Sports Broadcasting History

Graham McNamee was an American sportscaster who is widely credited as the first person to broadcast a play-by-play account of a sporting event. He began his career in 1923, broadcasting boxing matches and other sporting events for radio station WEAF in New York City.

The first sporting event to be broadcast on television was Game 4 of the 1939 World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Yankees. The game was broadcast by NBC on its experimental television station W2XBS in New York City.

Mel Allen was an American sportscaster who is credited with popularizing the phrase "Touchdown!" during his broadcasts of New York Giants football games in the 1930s and 1940s.

Mel Allen was an American sportscaster who is best known for his broadcasts of New York Yankees baseball games from 1939 to 1964. He was known as "The Voice of the New York Yankees" and was one of the most popular sportscasters of his era.

Red Barber was an American sportscaster who is best known for his broadcasts of Brooklyn Dodgers baseball games from 1939 to 1953. He was the first sportscaster to win an Emmy Award, which he received in 1954 for his work on the NBC television program "Game of the Week".

Ray Scott was an American sportscaster who is best known for his broadcasts of Green Bay Packers football games from 1951 to 1985. He was known as "The Voice of the Green Bay Packers" and was one of the most popular sportscasters in Wisconsin history.

Sam Lacy was an American sportscaster who is best known for being the first African-American to broadcast a major league baseball game. He did so in 1954, when he called a game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants for the Mutual Broadcasting System.

Johnny Most was an American sportscaster who is best known for his broadcasts of Boston Celtics basketball games from 1953 to 1990. He was known as "The Voice of the Boston Celtics" and was one of the most popular sportscasters in Boston history.

Curt Gowdy was an American sportscaster who is best known for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball, the National Football League, and the Olympics. He was the first sportscaster to broadcast a Super Bowl game, which he did in 1967 for NBC.

Chick Hearn was an American sportscaster who is best known for his broadcasts of Los Angeles Lakers basketball games from 1961 to 2002. He was known as "The Voice of the Los Angeles Lakers" and was one of the most popular sportscasters in Los Angeles history.

Graham McNamee was an American sportscaster who is widely credited as the first person to broadcast a play-by-play account of a sporting event. He began his career in 1923, broadcasting boxing matches and other sporting events for radio station WEAF in New York City. In 1926, he became the first sportscaster to broadcast a World Series game, when he called Game 7 of the 1926 World Series between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals.

Marv Albert is an American sportscaster who is best known for his broadcasts of New York Knicks basketball games from 1967 to 2004. He was known as "The Voice of the New York Knicks" and was one of the most popular sportscasters in New York history.

Foster Hewitt was a Canadian sportscaster who is best known for his broadcasts of Toronto Maple Leafs hockey games from 1927 to 1967. He was the first sportscaster to broadcast a Stanley Cup Finals game, which he did in 1931.

Russ Hodges was an American sportscaster who is best known for his broadcasts of San Francisco Giants baseball games from 1958 to 1970. He was known as "The Voice of the San Francisco Giants" and was one of the most popular sportscasters in San Francisco history.

Ken Squier was an American sportscaster who is best known for his broadcasts of NASCAR races from 1979 to 2009. He was the first sportscaster to broadcast a NASCAR race, which he did in 1979 for CBS.