Radio and television announcers that I’ve enjoyed through the years. Announcer, broadcaster, commentator, play-by-by, color analyst, sideline reporter – different names, different functions, but providing game information in an informative and engaging way to viewers/listeners.
Of course, this not a complete list of worthy names, only those I’ve seen or heard through the years, and I’ve likely overlooked some deserving names.
Football
College games play by play – Ray Scott, Keith Jackson, Chris Schenkel, Charlie Jones
Pat Summerall / Tom Brookshier – CBS game coverage, NFL Films weekly programming
Pat Summerall / John Madden – CBS, FOX
Frank Gifford / Howard Cosell / Don Meredith – ABC Monday Night Football
Joe Theismann / Paul MaGuire / Suzie Kolber / Mike Patrick – ESPN Sunday Night Football (1987-2006)
Dick Enberg / Merlin Olsen – NBC weekly games
Lindsey Nelson / Paul Hornung – Notre Dame football in the 1970s.
Len Dawson and Mitch Holthus – Kansas City Chiefs radio, HBO football highlights
Charlie Jones – AFL / NFL
Greg Gumble, Dan Dierdorf, Sam Wyche, Bob Trumpy – NFL
Curt Gowdy and Al DeRogatis – NFL
Baseball
Harry Caray and Steve Stone – WGN Chicago Cubs games.
Skip Caray, Pete Van Wieren, Don Sutton – WTBS/TBS Atlanta Braves
Bob Costas – Game of the Week, ESPN
Jon Miller and Joe Morgan – ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball
Bob Uecker – Milwaukee Brewers and network baseball coverage
Vin Scully – Los Angeles Dodgers and network baseball coverage
Curt Gowdy / Tony Kubek – Saturday Game of the Week
Joe Garagiola – New York Yankees, NBC baseball coverage
Jack Buck / Tim McCarver – CBS, Fox baseball coverage
Ken Harrelson – Chicago White Sox
Basketball
Bill Walton – NCAA on CBS, NBC, Los Angeles Clippers, ABC/ESPN, Sacramento Kings, PAC-10
Marv Albert – NBC, TNT game coverage
Chick Hearn / “Hot” Rod Hundley – Los Angeles Lakers
Dick Stockton / Tommy Heinsohn – NBA playoffs
Chris Schenkel / Bill Russell – NBA on ABC early 1970s
College basketball – Vern Lundquist, Dick Vitale, Digger Phelps, Gary Bender, Ray Scott, Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, Al McGuire, Gary Bender
NBA on TNT – Shaq, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Ernie Johnson
NBA – Craig Sager, Hubie Brown, Doris Burke, Jay Billas
Cotton Fitzsimmons – NBA
Boxing
Howard Cosell
Jim Lampley
Tennis
Bud Collins / Donald Dell tournament coverage – PBS
Pat Summerall, Tony Trabert and John Newcombe; Billie Jean King, Chris Everett
Gymnastics
Cathy Rigby
Andrea Joyce
Auto Racing
Jim McKay, Jackie Stewart
Track & Field
Bob Seagren
Dwight Stones
Marty Liquori
Skating
Peggy Fleming
Scott Hamilton
Golf
Johnny Miller
Ken Venturi
Tom Weiskopt
Gary McCord
Judy Rankin
ABC Wide World of Sports
Jim McKay, Chris Schenkel, Keith Jackson
ESPN
Peter Gammons
John Clayton
Chris Mortensen
Bob Ley
John Saunders
Robin Roberts
Sports Reporters/Writers
Dick Schaap
Frank DeFord
John Feinstein
George Plimpton
Paul Zimmerman
Jim Murray
All Around Sports Broadcasters
Jack Whittaker
Frank Gifford
Keith Jackson
Curt Gowdy
Jim McKay
Howard Cosell
Bob Costas
Jim Nantz
James Brown
Chris Schenkel
Dick Enberg
Vern Lundquist
Ray Scott
Merle Harmon
Pat Summerall
Al Michaels
Mike Tirico
Jim Simpson
Lesley Visser
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