List of current WNBA broadcasters
The following is a list of current (entering the 2020 WNBA season) Women's National Basketball Association broadcasters for each individual team. The announcers who call the television broadcasts also call the WNBA League Pass Production broadcasts unless noted otherwise.
For 2020 Atlanta, Chicago, Connecticut, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minnesota (FS North+ games), and Seattle have decided to use the World Feed for their local broadcasts. Teams listed under local broadcasts for them are 2019 broadcast teams.
Eastern Conference
Television
| Team | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Sideline Reporter | Flagship Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | Andy Demetra Mike Conti |
Amy Audibert | Fox Sports South Fox Sports Southeast | |
| Chicago | Lisa Byington Matt Schumacker (when Byington has other events) Dan P. Kelly (when Byington has other events) |
Jordan Cornette Patricia Babcock-McGraw (Select) |
Patricia Babcock-McGraw | WCIU |
| Connecticut | Bob Heussler | Rebecca Lobo Kim Adams LaChina Robinson Monica McNutt |
Robyn Brown | NESN WCCT |
| Indiana | Pat Boylan | Tully Bevilaqua Bria Goss |
Fox Sports Indiana WNDY | |
| New York | Chris Shearn Michael Grady (selected home games) |
Julianne Viani | YES Fox Sports Go | |
| Washington | Meghan McPeak | Christy Winters-Scott | Dan Nolan | Monumental Sports Network NBC Sports Washington |
Western Conference
Television
| Team | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Sideline reporter | Flagship station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | Ron Thulin | Raegan Pebley Ashley Robinson |
Katie Engleson | Fox Sports Southwest/Fox Sports Southwest+ |
| Las Vegas | Anne Marie Anderson | Rushia Brown | KVMY | |
| Los Angeles | Angel Gray | Mary Murphy | Kirsten Watson Mike Trudell |
Spectrum SportsNet |
| Minnesota | Marney Gellner (FS North) | Lea B. Olsen (FS North) | Katie Emmer (FS North) | Fox Sports North/Fox Sports North+ Fox Sports Go |
| Phoenix | Tom Leander | Ann Meyers-Drysdale | Fox Sports Arizona/Fox Sports Arizona+ | |
| Seattle | Dick Fain | Elise Woodward Jody Wynn |
KZJO |
Radio
| Team | Play-by-play | Flagship station |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas | TC Martin | KWWN |
| Minnesota | Sloane Martin | KLCI (Simulcast on FS Go exclusives) |
Nationwide
ESPN airs select regular season games and acts as the exclusive provider for the Semifinals and the WNBA Finals.
Play-by-play announcers
Color analysts
Sideline reporters
Play-by-play announcers
- Kenneth Garay
Color analysts
- Pablo Viruega
World Feed
With the 2020 season being played all at one site, the WNBA decided to introduce a "World Feed" for non-ESPN broadcasts. Local markets have the option of using the World Feed or local broadcasters, but games on League Pass, NBAtv, Facebook, and CBSSN will use the world feed. All ESPN productions are also considered to be World Feed broadcasts.
Play-by-play announcers
- Ron Thulin
- Sean Salisbury
- Tiffany Greene
- Leah Secondo
Color analysts
- Carolyn Peck
- Debbie Antonelli
- Leah Secondo
Twitter has signed up to carry 10 WNBA broadcasts in 2020. The games focus more on analytics and use a mix of local pxp and analysts from the G League and the WNBA.
Play-by-play announcers
- Frank Hanrahan
- LaChina Robinson
- Kevin Danna
- Angel Gray
Color analysts
- Christy Winters Scott]
- Rosalyn Gold-Onwude
- LaChina Robinson
NBAtv will carry select games throughout the season. These games will remain available on WNBA League Pass and will be a simulcast of the world feed television broadcast.
Beginning with the 2019 season CBSSN entered into a contract to broadcast a minimum of 40 WNBA games per season. It is a multi-year deal, but the length of the deal wasn't announced. CBSSN carries the world feed for WNBA matches.
WNBA League Pass
Every game not broadcast on an ESPN Network or CBSSN is carried live for everyone to watch on WNBA League Pass. No blackouts apply outside of the ESPN and CBSSN productions. WNBA League Pass productions simulcast the world feed.
See also
- List of current National Football League broadcasters
- List of current Major League Baseball broadcasters
- List of current Major League Soccer broadcasters
- List of current National Basketball Association broadcasters
- List of current National Hockey League broadcasters
- List of current North American Soccer League commentators
References
- ^ https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2019/05/espn-tips-off-the-2019-wnba-season-on-may-25/ ESPN Tips off the 2019 WNBA Season on May 25
- ^ https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardmegdal/2019/04/23/new-cbs-sports-network-deal-with-wnba-latest-reminder-of-new-revenue-streams/ New CBS Deal With WNBA Is Latest Reminder Of League's New Revenue Streams