List of Grey Cup broadcasters
The following is a list of the television and radio networks and announcers that have broadcast the Grey Cup in English.
Television
2010s
- † Expected announcer, subject to change.
2000s
Notes
- Beginning in 2008, TSN gained exclusive coverage rights to the CFL.
1990s
1980s
Notes
- The 1982 Grey Cup broadcast drew the largest Canadian TV audience up to that time.
- After the 1986 season, CTV dropped coverage of the CFL altogether. In response to this, the CFL formed its own syndicated network, called CFN (Canadian Football Network). CFN had completely separate coverage of the Grey Cup (when compared to CBC), utilizing its own production and commentators. From 1987–1989, a weekly CFN game telecast, including playoffs and the Grey Cup championship, aired in the United States on a tape-delay basis on ESPN.
- The CFL operated the Canadian Football Network, a coalition of private broadcasters that shared league games and the Grey Cup with the CBC, from 1987 to 1990.[2]
1970s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Colour commentator(s) | Sideline reporters | Pregame host | Pregame analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | CTV CBC |
Pat Marsden (first half) Don Chevrier (second half) |
Frank Rigney and Mike Wadsworth (first half) Russ Jackson and Terry Evanshen (second half) |
Tom McKee | Tom McKee | |
| 1978 | CTV CBC |
Pat Marsden (first half) Don Chevrier (second half) |
Frank Rigney and Mike Wadsworth (first half) Russ Jackson (second half) |
Bill Stephenson Don Wittman |
Tom McKee | |
| 1977 | CTV CBC |
Pat Marsden (first half) Don Chevrier (second half) |
Frank Rigney and Mike Wadsworth (first half) Russ Jackson (second half) |
Don Wittman | Tom McKee | |
| 1976 | CTV CBC |
Pat Marsden (first half) Don Chevrier (second half) |
Mike Wadsworth (first half) Frank Rigney (second half) |
Bill Stephenson Don Wittman[3] |
Ernie Afaganis [3] | |
| 1975 | CBC CTV |
Don Wittman (first half) Pat Marsden (second half) |
Frank Rigney (first half) Mike Wadsworth (second half) |
Bill Stephenson Don Chevrier |
Ernie Afaganis | |
| 1974 | CBC CTV |
Don Wittman (first half) Pat Marsden (second half) |
Frank Rigney (first half) Wally Gabler (second half) |
Tom McKee Bernie Pascall | Tom McKee | |
| 1973 | CBC CTV |
Don Chevrier (first half) Johnny Esaw (second half) |
Russ Jackson (first half) Dick Shatto (second half) |
Tom McKee | Tom McKee | |
| 1972 | CBC CTV |
Don Chevrier (first half) Johnny Esaw (second half) |
Russ Jackson (first half) Dick Shatto (second half) |
Tom McKee | Tom McKee | |
| 1971 | CBC CTV |
Johnny Esaw (first half) Don Chevrier (second half) |
Dick Shatto (first half) Russ Jackson (second half) |
Tom McKee | ||
| 1970 | CBC CTV |
Johnny Esaw | Dick Shatto | Tom McKee | Pat Marsden |
Notes
- From 1971–1986, CBC and CTV fully pooled their commentary teams for the game. The first set of commentators listed described the first half of the game, and the second set described the rest of the game.
1960s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Colour commentator(s) | Sideline reporters | Pregame host | Pregame analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | CBC CTV |
Don Chevrier | Ernie Afaganis | Tom McKee | ||
| 1968 | CBC CTV |
Johnny Esaw | Bill Bewley | Pat Marsden, Tom McKee | Gene Filipski | |
| 1967 | CBC CTV |
Johnny Esaw | Gene Filipski | Al McCann, John F. Bassett, & Don Wittman | Ken Newans | |
| 1966 | CBC CTV |
Fred Sgambati | Nobby Wirkowski | Ernie Afaganis | Ernie Afaganis | |
| 1965 | CBC CTV |
Johnny Esaw | ||||
| 1964 | CBC CTV |
Don Wittman | Hugh McPherson | Frank Anderson | Frank Anderson | |
| 1963 | CBC CTV |
Don Wittman | Hugh McPherson | Frank Anderson | Frank Anderson | |
| 1962 | CBC CTV |
Johnny Esaw | Steve Douglas | Bernie Faloney | ||
| 1961 | CBC | Don Wittman | Steve Douglas | Doug Maxwell | Doug Maxwell | |
| 1960 | CBC | Steve Douglas and Bob Moir | Ted Reynolds | Ted Reynolds |
Notes
- From 1962–1986, CBC and CTV simulcast the Grey Cup. For 1962, 1965, 1967, 1968 and 1970, CTV's commentators were used for the dual network telecast. Meanwhile, in 1963, 1964, 1966 and 1969, CBC's announcers were provided.
- The CBC carried the first national telecasts exclusively, but the CTV Television Network purchased rights to the 1962 game. The move sparked concern across Canada as the newly formed network was not yet available in many parts of the country.[4] The debate over whether an "event of national interest" should be broadcast by the publicly funded CBC or private broadcasters reached the floor of Parliament as members of the federal government weighed in.[5] It was decided that both networks would carry the game.[4] The two networks continued with the simulcast arrangement until 1986 when CTV ceased its coverage.[6]
1950s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Colour commentator(s) | Sideline reporters | Pregame host | Pregame analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | CBC | Steve Douglas | Ted Reynolds | Ward Cornell | Ward Cornell | |
| 1958 | CBC | Steve Douglas | Ted Reynolds | Bob Moir | Bob Moir | |
| 1957 | CBC | Steve Douglas | Ted Reynolds | Larry O'Brien | Larry O'Brien | |
| 1956 | CBC | Steve Douglas | Ted Reynolds | Larry O'Brien | Hal Walker and Larry O'Brien | |
| 1955 | CBC | Steve Douglas and Bob Moir | Hal Walker | Annis Stukus | ||
| 1954 | CBC | Steve Douglas | Jack Wells | |||
| 1953 | CBC | Steve Douglas | ||||
| 1952 | CBC | Norm Marshall | Larry O'Brien | Annis Stukus |
Notes
- Canadian television was in its infancy in 1952 when Toronto's CBLT paid $7,500 for the rights to carry the first televised broadcast of a Grey Cup game.[4] Within two years, it was estimated that 80 percent of the nation's 900,000 television sets were tuned into the game,[7] even though the first national telecast did not occur until 1957.[8] The Grey Cup continues to be one of Canada's most-viewed sporting events.[9]
United States
- NBC: 1954 [10] – The predecessor to the CFL's East Division, the IRFU, had a television contract with NBC in 1954 that provided far more coverage than the NFL's existing contract with DuMont. NBC aired games on Saturday afternoons, competing against college football broadcasts on CBS and ABC. The revenue from the contract allowed the IRFU to directly compete against the NFL for players in the late 1950s, setting up a series of CFL games in the United States beginning in 1958 and a series of interleague exhibitions beginning in 1959. Interest in the CFL in the United States faded dramatically after the debut of the American Football League in 1960.[11]
- ABC: 1962 [12]
- Syndicated: 1966 (WNJU, WPHL-TV, KTLA)
- Syndicated: 1972–1974 (WOR, WKGB, KTTV, WFLD, KBCW, WTAF, KMPH, WKEF, KFIZ-TV, WVTV, KCOP)
- ESPN: 1980–1984 – ESPN host Chris Berman became a fan of the game in the early days of ESPN, when the network used to air CFL games, and continues to cover the Canadian league on-air.[13]
- SCORE: 1985 – FNN-SCORE is unrelated to the Canadian "The Score".
- ESPN: 1986–1989
- SportsChannel America: 1990–1993 – SportsChannel America used the CBC Television and CFN feeds.
- ESPN2: 1994–1997, 2014–present – Beginning in 1994, with now four US-based teams in the league, ESPN reached a deal with the league to produce and air two games per week and all post-season games on its fledgling ESPN2. They also put some games on the main network to fill broadcast time vacated by the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike. The 1994 and 1995 Grey Cups were shown live on ESPN2 and then re-aired on ESPN the following day, leading into the network's Monday Night Countdown show. ESPN's on-air talent included a mix of the network's American football broadcasters and established CFL broadcasters from Canada. Most of the US-based teams also had deals with local carriers to show games that were not covered in the national package. Though there were no US teams in the league after 1995, ESPN2 continued showing games until 1997.
- Regional sports networks and America One: 2001–2007, 2009–2010 [14] – America One held CFL broadcast rights in the United States from 2004 to 2009 and aired a majority of the league's games.[15] Until the 2007 season, America One syndicated CFL games to regional sports networks like Altitude, NESN, and MASN; these were discontinued in 2008, mainly because America One and the CFL were able to reach a deal only days before the season began, not allowing the network time to establish agreements with individual RSNs. The Grey Cup aired on Versus on November 22, 2008, with a replay the next day on America One. From 2006 through the 2008 season, Friday Night Football was carried exclusively on World Sport HD in the United States; however, due to the January 2009 shutdown of that channel's parent company, Voom HD Networks, America One reclaimed those rights.
- Versus: 2008
- ESPN3: 2009–present – On July 1, 2010, NFL Network began airing live Canadian Football League games simulcast from Canada's TSN. NFL Network aired Thursday games, three Saturday games in July, and then Friday night games beginning again in September (after ArenaBowl XXIII). NFL Network didn't air CFL games in August due to a large number of NFL preseason broadcasts.[16][17] In addition, NFL Network didn't show any playoff games, including the Grey Cup championship, as those games are all played on Sundays opposite the NFL. Those games were instead broadcast on the online service ESPN3, a sister network to TSN. NFL Network announced it would not renew its deal with the CFL on May 25, 2012.[18]
- NBC Sports Network:[19][20] 2012–2013
1990s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Colour commentator(s) | Sideline reporters | Pregame host | Pregame analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | ESPN2 | Rob Faulds | Danny Kepley | |||
| 1996 | ESPN2 | Gord Miller | Danny Kepley | Miles Gorrell | ||
| 1995 | ESPN2[21] | Gus Johnson[21] | Mike Mayock[21] | |||
| 1994 | ESPN2[22] | Gus Johnson[22] | Mike Mayock[22] | Chris Cuthbert[22] | Doug Flutie[22] |
Radio
The Grey Cup game was first broadcast on radio in 1928.[23] The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) carried radio coverage of the game for 51 years until 1986, when a network of private broadcasters took over.[24]
2010s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Colour commentator(s) | Sideline reporters | Pregame host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TSN Radio | Rod Black | Giulio Caravatta | ||
| 2015 | TSN Radio | Rod Black | Giulio Caravatta | ||
| 2014 | TSN Radio | Rod Black | Giulio Caravatta | ||
| 2013 | TSN Radio | Rod Black | Duane Forde | ||
| 2012 | TSN Radio | Rod Black | Duane Forde | ||
| 2011 | Bell Media Radio | Bob Irving (First Half) Rick Ball (Second Half)[25] |
Chris Burns (First Half) Giulio Caravatta (Second Half)[25] |
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| 2010 | Corus Radio | Rick Moffat (First Half) Rod Pedersen (Second Half) |
Carm Carteri and Ed Philion | Bryan Hall and Bob Irving |
2000s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Colour commentator(s) | Sideline reporters | Pregame host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Corus Radio[26] | Rod Pedersen (First Half) Rick Moffat (Second Half)[26] |
Carm Carteri and Ed Philion[26] | Rick Moffat (First Half) Rod Pedersen (Second Half)[26] |
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| 2008 | The Fan | Mark Stephen and Rick Moffat | Greg Peterson and Ed Philion | ||
| 2007 | The Fan[27] | Rod Pedersen[27] | Carm Carteri[27] | ||
| 2006 | Corus Radio | Rick Ball and Rick Moffat | Giulio Caravatta and Tony Proudfoot | ||
| 2005 | Corus Radio | Mark Stephen | John Farlinger and Tony Proudfoot | ||
| 2004 | Corus Radio | Mark Stephen | Pete Martin and Giulio Caravatta | ||
| 2003 | |||||
| 2002 | The Team | Dave Schreiber | Jeff Avery | ||
| 2001 | The Team | Dave Schreiber | Jeff Avery | ||
| 2000 |
Notes
- CFL teams had local broadcast contracts with terrestrial radio stations for regular season and playoff games, while The Fan Radio Network (Rogers Communications) owned the rights to the Grey Cup.[28] In 2006, Sirius Satellite Radio gained exclusive rights for North American CFL satellite radio broadcasts and broadcast 25 CFL games per season, including the Grey Cup, through 2008.[29]
1990s
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Colour commentator(s) | Sideline reporters | Pregame host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Corus Radio | Bob Hooper and Mark Stephen | Russ Jackson and Greg Peterson | ||
| 1998 | Corus Radio | Bob Hooper and Mark Stephen | Russ Jackson and Greg Peterson | ||
| 1997 | Corus Radio | Bob Bratina and Geoff Currier | Pete Martin and Carm Carteri | ||
| 1996 | TSN Radio | John Wells | Leif Pettersen and Glen Suitor | ||
| 1995 | TSN Radio | John Wells | Leif Pettersen and Glen Suitor | Darren Dutchyshen and Greg Peterson | |
| 1994 | TSN Radio | John Wells | Leif Pettersen | Gord Miller | |
| 1993 | Telemedia[30] | David Archer[30] | |||
| 1992 | Ron Hewat Enterprises | J.P. McConnell | Bob Irving and Dave Siler | Dave Schrieber | Bill Stephenson |
The 1978 and 1979 Grey Cups were broadcast to the United States by Moon Radio Network, Inc., of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For both broadcasts, Harold Johnson of Charlotte, North Carolina, was the play-by-play announcer, and Russell Moon of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was the analyst. The 1978 halftime guest was future Hall of Famer Terry Evanshen, then of the Toronto Argonauts. The 1978 broadcast had 9 affiliates, and the 1979 broadcast had 27 affiliates.
See also
References
- 1 2 McKee, Ken (November 25, 1994). "Three could be a crowd in CBC's Grey Cup booth". Toronto Star. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ↑ Anderson, Bill (1990-11-24), "Grey Cup still has some shine: Large TV audience expected", Kitchener-Waterloo Record, p. E10, retrieved 2012-07-12
- 1 2 "Both networks carrying game". The Leader-Post. November 26, 1976. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- 1 2 3 "Grey Cup still Canada's No. 1 TV show", Toronto Star, p. S5, 2001-11-25, retrieved 2012-07-11
- ↑ Campbell, Norman (1961-02-21), "Grey Cup—TV showdown?", Ottawa Citizen, p. 32, retrieved 2012-07-11
- ↑ Hunter, Paul (1989-03-14), "TV revenues less than expected so CFL teams face bigger losses", Toronto Star, p. B6, retrieved 2012-07-12
- ↑ Dufrense, Bernard (1954-11-26), "TV, radio coverage tops in grid classic", Ottawa Sun, p. 20, retrieved 2012-07-11
- ↑ Grey Cup History Timeline 1950, Canadian Football League, retrieved 2012-07-11
- ↑ Shah, Maryam (2012-07-07), "Toronto Argonaut fans are go", Toronto Sun, retrieved 2012-07-12
- ↑ http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=page&id=30
- ↑ "54, 40 or Fight" (PDF). Retrieved February 18, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/sportsonradioandtv/CFL_The_TV_Years.html
- ↑ Naylor, David (November 22, 2008). "Berman still shows loyalty to CFL". Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
- ↑ "CFL hits American airwaves". CBC News. November 9, 2001.
- ↑ "CFL available in all U.S. markets". CFL.ca. June 13, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2007.
- ↑ NFL Network Going Canadian – CFL games begin airing on network July 1 Broadcasting & Cable July 1, 2010
- ↑ CFL to air on NFL Network CFL Official Site June 30, 2010
- ↑ McMillan, Ken (May 25, 2012). No CFL on NFLN, eh?. HudsonValley.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ↑ Fang, Ken (21 July 2012). "CFL Finally Has A US TV Contract; Games Air On NBC Sports Network". Fang's Bites. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ↑ Bucholtz, Andrew (21 July 2012). "NBC SPORTS NETWORK'S CFL DEAL COULD GIVE IT MORE VALUABLE CONTENT". Awful Announcing. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 Kent, Milton (November 17, 1995). "Football sensibilities on display in Stallions-Stampeders match". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Kent, Milton (November 27, 1994). "Game's fast pace forces TV crews to stay on the ball". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ↑ Fusk, Louis J. (1964-11-25), "Grey Cup shorts", Quebec Journal-Telegraph, p. 14, retrieved 2012-07-11
- ↑ "Cup on radio", Ottawa Citizen, p. F3, 1986-11-08, retrieved 2012-07-11
- 1 2 Pap, Elliott (November 25, 2011). "Grey Cup Notebook: Award-winning Bombers corner leaves scout team behind". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 Busby, Ian (December 4, 2009). "On the media". Sun Media. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Plenty of TV coverage leading up to Grey Cup". The Star-Phoenix. November 22, 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ↑ CFL broadcasters page. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
- ↑ "CFL Gets Sirius". CFL.ca. April 24, 2006. Retrieved December 3, 2006.
- 1 2 McKee, Ken (November 19, 1993). "Miners pivot Archer on Grey Cup radio crew". Toronto Star. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
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