Paul Burmeister
Television Host, Play-by-Play Announcer
- Share to Facebook
- Share to X
- Share via LinkedIn
- Share via Email
- Copy permalink to clipboard Copied to clipboard

Paul Burmeister is a sportscaster with NBC Sports, working primarily as a play-by-play voice and studio host across a wide range of platforms. Prior to his arrival at NBC in 2014, he spent a decade at NFL Network as a studio host.
Burmeister is also the radio voice of Notre Dame football, having called all home and away games since 2018.
The former Iowa quarterback also served as NBC’s play-by-play voice for coverage of the inaugural USFL season
At NBC, he has worked at four Olympic Games, calling play by play for water polo at the Summer Olympics in Rio and Tokyo, and ski jumping at the Winter Games in Peyongchang and Beijing.
Hosting The Tour de France has become a staple for him as well. Every summer Burmeister anchors NBC’s coverage of the tour, hosting each one since 2016.
Burmeister has become a part of NBC’s Premier League studio team, as a host for “Premier League Live” during the week, and “Premier League Mornings” on the weekend.
While at NFL Network from 2004-2014, Burmeister hosted the studio shows Playbook, College Football Live, NFL Total Access, NFL Gameday Scoreboard, Around the League Live and Path to the Draft. Each January he hosted the networks’ coverage of the Senior Bowl, in addition to calling the game, and was a regular part of NFL Network’s Scouting Combine coverage in February as a host and reporter.
Burmeister played quarterback at Iowa for Hayden Fry from 1989-1993. He was voted captain and MVP of the 1993 team that played in the first Alamo Bowl. He was invited to the NFL Combine and signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings in 1995.

Paul'S CONTRIBUTIONS
-
Pre-Snap Read: Expect Heavyweight Fight in Jaguars-Eagles
For those of us who can’t help but see each Sunday’s NFL lineup through a…
By Paul Burmeister Television Host, Play-by-Play Announcer
-
Pre-Snap Read: Rodgers, Wentz a Striking Contrast in QB Play
Every Monday, there are a handful of quarterbacks (and offensive coordinators) around the league who…
By Paul Burmeister Television Host, Play-by-Play Announcer
-
Pre-Snap Read: Why Tua, Dolphins Could Give Bills Fits
Just like that, Miami Dolphins second-year quarterback Tua Tagovailoa finds himself a star in the…
By Paul Burmeister Television Host, Play-by-Play Announcer
-
Brilliance of Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence Starting to Shine
Trevor Lawrence was sharper than he’s ever been in Week 2 against Indianapolis, producing the…
By Paul Burmeister Television Host, Play-by-Play Announcer
-
Do the Pittsburgh Steelers Have a Mitch Trubisky Problem?
There’s no shame in being 1-1 right now; more than half the teams in the…
By Paul Burmeister Television Host, Play-by-Play Announcer
-
Film Study: Protection Paved Way for Jameis Winston’s Heroics
When the NFL schedule was released in May, I smiled when I saw Atlanta vs.…
By Paul Burmeister Television Host, Play-by-Play Announcer
-
-
Pre-Snap Read: Week 1 Features Spicy QB Storylines
Editor’s note: Paul Burmeister, former Iowa starting quarterback and current radio voice of Notre Dame…
By Paul Burmeister Television Host, Play-by-Play Announcer