Robin Roberts hosting first night of NFL draft on ABC
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“Good Morning America” co-host Robin Roberts (AP Photo/ABC, Heidi Gutman).
Robin Roberts is returning to sports for one night, hosting ABC’s coverage of the first round of the NFL draft on April 25.
The “Good Morning America” co-host was with ESPN from 1990 until 2005. She helped cover the draft and was a regular part of “NFL PrimeTime.”
While ESPN’s broadcast will focus on the Xs and Os of draft prospects, as well as how they will fit with their new teams, ABC’s coverage will be geared more toward looking at what players overcame to get drafted as well as the role of their families along the way.
Roberts will be joined by the “ESPN College GameDay” crew for the coverage. This is the second year the draft will be on network television. Fox teamed with NFL Network for the first two nights last year.
The NFL draft will take place April 25-27 in Nashville.
This April 2, 2017 file photo shows Tim McGraw at the 52nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
The NFL also announced Monday that Grammy-winning country star Tim McGraw will perform a free outdoor concert on April 26 and Grammy-winning gospel singer CeCe Winans will sing the National Anthem on April 25 to open the three days of draft events.
The league added that more than 20 Nashville-based acts will perform with additional names announced soon.
The draft will take place on an outdoor stage in downtown Nashville with additional events for fans at the NFL Draft Experience to be held outside Nissan Stadium, home of the Titans.
