Mike was born in New York City on Dec. 13, 1966. He was welcomed into the world by his Italian mother and his African American father, making him biracial and multi-ethnic.

Mike Tirico apologized on social media after misidentifying Martinique's flag as Palestine's during the gold medal ceremony for men's basketball. Mike Tirico made a mistake, and quickly rectified it.

Mike Tirico quickly took to social media to offer an apology for misidentifying the Martinique flag as the Palestinian flag during the 2024 Paris Olympics men’s basketball medal ceremony on ...

UPDATED with Tirico’s apology: NBC’s main Olympic sportscaster Mike Tirico triggered instant backlash on social media over a comment about the flag French basketball player Mathias Lessort had ...

Sports fans know him for NFL play-by-play, but Mike Tirico's fourth time hosting the Olympics for NBC makes him a household name in that circle, too.