Jay Randolph

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Jay Randolph (born September 19, 1934) is an American sportscaster.

The son of U.S. Senator Jennings Randolph, he grew up in West Virginia and as a young man enjoyed considerable success as an amateur golfer. In 1958 Randolph began his broadcasting career as an announcer and sports director for a Clarksburg radio station.

Following play-by-play stints with the Dallas Cowboys and Southern Methodist University in the early 1960s, Randolph went to St. Louis. He served as a staff announcer at KMOX radio in 1966, and as announcer and sports director for KSD (later KSDK) television from 1967 to 1988. At KSDK Randolph anchored sports coverage for the station's newscasts and called TV play-by-play for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Randolph also worked for NBC television in the 1970s and '80s, announcing a wide variety of events including the National Football League, Major League Baseball, college football, college basketball, PGA Tour and LPGA golf, the Professional Bowlers Association, and three Olympic Games and the Breeders' Cup.

Randolph called play-by-play for baseball's Florida Marlins from 1993-1996 and hosted their TV pregame from 1997-2000. He continues to broadcast golf events for CNBC and The Golf Channel, and in 2007 he returned to calling St. Louis Cardinals games on KSDK television.

Randolph's son, Jay Jr., broadcasts golf events for the PGA Tour Network on XM Satellite Radio.