‘Small handful’ of NBC employees opt out of Olympics (Yahoo Sports)
Savannah Guthrie of the ”Today” show put a public face Tuesday on what NBC says is a ”small handful” of employees who will not travel to Rio de Janeiro this summer for Olympics coverage because of concern over the Zika virus. Brazil is the country hardest-hit by the mosquito-borne virus, which can cause severe birth defects, including babies born with abnormally small heads. NBC is sending more than 2,000 employees to Brazil to cover the Olympics, which take place Aug. 5-21.