In sports broadcasting, a sports commentator (also known as a sports announcer or sportscaster) provides a See more

The main commentator, also called the play-by-play commentator or announcer in North America, blow-by-blow in combat sports coverage, lap-by-lap for motorsports coverage, or ball-by-ball for cricket coverage, i… See more

While sports broadcasts took place from 1912, Florent Gibson of the Pittsburgh Post newspaper broadcast the first sports commentary in April 1921, covering the fight between Johnny Ray and Johnny "Hutch" Dundee at t… See more

In 1975, the National Hockey League (NHL) made headlines when two coaches of the NHL All-Star Game in Montreal allowed Robin Herman (The New York Times) and Marcelle St. Cyr (CKLM radio in Montreal) access int… See more

Though not always the case, in professional wrestling, the color commentator is usually a "heel sympathizer" (or a supporter of the "bad guys") as opposed to the play-by-play announcer, who is more or less the "voice of the fans… See more

• Announcer less game, December 1980, experimental broadcast of an NFL game without TV commentators
• List of sports announcers
• List of Major League Baseball retired numbers - Broadcasters… See more

• Sportcaster Chronicles Archived 2020-02-20 at the Wayback Machine – Internet radio show in which John Lewis interviews leading American sports announcers See more