List of Cotton Bowl Classic broadcasters

Television

Date	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)
December 31, 2015	ESPN	Chris Fowler	Kirk Herbstreit	Heather Cox
January 1, 2015	ESPN	Dave Pasch	Brian Griese	Tom Luginbill
January 3, 2014	Fox	Gus Johnson	Charles Davis	Kristina Pink
January 4, 2013	Fox	Gus Johnson	Charles Davis	Julie Alexandria and Petros Papadakis
January 6, 2012	Fox	Gus Johnson	Charles Davis	Tim Brewster and Daryl Johnston
January 7, 2011	Fox	Kenny Albert	Daryl Johnston	Charles Davis and John Lynch
January 2, 2010	Fox	Pat Summerall	Daryl Johnston	Krista Voda and Shepard Smith
January 2, 2009	Fox	Pat Summerall	Brian Baldinger	Jeanne Zelasko and Krista Voda
January 1, 2008	Fox	Pat Summerall	Brian Baldinger	Jeanne Zelasko and Krista Voda
January 1, 2007	Fox	Pat Summerall	Brian Baldinger	Krista Voda
January 2, 2006	Fox	Thom Brennaman	Terry Donahue	Jeanne Zelasko and Chris Rix
January 1, 2005	Fox	Thom Brennaman	Brian Baldinger	Jeanne Zelasko
January 2, 2004	Fox	Thom Brennaman	Tim Green and Bill Maas	Brian Baldinger
January 1, 2003	Fox	Thom Brennaman	Tim Green and Ron Pitts	Brian Baldinger
January 1, 2002	Fox	Thom Brennaman	Tim Green and Dave Lapham	Brian Baldinger
January 1, 2001	Fox	Thom Brennaman	Tim Green and Dave Lapham	Brian Baldinger
January 1, 2000	Fox	Thom Brennaman	Tim Green and Dave Lapham	Mike Doocy
January 1, 1999	Fox	Joe Buck	Bill Maas	Suzy Kolber and Ron Pitts
January 1, 1998	CBS	Gus Johnson	Mike Mayock
January 1, 1997	CBS	Tim Ryan	Steve Davis
January 1, 1996	CBS	Tim Ryan	Steve Davis	Bill Macatee
January 2, 1995	NBC	Jim Lampley	Todd Christensen
January 1, 1994	NBC	Charlie Jones	Todd Christensen
January 1, 1993	NBC	Tom Hammond	Paul Maguire
January 1, 1992	CBS	Jim Nantz	Terry Bradshaw	Jim Gray
January 1, 1991	CBS	Jim Nantz	Tim Brant	John Dockery
January 1, 1990	CBS	Jim Nantz	Pat Haden
January 2, 1989	CBS	Verne Lundquist	Pat Haden
January 1, 1988	CBS	Brent Musburger	Pat Haden
January 1, 1987	CBS	Verne Lundquist	Pat Haden and Ara Parseghian
January 1, 1986	CBS	Brent Musburger	Ara Parseghian
January 1, 1985	CBS	Lindsey Nelson	Pat Haden
January 2, 1984	CBS	Lindsey Nelson	Pat Haden
January 1, 1983	CBS	Lindsey Nelson	Pat Haden	Pat O'Brien
January 1, 1982	CBS	Lindsey Nelson	Roger Staubach	Frank Glieber
January 1, 1981	CBS	Lindsey Nelson	Roger Staubach	Frank Glieber
January 1, 1980	CBS	Lindsey Nelson	Paul Hornung	Frank Glieber
January 1, 1979	CBS	Lindsey Nelson	Paul Hornung	Frank Glieber
January 2, 1978	CBS	Lindsey Nelson	Paul Hornung and Paul Alexander	Don Criqui
January 1, 1977	CBS	Lindsey Nelson	Paul Hornung
January 1, 1976	CBS	Lindsey Nelson	Alex Hawkins
January 1, 1975	CBS	Lindsey Nelson	Johnny Sauer
January 1, 1974	CBS	Lindsey Nelson	Tom Brookshier
January 1, 1973	CBS	Lindsey Nelson	Tom Brookshier
January 1, 1972	CBS	Lindsey Nelson	Tom Brookshier
January 1, 1971	CBS	Lindsey Nelson	Tom Brookshier
January 1, 1970	CBS	Lindsey Nelson	Tom Brookshier
January 1, 1969	CBS	Frank Glieber	Eddie LeBaron
January 1, 1968	CBS	Lindsey Nelson	Johnny Sauer
December 31, 1966	CBS	Jack Drees	Pat Summerall
January 1, 1966	CBS	Jack Whitaker	Frank Gifford
January 1, 1965	CBS	Jack Buck	George Connor
January 1, 1964	CBS	Chris Schenkel	Pat Summerall
January 1, 1963	CBS	Lindsey Nelson	Terry Brennan
January 1, 1962	CBS	Chris Schenkel	Johnny Lujack
January 2, 1961	CBS	Jack Drees	Terry Brennan
January 1, 1960	CBS	Jack Drees	Forest Evashevski
January 1, 1959	CBS	Tom Harmon	Darrell Royal
January 1, 1958	CBS	Tom Harmon	Forest Evashevski
January 1, 1957	NBC	Lindsey Nelson	Red Grange
January 2, 1956	NBC	Lindsey Nelson	Red Grange
January 1, 1955	NBC	Lindsey Nelson	Red Grange
January 1, 1954	NBC	Lindsey Nelson	Red Grange
January 1, 1953	NBC	Bill Stern	Joe Hasel

'Notes'

During the 1980 game, CBS announcer Lindsey Nelson was stricken with laryngitis and had to leave the telecast after the first quarter. Sideline reporter Frank Glieber took over the play-by-play for the remainder of the game.

Spanish

In 2013, Fox Deportes provided the first Spanish U.S. telecast of the Cotton Bowl Classic.^[1] Fox Deportes returned for the game in 2014. In 2015, ESPN Deportes becomes the Spanish-language home of the Cotton Bowl Classic.

Radio

National Radio

In 2013 and 2014, the game will be broadcast by ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes Radio. Brad Sham, who called the game for Westwood One in 1996, and from 1998 to 2012, will continue as play-by-play announcer for ESPN Radio.^[2] 2013 marks the first Spanish radio broadcast of the game.

Date	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)
December 31, 2015	ESPN Radio	Brad Sham	Danny Kanell	Ian Fitzsimmons
January 1, 2015	ESPN Radio	Brad Sham	Kelly Stouffer	Ian Fitzsimmons
January 3, 2014	ESPN Radio	Brad Sham	Ed Cunningham	Ian Fitzsimmons
January 4, 2013	ESPN Radio	Brad Sham	Ed Cunningham	Ian Fitzsimmons
January 6, 2012	Westwood One	Brad Sham	Terry Donahue
January 7, 2011	Westwood One	Brad Sham	Terry Donahue
January 2, 2010	Westwood One	Brad Sham	Terry Donahue
January 2, 2009	Westwood One	Brad Sham	Terry Bowden
January 1, 2008	Westwood One	Brad Sham	Terry Bowden
January 1, 2007	Westwood One	Brad Sham	Terry Bowden
January 2, 2006	Westwood One	Brad Sham	Shea Walker
January 1, 2005	Westwood One	Brad Sham	Allen Pinkett
January 2, 2004	Westwood One	Brad Sham	Rick Walker
January 1, 2003	Westwood One	Brad Sham	Rick Walker
January 1, 2002	Westwood One	Brad Sham	Allen Pinkett
January 1, 2001	Westwood One	Brad Sham	Allen Pinkett
January 1, 2000	Westwood One	Brad Sham	Allen Pinkett
January 1, 1999	Westwood One	Brad Sham	Jack Ham
January 1, 1998	Westwood One	Brad Sham	Jack Ham
January 1, 1997	Westwood One	Chuck Cooperstein	Howard Schnellenberger
January 1, 1996	Westwood One	Brad Sham	Jack Ham
January 2, 1995	NBC	Brad Sham	Shea Walker
January 1, 1994	Mutual	Tony Roberts	Shea Walker
January 1, 1993	Mutual	Tony Roberts	Shea Walker
January 1, 1992	CBS	Brad Sham	Chuck Cooperstein
January 1, 1991	CBS	Brad Sham	Bill Schoening
January 1, 1990	CBS	Brad Sham	Chuck Cooperstein
January 2, 1989	CBS	Brad Sham	John Rooney
January 1, 1988	CBS	Brad Sham	John Rooney
January 1, 1987	CBS	Brad Sham	John Rooney
January 1, 1986	CBS	Lindsey Nelson	Brad Sham
January 1, 1985	CBS	Frank Glieber	Dan Dierdorf
January 2, 1984	CBS	Frank Glieber	Roman Gabriel
January 1, 1983	CBS	Frank Glieber	Roman Gabriel
January 1, 1982	CBS	Jack Buck	Roman Gabriel
January 1, 1981	CBS	Jack Buck	Hank Stram
January 1, 1980	CBS	Jack Buck	Hank Stram
January 1, 1979	CBS	Tom Hedrick	Connie Alexander
January 2, 1978	CBS	Tom Hedrick	Connie Alexander
January 1, 1977	CBS	Tom Hedrick	Connie Alexander
January 1, 1976	CBS	Tom Hedrick	Connie Alexander
January 1, 1975	CBS	Tom Hedrick	Connie Alexander
January 1, 1974	CBS	Tom Hedrick	Connie Alexander
January 1, 1973	CBS	Tom Hedrick	Connie Alexander
January 1, 1972	CBS	Tom Hedrick	Connie Alexander
January 1, 1971	CBS	Tom Hedrick	Connie Alexander
January 1, 1970	CBS	Jack Buck	Connie Alexander
January 1, 1969	CBS	Bob Reynolds	Wes Wise
January 1, 1968	CBS	Rick Weaver	Wes Wise
December 31, 1966	CBS	Harry Caray	Wes Wise
January 1, 1966	CBS	Harry Caray	Wes Wise
January 1, 1965	CBS	Jack Drees	Wes Wise
January 1, 1964	CBS	Harry Caray	Bill Mercer
January 1, 1963	CBS	Harry Caray	Bill Mercer
January 1, 1962	CBS	Harry Caray	Bill Mercer
January 2, 1961	CBS	Bill McColgan	Bill Mercer
January 1, 1960	CBS	Harry Caray	Bill Mercer
January 1, 1959	CBS	Harry Caray	Bill Mercer
January 1, 1958	CBS	Harry Caray	Bill Mercer
January 1, 1957	NBC	Curt Gowdy	Jerry Doggett
January 2, 1956	NBC	Curt Gowdy	Jim Crowley
January 1, 1955	NBC	Curt Gowdy	Joe Hasel
January 1, 1954	NBC	Curt Gowdy	Joe Hasel
January 1, 1953	NBC NBC (Texas feed)	Lindsey Nelson Jerry Doggett	Bob Murphy Jack Sherman
January 1, 1952	NBC	Bill Stern	Jack Lightcap
January 1, 1951	NBC	Bill Stern	Jack Lightcap
January 2, 1950	NBC	Bill Stern	Bob VanDeventer
January 1, 1949	Mutual	Al Helfer	Charlie Jordan
January 1, 1948	Mutual	Byrum Saam	Charlie Jordan
January 1, 1947	Mutual	Jim Britt	Charlie Jordan
January 1, 1946	Mutual	Jim Britt	Charlie Jordan
January 1, 1945	CBS	Bill Slater	Charlie Jordan
January 1, 1944	Mutual	Don Dunphy
January 1, 1943	Mutual	Don Dunphy	Earl Harper
January 1, 1942	Mutual	Bob Elson	Don Dunphy
January 1, 1941	Mutual	Bob Elson
January 1, 1938	CBS	Byrum Saam

Local Radio

Date	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)	Studio Host(s)
December 31, 2015	WJIM–AM 1240, WMMO-FM 94.9 and Spartan Sports Network (Michigan State) WFFN–FM 95.3, WDGM-FM 99.1 and Crimson Tide Sports Network (Alabama)	George Blaha Eli Gold	Jason Strayhorn Phil Savage	Keith Nichol Chris Stewart	Will Tieman

References

↑ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL ON FOX DEPORTES MAKES U.S. LATINO MEDIA HISTORY" (PDF). Fox Sports Media Group. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
↑ "ESPN Audio to present multi-platform coverage of the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic". Cotton Bowl Classic. Retrieved 24 December 2012.

External links

Cotton Bowl TV History

Cotton Bowl Classic

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Notes	There was a Cotton Bowl Classic in January and December in 1966 and 2015. There was no Cotton Bowl Classic in 1967. The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its December 2015 edition.

NCAA Division I FBS bowl game broadcasters

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