List of New York Yankees broadcasters
As one of the most successful clubs in Major League Baseball, the New York Yankees are also one of its oldest teams. Part of that success derives to its radio and television broadcasts that have been running beginning in 1939 when the first radio transmissions were broadcast from the old stadium, and from 1947 when television broadcasts began. They have been one of the pioneer superstation broadcasts when WPIX became a national superstation in 1978 and were the first American League team to broadcast their games on cable, both first in 1978 and later on in 1979, when Sportschannel NY (now MSG Plus) began broadcasting Yankees games to cable subscribers. Today, the team can be heard and/or seen in its gameday broadcasts during the baseball season on:
- TV: YES Network or WPIX channel 11 in New York
- Radio: WFAN 660AM and WFAN-FM 101.9 FM in New York; New York Yankees Radio Network; WADO 1280 AM (Spanish) (Cadena Radio Yankees)
Longest serving Yankee broadcasters (all-time with 10+ years)
Phil Rizzuto (40 yrs), John Sterling (32 yrs), Mel Allen (30 yrs), Michael Kay (29 yrs), Ken Singleton (24 yrs), Bobby Murcer (22 yrs), Frank Messer (18 yrs), Bill White (18 yrs), Suzyn Waldman (16 yrs), Red Barber (13 yrs), Jim Kaat (13 yrs), Al Trautwig (12 yrs)
Broadcast announcers
Broadcasters assigned from the Yankees to cover World Series appearances nationally (1947-1978)
- 1947 - Mel Allen (radio)
- 1949 - Mel Allen (radio)
- 1950 - Mel Allen (radio)
- 1951 - Mel Allen (radio)
- 1952 - Mel Allen (TV);
- 1953 - Mel Allen (TV);
- 1955 - Mel Allen (TV);
- 1956 - Mel Allen (TV);
- 1957 - Mel Allen (TV);
- 1958 - Mel Allen (TV);
- 1960 - Mel Allen (TV);
- 1961 - Mel Allen (TV);
- 1962 - Mel Allen (TV);
- 1963 - Mel Allen (TV);
- 1964 - Phil Rizzuto (TV, radio)
- 1976 - Phil Rizzuto (TV), Bill White (radio)
- 1977 - Bill White (radio)
- 1978 - Bill White (radio)
Television Broadcasters by Year
Television Play-by-Play
- Mel Allen β, 1939–1940, 1942, 1946–1964 (WPIX), 1979-1986 (SportsChannel)
- Russ Hodges β, 1946–1948 (WPIX)
- Curt Gowdy β, 1949–1950 (WPIX)
- Jim Woods, 1953–1956 (WPIX)
- Red Barber β, 1954–1966 (WPIX)
- Phil Rizzuto, 1957-1996 (WPIX)
- Jerry Coleman β, 1963–1969 (WPIX)
- Joe Garagiola β, 1965–1967 (WPIX)
- Frank Messer, 1968-1984 (WPIX)
- Bob Gamere, 1970 (WPIX)
- Bill White, 1971-1988 (WPIX)
- Bobby Murcer, 1983–1984, 1991-1998 (WPIX), 1988 (SportsChannel), 1989 (MSG), 1999-2001 (FOX5), 2002-2008 (YES)
- Spencer Ross, 1985 (WPIX), 1987 (SportsChannel)
- George Grande, 1989–1990 (WPIX)
- Greg Gumbel, 1989 (MSG)
- Tommy Hutton, 1989 (MSG)
- Dewayne Staats, 1990-1994 (MSG)
- Al Trautwig, 1990-2001 (MSG)
- Paul Olden, 1994-1995 (WPIX)
- Dave Cohen, 1995-1996 (MSG)
- Ken Singleton, 1997-2001 (MSG), 2002–present (YES)
- Michael Kay, 2002–present (YES)
- Bob Lorenz, 2010–Present (YES)
- Ryan Ruocco, 2015–Present (YES)
Television analyst
- Dizzy Dean, 1950-1951 (WPIX)
- Joe DiMaggio, 1952 (WPIX)
- Joe Garagiola β, 1965–1967 (WPIX)
- Jerry Coleman β, 1963–1969 (WPIX)
- Whitey Ford, 1969-1971 (WPIX)
- Fran Healy, 1979-1983 (SportsChannel)
- Billy Martin, 1986-1987 (WPIX)
- Ken Harrelson, 1987–1988 (SportsChannel)
- Mickey Mantle, 1985-1988 (SportsChannel)
- Bill White, 1971-1988 (WPIX)
- Tom Seaver, 1989-1993 (WPIX)
- Tony Kubek β, 1990-1994 (MSG)
- Phil Rizzuto, 1957-1996 (WPIX)
- Rick Cerone, 1996-1997 (WPIX)
- Tommy John, 1998 (WPIX)
- Tim McCarver β, 1999-2001 (WNYW)
- Jim Kaat, 1986 (WPIX), 1995-2001 (MSG), 2002-2006 (YES)
- Joe Girardi, 2004, 2007 (YES)
- David Justice, 2005-2007 (YES)
- Bobby Murcer, 1983–1984, 1991-1998 (WPIX), 1997-2001 (MSG), 2002-2008 (YES)
- Tino Martinez, 2010 (YES)
- Lou Piniella, 1989 (MSG), 2012-2013 (YES)
- Al Leiter, 2006–2018 (YES)
- David Cone, 2002, 2008–2009, 2011–present (YES)
- John Flaherty, 2006–present (YES)
- Paul O'Neill, 2002–present (YES)
- Ken Singleton, 1997-2001 (MSG), 2002–present (YES)
β - indicates Ford C. Frick Award winner
Radio
Longest serving Yankee radio broadcasters (all-time with 10+ years)
John Sterling (32 yrs), Phil Rizzuto (30 yrs), Mel Allen (22 yrs), Frank Messer (18 yrs), Beto Villa (16 yrs), Suzyn Waldman (16 yrs), Bill White (16 yrs), Red Barber (13 yrs), Michael Kay (10 yrs)
Radio Announcers by Year
Radio play-by-play and color commentators
- Garnett Marks, 1939
- Arch McDonald β, 1939
- Mel Allen β, 1939–1940, 1942, 1946–1964
- J.C. Flippen, 1940
- Connie Desmond, 1942
- Don Dunphy, 1944
- Bill Slater, 1944–1945
- Al Helfer β, 1945
- Russ Hodges β, 1946–1948
- Curt Gowdy β, 1949–1950
- Art Gleeson, 1951–1952
- Bill Crowley, 1951–1952
- Joe E. Brown, 1953
- Jim Woods, 1953–1956
- Red Barber β, 1954–1966
- Phil Rizzuto, 1957–1986
- Jerry Coleman β, 1963–1969
- Joe Garagiola β, 1965–1967
- Frank Messer, 1968–1985
- Bob Gamere, 1970
- Bill White, 1971–1986
- Dom Valentino, 1975
- Fran Healy, 1978–1981
- John Gordon, 1982-1985 (Pre and postgame only, 1986)
- Bobby Murcer, 1986
- Spencer Ross, 1986
- Hank Greenwald, 1987–1988
- Tommy Hutton, 1987–1988
- John Sterling, 1989–present
- Jay Johnstone, 1989–1990
- Joe Angel, 1991
- Michael Kay, 1992–2001
- Charley Steiner, 2002–2004
- Suzyn Waldman, 2005–present
- Beto Villa, 1997–2013 en Español
- Francisco Rivera, 2005–present en Español
- Felix DeJesus, 2006–present en Español
- Rickie Ricardo, 2014–present en Español, 2020-present (acting, relief PBP presenter for Stering)
- Ryan Ruocco, 2019 (acting, relief PBP presenter for Sterling)
- Chris Carrino, 2019 (acting, relief PBP presenter for Sterling)
β - indicates Ford C. Frick Award winner
Broadcast outlets
Radio stations
Television stations
The Yankees' New York City flagship station has been:
Outside of New York City, over-the-air television broadcasts can often be seen on:
Cable television
- SportsChannel New York 1979-1988
- MSG Network 1989-2001
- YES Network 2002-current
References
Halberstam, David "Sports on NY Radio", 1999. ISBN 1-57028-197-1
