List of Chicago Blackhawks broadcasters
The following is a list of television and radio broadcasters from the Chicago Blackhawks National Hockey League (NHL) team by decade.
Television
[edit]2020s
[edit]| Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator | Rinkside reporter | Studio host | Studio analyst(s) |
| 2024-25 | Chicago Sports Network | Rick Ball | Darren Pang (primary) Caley Chelios (select games during Pang's NHL on TNT assignments) |
Luke Stuckmeyer | Pat Boyle | Caley Chelios and Tony Granato |
| 2023–24 | NBC Sports Chicago | Chris Vosters (primary) Brendan Burke (Sabres vs Blackhawks only) |
Darren Pang (primary) Caley Chelios (select games during Pang's NHL on TNT assignments) Troy Murray (select games during Pang's NHL on TNT assignments) |
Luke Stuckmeyer | Pat Boyle, Caley Chelios, or Genna Rose | Caley Chelios, Chris Chelios, Denis Savard, Tony Granato, and John Scott |
| 2022–23 | NBC Sports Chicago | Chris Vosters | Troy Murray (select games) Patrick Sharp (select games) Colby Cohen (select games) Caley Chelios (select games) |
Luke Stuckmeyer | Pat Boyle, Caley Chelios, or Genna Rose | Caley Chelios, Colby Cohen, Patrick Sharp, and Scott Darling |
| 2021–22 | NBC Sports Chicago | Pat Foley (primary) John Wiedeman (select games) Mike Monaco (select games) Stephen Nelson (select games) Chris Vosters (select games) Jason Ross, Jr. (select games) Alan Fuehring (select games) Ralph Strangis (select games) |
Eddie Olczyk (primary) Colby Cohen (select games during Olczyk's NHL on TNT assignments) Caley Chelios (select games) Nick Olczyk (select games) Patrick Sharp (select games) Dale Tallon (select games) |
Luke Stuckmeyer | Pat Boyle, Caley Chelios, or Genna Rose | Adam Burish, Colin Fraser, Caley Chelios, Patrick Sharp, and Andrew Shaw |
| 2021 | NBC Sports Chicago | Pat Foley | Eddie Olczyk or Steve Konroyd | Luke Stuckmeyer | Pat Boyle or Adam Burish | Steve Konroyd, Jamal Mayers, and Patrick Sharp |
2010s
[edit]2000s
[edit]| Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host | Studio analyst(s) |
| 2009–10 | NBC Sports Chicago | Pat Foley | Eddie Olczyk or Steve Konroyd | Chris Boden (NBC Sports Chicago) | Steve Konroyd and Troy Murray |
| WGN-TV | Dan Roan (WGN) | ||||
| 2008–09 | NBC Sports Chicago | Pat Foley | Eddie Olczyk or Steve Konroyd | Josh Mora (NBC Sports Chicago) | Steve Konroyd and Troy Murray |
| WGN-TV | Dan Roan (WGN) | ||||
| 2007–08 | NBC Sports Chicago | Dan P. Kelly | Eddie Olczyk or Steve Konroyd | Josh Mora, Chuck Garfien, or Chris Boden | Steve Konroyd and Troy Murray |
| 2006–07 | NBC Sports Chicago | Dan P. Kelly | Eddie Olczyk or Steve Konroyd | Jim Blaney | Steve Konroyd and Troy Murray |
| 2005–06 | NBC Sports Chicago | Pat Foley | Troy Murray | Jim Blaney | |
| 2003–04 | Fox Sports Net Chicago | Pat Foley | Troy Murray | Jim Blaney | |
| 2002–03 | Fox Sports Net Chicago | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon | Troy Murray | |
| 2001–02 | Fox Sports Net Chicago | Pat Foley | Bill Gardner | Troy Murray | |
| 2000–01 | Fox Sports Net Chicago | Pat Foley | Bill Gardner | Troy Murray | |
1990s
[edit]1980s
[edit]| Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator | Studio host | Studio analyst |
| 1989–90 | SportsChannel Chicago | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon | Jim Blaney | Bill Gardner |
| 1988–89 | SportsChannel Chicago | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon | ||
| 1987–88 | SportsChannel Chicago | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon | ||
| 1986–87 | SportsChannel Chicago | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon | ||
| 1985–86 | SportsChannel Chicago | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon | ||
| 1984–85 | SportsChannel Chicago | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon | ||
| 1983–84 | Sportsvision | Ken Wilson | Dale Tallon | ||
| 1982–83 | Sportsvision | Ken Wilson | Dale Tallon | ||
| 1981–82 | ONTV | Pat Foley | Keith Magnuson | ||
| 1980–81 | ONTV | Pat Foley |
Note
[edit]Keith Magnuson only did color commentary during the 1982 playoffs.
1970s
[edit]| Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host |
| 1979–80 | WSNS-TV | Andy MacWilliams or Bud Kelly | Lou Angotti | |
| 1978–79 | WSNS-TV | Andy MacWilliams or Bud Kelly | Bud Kelly or Lou Angotti | |
| 1977–78 | WFLD | Ron Oakes | Lou Angotti | |
| 1976–77 | WFLD | Jim West | Lou Angotti | |
| 1975–76 | WFLD | Lloyd Pettit | Brad Palmer | |
| 1974–75 | WGN-TV | Jim West | ||
| 1973–74 | WGN-TV | Jim West | ||
| 1972–73 | WGN-TV | Jim West | ||
| 1971–72 | WGN-TV | Jim West | ||
| 1970–71 | WGN-TV | Jim West |
Note
[edit]As mentioned to up above, Brad Palmer served as the intermission host, while working for WFLD-TV 32 in 1975-76. When the NHL '76 TV series did playoff games, Marv Albert split play-by-play duties with an announcer from one of the participating teams. For instance, on April 18, 1976 (Montreal at Chicago), it was Palmer who split the play-by-play duties with Albert. Albert did play-by-play for the first and third periods while did Palmer the second. Lloyd Pettit of course, was unavailable as he was doing radio (as it turned out for the last time) on WMAQ.
Dan Kelly provided play-by-play for the Black Hawks during the 1978 playoffs. Kelly had become available because St. Louis missed the playoffs. Chicago Tribune beat writer Bob Verdi was the analyst.
1960s
[edit]| Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator |
| 1969–70 | WGN-TV | Lloyd Pettit | |
| 1968–69 | WGN-TV | Lloyd Pettit | |
| 1967–68 | WGN-TV | Lloyd Pettit | |
| 1966–67 | WGN-TV | Lloyd Pettit | |
| 1965–66 | WGN-TV | Lloyd Pettit | |
| 1964–65 | WGN-TV | Lloyd Pettit | |
| 1963–64 | WGN-TV | Lloyd Pettit | |
| 1962–63 | WGN-TV | Johnny Gottselig | Lloyd Pettit |
| 1961–62 | WGN-TV | Joe Wilson | Lloyd Pettit |
1950s
[edit]| Year | Channel | Play-by-play |
| 1952–53 | WBKB | Joe Wilson |
1940s
[edit]| Year | Channel | Play-by-play |
| 1948–49 | WBKB | Joe Wilson |
| 1947–48 | WBKB | Joe Wilson |
Note
[edit]From 1946–49, Joe Wilson called a limited schedule of Sunday home games.
Radio
[edit]2020s
[edit]| Year | Flagship | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host |
| 2023–24 | WGN | John Wiedeman | Troy Murray (primary) Caley Chelios (select games) Joe Brand (select games) |
Chris Boden |
| 2022–23 | WGN | John Wiedeman | Troy Murray (select games) Colby Cohen (select games when Murray is doing TV) Caley Chelios (select games when Murray is doing TV) |
Chris Boden |
| 2021–22 | WGN | John Wiedeman (primary) Alan Fuehring (when Wiedeman is doing TV) Joey Zakrzewski (when Wiedeman is doing TV) Jason Ross, Jr. (when Wiedeman is doing TV) |
Troy Murray (primary) Colby Cohen (select games) Caley Chelios (select games) Paul Caponigri (select games) Nick Olczyk (select games) Joe Brand (select games) |
Chris Boden |
| 2021 | WGN | John Wiedeman | Troy Murray | Chris Boden |
2010s
[edit]2000s
[edit]| Year | Flagship | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host | Studio analyst |
| 2008–09 | WGN | John Wiedeman | Troy Murray | Judd Sirott | |
| 2007–08 | WSCR | John Wiedeman | Troy Murray | Jesse Rogers | |
| 2006–07 | WSCR | John Wiedeman | Troy Murray | Jesse Rogers | |
| 2005–06 | WSCR | Pat Foley | Troy Murray | Jesse Rogers | |
| 2003–04 | WSCR | Pat Foley | Troy Murray | Jesse Rogers | |
| 2002–03 | WSCR | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon | Jesse Rogers | Bob Probert |
| 2001–02 | WSCR | Pat Foley | Bill Gardner | Jesse Rogers | |
| 2000–01 | WSCR | Pat Foley | Bill Gardner | Jesse Rogers |
1990s
[edit]| Year | Flagship | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host | Studio analyst |
| 1999–2000 | WMAQ | Pat Foley | Bill Gardner | Jim Blaney | |
| 1998–99 | WMAQ | Pat Foley | Bill Gardner | Dave Pasch | |
| 1997–98 | WMAQ | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon | Dave Pasch | Billy Jaffe |
| 1996–97 | WMVP | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon | Brian Davis | |
| 1995–96 | WMVP | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon | Brian Davis | |
| 1994–95 | WMVP | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon | Brian Davis | |
| 1993–94 | WMVP | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon | Brian Davis | |
| 1992–93 | WLUP | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon | Darren Pang | |
| 1991–92 | WBBM | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon | Darren Pang | |
| 1990–91 | WBBM | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon | Darren Pang |
1980s
[edit]| Year | Flagship | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
| 1989–90 | WBBM | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon |
| 1988–89 | WBBM | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon |
| 1987–88 | WBBM | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon |
| 1986–87 | WBBM | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon |
| 1985–86 | WBBM | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon |
| 1984–85 | WIND | Pat Foley | Dale Tallon |
| 1983–84 | WIND | Pat Foley | |
| 1982–83 | WIND | Pat Foley | |
| 1981–82 | WIND | Pat Foley | Keith Magnuson |
| 1980–81 | WYEN | Pat Foley |
1970s
[edit]| Year | Flagship | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host | Studio analysts |
| 1979–80 | WCFL | Andy MacWilliams or Bud Kelly | Lou Angotti | ||
| 1978–79 | WCFL | Andy MacWilliams or Bud Kelly | Bud Kelly or Lou Angotti | ||
| 1977–78 | WCFL | Ron Oakes | Lou Angotti | ||
| 1976–77 | WCFL | Jim West | Lou Angotti | ||
| 1975–76 | WMAQ | Lloyd Pettit | Pat Sheridan[1] | ||
| 1974–75 | WMAQ | Lloyd Pettit or Jay Scott | Bob Elson | ||
| 1973–74 | WMAQ | Lloyd Pettit or Jay Scott | Bob Elson | ||
| 1972–73 | WMAQ | Lloyd Pettit or Jay Scott | Bob Elson | ||
| 1971–72 | WMAQ | Lloyd Pettit, Harvey Wittenberg, or Jay Scott | Harvey Wittenberg | ||
| 1970–71 | WMAQ | Lloyd Pettit, Harvey Wittenberg, or Jay Scott | Harvey Wittenberg or Jay Scott |
1960s
[edit]1950s
[edit]| Year | Flagship | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
| 1959–60 | WGN | Johnny Gottselig | Harvey Wittenberg |
| 1958–59 | WGN | Johnny Gottselig | |
| 1954–55 | WCFL | Bob Elson | Johnny Gottselig |
| 1953–54 | WCFL | Bob Elson | Johnny Gottselig |
| 1952–53 | WCFL | Bob Elson | Johnny Gottselig |
| 1951–52 | WCFL | Bert Wilson | Johnny Gottselig |
| 1950–51 | WCFL | Bob Elson | Johnny Gottselig |
1940s
[edit]1930s
[edit]| Year | Flagship | Play-by-play |
| 1939–40 | WGN | Bob Elson |
| 1938–39 | WGN | Bob Elson |
| 1937–38 | WGN | Bob Elson |
| 1936–37 | WGN | Bob Elson |
| 1935–36 | WGN | Bob Elson |
| 1934–35 | WGN | Bob Elson |
| 1933–34 | WGN | John Harrington |
Notes
[edit]- Bud Kelly frequently filled in for Andy MacWilliams due to MacWilliams suffering from a throat condition.
- Keith Magnuson joined the broadcast team after he resigned as head coach.
- Lou Angotti was fired prior to the 1978–79 season, however, he was brought back in December 1978.
- Although the Blackhawks didn't have a permanent television color commentator from 1967 to 1975, Pettit and West were occasionally joined by WGN personalities including Arne Harris and Lou Boudreau.
- ON TV sometimes showed sports vision games on the ON TV channel and in 1984 sports vision was on TV before the cable and satellite channel started.
- Prior to the 2006–07 season, if the game was shown on television, it was simulcast on radio, with the same announcers doing both broadcasts.
- In the spring of 1982, Gene Hart announced a Blackhawks/ Vancouver Canucks playoff game on WBBS-TV Chicago alongside Keith Magnuson. WBBS carried the game as Hart announced that the channel would become SportsVision on May 13 that year during a station ID
References
[edit]- ^ "Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel November 17, 2003-Pat Sheridan recalls working with Lloyd Pettit-page 17". Archived from the original on May 21, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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