List of Monday Night Football commentators

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Main article: Monday Night Football

The following is a complete list of sportscasters who have served as commentators for Monday Night Football broadcasts on various networks, along with each commentator's period of tenure on the show (beginning years of each season shown, as the NFL season ends in the calendar year after it begins). Game announcers used in #2 games usually come from ESPN and are included for both wild card playoff games (1995-2005 except 2002-2003 season) and secondary regular season games (1987, 1997, 2005, 2006).

Contents 1 Television 1.1 ABC 1.1.1 Play-by-play announcers 1.1.2 Color commentators 1.1.3 Sideline reporters 1.1.4 Studio hosts 1.1.5 Studio analysts 1.1.6 Wild Card Playoffs (No. 2 game) 1.2 ESPN 1.3 ESPN Deportes/ESPN Latin America 2 Radio 2.1 CBS Radio/Westwood One 2.2 Mutual Radio 2.3 NBC Radio 2.4 United Stations/Univision

[edit] Television

[edit] ABC

[edit] Play-by-play announcers

• Keith Jackson (1970)
• Frank Gifford (1971-1985)
• Al Michaels (1986-2005)
• Gary Bender (#2, 1987)
• Mike Patrick (#2, 1997 and 2005)
• Alvaro Martin (Spanish-language on SAP, 1998-2003)

[edit] Color commentators

• Howard Cosell (1970–1983)
• Don Meredith (1970–1973, 1977–1984)
• Fred Williamson (1974, preseason only)
• Alex Karras (1974–1976)
• Fran Tarkenton (1979–1982)
• O.J. Simpson (1983–1985)
• Joe Namath (1985)
• Frank Gifford (1986-1997)
• Dan Dierdorf (1987–1998)
• Lynn Swann (#2, 1987)
• Joe Theismann (#2, 1997 and 2005)
• Boomer Esiason (1998–1999)
• Dan Fouts (2000–2001)
• Dennis Miller (2000–2001)
• John Madden (2002–2005)
• Paul Maguire (#2, 2005)
• Robert Abramowitz (Spanish-language on SAP, 1998-2003)

[edit] Sideline reporters

• Lynn Swann (1994–1997, Super Bowls)
• Ron Jaworski (#2, 1997)
• Lesley Visser (sideline reporter, 1998–1999 and during Wild Card playoffs and Super Bowl XXXIV; first female member of MNF)
• Eric Dickerson (2000–2001)
• Melissa Stark (2000–2002)
• Lisa Guerrero (2003)
• Michele Tafoya (2004-2005)
• Sam Ryan (2005)
• Suzy Kolber (#2, 2005; Super Bowl XL)

[edit] Studio hosts

• Jim Lampley (halftime and Super Bowl XIX co-host)
• Al Michaels (Super Bowl XIX co-host)
• Keith Jackson (Super Bowl XXII host)
• Frank Gifford (1987-1997)
• Chris Berman (halftime host, 1996–1997 and during Wild Card playoffs and Super Bowls)
• Brent Musburger (studio host, 1990-1995)
• Robin Roberts (playoffs and Hurricane Katrina telethon co-host, 2005)

[edit] Studio analysts

• Dick Vermeil (playoffs and Super Bowl, 1990-1995)
• Joe Theismann (Super Bowl XIX)
• Peter King (1995)
• Steve Young (playoffs and Super Bowl)

[edit] Wild Card Playoffs (No. 2 game)

• Brent Musburger (play-by-play, 1990-1995 & 2002 season playoffs)
• Mike Patrick (play-by-play, 1996-2001 & 2003-2005 season playoffs)
• Dick Vermeil (color commentator, 1990-1995 season playoffs)
• Joe Theismann (color commentator, 1996-2001 & 2003-2005 season playoffs)
• Paul Maguire (color commentator, 1998-2001 & 2003-2005 season playoffs)
• Gary Danielson (color commentator, 2002 season playoffs)

[edit] ESPN

• Bonnie Bernstein (#2 sideline reporter, 2006-present)
• Mike Ditka (#2 color commentator, 2007-present)
• Mike Greenberg (#2 play-by-play, 2007-present)
• Mike Golic (#2 color commentator, 2007-present)
• Ron Jaworski (color commentator, 2007-present; #2 color commentator, 2006)
• Suzy Kolber (sideline reporter, 2006-2007)
• Tony Kornheiser (color commentator, 2006-present)
• Brad Nessler (#2 play-by-play, 2006)
• Michele Tafoya (sideline reporter, 2006-2007)
• Joe Theismann (color commentator, 2006)
• Mike Tirico (play-by-play, 2006-present)
• Dick Vermeil (#2 color commentator, 2006)

[edit] ESPN Deportes/ESPN Latin America

• Robert Abramowitz (#2 color commentator, 2006-present)
• Raul Allegre (color commentator, 2006-present)
• Alvaro Martin (play-by-play, 2006-present)
• Ciro Procuna (#3 play-by-play, 2006)
• Georgina Ruiz Sandoval (#2 sideline reporter, 2006)
• John Sutcliffe (sideline reporter, 2006-present)
• Eduardo Varela (#2 play-by-play, 2006-present)

[edit] Radio

[edit] CBS Radio/Westwood One

Main article: NFL on Westwood One

• Marv Albert (play-by-play, 2002-present)
• Bonnie Bernstein (sideline reporter, 2001-2005)
• Jack Buck (play-by-play, 1978-1984, 1987-1995)
• Howard David (play-by-play, 1996-2001)
• John Dockery (sideline reporter, 1999-present)
• Boomer Esiason (color commentator, 2000-present)
• Jim Gray (studio host, 2001-present)
• Matt Millen (color commentator, 1996-2000)
• Hank Stram (color commentator, 1978-1984, 1987-1995)
• Clemson Smith-Muñiz (Spanish-language play-by-play, 2005)
• David Crommett (Spanish-language color commentator, 2005)

[edit] Mutual Radio

• Lindsey Nelson (play-by-play, 1974-1977)
• Van Patrick (play-by-play, 1970-1973)
• Al Wester (color commentator, 1970-1977)

[edit] NBC Radio

Main article: NFL on NBC Radio

• Don Criqui (play-by-play, 1985-1986)
• Bob Trumpy (color commentator, 1985-1986)

[edit] United Stations/Univision

Broadcasts on United Stations/Univision are in Spanish.

• Clemson Smith-Muñiz (play-by-play, 2006-present)
• David Crommett (color commentator, 2006-present)

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