List of Pro Bowl broadcasters facts for kids
The following is a list of the television networks and announcers who have broadcast the National Football League's Pro Bowl throughout the years.
1950s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | not televised | ||
| 1952 | NBC | Harry Wismer | Bill Stern |
| 1953 | NBC | Bud Foster | Mark Scott |
| 1954 | DuMont | Tom Harmon | Red Grange |
| 1955 | not televised | ||
| 1956 | |||
| 1957 | |||
| 1958 | NBC | Joe Tucker | Van Patrick |
| 1959 | NBC | Jim Gibbons | Van Patrick |
1960s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NBC | Bob Kelley | Ray Scott |
| 1961 | NBC | Lindsey Nelson | Frankie Albert |
| 1962 | NBC | Lindsey Nelson | Chuck Thompson |
| 1963 | NBC | Chuck Thompson | Ken Coleman |
| 1964 | NBC | Chris Schenkel | George Connor |
| 1965 | NBC | Ken Coleman | Gordie Soltau |
| 1966 | CBS | Jack Drees | Frank Gifford |
| 1967 | CBS | Lindsey Nelson | Pat Summerall |
| 1968 | CBS | Jack Buck | Tom Brookshier |
| 1969 | CBS | Jack Whitaker | Pat Summerall |
1970s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | CBS | Don Criqui | Frank Gifford | Frank Glieber |
| 1971 | CBS | Jack Whitaker | Frank Gifford | Bruce Roberts |
| 1972 | NBC | Curt Gowdy | Al DeRogatis | |
| 1973 | CBS | Frank Glieber | Alex Hawkins | Bruce Roberts |
| 1974 | NBC | Curt Gowdy | Al DeRogatis | |
| 1975 | ABC | Frank Gifford | Howard Cosell and Alex Karras | |
| 1976 | ABC | Frank Gifford | Howard Cosell and Alex Karras | |
| 1977 | ABC | Frank Gifford | Howard Cosell and Alex Karras | |
| 1978 | ABC | Frank Gifford | Howard Cosell and Don Meredith | |
| 1979 | ABC | Frank Gifford | Howard Cosell and Don Meredith |
1980s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | ABC | Al Michaels | Howard Cosell and Fran Tarkenton | Lynn Swann |
| 1981 | ABC | Frank Gifford | Howard Cosell and Fran Tarkenton | Lynn Swann |
| 1982 | ABC | Al Michaels | Fran Tarkenton | Lynn Swann and Russ Francis |
| 1983 | ABC | Frank Gifford | Howard Cosell and Fran Tarkenton | Lynn Swann |
| 1984 | ABC | Frank Gifford | O. J. Simpson | Lynn Swann |
| 1985 | ABC | Frank Gifford | Don Meredith | Lynn Swann |
| 1986 | ABC | Frank Gifford | O. J. Simpson and Joe Namath | Tim Brant |
| 1987 | ABC | Al Michaels | Frank Gifford | Lynn Swann |
| 1988 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Roy Firestone and O. J. Simpson | Tom Jackson |
| 1989 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Joe Theismann | Tom Jackson |
1990s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Joe Theismann | Chris Berman and Tom Jackson |
| 1991 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Joe Theismann | Chris Berman and Tom Jackson |
| 1992 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Joe Theismann | Chris Berman and Tom Jackson |
| 1993 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Joe Theismann | Chris Berman and Tom Jackson |
| 1994 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Joe Theismann | Chris Berman and Tom Jackson |
| 1995 | ABC | Al Michaels | Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf | Lynn Swann and Lesley Visser |
| 1996 | ABC | Al Michaels | Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf | Lynn Swann and Lesley Visser |
| 1997 | ABC | Al Michaels | Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf | Lynn Swann and Lesley Visser |
| 1998 | ABC | Al Michaels | Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf | Lynn Swann and Lesley Visser |
| 1999 | ABC | Al Michaels | Dan Dierdorf and Boomer Esiason | Lesley Visser and Dan Fouts |
2000s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ABC | Al Michaels | Boomer Esiason | Lesley Visser and Dan Fouts |
| 2001 | ABC | Al Michaels | Dan Fouts and Dennis Miller | Eric Dickerson and Melissa Stark |
| 2002 | ABC | Al Michaels | Dan Fouts and Dennis Miller | Eric Dickerson and Melissa Stark |
| 2003 | ABC | Al Michaels | Dan Fouts | Melissa Stark and Lynn Swann |
| 2004 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire | Suzy Kolber and Chris Mortensen |
| 2005 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire | Suzy Kolber and Michele Tafoya |
| 2006 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire | Suzy Kolber and Michele Tafoya |
| 2007 | CBS | Greg Gumbel | Phil Simms and Dan Dierdorf | Shannon Sharpe |
| 2008 | Fox | Kenny Albert | Daryl Johnston | Tony Siragusa and Brian Baldinger |
| 2009 | NBC | Al Michaels | Cris Collinsworth | Andrea Kremer and Tiki Barber |
2010s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ESPN | Mike Tirico | Ron Jaworski and Jon Gruden | Michele Tafoya and Suzy Kolber |
| 2011 | Fox | Thom Brennaman | Brian Billick and Terry Bradshaw | Tony Siragusa and Jay Glazer |
| 2012 | NBC | Dan Hicks | Mike Mayock and Doug Flutie | Alex Flanagan and Randy Moss |
| 2013 | NBC | Al Michaels | Cris Collinsworth | Michele Tafoya and Doug Flutie |
| 2014 | NBC | Al Michaels | Cris Collinsworth | Michele Tafoya and Doug Flutie |
| 2015 | ESPN | Mike Tirico | Jon Gruden | Lisa Salters |
| 2016 | ESPN | Mike Tirico | Ron Jaworski and Jon Gruden | Lisa Salters |
| 2017 | ESPN | Sean McDonough | Ron Jaworski and Jon Gruden | Lisa Salters |
| 2018 | ESPN/ABC | Sean McDonough | Matt Hasselbeck | Lisa Salters and Louis Riddick |
| 2019 | Joe Tessitore | Jason Witten and Booger McFarland | Lisa Salters | |
| ESPN/ABC | ||||
| Disney XD |
2020s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ESPN/ABC | Joe Tessitore | Booger McFarland | Lisa Salters |
| Disney XD | ||||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2022 | ESPN/ABC | Steve Levy | Brian Griese and Louis Riddick | Lisa Salters |
| 2023 | ESPN/ABC | Pat McAfee | Kirk Herbstreit | Laura Rutledge and Robert Griffin III |
| Disney XD | ||||
| 2024 | ESPN/ABC | Scott Van Pelt | Dan Orlovsky | Ryan Clark, Marcus Spears, and Michelle Beisner-Buck |
| Disney XD | ||||
See also
- List of AFL All-Star Game broadcasters
- List of Playoff Bowl broadcasters
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