Once again this postseason, Maria Taylor will host NBC’s Super Bowl 60 coverage in San Francisco. The veteran host and journalist has become a fixture on “Football Night in America” and the network’s Olympic broadcasts. She is already handling double duty as the Olympics began Friday.
Maria Taylor’s Path to NBC’s Biggest Nights
Maria Taylor is 38 years old. Here is a look at how her career has unfolded.
Her route to the Super Bowl began as an athlete in her college days. Taylor was a Division I athlete at the University of Georgia, where she played volleyball and basketball. She initially planned to pursue medicine, but a professor encouraged her to consider journalism instead.
An internship with Fox Sports South provided her first experience in live production. From there, she worked on regional broadcasts and conference networks before ESPN hired her in 2014. Taylor became a regular on “College GameDay” and “NBA Countdown.” In 2021, she joined NBC, where she was placed on “Football Night in America” and Olympic programming.
This is not her first Super Bowl. NBC selected Taylor to host the 2022 Super Bowl pregame show in Los Angeles. She later anchored coverage from Beijing during the Winter Games and from Paris during the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Taylor is an advocate for women in sports. She co-founded The Winning Edge Leadership Academy in 2015 to connect aspiring broadcasters with mentors and internships. The organization focuses on creating access to television production and on-air opportunities.
More about Taylor Ahead of Super Bowl 60
NBC’s Super Bowl 60 broadcast team will feature Mike Tirico on play-by-play, Cris Collinsworth as analyst, and Melissa Stark on the sideline. Taylor will anchor portions of the pregame show alongside Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison.
Taylor married Jonathan Hemphill in 2021 and gave birth to a son later that year. She worked through most of her pregnancy and returned to the air within weeks. That season, she hosted NFL and Olympic programming in the same calendar year.
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Her career has crossed networks, sports, and continents in little more than a decade. NBC has used her as a lead host for the NFL, the Olympics, and major studio events. She is considered one of the most accomplished media members under 40.
Super Bowl 60 features Sam Darnold and the Seahawks versus Drake Maye and the Patriots. The biggest game of the year will also become the next line on Taylor’s Hall of Fame-worthy résumé.
