List of World Series broadcasters
Updated: 5/20/2026, 8:16:05 PM Wikipedia source
The following is a list of national American television and radio networks and announcers that have broadcast World Series games over the years, as well as local flagship radio stations that have aired them since 1982.
Tables
· Television › 2020s
2025
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) | Pregame hosts | Pregame analysts | Trophy presentation |
| 2025 | Fox/Fox One (US) | Joe Davis | John Smoltz | Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci | Kevin Burkhardt | Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, and Derek Jeter | Kevin Burkhardt |
| Citytv (Canada) | |||||||
| Sportsnet/Sportsnet+ (Canada) | Dan Shulman | Buck Martinez | Hazel Mae, Caleb Joseph, and Kevin Pillar | Jamie Campbell | Joe Siddall and Madison Shipman | ||
| 2024 | Fox | Joe Davis | John Smoltz | Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci | Kevin Burkhardt | Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, and Derek Jeter | Kevin Burkhardt |
| 2023 | Fox | Joe Davis | John Smoltz | Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci | Kevin Burkhardt | Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, and Derek Jeter | Kevin Burkhardt |
| 2022 | Fox | Joe Davis | John Smoltz | Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci | Kevin Burkhardt | Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, and Frank Thomas | Kevin Burkhardt |
| 2021 | Fox | Joe Buck | John Smoltz | Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci | Kevin Burkhardt | Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, and Frank Thomas | Kevin Burkhardt |
| 2020 | Fox | Joe Buck | John Smoltz | Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci | Kevin Burkhardt | Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, and Frank Thomas | Tom Verducci |
· Television › 2010s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) | Pregame hosts | Pregame analysts | Trophy presentation |
| 2019 | Fox | Joe Buck | John Smoltz | Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci | Kevin Burkhardt | Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, and Frank Thomas | Kevin Burkhardt |
| 2018 | Fox | Joe Buck | John Smoltz | Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci | Kevin Burkhardt | Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, and Frank Thomas | Kevin Burkhardt |
| 2017 | Fox | Joe Buck | John Smoltz | Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci | Kevin Burkhardt | Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, Keith Hernandez, and Frank Thomas | Kevin Burkhardt |
| 2016 | Fox | Joe Buck | John Smoltz | Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci | Kevin Burkhardt | Alex Rodriguez, Frank Thomas, Pete Rose, and Tom Verducci | Kevin Burkhardt |
| 2015 | Fox | Joe Buck | Harold Reynolds and Tom Verducci | Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews | Kevin Burkhardt | Alex Rodriguez, Raúl Ibañez, Frank Thomas, Pete Rose (Games 1–3), and Kevin Millar (Games 4–5) | Erin Andrews |
| 2014 | Fox | Joe Buck | Harold Reynolds and Tom Verducci | Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews | Kevin Burkhardt | Gabe Kapler, Frank Thomas, Nick Swisher, and David Ortiz (Games 1–2) | Erin Andrews |
| 2013 | Fox | Joe Buck | Tim McCarver | Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews | Matt Vasgersian | Harold Reynolds, Jimmy Rollins, and A. J. Pierzynski | Erin Andrews |
| 2012 | Fox | Joe Buck | Tim McCarver | Ken Rosenthal Erin Andrews (Games 1–2, 4) Chris Myers (Game 3) | Matt Vasgersian | Harold Reynolds, Eric Karros, and A. J. Pierzynski | Erin Andrews |
| 2011 | Fox | Joe Buck | Tim McCarver | Ken Rosenthal | Chris Rose | Eric Karros and A. J. Pierzynski | Chris Rose |
| 2010 | Fox | Joe Buck | Tim McCarver | Ken Rosenthal | Chris Rose | Eric Karros and Ozzie Guillén | Chris Rose |
· Television › 2000s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) | Pregame hosts | Pregame analysts | Trophy presentation |
| 2009 | Fox | Joe Buck | Tim McCarver | Ken Rosenthal and Mark Grace | Chris Rose | Eric Karros, Mark Grace, and Ozzie Guillén | Chris Rose |
| 2008 | Fox | Joe Buck | Tim McCarver | Chris Myers and Ken Rosenthal | Jeanne Zelasko | Kevin Kennedy Mark Grace (in Tampa Bay) Eric Karros (in Philadelphia) | Jeanne Zelasko |
| 2007 | Fox | Joe Buck | Tim McCarver | Chris Myers and Ken Rosenthal | Jeanne Zelasko | Kevin Kennedy Eric Byrnes and Eric Karros (in Boston) Joe Girardi and Mark Grace (in Denver) | Jeanne Zelasko |
| 2006 | Fox | Joe Buck | Tim McCarver | Chris Myers and Ken Rosenthal | Jeanne Zelasko | Kevin Kennedy Eric Byrnes (in Detroit) Joe Girardi (in St. Louis) | Jeanne Zelasko |
| 2005 | Fox | Joe Buck | Tim McCarver | Chris Myers | Jeanne Zelasko | Kevin Kennedy | Jeanne Zelasko |
| 2004 | Fox | Joe Buck | Tim McCarver | Chris Myers | Jeanne Zelasko | Kevin Kennedy | Jeanne Zelasko |
| 2003 | Fox | Joe Buck | Tim McCarver | Steve Lyons | Jeanne Zelasko | Kevin Kennedy | Jeanne Zelasko |
| 2002 | Fox | Joe Buck | Tim McCarver | Steve Lyons | Jeanne Zelasko | Kevin Kennedy | Jeanne Zelasko |
| 2001 | Fox | Joe Buck | Tim McCarver | Steve Lyons | Jeanne Zelasko | Kevin Kennedy | Jeanne Zelasko |
| 2000 | Fox | Joe Buck | Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly | Steve Lyons and Keith Olbermann | Keith Olbermann | Steve Lyons | Keith Olbermann |
· Television › 1990s
1995
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) | Pregame hosts | Pregame analysts | Trophy presentation |
| 1999 | NBC | Bob Costas | Joe Morgan | Jim Gray and Craig Sager | Hannah Storm | Barry Larkin | Jim Gray |
| 1998 | Fox | Joe Buck | Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly | —N/a | Chip Caray | Steve Lyons | Chip Caray |
| 1997 | NBC | Bob Costas | Joe Morgan and Bob Uecker | Jim Gray and Keith Olbermann | Hannah Storm and Keith Olbermann | —N/a | Hannah Storm and Jim Gray |
| 1996 | Fox | Joe Buck | Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly | —N/a | Chip Caray | Steve Lyons and Dave Winfield | Chip Caray |
| 1995 | ABC (Games 1, 4–5) | Al Michaels | Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver | Lesley Visser | John Saunders | —N/a | |
| NBC (Games 2–3, 6) | Bob Costas | Joe Morgan and Bob Uecker | Jim Gray | Hannah Storm | —N/a | Hannah Storm | |
| 1993 | CBS (U .) | Sean McDonough | Tim McCarver | Lesley Visser and Jim Gray | Pat O'Brien | —N/a | Tim McCarver |
| CTV (Canada) | |||||||
| 1992 | CBS (U .) | Sean McDonough | Tim McCarver | Jim Kaat and Lesley Visser | Pat O'Brien | —N/a | Jim Kaat |
| CTV (Canada) | |||||||
| 1991 | CBS | Jack Buck | Tim McCarver | Jim Kaat, Lesley Visser, and Andrea Joyce | Pat O'Brien | Tommy Lasorda (Games 1–2, 4–7) | Jim Kaat |
| 1990 | CBS | Jack Buck | Tim McCarver | Jim Kaat and Lesley Visser | Pat O'Brien | —N/a | Jim Kaat |
· Television › 1980s
1981
Role(s)
Keith Jackson (in New York)
Al Michaels (in Los Angeles)
Notes
Howard Cosell and Jim Palmer
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s)/Secondary play-by-play | Field reporter(s) | Pregame host | Pregame analysts | Trophy presentation |
| 1989 | ABC | Al Michaels | Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver | Gary Thorne and Joe Morgan | Al Michaels | Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver | Gary Thorne |
| 1988 | NBC | Vin Scully | Joe Garagiola | Bob Costas and Marv Albert | —N/a | Bob Costas | |
| 1987 | ABC | Al Michaels | Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver | Reggie Jackson and Gary Bender | Al Michaels | Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver | Reggie Jackson |
| 1986 | NBC | Vin Scully | Joe Garagiola | Bob Costas and Marv Albert | —N/a | Bob Costas | |
| 1985 | ABC | Al Michaels | Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver | Reggie Jackson | Al Michaels | Reggie Jackson | |
| 1984 | NBC | Vin Scully | Joe Garagiola | Bob Costas and Len Berman | —N/a | Bob Costas | |
| 1983 | ABC | Al Michaels | Howard Cosell and Earl Weaver | Reggie Jackson and Tim Brant | Howard Cosell | Reggie Jackson | |
| 1982 | NBC | Joe Garagiola and Dick Enberg | Tony Kubek | Bob Costas and Byron Day | Dick Enberg | Tom Seaver | Bob Costas |
| 1981 | ABC | Keith Jackson (in New York) Al Michaels (in Los Angeles) | Howard Cosell and Jim Palmer | Bob Uecker and Jim Lampley | Howard Cosell | Jim Palmer | Bob Uecker |
| 1980 | NBC | Joe Garagiola | Tony Kubek and Tom Seaver | Merle Harmon | Bryant Gumbel | Bob Gibson and Ron Luciano | Bryant Gumbel |