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-TV) ^[1]
• Van Miller: 1973–1978 (WBEN-TV)
• 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-TV, KCAL-TV, 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-TV) ^[5]
• Dick Rifenburg: 1977–1978 (WBEN-TV)
• 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-TV) ^[8]
• Earl Strom: 1990–1991 (Prime Ticket)
• Jerry Tarkanian: 1991–1992 (SportsChannel Los Angeles) ^[9]
• Bill Walton: 1992–2002 (SportsChannel Los Angeles, KCOP-TV, KCAL-TV, 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

Buffalo

• WBEN-TV: 1972–1978

San Diego

• KFMB-TV: 1978–1980; 1982–1984
• XETV: 1980–1982

Los Angeles

• KTTV: 1984–1985
• KTLA: 1985–1991; 2002–2009
• KCOP-TV: 1991–1996; 2011; 2012
• KCAL-TV: 1996–2001

Cable television

• MSG Network (1970-1978)
• Z Channel: 1978–1989
• SportsChannel Los Angeles: 1989–1992
• Prime Ticket/Fox Sports Net West: 1992–1997
• 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: 1981–1982
• 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

Buffalo

• WBEN (1970–1978)

San Diego

• KGB/KCNN/KPQP (1978–1984)

Los Angeles

• KFOX (1984)
• KLAC (1984–1987)
• KIIS-AM (1987–1988)
• KRLA (1988–1992)
• KMPC (1992–1995)^[11]
• KNNS (1995–1997)
• KXTA/KTLK (1997–2006)
• KSPN (2006–2009)
• KTNQ (Spanish; 2004–2009)
• KFWB (2009–present)
• KWKW (Spanish; 2009–present)

Radio Network

Station Lineup (as of 2012)^[12]

References