OT: Your Favorite Sportscasters’ Salaries

[Carnac]

Jul 9, 2022 | Abby Bakke

Watching a sports game without commentary is like watching a movie with no sound effects. It’s just half the experience and it’s not nearly as fun. The announcers are more than just voices in your ear. They are the thing that keeps the game interesting, dictates the mood, and makes sure you don’t miss any detail. Some of these folks make millions, while some are making peanuts. Our own Rebecca Lobo is featured here.

Peter Gammons - ESPN - More of Your Favorite Sportscasters’ Salaries

Salary: $250,000 per yearPeter Gammons is one of the world's leading veterans in baseball writing, with almost 50 years of experience writing for The …

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[TCC Kid]

Jul 9, 2022 | Abby Bakke

Watching a sports game without commentary is like watching a movie with no sound effects. It’s just half the experience and it’s not nearly as fun. The announcers are more than just voices in your ear. They are the thing that keeps the game interesting, dictates the mood, and makes sure you don’t miss any detail. Some of these folks make millions, while some are making peanuts. Our own Rebecca Lobo is featured here.

Peter Gammons - ESPN - More of Your Favorite Sportscasters’ Salaries

Salary: $250,000 per yearPeter Gammons is one of the world's leading veterans in baseball writing, with almost 50 years of experience writing for The …

www.history-a2z.com

WOW!! In a lot of ways. Thanks. Enlightening. I didn't know Musberger was still alive. I concur a truly great Play by Play person can make or break the fun of the game. Old time Connecticut Radio had some of the best. I'd turn off the TV sound and watch the game while listening to TIC play by play. Great.

 

[UCinsider]

WOW!! In a lot of ways. Thanks. Enlightening. I didn't know Musberger was still alive. I concur a truly great Play by Play person can make or break the fun of the game. Old time Connecticut Radio had some of the best. I'd turn off the TV sound and watch the game while listening to TIC play by play. Great.

I did the same thing!

 

[eebmg]

They didn't mention this popular guy 'mute' ?

 

[Carnac]

WOW!! In a lot of ways. Thanks. Enlightening. I didn't know Musberger was still alive. I concur a truly great Play by Play person can make or break the fun of the game. Old time Connecticut Radio had some of the best. I'd turn off the TV sound and watch the game while listening to TIC play by play. Great.

Doris Burke is still one of my favorites. She knows the game, and I like her delivery and style. I loved it when she did UConn women's games. Some don't like her, but I do, so do a few others. If she's paid to call NBA games, she must be good.

Salary: $1 million per year -
It's not easy being a woman in the male-dominated sports world, especially a female sportscaster. Nevertheless, Doris Burke proves that it's possible to really make an impact despite gender differences. She is currently a sports analyst for NBA on ESPN and on ABC Games. Burke paved the way for women's equality when she debuted as the first-ever female commentator to call a New York Knicks game. She is highly praised by many many media outlets as "Basketball's best TV analyst" for her unique and insightful commentary during NBA games and was even called "the LeBron James of sportscasters" by Jeff Van Gundy.

With over 25 years of broadcasting experience, Burke has built a substantial following and is one of the most famous and popular sportscasters in the United States. She recently received the annual Hall of Fame's Curt Gowdy Media Award and was the first woman to have ever been given this honor. She's currently signed to a five-year contract with ESPN and also lends her voice to the popular NBA 2K video-game series. Burke grew up in New Jersey and has had a passion for basketball from a very young age. She was also an assistant coach in college and even received a basketball scholarship to Providence College. She was a point guard.

 

[CL82]

These are fascinating to scroll through. There are some huge differences. Francesa make $3M? Who knew?

 

[MilfordHusky]

That list is dated, at best, and perhaps highly inaccurate. Some of the highly paid people are now retired or dead (John Madden). Others have gotten substantial raises/promotions (Scott Van Pelt and Tony Romo).

 

[MdStang]

Jul 9, 2022 | Abby Bakke

Watching a sports game without commentary is like watching a movie with no sound effects. It’s just half the experience and it’s not nearly as fun. The announcers are more than just voices in your ear. They are the thing that keeps the game interesting, dictates the mood, and makes sure you don’t miss any detail. Some of these folks make millions, while some are making peanuts. Our own Rebecca Lobo is featured here.

Peter Gammons - ESPN - More of Your Favorite Sportscasters’ Salaries

Salary: $250,000 per yearPeter Gammons is one of the world's leading veterans in baseball writing, with almost 50 years of experience writing for The …

www.history-a2z.com

Agree with Milford = this a dated list. Charles Barkley, Ernie Johnson, Reggie Miller salaries are way off according to recent reports on the web. Other examples - Jon Gruden hasn't been a broadcaster for several years and won't be anytime soon, Brent Musberger is working for a sports gambling network and Tommy Heinsohn passed away in 2020.

 

[Carnac]

That list is dated, at best, and perhaps highly inaccurate. Some of the highly paid people are now retired or dead (John Madden). Others have gotten substantial raises/promotions (Scott Van Pelt and Tony Romo).

True, some mentioned here have passed on. Look again at the date on the top of the article, July 9, 2022. The article showed what those folks made. I would like to see a current list of what some are making. Don’t shoot the messenger. I thought it made interesting reading.

 

[LoboDays]

The numbers are all over the place. Some are highly paid but bring very little. if they were paid by performance, Doc Emrick (retired) would be the highest paid in the list. Some others would owe their employers money.