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

Keith Jackson

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

Dandy Don, Howard, Frank

Joe Theismann / Paul MaGuire / Suzie Kolber / Mike Patrick – ESPN Sunday Night Football (1987-2006)

Dick Enberg / Merlin Olsen – NBC weekly games

Jack of all trades, Lindsey Nelson favored loud sport coats

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

Al DeRogatis, Curt Gowdy

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

Jon Miller, Joe Morgan

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

Tony Kubek, Joe Garagiola

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

Shaq, Ernie, Kenny, Charles

NBA on TNT – Shaq, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Ernie Johnson

NBA – Craig Sager, Hubie Brown, Doris Burke, Jay Billas

The late Craig Sager was known for his flashy wardrobe

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

Jackie Stewart, Jim McKay

Jim McKay, Jackie Stewart

Track & Field

Bob Seagren

Dwight Stones

Dwight Stones

Marty Liquori

Skating

Peggy Fleming

Scott Hamilton

Golf

Johnny Miller

Ken Venturi

Ken Venturi, Jim Nantz

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

John Saunders

Robin Roberts

Sports Reporters/Writers

Dick Schaap

Dick Schaap

Frank DeFord

Frank DeFord

John Feinstein

George Plimpton

Paul Zimmerman

Paul Dr. Z Zimmerman

Jim Murray

All Around Sports Broadcasters

Jack Whittaker

Frank Gifford

Keith Jackson

Curt Gowdy

Jim McKay, anchoring the hostage situation at the Olympics

Jim McKay

Howard Cosell

Bob Costas

Jim Nantz

James Brown

Chris Schenkel

Chris Schenkel

Dick Enberg

Vern Lundquist

Ray Scott working a football game

Ray Scott

Merle Harmon

Merle Harmon

Pat Summerall

Al Michaels

Mike Tirico

Jim Simpson

Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale

Lesley Visser

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