List of NBA All-Star Game broadcasters
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The following is a list of American television and radio networks and announcers that have nationally broadcast the NBA All-Star Games throughout the years.
Television
2020s
2010s
2000s
Notes
- The 2003 NBA All-Star Game on TNT marked the first time that the game was broadcast by a cable television network.
1990s
Notes
- In 1991, Bob Costas Replaced for Marv Albert on play-by-play for NBC's coverage, as Marv Albert was away grieving the death of his mother.
1980s
Year | Network | Play-by-play
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Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) |
1989[35] | CBS | Dick Stockton[36] | Hubie Brown | |
1988[38] | CBS | Dick Stockton | Billy Cunningham[39] | Pat O'Brien[40] and Lesley Visser
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1987[41] | CBS | Dick Stockton | Tom Heinsohn | Pat O'Brien[42] and Lesley Visser
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1986[43] | CBS[44] | Dick Stockton[45] | Tom Heinsohn[46][47] | Pat O'Brien and Lesley Visser
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1985[48] | CBS | Dick Stockton | Tom Heinsohn | Pat O'Brien[49] and Lesley Visser
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1984[50] | CBS | Dick Stockton | Tom Heinsohn | Pat O'Brien and Lesley Visser
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1983[51][52] | CBS | Dick Stockton | Bill Russell | Pat O'Brien, Brent Musburger, and Kevin Loughery
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1982[53] | CBS | Dick Stockton | Bill Russell | Brent Musburger and Kevin Loughery |
1981[54] | CBS | Gary Bender | Rick Barry and Bill Russell | Rod Hundley
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1980[55] | CBS | Brent Musburger | Rod Hundley
|
Gary Bender |
1970s
Year | Network | Play-by-play
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Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) |
1979[57] | CBS[58] | Brent Musburger | Steve Jones and John Havlicek
|
Frank Glieber |
1978[59] | CBS[60] | Brent Musburger | Keith Erickson | Don Criqui |
1977[61] | CBS[62] | Brent Musburger | Billy Cunningham | Don Criqui |
1976[63] | CBS[64][65][66] | Brent Musburger | Mendy Rudolph | Sonny Hill |
1975[67] | CBS | Brent Musburger | Oscar Robertson | Jack Whitaker
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1974 | CBS | Pat Summerall | Rod Hundley and Elgin Baylor[68]
| |
1973[69] | ABC[70] | Chris Schenkel | Bill Russell[71] | Keith Jackson[72] |
1972[73] | ABC | Keith Jackson | Bill Russell | Dave Diles |
1971 | ABC | Chris Schenkel | Jack Twyman | |
1970[74] | ABC | Chris Schenkel | Jack Twyman |
1960s
Year | Network | Play-by-play
|
Color commentator(s) |
1969[75][76][77] | ABC[78] | Chris Schenkel | Jack Twyman |
1968 | ABC[79][80][81][82] | Chris Schenkel | Jack Twyman |
1967[83] | SNI | Chick Hearn | |
1966 | SNI | Harry Caray[84] | |
1965 | SNI | Harry Caray | Bill Sharman |
1964 | SNI[85] | Marty Glickman (first half) Buddy Blattner (second half) |
Carl Braun (first half) Ed Macauley (second half) |
1963 | SNI[86] | Chick Hearn | Bud Blattner
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1950s
Year | Network | Play-by-play
|
Color commentator(s) |
1959 | NBC[87] | Curt Gowdy | |
1957 | WPIX | Bob Wolff | Jack McCarthy (in the studio)
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1956 | WPIX | Bud Palmer | Bob Wolff and Harry Wismer |
1954 | WPIX | Bud Palmer | Jimmy Powers and Kevin Kennedy |
1952 | WPIX | Bud Palmer | Jimmy Powers |
Notes
- The 1959 NBA All-Star Game marked the first time that the game was nationally televised. However, NBC only broadcast the second half[88] at 10:00 pm. Eastern Time, in lieu of their Friday Night Fights telecast.
Pregame coverage
Radio
2020s
Year | Network | Play-by-play
|
Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) | Studio host | Studio analyst(s) |
2024 | ESPN | Marc Kestecher | P. J. Carlesimo | Jorge Sedano | Kevin Winters | |
2023 | ESPN | Marc Kestecher | P. J. Carlesimo | Ros Gold-Onwude and Monica McNutt | Kevin Winters | |
2022 | ESPN | Marc Kestecher | P. J. Carlesimo | Ros Gold-Onwude and Monica McNutt | Kevin Winters | Monica McNutt |
2021 | ESPN | Marc Kestecher | Jon Barry | Kevin Winters | P. J. Carlesimo | |
2020 | ESPN | Marc Kestecher | Jon Barry | Ramona Shelburne | Kevin Winters | P. J. Carlesimo |
2010s
2000s
Year | Network | Play-by-play
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Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) | Studio host | Studio analyst(s) |
2009 | ESPN | Jim Durham | Jack Ramsay | Ric Bucher and Shelley Smith | Marc Kestecher | Will Perdue |
2008 | ESPN | Jim Durham | Jack Ramsay | Ric Bucher and Shelley Smith | Marc Kestecher | Will Perdue |
2007 | ESPN | Jim Durham | Jack Ramsay | Ric Bucher and Shelley Smith | Marc Kestecher | Will Perdue |
2006 | ESPN | Jim Durham | Jack Ramsay | |||
2005 | ESPN | Jim Durham | James Worthy | |||
2004 | ESPN | Jim Durham | Jack Ramsay | |||
2003 | ESPN | Jim Durham | Jack Ramsay | Greg Anthony and Vinny Del Negro | Doug Brown | Kevin Loughery |
2002 | ESPN | Jim Durham | Jack Ramsay | |||
2001 | ESPN | Jim Durham | Jack Ramsay | |||
2000 | ESPN | Jim Durham | Jack Ramsay |
1990s
Year | Network | Play-by-play
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Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) |
1998 | ESPN | Brent Musburger | Jack Ramsay | |
1997 | ESPN | Brent Musburger | Jack Ramsay[89] | |
1996 | ESPN | Brent Musburger[90] | Jack Ramsay[91] | |
1995 | NBA | Joe McConnell | Wes Unseld | Glenn Ordway[92][93] |
1994 | NBA | Joe McConnell | Bob Lanier[94] | |
1993 | NBA | Joe McConnell[95] | Bob Lanier and Quinn Buckner | |
1992 | NBA[96] | Marv Albert[97] | Bob Lanier | Tom Hanneman |
1991 | NBA[98] | Joe McConnell | Frank Layden | Chet Coppock[99] |
1990 | ABC[100]
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Fred Manfra[101] | Steve Jones and Earl Monroe[102]
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1980s
Year | Network | Play-by-play
|
Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) |
1989 | ABC
|
Marv Albert[36][103] | Rod Hundley
|
Fred Manfra[104] |
1988 | ABC
|
Chick Hearn | Johnny Most[105][106][107][108][109] | Fred Manfra |
1987 | ABC[110]
|
Fred Manfra | Rod Hundley
|
|
1986 | ABC
|
Fred Manfra | Dave Barnett | |
1985 | ABC
|
Fred Manfra | Oscar Robertson | |
1984 | Mutual | Tony Roberts | ||
1983 | Mutual[111] | Tony Roberts | Tom Heinsohn[112] | |
1982 | Mutual | |||
1981 | Mutual | Joe Tait | ||
1980[113] | Mutual | Tony Roberts | Johnny Orr |
1970s
Year | Network | Play-by-play
|
Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) |
1979 | Mutual | Tony Roberts | Hubie Brown | |
1978 | Mutual | Skip Caray | Gene Peterson | Bill Schonely |
1977 | Mutual | Eddie Doucette | Rod Hundley
|
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1976 | Mutual | Bill Campbell | Bill Schonely | |
1975 | Mutual | |||
1974 | Mutual | Marv Albert | Bob Blackburn | |
1973 | Mutual | Jack Fleming[114] | ||
1972 | Mutual | Chick Hearn | Lynn Shackelford | |
1971 | Mutual | Chick Hearn | Art Eckman | |
1970 | Mutual | Chick Hearn | Andy Musser |
1960s
Year | Network | Play-by-play
|
Color commentator(s) |
1969 | Mutual | Chick Hearn | Jim Karvellas |
1968 | AFRS | Marv Albert | |
1967 | |||
1966 | CBS
|
Jerry Gross | Jack Buck |
1965 | CBS
|
Jerry Gross | Jack Buck |
1964 | CBS
|
Jerry Gross | Jack Buck |
1963 | Syndication | Jerry Gross | Dolph Schayes |
1962 | KHJ[115] | Chick Hearn | |
1961 | |||
1960 |
1950s
Year | Network | Play-by-play
|
Color commentator(s) |
1959 | Syndication | Don Dunphy[116] | Win Elliot |
1958 | AFRS | ||
1957 | |||
1956 | |||
1955 | Mutual | Harry Wismer | Art Gleeson |
1954 | WMGM (in New York) WHDH (in Boston) |
Marty Glickman Johnny Most |
Bert Lee Jr. |
1953 | Syndication | Marty Glickman | Jim Gordon |
1952[117] | Liberty | Marty Glickman | Johnny Most |
1951 | Liberty | Marty Glickman[118] | Hilliard Gates[119] |
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