Burmeister is also the radio voice of Notre Dame football, having called all home and away games since 2018 alongside former Irish All American Ryan Harris.
The former Big Ten quarterback also called football this past spring, serving as NBC's play-by-play voice for their coverage of the inaugural USFL season, working alongside Michael Robinson, Jason Garrett, Cam Jordan, and Ryan Harris At NBC he has now worked four Olympic Games, calling play-by-play for water polo at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo, and ski jumping at the Winter Games in Peyongchang and Beijing.
From 2019 through 2021, Burmeister was front and center for NBC's coverage of the Premier Lacrosse League, hosting its draft each spring, reporting from the sidelines during the season, as well as calling games from the booth.
In his time at NBC he has also hosted NHL Live, Pro Football Talk, The Dan Patrick Show, and America's Cup.
A 1989 graduate of Iowa City West High School, Burmeister was voted Mississippi Valley Conference Player of the Year in football and All State as a Senior.
Burmeister was an all-state quarterback in 1988 and named Mississippi Valley Conference Player of the Year at Iowa City West High School.
A 1989 graduate of Iowa City West High School, Burmeister was voted Mississippi Valley Conference Player of the Year in football and All State as a Senior.
He was invited to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine,[1] after his senior season, and in 1995 spent 5 months with the Minnesota Vikings as a free agent.
In 2011 and 2012, Burmeister was the lead play-by-play voice for NBC Sports Network's coverage of Mountain West Conference Football, working alongside NFL Hall of Famer Rod Woodson for the 2012 season.
Each year he, Mike Mayock and Charles Davis kicked off the network's pre-draft coverage at The Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, in late January before moving on to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis in February.
His play-by-play duties at NFL Network included calling The Senior Bowl and East-West Shrine Game alongside Mike Mayock and Charles Davis from 2011 - 2014.
Burmeister started his broadcasting career in August 1998 at KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, IA, working for 3 years as a reporter and sports anchor, as well as color commentator for KCRG Radio's high school football game of the week.
[2] For 3 years he anchored and reported, as well as hosted KWWL's Sunday night 30 minute show "Sports Plus," alongside Chris Kolkhorst.