Outstanding Host or Commentator
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The Emmy Award for Outstanding Host or Commentator was awarded from 1968 to 1992. It was awarded to a sports broadcaster who was best at hosting an event from a studio or commentating on an event as it was taking place. In 1981, the category's name was given a slight change to Outstanding Host or Play-by-Play. That change is reflected in this article.
Awards like these are now given away at the Sports Emmy Awards.
List of winners
Outstanding Host or Commentator
- 1967-68: Jim McKay (ABC)
- 1968-69: no award was given
- 1969-70: no award was given
- 1970-71: a tie between Jim McKay (ABC) and Don Meredith (ABC)
- 1971-72: no award was given
- 1972-73: Jim McKay (ABC)
- 1973-74: Jim McKay (ABC)
- 1974-75: Jim McKay (ABC)
- 1975-76: Jim McKay (ABC)
- 1976-77: Frank Gifford (ABC)
- 1977-78: Jack Whitaker (CBS)
- 1978-79: Jim McKay (ABC)
- 1979-80: Jim McKay (ABC)
Outstanding Host or Play-by-Play
- 1980-81: Dick Enberg (NBC)
- 1981-82: Jim McKay (ABC)
- 1982-83: Dick Enberg (NBC)
- 1983-84: no award was given
- 1984-85: George Michael (NBC)
- 1985-86: no award was given
- 1986-87: Al Michaels (ABC)
- 1987-88: Bob Costas (NBC)
- 1988: Bob Costas (NBC)
- 1989: Al Michaels (ABC)
- 1990: Dick Enberg (NBC)
- 1991: Bob Costas (NBC)
- 1992: Bob Costas (NBC)
Multiple wins
9 wins
4 wins
3 wins
2 wins