List of Boston Red Sox broadcasters
Television
2010s
| Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field Level reporters | Studio host | Studio analysts |
| 2014 | NESN | Don Orsillo | Jerry Remy or Dennis Eckersley or Guest Analyst | Various | Tom Caron | Dennis Eckersley, Peter Gammons, Steve Lyons, Tim Wakefield, or Jim Rice |
| 2013 | NESN | Don Orsillo | Jerry Remy or Dennis Eckersley or Guest Analyst | Jenny Dell | Tom Caron | Dennis Eckersley, Peter Gammons, Matt Stairs, Tim Wakefield, or Jim Rice |
| 2012 | NESN | Don Orsillo | Jerry Remy | Jenny Dell | Tom Caron | Dennis Eckersley, Peter Gammons, Matt Stairs, Tim Wakefield, or Jim Rice |
| 2011 | NESN | Don Orsillo | Jerry Remy | Heidi Watney | Tom Caron | Dennis Eckersley, Peter Gammons, or Jim Rice |
| 2010 | NESN | Don Orsillo | Jerry Remy | Heidi Watney | Tom Caron | Dennis Eckersley, Peter Gammons, or Jim Rice |
2000s
- Note: Circa 2003–2005, WSBK televised Friday night games in the Boston area while WBZ televised the 4th of July game; these games were seen on NESN throughout the rest of New England.
1990s
1980s
1970s
| Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host |
| 1979 | WSBK-TV | Ned Martin | Ken Harrelson | Tom Larson |
| 1978 | WSBK-TV | Dick Stockton | Ken Harrelson | Tom Larson |
| 1977 | WSBK-TV | Dick Stockton | Ken Harrelson | Tom Larson |
| 1976 | WSBK-TV | Dick Stockton | Ken Harrelson | Tom Larson |
| 1975 | WSBK-TV | Dick Stockton | Ken Harrelson | Tom Larson |
| 1974 | WBZ-TV | Ken Coleman | Johnny Pesky | |
| 1973 | WBZ-TV | Ken Coleman | Johnny Pesky | |
| 1972 | WBZ-TV | Ken Coleman | Johnny Pesky | |
| 1971 | WHDH-TV | Ken Coleman & Ned Martin | Johnny Pesky | |
| 1970 | WHDH-TV | Ken Coleman & Ned Martin | Johnny Pesky |
1960s
| Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
| 1969 | WHDH-TV | Ken Coleman & Ned Martin | Johnny Pesky |
| 1968 | WHDH-TV | Ken Coleman & Ned Martin | Mel Parnell |
| 1967 | WHDH-TV | Ken Coleman & Ned Martin | Mel Parnell |
| 1966 | WHDH-TV | Ken Coleman & Ned Martin | Mel Parnell |
| 1965 | WHDH-TV | Curt Gowdy & Ned Martin | Mel Parnell |
| 1964 | WHDH-TV | Curt Gowdy, Art Gleeson & Ned Martin | |
| 1963 | WHDH-TV | Curt Gowdy, Art Gleeson & Ned Martin | |
| 1962 | WHDH-TV | Curt Gowdy, Art Gleeson & Ned Martin | |
| 1961 | WHDH-TV | Curt Gowdy, Art Gleeson & Ned Martin | |
| 1960 | WHDH-TV | Curt Gowdy, Art Gleeson & Bill Crowley |
1950s
| Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
| 1959 | WHDH-TV | Curt Gowdy, Bob Murphy & Bill Crowley | |
| 1958 | WHDH-TV | Curt Gowdy, Bob Murphy & Bill Crowley | |
| 1957 | WHDH-TV | Curt Gowdy or Don Gillis, Bob Murphy & Bill Crowley | |
| 1956 | WBZ-TV or WNAC-TV | Curt Gowdy & Bob Murphy | |
| 1955 | WBZ-TV or WNAC-TV | Curt Gowdy & Bob Murphy | |
| 1954 | WBZ-TV or WNAC-TV | Curt Gowdy, Tom Hussey, & Bob Murphy | |
| 1953 | WBZ-TV or WNAC-TV | Curt Gowdy, Tom Hussey, & Bob DeLaney | |
| 1952 | WBZ-TV or WNAC-TV | Curt Gowdy, Tom Hussey, & Bob DeLaney | |
| 1951 | WBZ-TV or WNAC-TV | Curt Gowdy, Tom Hussey, & Bob DeLaney | |
| 1950 | WBZ-TV | Jim Britt & Tom Hussey | Bump Hadley |
| WNAC-TV | Jim Britt & Tom Hussey | Les Smith |
1940s
| Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
| 1949 | WBZ-TV | Jim Britt & Tom Hussey | Bump Hadley |
| WNAC-TV | Jim Britt & Tom Hussey | Les Smith | |
| 1948 | WBZ-TV | Jim Britt & Tom Hussey | Bump Hadley |
| WNAC-TV | Jim Britt & Tom Hussey | Les Smith |
Substitutes
Play-by-Play
- Leo Egan (1970)[1]
- Gary Thorne (1992-1993)
- Brent Musburger (1992)
- Bob Montgomery (1992-1995)
- Gil Santos (1992)
- Steve Zabriskie (1996)
- Doug Brown (1997-1998)
- Don Orsillo (2000)
- Jon Rish (2010, 2014)
- Eric Frede (2010-2014)
- Josh Maurer (2015–Present)
Color Commentator
- Jerry Remy (1992-1995)
- Dennis Eckersley (2003–Present)
- Dave Roberts (2009)
- Buck Martinez (2009)
- Tony Massarotti (2009)
- Rance Mulliniks (2009)
- Rex Hudler (2009)
- Ron Coomer (2009)
- Ken Rosenthal (2009)
- Kevin Kennedy (2009)
- Dwight Evans (2009)
- Sean Casey (2009)
- Jim Kaat (2009)
- Gordon Edes (2009)
- Bob Montgomery (2009)
- Frank Viola (2009)
- Sean McAdam (2009)
- Brian Daubach (2009)
- Rick Dempsey (2010-2012)
- Gregg Zaun (2011)
- Roy Smalley III (2012)
- Peter Abraham (2012)
- Nick Cafardo (2012–present)
- Peter Gammons (2012–present)
- Jim Rice (2013)
- Rob Bradford (2013)
- Jon Rish (2013–present)
- Derek Lowe (2013–present)
Field Reporter
- Kathryn Tappen (2006-2011)
- Jade McCarthy (2010-2011)
- Tony Lee (2011)
- Jamie Erdahl (2013–present)
Studio Host
- Butch Stearns (1997-1998)
- Kathryn Tappen (2006-2011)
- Adam Pellerin (2013–present)
Studio Analyst
- Brian Daubach (2009)
- Tony Massarotti (2009)
- Gordon Edes (2009)
- Nick Cafardo (2009–Present)
- Ken Ryan (2009)
Radio
2010s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Play-by-play #2 | Color commentator(s) |
| 2014 | WEEI/WEEI-FM | Dave O'Brien or Joe Castiglione | Joe Castiglione or Sean Grande | Lou Merloni (select games) |
| 2013 | WEEI/WEEI-FM | Dave O'Brien or Joe Castiglione | Joe Castiglione or Jon Rish or Sean Grande | Lou Merloni (select games) |
| 2012 | WEEI/WEEI-FM | Dave O'Brien or Joe Castiglione | Joe Castiglione or Dale Arnold or Jon Rish | |
| 2011 | WEEI (primary) or WRKO (back-up) | Dave O'Brien or Joe Castiglione | Joe Castiglione or Dale Arnold or Jon Rish | |
| 2010 | WEEI (primary) or WRKO (back-up) | Joe Castiglione | Dave O'Brien or Dale Arnold or Jon Rish |
2000s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Play-by-play #2 | Color commentator(s) |
| 2009 | WRKO or WEEI | Joe Castiglione | Dave O'Brien or Dale Arnold or Jon Rish | |
| 2008 | WRKO or WEEI | Joe Castiglione | Dave O'Brien or Dale Arnold or Jon Rish | |
| 2007 | WRKO or WEEI | Joe Castiglione | Dave O'Brien or Glenn Geffner | |
| 2006 | WEEI | Joe Castiglione | Jerry Trupiano | |
| 2005 | WEEI | Joe Castiglione | Jerry Trupiano | |
| 2004 | WEEI | Joe Castiglione | Jerry Trupiano | |
| 2003 | WEEI | Joe Castiglione | Jerry Trupiano | |
| 2002 | WEEI | Joe Castiglione | Jerry Trupiano | |
| 2001 | WEEI | Joe Castiglione | Jerry Trupiano | |
| 2000 | WEEI | Joe Castiglione | Jerry Trupiano |
1990s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Play-by-play #2 | Color commentator(s) |
| 1999 | WEEI | Joe Castiglione | Jerry Trupiano | |
| 1998 | WEEI | Joe Castiglione | Jerry Trupiano | |
| 1997 | WEEI | Joe Castiglione | Jerry Trupiano | |
| 1996 | WEEI | Joe Castiglione | Jerry Trupiano | |
| 1995 | WEEI | Joe Castiglione | Jerry Trupiano | |
| 1994 | WRKO | Joe Castiglione | Jerry Trupiano | |
| 1993 | WRKO | Joe Castiglione | Jerry Trupiano | |
| 1992 | WRKO | Bob Starr | Joe Castiglione | |
| 1991 | WRKO | Bob Starr | Joe Castiglione | |
| 1990 | WRKO | Bob Starr | Joe Castiglione |
1980s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Play-by-play #2 | Color commentator(s) |
| 1989 | WPLM-FM or WRKO | Ken Coleman | Joe Castiglione | |
| 1988 | WPLM-FM or WRKO | Ken Coleman | Joe Castiglione | |
| 1987 | WPLM-FM or WRKO | Ken Coleman | Joe Castiglione | |
| 1986 | WPLM-FM or WRKO | Ken Coleman | Joe Castiglione | |
| 1985 | WPLM-FM or WRKO | Ken Coleman | Joe Castiglione | |
| 1984 | WPLM-FM or WRKO | Ken Coleman | Joe Castiglione | |
| 1983 | WPLM-FM or WRKO | Ken Coleman | Joe Castiglione | |
| 1982 | WITS | Ken Coleman | Jon Miller | |
| 1981 | WITS | Ken Coleman | Jon Miller | |
| 1980 | WITS | Ken Coleman | Jon Miller |
1970s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Play-by-play #2 | Color commentator(s) |
| 1979 | WITS | Ken Coleman | Rico Petrocelli | |
| 1978 | WITS | Ned Martin | Jim Woods | |
| 1977 | WMEX | Ned Martin | Jim Woods | |
| 1976 | WMEX | Ned Martin | Jim Woods | |
| 1975 | WHDH | Ned Martin | Jim Woods | |
| 1974 | WHDH | Ned Martin | Jim Woods | |
| 1973 | WHDH | Ned Martin | Dave Martin | |
| 1972 | WHDH | Ned Martin | John MacLean or Dave Martin | |
| 1971 | WHDH | Ned Martin | Ken Coleman | Johnny Pesky |
| 1970 | WHDH | Ned Martin | Ken Coleman | Johnny Pesky |
1960s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Play-by-play #2 | Color commentator(s) |
| 1969 | WHDH | Ned Martin | Ken Coleman | Johnny Pesky |
| 1968 | WHDH | Ned Martin | Ken Coleman | Mel Parnell |
| 1967 | WHDH | Ned Martin | Ken Coleman | Mel Parnell |
| 1966 | WHDH | Ned Martin | Ken Coleman | Mel Parnell |
| 1965 | WHDH | Curt Gowdy | Ned Martin | Mel Parnell |
| 1964 | WHDH | Curt Gowdy | Ned Martin & Art Gleeson | |
| 1963 | WHDH | Curt Gowdy | Ned Martin & Art Gleeson | |
| 1962 | WHDH | Curt Gowdy | Ned Martin & Art Gleeson | |
| 1961 | WHDH | Curt Gowdy | Ned Martin & Art Gleeson | |
| 1960 | WHDH | Curt Gowdy | Bill Crowley & Art Gleeson |
1950s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Play-by-play #2 | Color commentator(s) |
| 1959 | WHDH | Curt Gowdy | Bob Murphy & Bill Crowley | |
| 1958 | WHDH | Curt Gowdy | Bob Murphy & Bill Crowley | |
| 1957 | WHDH | Curt Gowdy or Don Gillis | Bob Murphy & Bill Crowley | |
| 1956 | WHDH | Curt Gowdy | Bob Murphy | |
| 1955 | WHDH | Curt Gowdy | Tom Hussey & Bob Murphy | |
| 1954 | WHDH | Curt Gowdy | Tom Hussey & Bob DeLaney | |
| 1953 | WHDH | Curt Gowdy | Tom Hussey & Bob DeLaney | |
| 1952 | WHDH | Curt Gowdy | Tom Hussey & Bob DeLaney | |
| 1951 | WHDH | Curt Gowdy | Tom Hussey & Bob DeLaney | |
| 1950 | WHDH | Jim Britt | Tom Hussey & Leo Egan |
1940s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Play-by-play #2 | Color commentator(s) |
| 1949 | WHDH | Jim Britt | Tom Hussey & Leo Egan | |
| 1948 | WHDH | Jim Britt | Tom Hussey & Leo Egan | |
| 1947 | WHDH | Jim Britt | Tom Hussey | |
| 1946 | WNAC | Jim Britt | Tom Hussey | |
| 1945 | WNAC | Jim Britt | Tom Hussey & George Hartrick | |
| 1944 | WAAB | Jim Britt | ||
| WNAC | Tom Hussey | George Hartrick | ||
| 1943 | WAAB | Jim Britt | ||
| WNAC | Tom Hussey | George Hartrick | ||
| 1942 | WAAB | Jim Britt | ||
| WNAC | Tom Hussey | |||
| 1941 | WAAB | Jim Britt | Tom Hussey | |
| 1940 | WAAB | Jim Britt | Tom Hussey |
1930s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Play-by-play #2 | Color commentator(s) |
| 1939 | WAAB | Tom Hussey | Frankie Frisch | |
| 1938 | WNAC | Fred Hoey | ||
| 1937 | WNAC | Fred Hoey | ||
| 1936 | WNAC | Fred Hoey | ||
| 1935 | WNAC | Fred Hoey | ||
| 1934 | WNAC | Fred Hoey | ||
| 1933 | WNAC | Fred Hoey | ||
| 1932 | WNAC | Fred Hoey | ||
| 1931 | WNAC | Fred Hoey | ||
| 1930 | WNAC | John Shepard III |
1920s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Play-by-play #2 | Color commentator(s) |
| 1929 | WNAC | Fred Hoey | ||
| 1928 | WNAC | Fred Hoey | ||
| 1927 | WNAC | Fred Hoey | Gerry Harrison | |
| 1926 | WNAC | Gus Rooney |
Substitutes
Play-by-Play
- Spike Brown (1970)[1]
Spanish Radio
2010s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Play-by-play #2 | Color commentator(s) |
| 2012 | WWZN | Uri Berenguer | Juan Oscar Baez | |
| 2011 | WWZN | Uri Berenguer | Juan Oscar Baez | |
| 2010 | WWZN | Uri Berenguer | Juan Oscar Baez |
2000s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Play-by-play #2 | Color commentator(s) |
| 2009 | WWDJ | Uri Berenguer | Juan Oscar Baez | |
| 2008 | WTTT/WWDJ | Uri Berenguer | Juan Oscar Baez | |
| 2007 | WROL | Uri Berenguer | Juan Oscar Baez & Bill Kulik | |
| 2006 | WROL | Uri Berenguer | Juan Oscar Baez & Bill Kulik | |
| 2005 | WROL | J.P. Villaman or Uri Berenguer | Uri Berenguer or Juan Oscar Baez or Bill Kulik | |
| 2004 | WROL | J.P. Villaman | Uri Berenguer & Bill Kulik | |
| 2003 | WROL | J.P. Villaman | Uri Berenguer & Bill Kulik | Luis Tiant |
| 2002 | WLYN | J.P. Villaman | Juan Oscar Baez & Uri Berenguer | Luis Tiant |
| 2001 | WRCA | Adrian Garcia Marquez | Bobby Serano and J.P. Villaman | |
| 2000 | WRCA | Hector Martinez | Bobby Serano and J.P. Villaman |
1990s
| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Play-by-play #2 | Color commentator(s) |
| 1999 | WRCA | Hector Martinez | Bobby Serano and J.P. Villaman | |
| 1998 | WROL | Hector Martinez | Bobby Serano | |
| 1997 | WROL | Hector Martinez | Bobby Serano | |
| 1996 | WROL | Hector Martinez | Bobby Serano | |
| 1995 | WROL | Hector Martinez | Bobby Serano | |
| 1994 | WROL | Hector Martinez | Bobby Serano | |
| 1993 | WROL | Hector Martinez | Bobby Serano | Mike Fornieles |
| 1992 | WROL | Hector Martinez | Bobby Serano | |
| 1991 | WROL | Hector Martinez | Bobby Serano | |
| 1990 | WROL | Hector Martinez | Bobby Serano |
See also
- List of current Major League Baseball announcers
- Red Sox Radio Network
- List of Boston Bruins broadcasters
- List of Boston Celtics broadcasters
- List of New England Revolution broadcasters
- List of New England Patriots broadcasters
Notes
- During the 2013 season, Jerry Remy took a leave of absence after his son, Jared Remy, was arrested for murder.[2]
- Red Sox color commentator Jerry Remy was off the air indefinitely during the 2009 season while he recovered from complications of cancer. NESN wuse guest analysts in his absence. Dennis Eckersley did the majority of home games and Dave Roberts did most of the road games.[3]
- In 2000, Bob Rodgers replaced Bob Kurtz when he left to cover the Minnesota Wild. Tom Caron replaced Rodgers as studio host.
- From 1990-2004, Sean McDonough missed Red Sox games while covering events for CBS Sports and ESPN, making it necessary for the channel he was working for to hire a second announcer to serve as a fill-in.[4] For games when Bob Montgomery served as the play by play announcer, NESN analyst Jerry Remy would serve as color commentator.
- Dave O'Brien misses Red Sox games due to his work on ESPN.
- Dave Martin joined the Red Sox radio broadcast crew in June 1972 when John MacLean left due to illness
- In 1970, announcers Ken Coleman, Ned Martin, and Johnny Pesky refused to cross the picket line of WHDH-TV's electrical workers. During the strike, Leo Egan called games on television and Spike Brown handled the radio broadcasts.[1]
- Don Gillis filled in most for most of the 1957 season while Curt Gowdy was out with a bad back.
- The only game broadcast in 1926 was opening day
- Bill Kulik was only a part-time broadcaster
- Juan Oscar Baez joined Spanish radio crew in June after J.P. Villaman's death
- On July 25, 2008, WTTT swapped call signs with sister station WWDJ in Hackensack, New Jersey
- Jon Rish resigned during the 2013 season. He was replaced by Sean Grande and Lou Merloni
References
- ^ a b c "WHDH picket line honored". The Boston Globe. May 17, 1970.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Chimelis, Ron (August 30, 2013). "Jon Rish, Dennis Eckersley will handle Red Sox NESN telecasts". The Republican. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ^ Boston Herald May 6, 2009 Cancer sidelines voice of Red Sox
- ^ Boston.com Local Search - Boston Globe Archives
