List of Pro Bowl broadcasters

The following is a list of the television networks and announcers who have called the National Football League's Pro Bowl throughout the years.

2000s

Year	Network	Play-by-Play	Color Commentator(s)	Sideline Reporter(s)
2009	NBC	Al Michaels ****	Cris Collinsworth ****
2008	FOX	Joe Buck ****	Troy Aikman ****
2007	CBS	Greg Gumbel	Phil Simms and Dan Dierdorf	Shannon SharpE
2006	ESPN	Mike Patrick	Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire	SuZy Kolber and Michelle Tafoya
2005	ESPN	Mike Patrick	Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire	Suzy Kolber and Michelle Tafoya
2004	ESPN	Mike Patrick	Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire
2003	ABC	Al Michaels	Dan Fouts
2002	ABC	Al Michaels	Dan Fouts and Dennis Miller
2001	ABC	Al Michaels	Dan Fouts and Dennis Miller
2000	ABC	Al Michaels	Boomer Esiason

1990s

Year	Network	Play-by-Play	Color Commentator(s)	Sideline Reporter(s)
1999	ABC	Al Michaels	Dan Dierdorf and Boomer Esiason
1998	ABC	Al Michaels	Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf
1997	ABC	Al Michaels	Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf
1996	ABC	Al Michaels	Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf
1995	ABC	Al Michaels	Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf
1994	ESPN	Mike Patrick	Joe Theismann
1993	ESPN	Mike Patrick	Joe Theismann
1992	ESPN	Mike Patrick	Joe Theismann
1991	ESPN	Mike Patrick	Joe Theismann
1990	ESPN	Mike Patrick	Joe Theismann and Chris Berman

1980s

Year	Network	Play-by-Play	Color Commentator(s)	Sideline Reporter(s)
1989	ESPN	Mike Patrick	Joe Theismann
1988	ESPN	Mike Patrick	Roy Firestone
1987	ABC	Al Michaels	Frank Gifford
1986	ABC	Frank Gifford	O.J. Simpson and Joe Namath
1985	ABC	Frank Gifford	Don Meredith
1984	ABC	Frank Gifford	O.J. Simpson
1983	ABC	Frank Gifford	Howard Cosell and Fran Tarkenton
1982	ABC	Al Michaels	Fran Tarkenton
1981	ABC	Frank Gifford	Howard Cosell and Fran Tarkenton
1980	ABC	Keith Jackson	Howard Cosell and Don Meredith

1970s

Year	Network	Play-by-Play	Color Commentator(s)	Sideline Reporter(s)
1979	ABC	Frank Gifford	Howard Cosell and Don Meredith
1978	ABC	Frank Gifford	Howard Cosell and Don Meredith
1977	ABC	Frank Gifford	Howard Cosell and Alex Karras
1976	ABC	Frank Gifford	Howard Cosell and Alex Karras	Fred Williamson
1975	ABC	Frank Gifford	Howard Cosell and Alex Karras	Keith Jackson
1974	NBC	Curt Gowdy	Al DeRogatis	Jim Simpson
1973	CBS	Frank Glieber	Alex Hawkins
1972	NBC	Curt Gowdy	Al DeRogatis
1971	CBS	Jack Whitaker	Frank Gifford
1970	CBS	Don Criqui	Frank Gifford	Jack Whitaker and Pat Summerall

1960s

Year	Network	Play-by-Play	Color Commentator(s)
1969	CBS	Jack Whitaker	Pat Summerall
1968	CBS	Jack Buck	Tom Brookshier
1967	CBS	Lindsey Nelson	Pat Summerall
1966	CBS	Jack Drees	Frank Gifford
1965	NBC	Ken Coleman	Gordie Soltau
1964	NBC	Chris Schenkel	George Connor
1963	NBC	Chuck Thompson	Ken Coleman
1962	NBC	Lindsey Nelson	Chuck Thompson
1961	NBC	Lindsey Nelson	Frankie Albert
1960	NBC	Bob Kelley	Ray Scott

1950s

Year	Network	Play-by-Play	Color Commentator(s)
1959	NBC	Jim Gibbons	Van Patrick
1958	NBC	Joe Tucker	Van Patrick
1957	Not televised
1956	Not televised
1955	Not televised
1954	DuMont	Tom Harmon	Red Grange
1953	NBC	Bud Foster	Mark Scott
1952	NBC	Harry Wismer	Bill Stern
1951	Not televised
1950	Not televised

Notes

Under the eight year televising contract beginning in 2006, the network that broadcasts the SUPER Bowl will also get the Pro Bowl.

For the first four seasons following the AFL-NFL merger (1970-1973; 1971-1974 games), CBS and NBC alternated coverage of the Super Bowl and Pro Bowl, with the networks switching the broadcasts each year (when NBC televised the Super Bowl, CBS televised the Pro Bowl, and vice versa).

The game was part of ABC's Monday Night Football package from 1975-1987.

From the 1951 thru the 1964 seasons, the Pro Bowl TV rightsholders were the Los Angeles Newspaper Charities, as opposed to the National Football League. Since the 1965 season, the NFL has owned the telecast rights.

In 1956 (January 1957), both NBC and CBS passed on the telecast. ABC apparently considered televising the game, but could not gain enough clearance of affiliates to televise. So for the third straight year, there was no telecast.

In 1954 (actually, January 1955), DuMont obtained rights from the Los Angeles Newspaper Charities to cover the Pro Bowl only one week before the game date. As they had trouble lining up affiliates to cover the game on such short notice, the telecast was cancelled.

See also

NFL Pro Bowls: 1951-1970

External links

Sportscasting History