noah eagle is part of NBC Sports’ newly forming WNBA broadcast team, as the network lines up play-by-play voices for its first year back covering the league. NBC Sports has selected noah eagle, Michael Grady, and Zora Stephenson to call games, with the overall game distribution across NBC and Peacock not yet detailed. The development comes as the WNBA’s official schedule is expected to be announced soon, with broader league momentum also boosted by a tentative new labor agreement.
Broadcast lineup takes shape ahead of NBC’s return
NBC Sports is preparing to return to WNBA coverage for the first time since 2002, and its broadcast teams are now taking shape. For the network’s first year back with the league, NBC Sports has tabbed three play-by-play broadcasters—Noah Eagle, Michael Grady, and Zora Stephenson—to call WNBA games.
What remains unresolved, at least publicly, is the full breakdown of how many WNBA games will air on NBC versus how many will be exclusive to Peacock. That distribution is a key piece for fans and advertisers, but it has yet to be announced.
When NBCUniversal announced its WNBA deal in 2024, there would be at least 50 WNBA regular-season and playoff games across NBC, Peacock, and USA Network, with five airing on the NBC broadcast network. The league’s official schedule is expected to be released soon.
Noah Eagle, Michael Grady, Zora Stephenson: roles and current assignments
Noah Eagle is NBC’s lead college football announcer, and also calls NBA games for the network. He previously announced men’s and women’s Olympic basketball in Paris in 2024.
Zora Stephenson calls women’s college basketball and works as a sideline reporter for NBA games. Michael Grady calls the NBA and WNBA for both NBC and Amazon, and is set to be on Amazon’s lead WNBA announce team with Candace Parker this season.
Beyond the NBC group, USA Network has its own WNBA presentation: in January, USA announced that Kate Scott will be its lead play-by-play announcer, and Elle Duncan will host studio coverage. USA Network has since split off under the Versant umbrella, but retained a package of “at least” 50 WNBA games, including Finals games in select years.
Immediate reactions: NBC declines to comment; league calendar in focus
An NBC spokesperson declined to comment on the specific announcer selections.
Even with that silence from the network, the league’s calendar is tightening. Attention is shifting toward the season’s opening stretch, while the WNBA’s official schedule announcement is still pending.
Quick context: labor agreement removes a major cloud
Earlier this week, the WNBA and the WNBPA reached a verbal agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement, ending a months-long labor standoff. The agreement includes a new salary cap starting at $7 million, with supermax contracts worth up to $1. 4 million per year.
What’s next for NBC’s WNBA coverage
The next major milestones are straightforward: the WNBA’s official schedule announcement and NBC’s clarification on which games will land on NBC versus Peacock. For now, noah eagle is confirmed as one of the play-by-play voices set to be front and center as NBC returns to the WNBA after more than two decades away, with further details expected as the league’s rollout continues.
