List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game broadcasters
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The following is a list of the American radio and television networks and announcers that have broadcast the Major League Baseball All-Star Game over the years.
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[edit] Television
[edit] 2010s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Venue/Host team | Field reporter(s) | Pregame host | Pregame analyst(s) | Rating | Share | Households | Viewers |
| 2011 | Fox | Joe Buck | Tim McCarver | Chase Field, Arizona Diamondbacks | Ken Rosenthal, Eric Karros and Mark Grace | Chris Rose | Eric Karros | 6.9 | 12 | 7,712,000 | 11,000,000 |
| 2010 | Fox | Joe Buck | Tim McCarver | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Ken Rosenthal, Chris Rose and Eric Karros | Chris Rose | 7.5 | 13 | 8,692,500 | 12,100,000 |
- † Scheduled to broadcast the game, subject to change.
[edit] Notes
- The 2010 All-Star Game marked the first time the annual game would be shown in 3D. Kenny Albert and Mark Grace were the announcers for the 3D broadcast.
[edit] 2000s
[edit] Notes
- In 2008, Fox went on the air at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time with a special, one hour "red carpet parade" show hosted by Jeanne Zelasko and Chris Rose. Also contributing to the program were reporters Mark Grace, Laura Okmin, and Charissa Thompson. This was followed by play-by-play man Joe Buck presiding over the pregame festivities (e.g. player introductions and the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner") via the public address system.
- The British rights-holder for this game, five (now known as Channel 5) ended its coverage at 6 a.m. BST with the game still in the 12th inning. The network explained that it had a commitment to carry the children's cartoon show The Wiggles that it could not break. The situation is similar to the infamous "Heidi Game" on the U.S. network NBC in 1968.[1]
[edit] 1990s
[edit] Notes
- The 1990 All-Star Game from Chicago's Wrigley Field was marred by an approximately 68 minute rain delay that started during the top of the 7th inning. In the mean time, CBS aired Rescue 911.[17]
- For CBS' coverage of the 1992 All-Star Game, they introduced Basecam,[18] a lipstick-size camera, inside first base.
- In June 1993, CBS Sports' Lesley Visser suffered a jogging accident in New York's Central Park in which she broke her hip and skidded face-first across the pavement.[19] She required reconstructive plastic surgery on her face and in 2006, she required an artificial hip replacement. She returned to CBS Sports in July 1993 to cover the 1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game as a pre-game analyst instead of a field reporter due to the accident. In Visser's place in the meantime, came Jim Kaat.
- The 1994 All-Star Game marked NBC's first broadcast of a Major League Baseball game since Game 5 of the 1989 National League Championship Series on October 9. It also marked the inaugural broadcast of "The Baseball Network," which was a short-lived (lasting through the conclusion of the 1995 World Series), revenue-sharing joint venture between NBC, ABC and Major League Baseball. The '94 All-Star game was also broadcast in Spanish on NBC's Secondary Audio Program. Boston Red Sox announcer Hector Martinez and seven time All-Star Tony Perez were the announcers for the occasion.
[edit] 1980s
[edit] Notes
- For NBC's 1983 All-Star Game coverage, Don Sutton was in New York, periodically tracking pitches with the aid of NBC's "Inside Pitch" technology.
- In 1984, Jim Palmer only served as a between innings analyst for ABC's coverage.
- In 1985, NBC's telecast of the All-Star Game out of the Metrodome in Minnesota was the first program to be broadcast in stereo by a TV network.
- Former President of the United States, Ronald Reagan (who had just left office) served as the color commentator instead of Tom Seaver (Vin Scully's normal NBC broadcasting partner at the time) for the first inning of the 1989 game.
[edit] 1970s
[edit] Notes
- 1976 - The ABC team of Bob Prince, Bob Uecker and Warner Wolf alternated roles for the broadcast. For the first three innings, Prince did play-by-play with Wolf on color commentary and Uecker doing field interviews. For the middle innings, Uecker worked play-by-play with Prince on color and Wolf doing the interviews. For the final three innings, Wolf worked play-by-play with Uecker on color and Prince doing interviews.
[edit] 1960s
[edit] 1950s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Venue/Host team | Rating | Share | Households | Viewers |
| 1959 (1st game) | NBC | Mel Allen | Curt Gowdy | Forbes Field, Pittsburgh Pirates | 16.1 | 64 | ||
| 1959 (2nd game) | NBC | Mel Allen | Vin Scully | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Dodgers | 25.1 | 56 | ||
| 1958 | NBC | Mel Allen | Al Helfer | Memorial Stadium, Baltimore Orioles | 17.9 | 66 | ||
| 1957 | NBC | Mel Allen | Al Helfer | Sportsman's Park, St. Louis Cardinals | 19.8 | 68 | ||
| 1956 | NBC | Mel Allen | Al Helfer | Griffith Stadium, Washington Senators | 18.9 | 69 | ||
| 1955 | NBC[35] | Mel Allen | Al Helfer | County Stadium, Milwaukee Braves | 21.5 | 67 | ||
| 1954 | NBC[36] | Mel Allen | Gene Kelly | Municipal Stadium, Cleveland Indians | 17.7 | 65 | ||
| 1953 | NBC[37] | Jack Brickhouse | Mel Allen | Crosley Field, Cincinnati Reds | 8.6 | 32 | ||
| 1952 | NBC | Jack Brickhouse | Mel Allen | Shibe Park, Philadelphia Phillies | 15.6 | 53 | ||
| 1951 | NBC | Jack Brickhouse | Jim Britt | Briggs Stadium, Detroit Tigers | 27.3 | 89 | ||
| 1950 | NBC | Jack Brickhouse | Comiskey Park, Chicago White Sox | 16.5 | 65 |
[edit] Notes
- The 1952 All-Star Game in Philadelphia was the first nationally televised All-Star Game, but it was shortened by rain.
- In 1950, the Mutual Broadcasting System acquired the television broadcast rights to the World Series and All-Star Game for the next six years. Mutual may have been reindulging in TV network dreams or simply taking advantage of a long-standing business relationship; in either case, the broadcast rights were sold to NBC in time for the following season's games at an enormous profit.
[edit] 1940s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Venue/Host team |
| 1949 | CBS | Red Barber | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| 1948 | KSD | Bob Ingham | Sportsman's Park, St. Louis Browns |
[edit] Radio
[edit] 2010s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Venue/Host team | Reporter(s) | Studio host |
| 2011 | ESPN | Jon Sciambi | Chris Singleton | Chase Field, Arizona Diamondbacks | Peter Pascarelli and John Rooney | Marc Kestecher |
| 2010 | ESPN | Jon Sciambi | Dave Campbell | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Peter Pascarelli and John Rooney | Marc Kestecher |
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[edit] 1980s
[edit] 1970s
[edit] 1960s
[edit] 1950s
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[edit] 1930s
[edit] Notes
- Up until at least, the late 1970s-early 1980s, a majority of the radio announcing crews for the All-Star Game split play-by-play duties, doing either the first 4½ or last 4½ innings.
[edit] References
- ^ Mike Tirico, on-air comment on Tirico and Van Pelt, ESPN Radio, July 22, 2008. Tirico was in England to cover The Open Championship for ESPN on ABC.
- ^ Baker, Jim (July 5, 1998). "Play by Play; McGwire may be a home run for baseball". Boston Herald: p. 013.
- ^ 1996 MLB All-Star Game Open on YouTube
- ^ Trecker, Jerry (July 12, 1996). "AT LEAST FOR WBNE, RED SOX ARE PLEASING". Hartford Courant: p. C2.
- ^ Hiestand, Michael (July 7, 1995). "McEnroe sees a plus in all the fuss". USA Today: p. 2C.
- ^ Martzke, Rudy (July 11, 1995). "ABC All-Stars shrug off uncertainty of future". USA Today: p. 2C.
- ^ 1994 MLB All-Star Game Open on YouTube
- ^ Nidetz, Steve (July 11, 1994). "WITH BASEBALL BACK, NBC PULLS OUT ITS OWN ALL-STAR LINEUP". Chicago Tribune: p. 4.
- ^ Hopkins, Tom (July 11, 1994). "ABC MAKES A DEAL WITH AMERICA ONLINE". Dayton Daily News: p. 9B.
- ^ "Gaston gets rebuke from CBS". Toronto Star: p. E2. July 14, 1993.
- ^ Scheibe, John (July 11, 1993). "Diamond Showcase CBS' TIM MCCARVER IS A NATURAL TO ANALYZE ALL-STAR GAME". Los Angeles Times: p. 4.
- ^ Stewart, Larry (July 10, 1992). "McDonough Takes Advice to the Bank". Los Angeles Times: p. 3.
- ^ Pergament, Alan (July 11, 1992). "SHOW RECALLS BASEBALL IN B.G. (BEFORE GREED) ERA". Buffalo News.
- ^ Frager, Ray (July 5, 1991). "Baseball's early days revisited HBO special offers much to see, hear". Baltimore Sun: p. 7C.
- ^ Ruth, Daniel (July 10, 1990). "Buck stops here for CBS telecast of All-Star Game". Chicago Sun-Times: p. 31.
- ^ Herbert, Steven (July 8, 1990). "TIM McCARVER: Analyst of the Stars". Los Angeles Times: p. 78.
- ^ Hiestand, Michael (July 13, 1995). "Baseball's best pitch lacks marketing punch". USA Today: p. 3C.
- ^ Martzke, Rudy (July 7, 1992). "NBC reconsiders schedule with Dream Team ratings". USA Today: p. 3C.
- ^ Associated Press (July 25, 1993). "SPORTS PEOPLE: BROADCASTING; A Recuperating Visser Aims for NFL Opener". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/25/sports/sports-people-broadcasting-a-recuperating-visser-aims-for-nfl-opener.html?n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes+Topics%2FSubjects%2FJ%2FJogging&pagewanted=print.
- ^ Jackson, Larry. "AN ALL-STAR INNING GOES DUTCH". Palm Beach Post: p. 2C.
- ^ Brennan, Patricia (July 10, 1988). "All-Star Baseball, News Specials, Summer Comedy". Washington Post.
- ^ "ABC joins big leagues of baseball coverage". USA Today: p. 3C. July 12, 1988.
- ^ Martzke, Rudy (July 11, 1988). "Two-time All-Star will analyze game for ABC". USA Today: p. 3E.
- ^ Henninger, Paul (July 13, 1985). "VIEWING SPORTS: THE BASEBALL CLOUD". Los Angeles Times: p. C10.
- ^ McKee, Ken (July 17, 1985). "Broadcaster changes seat for 'real' view". Toronto Star: p. F10.
- ^ NBC Baseball All Star game intro for 1983 on YouTube
- ^ "All-Stars in Booth Give Better Show Than Ones on Field". Los Angeles Times: p. F1. July 7, 1983.
- ^ ABC MLB All Star Game Open 1982 on YouTube
- ^ Henniger, Paul (August 8, 1981). "THE ARTS/TELEVISION". Los Angeles Times: p. B3.
- ^ "1975 All-Star Game". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/baseballs_best/mlb_bb_gamepage.jsp?story_page=bb_75as_071575. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ^ Adler, Dick (July 21, 1974). "Barbara Walters: doing double duty five days a week". Los Angeles Times: p. S2.
- ^ Page, Don (July 17, 1971). "A Weighty Race for the Gold Cup". Los Angeles Times: p. A2.
- ^ "Major League All-Stars To Play in Astrodome". Hartford Courant: p. 8G. July 7, 1968.
- ^ Associated Press (July 10, 1960). "Pitching Choices Uncertain in All-Star". Hartford Courant: p. 4C.
- ^ Associated Press (July 12, 1955). "Crowd Of 45,000 Fans To See All-Star Game; National Is Favorite". Hartford Courant: p. 15.
- ^ "Stengel Seeks First All-Star Victory". Los Angeles Times: p. B8. July 11, 1954.
- ^ "Nationals Choice Today". Los Angeles Times: p. C1. July 14, 1953.
[edit] External links
- All-Star Game - TV Analysis & Ratings
- Retrosheet - All-Star Game Results
- Major League Baseball All-Star Games: Super70s Baseball
- Sportscasting History at the Wayback Machine
- Major League Baseball All-Star Game broadcasters > Radio Archive copy at the Wayback Machine
- MLB All-Star Game Numbers Game | Sports Media Watch
- Classic Radio Broadcast > Special Events - MLB.com Shop
