List of Pro Football Hall of Fame Game broadcasters

The following is a list of the television networks and announcers that have broadcast the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game throughout the years.

Television

2000s

Year

Network

Play-by-play

Color commentator(s)

Sideline reporter(s)

2009

NBC

Al Michaels

Cris Collinsworth

Andrea Kremer

2008

NBC

Al Michaels

John Madden

Adam Schefter

2007

NFL Network

Bryant Gumbel

Cris Collinsworth

2006

NBC

Al Michaels

John Madden

Andrea Kremer

2005

ABC

Al Michaels

John Madden

Michele Tafoya

2004

ABC

Al Michaels

John Madden

Michele Tafoya

2003

ABC

Al Michaels

John Madden

Lisa Guerrero

2002

ABC

Al Michaels

John Madden

Melissa Stark

2001

ABC

Al Michaels

Dan Fouts and Dennis Miller

Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson

2000

ABC

Al Michaels

Dan Fouts and Dennis Miller

Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson

Notes

  • Adam Schefter of the NFL Network filled-in for Andrea Kremer as NBC's sideline reporter during the 2008 game because Kremer away in Beijing covering the Summer Olympics for NBC.
  • In 2007 and 2008 the game was broadcast live in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland by Sky Sports. ESPN America (formerly North American Sports Network) broadcasts the game in the rest of Europe. It was not shown in 2009 because of a dispute between Sky Sports and the NFL over TV rights.
  • Starting in 2006, it was moved to Sunday night, coinciding with the new NBC Sunday Night Football television package. The 2007 game was telecast on NFL Network as NBC was intending to Televise the China Bowl game in Beijing, China (a game which was postponed to 2009 and later cancelled).

1990s

Year

Network

Play-by-play

Color commentator(s)

Sideline reporter(s)

1999

ABC

Al Michaels

Boomer Esiason

Lesley Visser

1998

ABC

Al Michaels

Dan Dierdorf and Boomer Esiason

Lesley Visser

1997

ABC

Al Michaels

Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf

Lynn Swann

1996

ABC

Al Michaels

Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf

Lynn Swann

1995

ABC

Al Michaels

Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf

Lynn Swann

1994

ABC

Al Michaels

Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf

Lynn Swann

1993

ABC

Al Michaels

Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf

1992

ABC

Al Michaels

Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf

1991

ABC

Al Michaels

Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf

1990

ABC

Al Michaels

Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf

Notes

  • From 1998-2005, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game was held on Monday night (and the 1998 game was on a Saturday night), televised as part of ABC's Monday Night Football package.

1980s

Year

Network

Play-by-play

Color commentator(s)

1989

ABC

Al Michaels

Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf

1988

ABC

Al Michaels

Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf

1987

ABC

Al Michaels

Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf

1986

ABC

Al Michaels

Frank Gifford

1985

ABC

Frank Gifford

O. J. Simpson and Joe Namath

1984

ABC

Bill Flemming

O. J. Simpson

1983

ABC

Frank Gifford

Howard Cosell

1982

ABC

Frank Gifford

Howard Cosell

1981

ABC

Frank Gifford

Howard Cosell and Fran Tarkenton

1980

ABC

Frank Gifford

Howard Cosell and Fran Tarkenton

Notes

  • Bill Flemming filled-in for Frank Gifford on play-by-play for the 1984 game because Gifford was busy covering the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles for ABC.

1970s

Year

Network

Play-by-play

Color commentator(s)

1979

ABC

Frank Gifford

Howard Cosell and Fran Tarkenton

1978

ABC

Frank Gifford

Howard Cosell

1977

ABC

Frank Gifford

Howard Cosell

1976

ABC

Frank Gifford

Howard Cosell and Alex Karras

1975

ABC

Frank Gifford

Howard Cosell and Alex Karras

1974

ABC

Frank Gifford

Howard Cosell and Fred Williamson

1973

ABC

Frank Gifford

Howard Cosell

1972

ABC

Frank Gifford

Howard Cosell

1971

ABC

Frank Gifford

Howard Cosell

1970

No Telecast

Notes

  • Beginning in 1971, the Hall of Fame Game was televised as part of ABC's Wide World of Sports package on Saturday afternoons. This practice would continue until 1998.

1960s

Year

Network

Play-by-play

Color commentator(s)

1969

No Telecast

1968

CBS

Frank Glieber

George Connor

1967

No Telecast

1966

No Telecast

1965

CBS

Van Patrick

Pat Summerall and Sonny Grandelius

Radio

Westwood One owns national radio rights; it is the only exhibition game to air on a nationwide network. Each team's radio network is also allowed to broadcast the games (albeit usually with fewer affiliates since exhibition games are traditionally much lower priority to non-sports and non-flagship stations).