List of Los Angeles Clippers broadcasters

Broadcasters for the Los Angeles Clippers, San Diego Clippers, and Buffalo Braves National Basketball Association teams.

Television

Play-by-play

• Chuck Healy: 1972-1973 (WBEN) ^[1]
• Van Miller: 1973-1978 (WBEN)
• Ted Leitner: 1978-1984
• Al Albert: 1984-1985 (KTTV) ^[2]
• Phil Stone: 1985-1986 (KTLA)
• Dave Diles: 1986-1987 (KTLA) ^[3]
• Ralph Lawler: 1987-Present (KTLA, KCOP, KCAL, Z Channel, & Fox Sports Net Prime Ticket)
• Tom Kelly: 1990-1991 (Prime Ticket) ^[4]
• Joel Meyers: 1991-1993 (SportsChannel Los Angeles)

Color analysts

• Rudy Martzke: 1972-1974 (WBEN) ^[5]
• Dick Rifenburg: 1977-1978 (WBEN)
• Stu Lantz: 1978-1983
• John Olive: 1983-1984
• Ted Green: 1984-1985 (KTTV) ^[2]
• Tommy Hawkins: 1985-1986 (KTLA)
• Norm Nixon: 1986-1987 (KTLA) ^[3]
• Junior Bridgeman: 1987-1988 (KTLA) ^[6]
• Keith Erickson: 1988-1990 (Z Channel) ^[7]
• Kevin Loughery: 1988-1990 (KTLA)
• Mike Fratello: 1990-1992 (KTLA, KCOP) ^[8]
• Earl Strom: 1990-1991 (Prime Ticket)
• Jerry Tarkanian: 1991-1992 (SportsChannel Los Angeles) ^[9]
• Bill Walton: 1992-2002 (SportsChannel Los Angeles, KCOP, KCAL, Fox Sports Net Prime Ticket)
• Mike Smith: 2002-Present (KTLA, Fox Sports Net Prime Ticket)

When Walton worked for the NBA on NBC, Keith Erickson, Hubie Brown, Rick Barry, Reggie Theus, and Mike Smith served as alternate announcers.

When Fratello worked on NBC, Bob Weiss served as alternate announcer.

Broadcast outlets

Terrestrial television

• WBEN: 1972-1978
• XETV: 1980-1982
• KTTV: 1984-1985
• KTLA: 1985-1991, 2002-2009
• KCOP: 1991-1996
• KCAL: 1996-2001

Cable television

• Z Channel: 1988-1990
• Prime Ticket: 1990-1991
• SportsChannel Los Angeles: 1991-1993
• Fox Sports Net Prime Ticket: 1997-Present

Radio

Play-by-Play

• Van Miller: 1970-1978
• Ralph Lawler: 1978-1981,1982-1984, 1985-1987, 1989-1990 (All non-televised games since 1987)
• Jerry Gross: 1981-82
• Eddie Doucette: 1984-1985 ^[2]
• Pete Arbogast: 1984-1989
• Rich Marotta: 1990-1994
• Rory Markas: 1994-1999
• Mike Smith: 1999-2002
• John Ireland: 1999-2002 (Fill-in)
• Mel Proctor: 2002-2005
• Matt Pinto: 2005-2007
• Brian Sieman: 2007-Present

Color analysts

• Rudy Martzke: 1972–1974
• Dick Rifenburg: 1977–1978 ^[10]
• Stu Lantz: 1978–1983
• John Olive: 1983–1984
• Ted Green: 1984–1986 ^[2]
• Norm Nixon: 1986–1987
• Kevin Loughery: 1989–1990
• Keith Erickson: 1988–1990
• Rich Marotta: 1990–1994 (Non-televised games)
• Rory Markas: 1994–1999 (Non-televised games)
• Mike Smith: 1999–Present (Non-televised games)
• Scott Brooks: 1998–1999
• Norm Nixon: 2004–2005

Flagship Station

• WBEN (1970-1978)
• KGB (1978-1982)
• KCNN (1982-1983)
• KPQP (1983-1984)
• KFOX-FM (1984)
• KLAC (1984-1987)
• KIIS (1987-1997)
• KXTA (1997-2001)
• KSPN (2001-2009)
• KFWB (2009-present)

References

1. ^ The Buffalo Braves Have Big Plans for This Season
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Ruling Clears Way for ESPN to Show '84 Olympic Series
3. ^ ^{a b} NBC Looks to True Horse Player for a Leader of the Pack
4. ^ KCAL or Prime: Pick Your Ticket to Lakers-Clippers Television: Channel 9 and cable network face off with broadcasts of tonight's game
5. ^ MyWire | USA TODAY: Rudy signs off on TV column
6. ^ Garland Helps Warriors to 123-116 Win Over Clippers
7. ^ NewsLibrary Search Results
8. ^ MIKE FRATELLO: Courtside Manners
9. ^ After Fast Start, Clippers Finished Pro basketball: L.A. comes out smoking, but winds up getting smoked by Cavaliers, 115-98
10. ^ The Official Buffalo Braves Retro Homepage