The Lower Hudson Valley has been gearing up for the 2012 London Olympics by reading about local athletes—and retired—home-grown journalists , and the surrounding the 1972 Munich Olympics tragedy.
Now, it's time for the games.
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What you need to know
NBC will be broadcasting the Olympics this time around. Coverage of the Opening Ceremonies and Parade of Nations is slated to start at 7:30 p.m. Friday and run until 12 a.m. (The coverage will not be live, however, and NBC is drawing some flack for it.)
The four-and-a-half-hour broadcast will include the Queen of England, the lighting of the flame and a fireworks display.
On Saturday, NBC's channel 4 will continue the coverage throughout most of the day. Cycling is on from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m.; swimming is on from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.; and women's basketball is on from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
From 3 p.m to 6 p.m., men and women's beach volleyball will be broadcast.
On Sunday, cycling will screen from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., men's water polo will screen from 2:40 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. and women's gymnastics will screen during prime time, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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For full channel 4 broadcast details, click here.
