List of Los Angeles Lakers broadcasters

Broadcasters for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers National Basketball Association team.

Contents

Television

1950s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Courtside reporter Studio host Studio analysts
1955-56 KEYD Jack Horner
1956-57 KMGM Jack Horner
1957-58 KMGM Jack Horner
1958-59 KMSP Jack Horner
1959-60 KMSP Rod Trongard

1960s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Courtside reporter Studio host Studio analysts
1960-61 KHJ-TV Chick Hearn
1961-62 KHJ-TV Chick Hearn
1962-63 KHJ-TV Chick Hearn
1963-64 KHJ-TV Chick Hearn
1964-65 KTTV Chick Hearn Al Michaels
1965-66 KTTV Chick Hearn Rod Hundley
1966-67 KTTV Chick Hearn Rod Hundley
1967-68 KTLA Chick Hearn Rod Hundley
1968-69 KTLA Chick Hearn Rod Hundley
1969-70 KTLA Chick Hearn Lynn Shackelford

1970s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Courtside reporter Studio host Studio analysts
1970-71 KTLA Chick Hearn Lynn Shackelford
1971-72 KTLA Chick Hearn Lynn Shackelford
1972-73 KTLA Chick Hearn Lynn Shackelford
1973-74 KTLA Chick Hearn Lynn Shackelford
1974-75 KTLA Chick Hearn Lynn Shackelford
1975-76 KTLA Chick Hearn Lynn Shackelford
1976-77 KTLA Chick Hearn Lynn Shackelford
1977-78 KHJ-TV Chick Hearn Pat Riley
1978-79 KHJ-TV Chick Hearn Pat Riley Lynn Shackelford
1979-80 KHJ-TV Chick Hearn Keith Erickson

1980s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Courtside reporter Studio host Studio analysts
1980-81 KHJ-TV Chick Hearn Keith Erickson
1981-82 KHJ-TV Chick Hearn Keith Erickson
1982-83 KHJ-TV Chick Hearn Keith Erickson
1983-84 KHJ-TV Chick Hearn Keith Erickson
1984-85 KHJ-TV Chick Hearn Keith Erickson
1985-86 KHJ-TV Chick Hearn Keith Erickson Scott St. James
Prime Ticket Chick Hearn Keith Erickson Geoff Witcher
1986-87 KHJ-TV Chick Hearn Keith Erickson Roy Firestone
Prime Ticket Chick Hearn Keith Erickson Geoff Witcher
1987-88 KHJ-TV Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Roy Firestone
Prime Ticket Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Geoff Witcher
1988-89 KHJ-TV Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Roy Firestone
Prime Ticket Chick Hearn Stu Lantz
1989-90 KCAL-TV Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Roy Firestone
Prime Ticket Chick Hearn Stu Lantz

1990s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Courtside reporter Studio host Studio analysts
1990-91 KCAL-TV Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Joe Fowler
Prime Ticket Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Randi Hall
1991-92 KCAL-TV Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Gary Cruz
Prime Ticket Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Randi Hall
1992-93 KCAL-TV Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Gary Cruz
Prime Ticket Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Randi Hall
1993-94 KCAL-TV Chick Hearn Stu Lantz
Prime Ticket Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Larry Burnett Paul Sunderland
1994-95 KCAL-TV Chick Hearn Stu Lantz
Prime Sports West Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Larry Burnett Paul Sunderland
1995-96 KCAL-TV Chick Hearn Stu Lantz
Prime Sports West Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Paul Sunderland
1996-97 KCAL-TV Chick Hearn Stu Lantz
Fox Sports West Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Paul Sunderland
1997-98 KCAL-TV Chick Hearn Stu Lantz
Fox Sports West Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Paul Sunderland
1998-99 KCAL-TV Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Alan Massengale James Worthy
Fox Sports West Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Paul Sunderland
1999-00 KCAL-TV Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Alan Massengale James Worthy
Fox Sports Net West Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Paul Sunderland

2000s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Courtside reporter Studio host Studio analysts
2000-01 KCAL-TV Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Alan Massengale James Worthy
Fox Sports Net West Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Paul Sunderland Jack Haley
2001-02 KCAL-TV Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Alan Massengale James Worthy
Fox Sports Net West Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Paul Sunderland Jack Haley
2002-03 KCAL-TV Paul Sunderland Stu Lantz Alan Massengale James Worthy
Fox Sports Net West Paul Sunderland Stu Lantz Bill Macdonald Jack Haley or Reggie Theus
2003-04 KCAL-TV Paul Sunderland Stu Lantz John Ireland Alan Massengale James Worthy
Fox Sports Net West Paul Sunderland Stu Lantz Bill Macdonald Jack Haley or Reggie Theus
2004-05 KCAL-TV Paul Sunderland Stu Lantz John Ireland Alan Massengale James Worthy
FSN West Paul Sunderland Stu Lantz Bill Macdonald Jack Haley
2005-06 KCAL-TV Joel Meyers Stu Lantz John Ireland Alan Massengale James Worthy
FSN West Joel Meyers Stu Lantz Bill Macdonald Jack Haley
2006-07 KCAL-TV Joel Meyers Stu Lantz John Ireland Alan Massengale James Worthy
FSN West Joel Meyers Stu Lantz Bill Macdonald Jack Haley or Paul Westphal
2007-08 KCAL-TV Joel Meyers Stu Lantz John Ireland Jim Hill James Worthy
Fox Sports West Joel Meyers Stu Lantz Michael Eaves or Patrick O'Neal Bill Macdonald Norm Nixon or Paul Westphal
2008-09 KCAL-TV Joel Meyers Stu Lantz John Ireland Jim Hill James Worthy
Fox Sports West Joel Meyers Stu Lantz Michael Eaves or Patrick O'Neal Bill Macdonald Norm Nixon or Paul Westphal
2009-10 KCAL-TV Joel Meyers Stu Lantz John Ireland Jim Hill James Worthy
Fox Sports West Joel Meyers Stu Lantz Michael Eaves or Patrick O'Neal Bill Macdonald Norm Nixon

2010s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Courtside reporter Studio host Studio analysts
2010-11 KCAL-TV Joel Meyers Stu Lantz John Ireland Jim Hill James Worthy
Fox Sports West Joel Meyers Stu Lantz Michael Eaves or Patrick O'Neal Bill Macdonald Norm Nixon

Future

On February 14, 2011, Time Warner Cable and the Lakers announced the formation of two new regional sports networks (one in English, one in Spanish) that will exclusively televise the team's games and related programming for 20 years starting with the 2012-13 NBA season. [1]

Radio

1940s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio host
1947-48 WLOL Dick Enroth
1948-49 WLOL Dick Enroth
1949-50 WLOL Dick Enroth

1950s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio host
1950-51 WLOL Dick Enroth
1951-52 WLOL Dick Enroth
1952-53 WLOL Dick Enroth
1953-54 WLOL Dick Enroth
1954-55 WDGY Dick Enroth
1955-56 WLOL Dick Enroth
1956-57 WLOL Dick Enroth
1957-58 WCCO Dick Enroth
1958-59 WCCO Dick Enroth
1959-60 WLOL Rod Trongard

1960s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio host
1960-61 KHJ Chick Hearn
1961-62 KHJ Chick Hearn
1962-63 KHJ Chick Hearn
1963-64 KHJ Chick Hearn
1964-65 KFI Chick Hearn Al Michaels
1965-66 KCLA-FM Chick Hearn Rod Hundley
1966-67 KNX Chick Hearn Rod Hundley
1967-68 KNX Chick Hearn Rod Hundley
1968-69 KNX Chick Hearn Rod Hundley
1969-70 KABC Chick Hearn Lynn Shackelford

1970s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio host
1970-71 KABC Chick Hearn Lynn Shackelford
1971-72 KABC Chick Hearn Lynn Shackelford
1972-73 KFI Chick Hearn Lynn Shackelford
1973-74 KFI Chick Hearn Lynn Shackelford
1974-75 KABC Chick Hearn Lynn Shackelford
1975-76 KABC Chick Hearn Lynn Shackelford
1976-77 KABC Chick Hearn Lynn Shackelford
1977-78 KLAC Chick Hearn Pat Riley
1978-79 KLAC Chick Hearn Pat Riley
1979-80 KLAC Chick Hearn Keith Erickson

1980s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio host
1980-81 KLAC Chick Hearn Keith Erickson
1981-82 KLAC Chick Hearn Keith Erickson
1982-83 KLAC Chick Hearn Keith Erickson
1983-84 KLAC Chick Hearn Keith Erickson
1984-85 KLAC Chick Hearn Keith Erickson
1985-86 KLAC Chick Hearn Keith Erickson
1986-87 KLAC Chick Hearn Keith Erickson
1987-88 KLAC Chick Hearn Stu Lantz
1988-89 KLAC Chick Hearn Stu Lantz
1989-90 KLAC Chick Hearn Stu Lantz

1990s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio host
1990-91 KLAC Chick Hearn Stu Lantz
1991-92 KLAC Chick Hearn Stu Lantz
1992-93 KLAC Chick Hearn Stu Lantz
1993-94 KLAC Chick Hearn Stu Lantz
1994-95 KLAC Chick Hearn Stu Lantz
1995-96 KLAC Chick Hearn Stu Lantz
1996-97 KLAC Chick Hearn Stu Lantz
1997-98 KLAC Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Larry Burnett
1998-99 KLAC Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Larry Burnett
1999-2000 KLAC Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Larry Burnett

2000s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio host
2000-01 KLAC Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Larry Burnett
2001-02 KLAC Chick Hearn Stu Lantz Larry Burnett
2002-03 KLAC Paul Sunderland Stu Lantz Larry Burnett
2003-04 KLAC Joel Meyers Mychal Thompson Larry Burnett
2004-05 KLAC Joel Meyers Mychal Thompson Larry Burnett
2005-06 KLAC Spero Dedes Mychal Thompson Matt "Money" Smith
2006-07 KLAC Spero Dedes Mychal Thompson Matt "Money" Smith
2007-08 KLAC Spero Dedes Mychal Thompson Matt "Money" Smith
2008-09 KLAC Spero Dedes Mychal Thompson
2009-10 KSPN Spero Dedes Mychal Thompson

2010s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio host
2010-11 KSPN Spero Dedes Mychal Thompson

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