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Bill Haslam, Jim Nantz named Super Bowl 2030 Nashville co-chairs

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Nashville Predators owner Bill Haslam and CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz are the co-chairs for the Super Bowl 2030 host committee, the city announced during the city's press conference on May 20.

Nashville Predators majority owner Bill Haslam and CBS broadcaster (and Nashville resident) Jim Nantz are the co-chairs for the Super Bowl 2030 host committee, Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation CEO Deana Ivey announced during the city's press conference on May 20. The NFL officially announced on May 19 that Nashville will host Super Bowl LXIV in 2030 following a unanimous vote by the league's franchise owners. The 2030 Super Bowl will be held in the yet-to-be-opened new Nissan Stadium.

The specific game date has not yet been announced. GENTRY ESTES: The Super Bowl is coming, Nashville, and there's work to be done Former Gov. Haslam's involvement in Nashville sports has increased as he completed his purchase as majority owner and chairman of the NHL's Predators in 2024 and will continue as the city and NFL shapes the 2030 Super Bowl.

He also bid on a WNBA franchise in 2025. Nantz, who emceed the press conference, lives in Nashville and assisted in the city's pursuit of the Super Bowl bid alongside other Nashville dignitaries, including Eric Church. The city's bid committee included a long list of familiar names, including Vanderbilt AD Candace Storey Lee, Nashville SC owner John Ingram, Tim McGraw, Church, Titans president and CEO Burke Nihill, ESPN broadcaster and Nashville resident Kirk Herbstreit among others.

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