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Houston Super Bowl: NRG Stadium Getting Upgrades One Year Out

Sunday, of course, is Super Bowl 50. The Carolina Panthers take on the Denver Broncos at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. But one year from today (Feb. 5, 2017), Houston’s NRG Stadium will host the game. A delegation of Houston officials will attend this weekend’s game to observe the event in preparation for Houston’s […]

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Sunday, of course, is Super Bowl 50. The Carolina Panthers take on the Denver Broncos at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. But one year from today (Feb. 5, 2017), Houston's NRG Stadium will host the game. A delegation of Houston officials will attend this weekend's game to observe the event in preparation for Houston's turn next year.

One of them is Kevin Hoffman, executive director of the Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation. Earlier this week, he gave Houston Matters producer Michael Hagerty a tour of some of the upgrades happening at NRG one year prior to the big game.

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Houston Super Bowl Host Committee
NFL Announces Date for Superbowl LI in Houston (May 21, 2015)
Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation (HCSCC)
Are Texans, NRG Ready to Go Wild on Wi-Fi? Why, Yes (Houston Chronicle, Jan. 19, 2016)

Michael Hagerty

Michael Hagerty

Senior Producer, Houston Matters

Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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