for Hicks during its last Notre Dame broadcast of the season on Saturday, November 21st against SMU.
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