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List of New York Yankees broadcasters

As one of the most successful clubs in Major League Baseball, the New York Yankees are also one of its oldest teams. Part of that success derives to its radio and television broadcasts that have been running beginning in 1939 when the first radio transmissions were broadcast from the old stadium, and from 1947 when television broadcasts began. They have been one of the pioneer superstation broadcasts when WPIX became a national superstation in 1978 and were the first American League team to broadcast their games on cable, both first in 1978 and later on in 1979, when Sportschannel NY (now MSG Plus) began broadcasting Yankees games to cable subscribers. Today, the team can be heard and/or seen in its gameday broadcasts during the baseball season on:

Longest serving Yankee broadcasters (all-time with 10+ years)

Phil Rizzuto (40 yrs), John Sterling (36 yrs), Michael Kay (34 yrs), Mel Allen (30 yrs), Ken Singleton (25 yrs), Paul O'Neill (24 yrs), Bobby Murcer (22 yrs), Suzyn Waldman (20 yrs), Frank Messer (18 yrs), Bill White (18 yrs), John Flaherty (20 yrs), David Cone (18 yrs), Red Barber (13 yrs), Jim Kaat (13 yrs), Al Trautwig (12 yrs)

Broadcast announcers

Broadcasters assigned from the Yankees to cover World Series appearances nationally (1947–1978)

  • 1947 – Mel Allen (radio via Mutual)
  • 1949 – Mel Allen (radio via Mutual)
  • 1950 – Mel Allen (radio via Mutual)
  • 1951 – Mel Allen (radio via Mutual)
  • 1952 – Mel Allen (TV via NBC)
  • 1953 – Mel Allen (TV via NBC)
  • 1955 – Mel Allen (TV via NBC)
  • 1956 – Mel Allen (TV via NBC)
  • 1957 – Mel Allen (TV via NBC)
  • 1958 – Mel Allen (TV via NBC)
  • 1960 – Mel Allen (TV via NBC)
  • 1961 – Mel Allen (TV via NBC)
  • 1962 – Mel Allen (TV via NBC)
  • 1963 – Mel Allen (TV via NBC)
  • 1964 – Phil Rizzuto (TV and radio via NBC)
  • 1976 – Phil Rizzuto (TV via NBC); Bill White (radio via CBS)
  • 1977 – Bill White (radio via CBS)
  • 1978 – Bill White (radio via CBS)

Television Broadcasters by Year

Television Play-by-Play

Television analyst

β - indicates Ford C. Frick Award winner

Radio

Longest serving Yankee radio broadcasters (all-time with 10+ years)

John Sterling (36 yrs), Phil Rizzuto (30 yrs), Mel Allen (22 yrs), Suzyn Waldman (20 yrs), Frank Messer (18 yrs), Beto Villa (16 yrs), Bill White (16 yrs), Red Barber (13 yrs), Michael Kay (10 yrs)

Radio play-by-play and color commentators

β - indicates Ford C. Frick Award winner

Broadcast outlets

Radio stations

  • WABC/WCBS: 1939–1940, 1961–1966, 2002–2013
  • WOR: 1941-1942
  • WINS: 1944–1957, 1978–1980
  • WMGM/WHN: 1958–1960, 1967–1970
  • WMCA: 1971–1977
  • WABC: 1981–2001
  • WFAN–WFAN-FM: 2014–present
  • WADO: 2010–present (Spanish)

Television stations

The Yankees' New York City flagship station has been:

  • WABD/WNYW: 1947–1951; 1999–2001
  • WCBS-TV: 2002–2004
  • WWOR-TV: 2005–2014
  • WPIX: 1951–1998; 2015–2021

Outside of New York City, over-the-air television broadcasts can often be seen on:

Cable television

Streaming television

Radio Network

WFAN and WFAN-FM are flagships for a 52 station radio network spanning 14 states.

See also

Notes

References

Halberstam, David "Sports on NY Radio", 1999.