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The following is a list of the television networks and announcers who have broadcast college football's Rose Bowl throughout the years.

Television

The Rose Bowl Game has been a part of college football on television since January 1, 1948. The 1948 Rose Bowl was telecast in Los Angeles on KTLA. The 1952 Rose Bowl, on NBC, was the first national telecast of a college football game. The network broadcast both the Tournament of Roses Parade and the following game. Television network, play-by-play and color commentator(s) for the Rose Bowl from 1952 to the present.

After the 2009-10 season, ESPN had the contract to broadcast the BCS games, including the Rose Bowl game.^[1]^[2] When the BCS was replaced by the College Football Playoff (CFP) in 2014, with the Rose Bowl Game as one of its six associated bowls, ESPN signed a new contract to broadcast all CFP games through the 2025 season.^[3]

Date	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)
January 1, 2020	ESPN	Chris Fowler	Kirk Herbstreit	Maria Taylor and Tom Rinaldi
January 1, 2019
January 1, 2018
January 2, 2017				Samantha Ponder and Tom Rinaldi
January 1, 2016		Brent Musburger	Jesse Palmer	Maria Taylor
January 1, 2015		Chris Fowler	Kirk Herbstreit	Heather Cox and Tom Rinaldi
January 1, 2014		Brent Musburger
January 1, 2013
January 2, 2012				Erin Andrews
January 1, 2011				Erin Andrews
January 1, 2010	ABC^[4]			Lisa Salters
January 1, 2009
January 1, 2008
January 1, 2007			Bob Davie and Kirk Herbstreit
January 4, 2006		Keith Jackson	Dan Fouts	Todd Harris and Holly Rowe
January 1, 2005				Todd Harris
January 1, 2004				Todd Harris
January 1, 2003		Brent Musburger	Gary Danielson	Jack Arute
January 3, 2002		Keith Jackson	Tim Brant	Todd Harris and Lynn Swann
January 1, 2001			Tim Brant	Todd Harris
January 1, 2000			Dan Fouts	Todd Harris
January 1, 1999			Bob Griese	Lynn Swann
January 1, 1998			Bob Griese	Lynn Swann
January 1, 1997		Brent Musburger	Dick Vermeil	Jack Arute
January 1, 1996		Keith Jackson	Bob Griese	Lynn Swann
January 2, 1995
January 1, 1994
January 1, 1993		Brent Musburger	Dick Vermeil
January 1, 1992		Keith Jackson	Bob Griese
January 1, 1991
January 1, 1990				Mike Adamle and Jack Arute
January 2, 1989				Mike Adamle
January 1, 1988	NBC	Dick Enberg	Merlin Olsen
January 1, 1987
January 1, 1986
January 1, 1985
January 2, 1984
January 1, 1983
January 1, 1982
January 1, 1981
January 1, 1980				O. J. Simpson
January 1, 1979		Curt Gowdy	John Brodie and O. J. Simpson
January 2, 1978			John Brodie
January 1, 1977			Don Meredith
January 1, 1976			Al DeRogatis	Ross Porter
January 1, 1975				Ross Porter
January 1, 1974				Al DeRogatis
January 1, 1973
January 1, 1972
January 1, 1971			Kyle Rote
January 1, 1970
January 1, 1969
January 1, 1968			Paul Christman
January 2, 1967		Lindsey Nelson	Terry Brennan
January 1, 1966			Terry Brennan
January 1, 1965			Ray Scott
January 1, 1964			Terry Brennan
January 1, 1963		Mel Allen
January 1, 1962
January 2, 1961			Chick Hearn
January 1, 1960
January 1, 1959
January 1, 1958
January 1, 1957
January 2, 1956			Sam Balter
January 1, 1955
January 1, 1954			Tom Harmon
January 1, 1953
January 1, 1952			Jack Brickhouse
January 1, 1951	KTLA (L.A.)	unknown	unknown
January 2, 1950		unknown	unknown
January 1, 1949		Bill Welsh	Dick Lane
January 1, 1948
January 1, 1947	W6XYZ (L.A.)

Radio--This is a list of radio broadcasters on the National Network each year

Date	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)
January 1, 2020	ESPN Radio	Bob Wischusen	Dan Orlovsky	Allison Williams
January 1, 2019		Dave Pasch	Greg McElroy	Tom Luginbill
January 1, 2018		Steve Levy	Brian Griese	Todd McShay
January 2, 2017		Dave Pasch	Greg McElroy	Molly McGrath
January 1, 2016		Dave Pasch	Brian Griese	Tom Rinaldi
January 1, 2015		Sean McDonough	Chris Spielman	Todd McShay
January 1, 2014		Bill Rosinski	David Norrie	Joe Schad
January 1, 2013		Dave Pasch	Brian Griese	Jenn Brown
January 2, 2012		Dave Pasch	Chris Spielman	Tom Rinaldi
January 1, 2011		Bill Rosinski	David Norrie	Joe Schad
January 1, 2010		Mike Tirico	Jon Gruden	Shelley Smith
January 1, 2009		Mike Tirico	David Norrie	Erin Andrews
January 1, 2008		Dave Barnett	Rod Gilmore	Erin Andrews
January 1, 2007		Sean McDonough	Chris Spielman	Todd Harris
January 4, 2006		Ron Franklin	Bob Davie	Dave Ryan
January 1, 2005		Sean McDonough	Rod Gilmore	none used
January 1, 2004		Mike Tirico	Chris Spielman	Matt Winer
January 1, 2003		Steve Levy	Rod Gilmore	Alex Flanagan
January 3, 2002		Ron Franklin	Mike Gottfried	Adrian Karsten
January 1, 2001		Charley Steiner	Bill Curry	Holly Rowe
January 1, 2000			Rod Gilmore	Rob Stone
January 1, 1999			Todd Christensen	Holly Rowe
January 1, 1998			Todd Christensen	none used
January 1, 1997	NBC Radio	Joel Meyers	Jack Snow
January 1, 1996
January 2, 1995
January 1, 1994
January 1, 1993
January 1, 1992
January 1, 1991		Wayne Larrivee
January 1, 1990		Joel Meyers
January 2, 1989		Mel Proctor
January 1, 1988		Marty Glickman	Stan White
January 1, 1987			Jack O'Rourke
January 1, 1986
January 1, 1985
January 2, 1984		Bob Costas
January 1, 1983		Jack O'Rourke	Rick Forzano
January 1, 1982
January 1, 1981
January 1, 1980		Bob Buck
January 1, 1979		Tom Kelly	Bob Ufer*
January 2, 1978		Barry Tompkins
January 1, 1977		Tom Kelly
January 1, 1976		Marv Homan	Fred Hessler*
January 1, 1975		Tom Kelly	Tom Hamlin*
January 1, 1974			Tom Hamlin*
January 1, 1973			Marv Holman*
January 1, 1972		Don Klein	Don Kramer*
January 1, 1971		Don Klein	Marv Holman*
January 1, 1970		Mike Walden	Don Kramer*
January 1, 1969			Marv Holman*
January 1, 1968			Hilliard Gates*
January 2, 1967			Hilliard Gates*
January 1, 1966		Fred Hessler	Bob Reynolds*
January 1, 1965		Bob Ufer	Bob Blackburn*
January 1, 1964		Bob Wolff	Larry Stewart*
January 1, 1963		Tom Kelly	Mike Walden*
January 1, 1962		Fred Hessler	Chick Hearn*
January 2, 1961		Curt Gowdy	Braven Dyer
January 1, 1960		Chick Hearn
January 1, 1959		Bud Foster
January 1, 1958		Al Helfer	Keith Jackson
January 1, 1957			Braven Dyer
January 2, 1956
January 1, 1955
January 1, 1954
January 1, 1953
January 1, 1952
January 1, 1951	CBS Radio	Red Barber	Connie Desmond
January 2, 1950		Red Barber	Connie Desmond
January 1, 1949		Mel Allen	John Herrington
January 1, 1948	NBC Radio	Bill Stern	none used
January 1, 1947
January 1, 1946
January 1, 1945
January 1, 1944			Ken Carpenter
January 1, 1943
January 1, 1942
January 1, 1941
January 1, 1940
January 2, 1939
January 1, 1938		Ronald Regan
January 1, 1937		Don Wilson
January 1, 1936
January 1, 1935
January 1, 1934		Graham McNamee	Carl Haverlin
January 2, 1933		Don Wilson	Ken Carpenter
January 1, 1932		Graham McNamee	Carl Haverlin
January 1, 1931		Graham McNamee
January 1, 1930		Lloyd Yoder
January 1, 1929		Bill Munday
January 2, 1928		Graham McNamee
January 1, 1927		Graham McNamee
January 1, 1926	local only	see below
January 1, 1925	regionally only	see below
January 1, 1924	local only	see below	-
January 1, 1923	local only	see below

Notes:

--From 1962-1978, inclusive, NBC used the primary play-by-play voice for each school to call one half of the game while the other man did color analysis.

At halftime, the two would switch roles. Where a team is listed in the color commentator column, we are trying to ascertain the name of the man who was the primary voice for that team for that year.

--The 1927 game was the first to be broadcast nationally.

Local radio-Here is a list of those who called the game on their school's radio network specific to the participating schools

(Winning team in BOLD)

Date	            Flagship station	    Play-by-play    Color commentator(s)    Sideline reporter(s)
January 1, 2020	    WIBA 1310 (Wisconsin)   Matt Lepay      Mike Lucas              Patrick Herb
                    KFXX 1080 (Oregon)      Jerry Allen     Mike Jorgenson          Joey McMurry

References

^ Disney makes $125 million BCS bid. Variety, November 12, 2008
^ Reid Cherner & Tom Weir, "Rose Bowl headed to ESPN" Archived 2009-06-15 at the Wayback Machine, USA today, June 12, 2009
^ John Ourand and Michael Smith (November 9, 2012). "ESPN homes in on 12-year BCS package". Sports Business Daily. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
^ Hiestand, Michael (2009-11-29). "ESPN/ABC spreads its bowl talent". Usatoday.Com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

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[1] Disney makes $125 million BCS bid. Variety, November 12, 2008

[2] Reid Cherner & Tom Weir, "Rose Bowl headed to ESPN" Archived 2009-06-15 at the Wayback Machine, USA today, June 12, 2009

[3] John Ourand and Michael Smith (November 9, 2012). "ESPN homes in on 12-year BCS package". Sports Business Daily. Retrieved July 24, 2013.

[4] Hiestand, Michael (2009-11-29). "ESPN/ABC spreads its bowl talent". Usatoday.Com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

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