List of Brooklyn Nets broadcasters explained

This article is a list of broadcasters for the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Brooklyn Nets franchise.

Television

Play by Play

• Marty Glickman (1970 - 1972)
• Steve Albert (1972 - 1990)
• Leandra Reilly (February 14 and March 2, 1988, Alternate Play by Play for Steve Albert)
• Spencer Ross (1990 - 1995)
• Ian Eagle (Primary 1995 - 2005, 2011 - Present, Secondary 2005 - 2011)
• Mike Crispino (Secondary 1995 - 2005)
• Matt Loughlin (Secondary 1995 - 2005)
• Marv Albert (2005 - 2011)
• Clarence Freeman (Secondary 2011 - Present)
• Noah Eagle (Primary 2023 - Present)

Color Analyst

• Bob Gibson (1970 - 1972)
• Mike DiTomasso (1972 - 1981)
• Phil Jackson (1981 - 1982)
• Bill Raftery (Primary 1982 - 2002)^[1]
• Bob Goldsholl (Secondary 1982 - 1987)
• Jim Spanarkel (Secondary 1987 - 2002, Secondary 2005 - 2019)
• Kelly Tripucka (2002 - 2005)
• Mark Jackson (2005 - 2008)
• Mike Fratello (2008 - 2017)
• Greg Anthony (Tertiary 2012 - 2013)
• Donny Marshall (Tertiary 2013 - 2016)^[2]
• Sarah Kustok (Tertiary 2015 - 2017, Primary 2017 - Present)
• Richard Jefferson (Secondary 2019-Present)

Broadcast Outlets

Terrestrial

• WWOR-TV (1972 - 1985 and 1989 - 1994)
• WBIS-TV (1996 - 1997)

Cable

• Cablevision Sports 3/SportsChannel/Fox Sports (Net) New York (1976 - 2002)
• YES Network (2002 - Present)

Radio

Play by Play

• Marty Glickman (1970 - 1972)
• Al Albert (1972 - 1974)
• Dom Valentino (1974 - 1975)
• John Sterling (1975 - 1981)
• Joe Tait (1981 - 1982)
• Mike Zimet (1982 - 1983)
• Mel Proctor (1983 - 1985)
• Neil Funk (1985 - 1987)
• Howard David (1987 - 1994)
• Ian Eagle (1994 - 1995)
• Steve Albert (1995 - 1996)
• Bob Papa (1996 - 2001)
• Chris Carrino (2001 - Present)
• Craig Carton (March 8, 2013)

Color Analyst

• Bob Gibson (1970 - 1972)
• Mike DiTomasso (1972 - 1987)
• Jim Spanarkel (primary 1987 - 1993)
• Tim Bassett (secondary 1987 - 1988)
• Mike O'Koren (secondary 1988 - 1993, 1993 - 1999)
• Albert King (1999 - 2001)
• Kelly Tripucka (2001 - 2002)
• Tim Capstraw (2002 - Present)
• Boomer Esiason (March 8, 2013)

Flagship Station

• WJRZ (1967 - 1968)
• WGBB (1968 - 1970)
• WGBB (1968 - 1970)
• WGBB and WGLI (1970 - 1971)
• WHN (1971 - 1974)
• WMCA (1974 - 1978)
• WVNJ (1978 - 1980)
• WWRL (1980 - 1982)
• WVNJ (1982 - 1983)
• WNBC (1983 - 1986)
• WNEW (1986 - 1992)
• WPAT and WEVD (1992 - 1994)
• WQEW (1994 - 1997)
• WOR (1997 - 2004)
• WFAN (2004 - Present)

Notes

• When Leandra Reilly called a 1988 game on SportsChannel New York, she became the first woman to do play-by-play of an NBA game.
• On March 8, 2013, Craig Carton and Boomer Esiason, the morning hosts on the Nets' radio flagship station, WFAN, worked as the play-by-play announcer and color commentator, respectively, for the Nets' contest against the Washington Wizards at Barclays Center.^[3]

See also

• List of current National Basketball Association broadcasters

Notes and References

1. https://www.nba.com/nets/news/history/2020/06/17/broadcasting-legend-bill-raftery-looks-back-on-his-nets-days Broadcasting Legend Bill Raftery Looks Back on His Nets Days | Brooklyn Nets
2. Web site: YES hires Donny Marshall as color commentator . 9 October 2013 . 3 November 2013 . The Brooklyn Game.
3. Web site: Net Worth: Boomer And Carton Shine Working Brooklyn Nets Radio Broadcast On WFAN . Sports Rants . 9 March 2013 . 9 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130314010247/http://sportsrantz.com/media/2013/03/09/net-worth-boomer-and-carton-shine-working-brooklyn-nets-radio-broadcast-on-wfan/ . 14 March 2013 . dead .