Fox reportedly eyeing Will Buxton for IndyCar broadcast team
The network has also held talks with other talents.
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Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte praise Leigh Diffey’s addition to NBC NASCAR booth
Leigh Diffey joined the NBC on NASCAR crew midseason but he's already fitting in perfectly according to his broadcast colleagues.
Leigh Diffey claims accent cost him potential NASCAR role with TNT
"Ultimately I didn't get the job, because the big, big boss at Turner didn't prefer to have an accent calling the Cup races."
Leigh Diffey to make NASCAR on NBC switch this week at Daytona
Longtime IndyCar and Olympic Track and Field announcer Leigh Diffey will make his long-awaited NASCAR switch this weekend at Daytona.
Leigh Diffey shows restraint on women’s 100m hurdles photo finish
"Look how close it is!"
Leigh Diffey finds redemption with call on Men’s 1500-meter Final
"Cole Hooker wins gold! He upsets the favorites! It's gold for the USA!"
Dan Le Batard crushes NBC’s Leigh Diffey for botched men’s 100-meter call
"Announcers who care about that stuff, they get one chance like that for all time."
NBC’s Leigh Diffey explains botched call of Olympics 100-meter finish
"I shouldn’t have been so bold to call it, but I genuinely thought he won."
NBC’s Leigh Diffey criticized for botching Olympics 100-meter finish
"Jamaica's gonna do it! Kishane Thompson is a gold medalist!" Well, about that...
NBC broadcasters fooled, then impressed with Nia Ali’s slow run
"She scared me for a second there, I thought she had picked up an injury."
NBC to tab Leigh Diffey as NASCAR Cup Series lead announcer
It sounds like NBC will make a move after the Olympics later this year, as Leigh Diffey is expected to be the NASCAR lead announcer for some races in 2024.
Awful Announcing Podcast: Leigh Diffey on the Indy 500, facing animosity, becoming a U.S. citizen, and more
On this episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, host Brandon Contes was joined by Leigh Diffey, play-by-play commentator...
Leigh Diffey opens up about facing adversity while breaking into sportscasting
"They didn’t hold back in coming forward and letting me know, 'You don’t belong here.'"
SuperMotocross League’s Dave Prater talks new world championship, broadcast team, NBC/Peacock deal, and more
"It's action-packed. It's kind of modern-day Evel Knievel. They're the best in the world at what they do. "
NBC sees big opportunity with first IndyCar race on primetime broadcast TV in seven years
With a lack of sports taking place and a main-network broadcast slot, could IndyCar reach a bigger audience?
AA Q&A: NBC’s Leigh Diffey on his Indy 500 play by play debut, IndyCar at NBC
Diffey will become the 11th person to do play-by-play at the Indy 500 since 1965.