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DeutschList of Cleveland Guardians broadcasters
The Cleveland Guardians are currently heard on the radio via flagship sister stations WTAM (1100 AM/106.9 FM) and WMMS (100.7 FM),[1][2] with Tom Hamilton and Jim Rosenhaus comprising the announcing team.[3] Fellow sister station WARF (1350 AM) - while primarily an English language station - airs Spanish broadcasts of home games to complement the flagship coverage, with Rafa Hernández-Brito as the primary announcer, and former Indian Carlos Baerga on commentary (Octavio Sequera fills in when Brito calls Cleveland Cavaliers Spanish radio broadcasts). [4]
Televised game coverage airs on Bally Sports Great Lakes, with select games simulcast over-the-air on WKYC (channel 3).[5] Matt Underwood handles television play-by-play duties, former Indian Rick Manning serves as analyst (with former Indian Chris Gimenez filling in occasionally), and Andre Knott is the field reporter.
Years are listed in descending order.[6]
| Year | Radio | Commentators | TV | Commentators | Cable | Commentators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
| WKYC |
| Bally Sports Great Lakes |
| |
| 2023 | WKYC |
| Bally Sports Great Lakes |
| ||
| 2022 |
|
| WKYC |
| Bally Sports Great Lakes |
|
| 2021 |
|
| WKYC |
| Bally Sports Great Lakes |
|
| 2020 |
|
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
| 2019 |
|
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
| 2018 |
|
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
| 2017 |
|
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
| 2016 |
|
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
| 2015 |
|
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
| 2014 |
|
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
| 2013 |
|
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
| 2012 | WTAM |
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
| 2011 | WTAM |
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
| 2010 | WTAM |
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
| 2009 | WTAM |
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
| 2008 | WTAM |
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
| 2007 | WTAM |
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
| 2006 | WTAM |
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
| 2005 | WTAM |
| FSN Ohio |
| ||
| 2004 | WTAM |
| FSN Ohio |
| ||
| 2003 | WTAM |
| FSN Ohio |
| ||
| 2002 | WTAM |
| FSN Ohio |
| ||
| 2001 | WTAM |
| WUAB |
| FSN Ohio |
|
| 2000 | WTAM |
| WUAB |
| FSN Ohio |
|
| 1999 | WTAM |
| WUAB |
| Fox Sports Ohio |
|
| 1998 | WTAM |
| WUAB |
| Fox Sports Ohio |
|
| 1997 | WKNR[a] |
| WUAB |
| SportsChannel Ohio |
|
| 1996 | WKNR |
| WUAB |
| SportsChannel Ohio |
|
| 1995 | WKNR |
| WUAB |
| SportsChannel Ohio |
|
| 1994 | WKNR |
| WUAB |
| SportsChannel Ohio |
|
| 1993 | WKNR |
| WUAB |
| SportsChannel Ohio |
|
| 1992 | WKNR |
| WUAB |
| SportsChannel Ohio |
|
| 1991 | WWWE[b] |
| WUAB |
| SportsChannel Ohio |
|
| 1990 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
| SportsChannel Ohio |
|
| 1989 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
| ||
| 1988 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
| ||
| 1987 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
| ||
| 1986 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
| ||
| 1985 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
| ||
| 1984 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
| ||
| 1983 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
| Sports Ex |
|
| 1982 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
| Ten TV |
|
| 1981 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
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| 1980 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
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| 1979 | WWWE |
| WJKW[c] |
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| 1978 | WWWE |
| WJKW | |||
| 1977 | WWWE |
| WJW-TV[c] |
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| 1976 | WWWE |
| WJW-TV |
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| 1975 | WWWE |
| WJW-TV |
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| 1974 | WWWE |
| WJW-TV |
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| 1973 | WWWE |
| WJW-TV |
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| 1972 | WERE[d] |
| WJW-TV |
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| 1971 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
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| 1970 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
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| 1969 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
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| 1968 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
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| 1967 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
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| 1966 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
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| 1965 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
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| 1964 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
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| 1963 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
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| 1962 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
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| 1961 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
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| 1960 | WERE |
| WEWS |
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| 1959 | WERE |
| WEWS |
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| 1958 | WERE |
| WEWS |
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| 1957 | WERE |
| WEWS |
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| 1956 | WERE |
| WEWS |
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| 1955 | WERE |
| WXEL[c] |
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| 1954 | WERE |
| WXEL |
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| 1953 | WERE |
| WXEL |
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| 1952 | WERE |
| WXEL |
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| 1951 | WERE |
| WXEL | Hal Newell | ||
| 1950 | WERE |
| WXEL |
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| 1949 | WJW[e] |
| WEWS |
| ||
| 1948 |
| WEWS | Van Patrick | |||
| 1947 | WGAR[a] | Jack Graney |
| Year | Radio | Commentators | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 28, 1946[g] | WGAR[a][h] |
| [13] |
| WJW | Earl Harper | ||
| WHK | Don Campbell | ||
| WTAM | Tom Manning | ||
| 1945 | n/a | no games covered | [14][15] |
| 1944[i] |
| [16] | |
| 1943 |
|
| [19] |
| 1942 |
|
| [20] |
| 1941 |
|
| [17] |
| 1940 |
|
| [21] |
| 1939 | WCLE |
| [22][23] |
| 1938 | WCLE |
| [24][25] |
| 1937 | WHK | Jack Graney | [26] |
| 1936 | WHK | Jack Graney | [27] |
| 1935 | WHK | Jack Graney | [28] |
| 1934 | WHK | Jack Graney | [29] |
| 1933 | WHK |
| [30] |
| 1932 | WHK |
| [32][33][34][35] |
| 1929–1931 | WTAM | Tom Manning | [36][34][l] |
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Tom Hamilton, lead Guardians radio announcer since 1998 and an announcer for the team since 1990. -
Former Cleveland outfielder Rick Manning, Guardians TV color analyst since 1990. -
Matt Underwood, a member of the Guardians broadcast team in both radio and TV since 2000. -
Former Cleveland infielder Carlos Baerga, Guardians Spanish radio analyst since 2024. -
Former Cleveland player Jack Graney was the team's lead announcer from 1932 to 1953. -
Former Cleveland pitcher Herb Score, who was part of the then Indians broadcast team in both radio and TV from 1964 to 1997. -
Joe Tait, a member of the Indians broadcast team in radio and TV from 1973 to 1987. -
Bruce Drennan, a member of the Indians broadcast team from 1980 to 1982. -
Jim Donovan, a member of the Indians broadcast team from 2006 to 2008.
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Notes
[edit]- Gold shading indicates championship season.
- ^ a b c WGAR became WKNR in 1990; currently home to WHKW.
- ^ WTAM became KYW in 1956, WKYC in 1965, WWWE in 1972 and reverted to the WTAM calls in 1996.
- ^ a b c WXEL-TV became WJW-TV in 1955, WJKW in 1977, back to WJW-TV in 1985 and WJW in 1998.
- ^ WERE became WJMO in 2007.
- ^ WJW became WRMR in 1985 and WKNR in 2001.
- ^ The majority of regular season games in 1948 originated over WJW-FM, which in turn fed a statewide network of stations.[7][8] WJW had arranged ABC Radio commitments prior to the season's start under the presumption that afternoon games would start at 3 p.m.,[9]: 95 but start times were abruptly moved to 2 p.m. with little advance notice.[10] WJW carried the one-game playoff against the Boston Red Sox after team owner Bill Veeck prohibited WHK from carrying Mutual's nationwide network coverage.[11]: 168 WJW carried all games during the 1949 season after resolving all network commitments.[12]
- ^ Four radio stations simultaneously covered the June 28, 1946, Indians game, which occurred shortly after the purchase of the team by Bill Veeck.
- ^ WGAR would carry Indians play-by-play for the remainder of the season.[11]: 167–168
- ^ Game coverage began on May 5, 1944, due to difficulty securing a sponsorship.[16]
- ^ A daytime-only station, WCLE broadcast all afternoon games while co-owned WHK carried all night games.[17] WCLE relocated to Akron, Ohio, as WHKK after the 1944 season ended.[14][18]
- ^ Jack Graney replaced Ellis Vander Pyl as play-by-play voice for WHK several games into the 1932 season.[31]
- ^ Select home games were only covered by WTAM from 1929 to 1931, as Tom Manning also served as a field announcer at League Park.
References
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- ^ "Current Guardians Announcers - Cleveland Guardians via MLB.com". MLB.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Noga, Joe. "Los Guardians radio broadcasts in Spanish expand to all 81 home games this season". Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer). Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "Indians Broadcast Schedule - MLB.com". Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
- ^ "All-Time Tribe Broadcasters - Indians.com". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ Offineer, Bee (May 16, 1948). "Baseball Fans Lose Patience". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 14A. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indians radio affiliates - Case Western Reserve University". Archived from the original on July 20, 2006. Retrieved November 9, 2007.
- ^ Shea, Stuart (2015). Calling the Game: Baseball Broadcasting from 1920 to the Present. Phoenix, AZ: SABR, Inc. ISBN 978-1-933599-41-0. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ Offineer, Bee (April 21, 1948). "Baseball Fans Do Slow Burn". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 28. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Veeck, Bill; Linn, Ed (2001) [1962]. Veeck As In Wreck: The Autobiography of Bill Veeck. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226027-21-0. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ Offineer, Bee (February 28, 1949). "Speculate On Godfrey Rivals". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 9. Archived from the original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cleveland No Longer Ball Desert; Indians, Percolators Get Together in 24 Hours" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 58, no. 27. July 6, 1946. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ a b Offineer, Bee (July 4, 1945). "Where Is Radio Baseball?". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 8. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Doran, Dorothy (April 19, 1944). "Philharmonic To Air This Summer". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 4. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Cleveland Games to be Broadcast". The Daily Times. New Philadelphia, Ohio. May 4, 1944. p. 9. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Doran, Dorothy (April 11, 1941). "Graney Is 'Back Home' Ready To Air 'Opener'". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 28. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ FCC History Cards for WHLO
- ^ Doran, Dorothy (March 27, 1943). "Experts Forecast Wartime Increase In Sports On Air". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 13. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Doran, Dorothy (April 13, 1942). "Graney To Start Another Baseball Season Tomorrow". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 4. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Doran, Dorothy (June 1, 1940). "Horace Heidt Rates Second NBC Series". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 5. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Schlemmer, Jim (June 2, 1939). "Baer, Nova Prove Flop At Gate, St. Louis' Turnout Is Smaller, Centennial Baseball Stamp Out". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 33. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Doran, Dorothy (August 18, 1939). "WHK Will Broadcast World Series Games". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 21. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Air Cleveland Games". News-Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. December 15, 1937. p. 15. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Radio Announcers Feature Of Picnic". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. July 2, 1938. p. 11. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jack Graney To Air Games". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. February 24, 1937. p. 19. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Doran, Dorothy (April 7, 1936). "Radio Listeners Tire Of Bouquet Tossing, Applause In Studio". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 25. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Doran, Dorothy (April 8, 1935). "WADC's Jamboree Tonight Will Attract Local Entertainers". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 11. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Doran, Dorothy (February 15, 1934). "'A Dramatic Sketch For Every Program' Becomes Air Theme". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 26. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Doran, Dorothy (April 7, 1933). "Weber, Fields Billed To Entertain Tonight". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 14. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Radio Station Charges 'Theft': Two Cleveland stations in argument over broadcasting of game". Marysville Journal-Tribune. Marysville, Ohio. April 30, 1932. p. 1. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Broadcast Indian Games Over WHK". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. January 14, 1932. p. 18. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Doran, Dorothy (March 30, 1932). "Radio Fans To Hear Democratic Leaders: Alma Baab Becomes Soloist For New WTAM Program". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 8. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Tom Manning To Broadcast World Series". The Sandusky Register. Sandusky, Ohio. September 21, 1932. p. 6. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hitters Now Wait 'Em Out, Former Cleveland Star Says; Hoyt Released By Dodgers". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. June 8, 1932. pp. 11–12. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Announcer Graduates to Microphone From Giving Battery Names to Fans". Springfield News-Sun. Springfield, Ohio. March 31, 1929. p. 27. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.