List of Orange Bowl broadcasters

Television network, play-by-play and color commentator for the Orange Bowl from 1953 to the present.

Television

ESPN televised the Orange Bowl game from 2011–2014, as part of the cable network's $500 million broadcast deal with the BCS. ESPN will continue to televise the Orange Bowl through December 31, 2025 as part of its broadcast deal with the College Football Playoff. The Orange Bowl and Fiesta Bowl are the only two bowl games ever to air on all the "big 4" broadcast television networks in the United States (ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox).

Date	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator	Sideline reporters
December 30, 2016	ESPN	Steve Levy	Brian Griese	Todd McShay
December 31, 2015	ESPN	Brad Nessler	Todd Blackledge	Holly Rowe
December 31, 2014	ESPN	Brent Musburger	Jesse Palmer	Maria Taylor
January 3, 2014	ESPN	Joe Tessitore	Matt Millen	Maria Taylor
January 1, 2013	ESPN	Joe Tessitore	Matt Millen	Maria Taylor
January 4, 2012	ESPN	Mike Tirico	Ron Jaworski and Jon Gruden	Lisa Salters
January 3, 2011	ESPN	Mike Tirico	Ron Jaworski and Jon Gruden	Michele Tafoya
January 5, 2010	Fox	Dick Stockton	Charles Davis	Chris Myers and Laura Okmin
January 1, 2009	Fox	Thom Brennaman	Charles Davis	Chris Myers
January 3, 2008	Fox	Kenny Albert	Daryl Johnston and Barry Alvarez	Jeanne Zelasko
January 2, 2007	Fox	Matt Vasgersian	Terry Donahue and Pat Haden	Laura Okmin
January 3, 2006	ABC	Mike Tirico	Kirk Herbstreit	Erin Andrews
January 4, 2005	ABC	Brad Nessler	Bob Griese	Lynn Swann and Todd Harris
January 1, 2004	ABC	Brad Nessler	Bob Griese	Lynn Swann
January 2, 2003	ABC	Tim Brant	Ed Cunningham	Sam Ryan
January 2, 2002	ABC	Brad Nessler	Bob Griese	Lynn Swann
January 3, 2001	ABC	Brad Nessler	Bob Griese	Lynn Swann and Jack Arute
January 1, 2000	ABC	Brad Nessler	Bob Griese	Lynn Swann
January 2, 1999	ABC	Brad Nessler	Gary Danielson	Dean Blevins
January 2, 1998	CBS	Sean McDonough	Terry Donahue
December 31, 1996	CBS	Sean McDonough	Mike Mayock
January 1, 1996	CBS	Sean McDonough	Pat Haden
January 1, 1995	NBC	Tom Hammond	Cris Collinsworth	John Dockery
January 1, 1994	NBC	Dick Enberg	Bob Trumpy	O.J. Simpson
January 1, 1993	NBC	Don Criqui	Bob Trumpy	John Dockery
January 1, 1992	NBC	Dick Enberg	Bill Walsh	John Dockery
January 1, 1991	NBC	Dick Enberg	Bill Walsh	O. J. Simpson and Bob Trumpy
January 1, 1990	NBC	Dick Enberg	Bill Walsh
January 2, 1989	NBC	Don Criqui	Bob Trumpy	Jim Gray
January 1, 1988	NBC	Don Criqui	Bob Trumpy	Tom Hammond
January 1, 1987	NBC	Don Criqui	Bob Trumpy	Paul Maguire
January 1, 1986	NBC	Don Criqui	Bob Trumpy and Bob Griese	Jimmy Cefalo
January 1, 1985	NBC	Don Criqui	Bob Trumpy	Bill Macatee
January 2, 1984	NBC	Don Criqui	John Brodie	Bill Macatee
January 1, 1983	NBC	Don Criqui	John Brodie
January 1, 1982	NBC	Don Criqui	John Brodie	Bob Trumpy
January 1, 1981	NBC	Don Criqui	John Brodie	Bob Trumpy
January 1, 1980	NBC	Don Criqui	John Brodie	Bob Trumpy
January 1, 1979	NBC	Dick Enberg	Merlin Olsen
January 2, 1978	NBC	Jim Simpson	Merlin Olsen
January 1, 1977	NBC	Jim Simpson	John Brodie
January 1, 1976	NBC	Jim Simpson	John Brodie
January 1, 1975	NBC	Jim Simpson	John Brodie
January 1, 1974	NBC	Jim Simpson	Kyle Rote
January 1, 1973	NBC	Jim Simpson	Kyle Rote
January 1, 1972	NBC	Jim Simpson	Kyle Rote	Bill Enis
January 1, 1971	NBC	Jim Simpson	Al DeRogatis
January 1, 1970	NBC	Jim Simpson	Al DeRogatis
January 1, 1969	NBC	Jim Simpson	Al DeRogatis
January 1, 1968	NBC	Jim Simpson	Kyle Rote
January 2, 1967	NBC	Curt Gowdy	Paul Christman
January 1, 1966	NBC	Curt Gowdy	Paul Christman
January 1, 1965	NBC	Jim Simpson	Bud Wilkinson
January 1, 1964	ABC	Curt Gowdy	Paul Christman
January 1, 1963	ABC	Curt Gowdy	Paul Christman
January 1, 1962	ABC	Curt Gowdy	Paul Christman
January 2, 1961	CBS	Ray Scott	Paul Christman
January 1, 1960	CBS	Joe Boland	Paul Christman
January 1, 1959	CBS	Joe Boland	Jim McKay
January 1, 1958	CBS	Chris Schenkel	Johnny Lujack
January 1, 1957	CBS	Tom Harmon
January 2, 1956	CBS	Tom Harmon	Chris Schenkel
January 1, 1955	CBS	Bob Neal
January 1, 1954	CBS	Red Barber
January 1, 1953	CBS	Red Barber

Spanish

In 2013, ESPN Deportes will provide the first Spanish U.S. telecast of the Orange Bowl.^[1]

Date	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)
1 January 2013	ESPN Deportes	Eduardo Varela	Pablo Viruega

Radio

Date	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator	Sideline reporters
December 30, 2016	ESPN Radio	Dave Flemming	Tom Ramsey	Allison Williams
December 31, 2015	ESPN Radio	Bill Rosinski	David Norrie	Joe Schad
December 31, 2014	ESPN Radio	Bill Rosinski	David Norrie	Joe Schad
January 3, 2014	ESPN Radio	Sean McDonough	Chris Spielman	Shannon Spake
January 1, 2013	ESPN Radio	Bill Rosinski	David Norrie	Joe Schad
January 4, 2012	ESPN Radio	Joe Tessitore	Rod Gilmore	Quint Kessenich
January 3, 2011	ESPN Radio	Bill Rosinski	David Norrie	Joe Schad
January 5, 2010^[2]	ESPN Radio	Sean McDonough	Matt Millen	Holly Rowe
January 1, 2009^[3]	ESPN Radio	Ron Franklin	Ed Cunningham	Jack Arute
January 6, 2006^[4]	ESPN Radio	Gary Thorne	Ed Cunningham	Jerry Punch
January 1, 2004	ESPN Radio	Dave Barnett	Bill Curry	Heather Cox
January 1, 2000^[5]	ESPN Radio	Dave Barnett	Bill Curry	Dave Ryan

Local Radio

Date	Flagship station	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)
January 3, 2014	WCCP-FM (Clemson) WBNS-FM (Ohio State)	Pete Yanity Paul Keels	Will Merritt Jim Lachey	Patrick Sapp Marty Bannister

References

↑ "BCS National Championship and Bowl Games on ESPN Deportes". ESPN. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
↑ http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2008-articles/december/your-2008-2009-college-football-bowl-game-national-radio-announcing-schedule.html
↑ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?date=12/28/05&id=20051228abc02
↑ http://www.armchairqb.com/selections.html#game1

External links

Orange Bowl TV and Radio History

Orange Bowl Game
History & conference tie-ins	History Miami Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium College Football Playoff Broadcasters Atlantic Coast Conference Big Ten Conference Southeastern Conference Notre Dame
Games	1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2014 2015 2016
Notes	The game was also the national title game for either the Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or Bowl Championship Series in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, and 2005. There was an Orange Bowl in January and December in 1996 and 2014. The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its 2015 edition.

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