List of New York Yankees broadcasters
- 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)
Longest serving Yankee broadcasters (all-time with 10+ years)
Phil Rizzuto (40 yrs), Mel Allen (30 yrs), John Sterling (28 yrs), Michael Kay (25 yrs), Bobby Murcer (22 yrs), Ken Singleton (20 yrs), Frank Messer (18 yrs), Bill White (18 yrs), Red Barber (13 yrs), Jim Kaat (13 yrs), Al Trautwig (12 yrs), Suzyn Waldman (12 yrs)
Broadcast announcers
Broadcasters assigned from the Yankees to cover World Series appearances nationally (1947-1976)
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)
Television Broadcasters by Year
TV 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)
TV 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)
- David Cone, 2002, 2008–2009, 2011–present (YES)
- John Flaherty, 2006–present (YES)
- Al Leiter, 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)
Phil Rizzuto (30 yrs), John Sterling (28 yrs), Mel Allen (22 yrs), Frank Messer (18 yrs), Beto Villa (16 yrs), Bill White (16 yrs), Red Barber (13 yrs), Suzyn Waldman (12 yrs), Michael Kay (10 yrs)
Radio Announcers by Year
- 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, 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
- Ricky Ricardo, 2014–Present en Español
β - indicates Ford C. Frick Award winner
Broadcast outlets
Radio stations
- WJZ/WABC 1939-40, 1981–2001
- WOR 1942
- WINS 1944-57, 1978–80
- WMGM/WHN 1958-60, 1967–70
- WCBS 1961-66, 2002–2013
- WMCA 1971-1977
- WFAN 2014–present
- WADO 2010–present (Spanish)
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:
- WCTX "My TV 9" New Haven/Hartford
- WCWN "The CW 15" Albany (2013-)[1]
- WNYO-TV "My TV" Buffalo
- WHAM-TV, WHAM-DT2 (The CW Rochester) Rochester
- WSTQ-LP "CW6", WSTM-TV "NBC 3" Syracuse
- WBPN-LP "My8" Binghamton
- WQMY Williamsport/Scranton/Wilkes Barre
- WPNY-LP Utica
Cable television
- SportsChannel New York 1979-1988
- MSG Network 1989-2001
- YES Network 2002-current
See also
References
Halberstam, David "Sports on NY Radio", 1999. ISBN 1-57028-197-1