Shep To Host Olympics

It’s a role in which many people did not expect to see news anchor Shepard Smith.

But it has been announced by NBC and that the CNBC News Anchor be one of the network’s host for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

The NY Post says that Smith will co-host CNBC’s primetime coverage with Meghan Triplett. It will be Smith’s first time as an Olympics host. Triplett, a host on Memphis Grizzlies’ programming, is also debuting on her first Olympics.

Mike Tirico will be the prime-time host on NBC as expected.