Mike Tirico will not have to travel far from home to cover Sunday's divisional-round game between the Lions and Buccaneers.
The veteran broadcaster has been a workhorse in the 2024 NFL playoffs, handling not one but two games back-to-back in last week’s wild-card round. His NBC batterymate Cris Collinsworth covered just one of the two wild-card matchups.
Tirico is rewarded in the divisional round with a matchup at Detroit's Ford Field. Here’s what you need to know about his Michigan roots.
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Where does Mike Tirico live?
While Tirico hails from the East Coast, he calls the midwest home. The famed announcer has lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the past 24 years.
Tirico moved to the city with wife Debbie after nine years of marriage. The pair met while at Syracuse, Tirico as the studious journalism student and Debbie as the four-year letter-winner in women's basketball.
Tirico may be a Michigan import, but his love for the region — and its sporting history — runs deep.
"I didn't appreciate what a great sports area this was until I came here," Tirico said back in 2004. "Now, if the Detroit Lions ever make the Super Bowl, this city will be painted Honolulu Blue. But we all that know that won't happen."
Where is Mike Tirico from?
Tirico is a native of Queens, New York. He attended Bayside High School, the alma mater for a great host of NYC luminaries, including Mayor Eric Adams.
Mike Tirico net worth
Tirico has a net worth $14 million, per Celebrity Net Worth. Tirico's value stems in part from his gaudy NBC salary. An acclaimed play-by-play announcer in football, hockey and Olympic sports, Tirico reportedly earns $10.5 million in salary.
