List of Rose Bowl Game broadcasters

The Rose Bowl was first televised in 1947 on W6XYZ,[1] an experimental station out of Los Angeles that would eventually become KTLA.[2]

Television

ESPN years (2011–present)

Beginning with the 2010 season, ESPN (majority-owned by ABC's parent company, The Walt Disney Company) now broadcasts all the BCS/CFP games, including the Rose Bowl game.[3][4] The game is also broadcast nationally by ESPN Radio and by ESPN International for Latin America. In 2013, ESPN Deportes provided the first Spanish language telecast in the U.S. of the Rose Bowl Game.[5]

The Rose Bowl game contract with ESPN was extended on June 28, 2012, to 2026, for a reportedly $80 million per year.[6][7]

Date	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)
January 1, 2021[8]	ESPN	Sean McDonough	Todd Blackledge	Todd McShay and Allison Williams
January 1, 2020		Chris Fowler	Kirk Herbstreit	Maria Taylor and Tom Rinaldi
January 1, 2019[9]
January 1, 2018[10][11]
January 2, 2017[12]				Samantha Ponder and Tom Rinaldi
January 1, 2016[13]		Brent Musburger	Jesse Palmer	Maria Taylor
January 1, 2015		Chris Fowler	Kirk Herbstreit	Heather Cox and Tom Rinaldi
January 1, 2014		Brent Musburger
January 1, 2013[14]
January 2, 2012				Erin Andrews[15]
January 1, 2011

ABC years (1989–2010)

From 1989 to 2010, the game was broadcast on ABC, usually at 2 p.m. PST; the 2005 edition was the first one broadcast in HDTV. The first 9-year contract in 1988 started at about $11 million, which is what NBC had been paying. The 2002 Rose Bowl was the first broadcast not set at the traditional 2:00pm West Coast time.[16] Beginning in 2007, FOX had the broadcast rights to the other Bowl Championship Series games, but the Rose Bowl, which negotiates its own television contract independent of the BCS, had agreed to keep the game on ABC.

Date	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)
January 1, 2010[17]	ABC[18]	Brent Musburger[19]	Kirk Herbstreit	Lisa Salters
January 1, 2009[20][21]
January 1, 2008
January 1, 2007[22]			Bob Davie and Kirk Herbstreit
January 4, 2006[23]		Keith Jackson[24]	Dan Fouts	Todd Harris and Holly Rowe
January 1, 2005[25][26][27]				Todd Harris
January 1, 2004[28]
January 1, 2003[29]		Brent Musburger	Gary Danielson	Jack Arute
January 3, 2002		Keith Jackson	Tim Brant	Todd Harris and Lynn Swann
January 1, 2001[30]				Todd Harris
January 1, 2000[31][32]			Dan Fouts
January 1, 1999[33]			Bob Griese	Lynn Swann
January 1, 1998[34][35]
January 1, 1997[36][37][38]		Brent Musburger	Dick Vermeil	Jack Arute
January 1, 1996[39][40][41][42]		Keith Jackson	Bob Griese	Lynn Swann
January 2, 1995
January 1, 1994[43]
January 1, 1993[44][45][46]		Brent Musburger	Dick Vermeil
January 1, 1992[47][48]		Keith Jackson	Bob Griese
January 1, 1991
January 1, 1990				Mike Adamle and Jack Arute
January 2, 1989[49][50][51][52][53][54]				Mike Adamle

NBC years (1952–88)

The 1952 Rose Bowl, on NBC, was the first national telecast of a college football game[55]. The network broadcast both the Tournament of Roses Parade and the following game. The 1956 Rose Bowl has the highest TV rating of all college bowl games, watched by 41.1% of all people in the US with TV sets.[56] The 1962 game was the first college football game broadcast in color. Television ratings for the Rose Bowl declined as the number of bowl games increased.[56] The other bowl games also provided more compelling match-ups, with higher-ranked teams.[56] In 1988, NBC gave up the broadcast rights, as the television share dropped in 1987 below 20.[56]

Date	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)
January 1, 1988[57][58][59][60][61][62]	NBC	Dick Enberg	Merlin Olsen
January 1, 1987
January 1, 1986
January 1, 1985[63]
January 2, 1984
January 1, 1983[64]
January 1, 1982[65][66]
January 1, 1981
January 1, 1980				O. J. Simpson
January 1, 1979[67][68][69]		Curt Gowdy	John Brodie and O. J. Simpson
January 2, 1978[70]			John Brodie
January 1, 1977			Don Meredith
January 1, 1976			Al DeRogatis	Ross Porter
January 1, 1975
January 1, 1974				Al DeRogatis
January 1, 1973
January 1, 1972
January 1, 1971			Kyle Rote
January 1, 1970
January 1, 1969[71]
January 1, 1968			Paul Christman
January 2, 1967[72]		Lindsey Nelson	Terry Brennan
January 1, 1966
January 1, 1965			Ray Scott
January 1, 1964			Terry Brennan
January 1, 1963		Mel Allen
January 1, 1962
January 2, 1961			Chick Hearn[73]
January 1, 1960
January 1, 1959
January 1, 1958[74]
January 1, 1957
January 2, 1956			Sam Balter
January 1, 1955
January 1, 1954[75]			Tom Harmon
January 1, 1953
January 1, 1952[76][77]			Jack Brickhouse

Radio

Date	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)
January 1, 2021	ESPN Radio	Joe Tessitore	Andre Ware	Holly Rowe
January 1, 2020		Bob Wischusen	Dan Orlovsky	Allison Williams
January 1, 2019		Dave Pasch	Greg McElroy	Tom Luginbill
January 1, 2018		Steve Levy	Brian Griese	Todd McShay
January 2, 2017		Dave Pasch	Greg McElroy	Molly McGrath
January 1, 2016			Brian Griese	Tom Rinaldi
January 1, 2015		Sean McDonough	Chris Spielman	Todd McShay
January 1, 2014		Bill Rosinski	David Norrie	Joe Schad
January 1, 2013		Dave Pasch	Brian Griese	Jenn Brown
January 2, 2012			Chris Spielman	Tom Rinaldi
January 1, 2011		Bill Rosinski	David Norrie	Joe Schad
January 1, 2010		Mike Tirico	Jon Gruden	Shelley Smith
January 1, 2009			David Norrie	Erin Andrews
January 1, 2008		Dave Barnett	Rod Gilmore
January 1, 2007		Sean McDonough	Chris Spielman	Todd Harris
January 4, 2006		Ron Franklin	Bob Davie	Dave Ryan
January 1, 2005		Sean McDonough	Rod Gilmore	none used
January 1, 2004		Mike Tirico	Chris Spielman	Matt Winer
January 1, 2003		Steve Levy	Rod Gilmore	Alex Flanagan
January 3, 2002		Ron Franklin	Mike Gottfried	Adrian Karsten
January 1, 2001		Charley Steiner[78]	Bill Curry	Holly Rowe
January 1, 2000			Rod Gilmore	Rob Stone
January 1, 1999			Todd Christensen	Holly Rowe
January 1, 1998				none used
January 1, 1997	NBC Radio[79]	Joel Meyers[80]	Jack Snow
January 1, 1996
January 2, 1995
January 1, 1994
January 1, 1993
January 1, 1992
January 1, 1991		Wayne Larrivee[81]
January 1, 1990		Joel Meyers[82]
January 2, 1989		Mel Proctor
January 1, 1988		Marty Glickman	Stan White
January 1, 1987			Jack O'Rourke
January 1, 1986
January 1, 1985
January 2, 1984		Bob Costas
January 1, 1983		Jack O'Rourke[83]	Rick Forzano
January 1, 1982
January 1, 1981
January 1, 1980		Bob Buck
January 1, 1979		Tom Kelly	Bob Ufer*[84]
January 2, 1978		Barry Tompkins[85]
January 1, 1977		Tom Kelly
January 1, 1976		Marv Homan[86]	Fred Hessler*
January 1, 1975		Tom Kelly	Tom Hamlin*
January 1, 1974
January 1, 1973			Marv Homan*
January 1, 1972		Don Klein[87]	Don Kramer*
January 1, 1971			Marv Homan*
January 1, 1970		Mike Walden	Don Kramer*
January 1, 1969			Marv Homan*[88]
January 1, 1968			Hilliard Gates*[89]
January 2, 1967
January 1, 1966		Fred Hessler	Bob Reynolds*
January 1, 1965		Bob Ufer	Bob Blackburn*
January 1, 1964		Bob Wolff[90]	Larry Stewart*
January 1, 1963		Tom Kelly[91]	Mike Walden*[92]
January 1, 1962		Fred Hessler[93]	Chick Hearn*[94]
January 2, 1961		Curt Gowdy	Braven Dyer
January 1, 1960		Chick Hearn[95]
January 1, 1959		Bud Foster
January 1, 1958		Al Helfer[96]	Keith Jackson
January 1, 1957			Braven Dyer[97]
January 2, 1956
January 1, 1955
January 1, 1954
January 1, 1953
January 1, 1952
January 1, 1951	CBS Radio	Red Barber[98]	Connie Desmond
January 2, 1950
January 1, 1949		Mel Allen[99]	John Herrington
January 1, 1948	NBC Radio	Bill Stern	none used
January 1, 1947
January 1, 1946
January 1, 1945
January 1, 1944			Ken Carpenter[100]
January 1, 1943
January 1, 1942
January 1, 1941
January 1, 1940
January 2, 1939
January 1, 1938		Ronald Reagan
January 1, 1937		Don Wilson
January 1, 1936
January 1, 1935
January 1, 1934		Graham McNamee	Carl Haverlin
January 2, 1933		Don Wilson[101]	Ken Carpenter[102]
January 1, 1932		Graham McNamee	Carl Haverlin[103][104]
January 1, 1931
January 1, 1930		Lloyd Yoder[105]
January 1, 1929		Bill Munday[106]
January 2, 1928		Graham McNamee[107][108][109]
January 1, 1927

Notes

• From 1962-1978, inclusive, NBC used the primary play-by-play voice for each school to call one half of the game while the other man did color analysis. At halftime, the two would switch roles. Where a team is listed in the color commentator column, we are trying to ascertain the name of the man who was the primary voice for that team for that year.

See also

• Sports_broadcasting_contracts_in_the_United_States#College_football
• Bowl Championship Series on television and radio

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External links

• Official website
• Rose Bowl Archives - Awful Announcing
• Rose Bowl Numbers Game