In the first known swap of a primo sportscaster for a geriatric cartoon critter, Walt Disney Co. is trading ABC’s Al Michaels to NBC for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
Oswald who?
It turns out the big-eared bunny was one of Walt Disney’s first animated characters, a star in his own right before Mickey Mouse was even a gleam in his creator’s eye. But Disney lost the rabbit after he found out that Universal Studios, now part of NBC Universal, owned the rights to develop the character.
Now Oswald will be returning to Disney, it was announced Thursday. In exchange for the rabbit and other concessions, ABC parent Disney agreed to let Michaels, the longtime voice of Monday Night Football, jump to NBC Universal’s NBC network, where he will remain teamed with partner John Madden.
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Sunday Night Football will be the new Monday Night Football.
Tony Kornheiser might be entertaining, but I got tired of Joe Theisman a long time ago. Can’t say I know that much about Mike Tirico, but I think I’ll be less inclined to watch Monday Night Football than I once was.
That’s probably a good thing.