Fox NFL Sunday is the pregame show for the TV show NFL on Fox. The program is broadcast on Fox television affiliates nationwide. The audio portion of the show is broadcast over the Fox Sports Radio network, distributed by Premiere Radio Networks. The show has won four Emmy Awards. Fox NFL Sunday debuted in 1994 with hosts James Brown, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, and Jimmy Johnson. The program was notable in being the first hour-long NFL pregame show on a broadcast network; previous network pregames such as CBS' The NFL Today or NBC's NFL Live! had always been 30 minutes in length. Fox's show... also adopted a looser, more irreverent approach than its predecessors. During Johnson's initial season on the show, he would often join the show from his home in Florida. There was much speculation that Jimmy Johnson would return to coaching during the first year of the show. Prior to the end of the year, Johnson made an 'announcement' saying he was happy with his new career in broadcasting. But in 1996, he left to coach the Miami Dolphins, with Ronnie Lott brought in to succeed him for two seasons.
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