List of Preakness Stakes broadcasters explained

The following is a list of national American television networks and announcers that have broadcast Preakness Stakes.

Television

2020s

Year	Network	Race caller	Hosts	Analysts	Reporters	Trophy presentation
2024	NBC	Larry Collmus	Mike Tirico	Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey and Matt Bernier	Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Ahmed Fareed, Britney Eurton, Nick Luck, Jac Collinsworth and Steve Kornacki	Ahmed Fareed and Britney Eurton
2023	NBC	Larry Collmus	Mike Tirico	Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey and Matt Bernier	Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Ahmed Fareed, Britney Eurton, Nick Luck and Steve Kornacki	Ahmed Fareed and Britney Eurton
2022	NBC	Larry Collmus	Mike Tirico	Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey and Matt Bernier	Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Ahmed Fareed, Britney Eurton, Nick Luck and Steve Kornacki	Ahmed Fareed and Britney Eurton
2021	NBC	Larry Collmus	Mike Tirico	Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey and Eddie Olczyk	Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Laffit Pincay, III, Ahmed Fareed, Britney Eurton, Nick Luck and Steve Kornacki	Ahmed Fareed and Britney Eurton
2020	NBC	Larry Collmus	Ahmed Fareed	Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey and Eddie Olczyk	Kenny Rice and Britney Eurton	Britney Eurton

2010s

Year	Network	Race caller	Hosts	Analysts	Reporters	Trophy presentation
2019	NBC	Larry Collmus	Mike Tirico	Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey and Eddie Olczyk	Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Laffit Pincay, III, Ahmed Fareed, Britney Eurton and Nick Luck	Laffit Pincay, III and Britney Eurton
2018	NBC	Larry Collmus	Bob Costas and Mike Tirico	Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey and Eddie Olczyk	Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Laffit Pincay, III, Britney Eurton and Carolyn Manno	Bob Costas and Laffit Pincay, III
2017	NBC	Larry Collmus	Bob Costas and Mike Tirico	Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey, Bob Neumeier and Eddie Olczyk	Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Laffit Pincay, III and Carolyn Manno	Bob Costas and Laffit Pincay, III
2016	NBC	Larry Collmus	Bob Costas and Tom Hammond	Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey, Bob Neumeier and Eddie Olczyk	Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Laffit Pincay, III and Carolyn Manno	Bob Costas and Laffit Pincay, III
2015	NBC	Larry Collmus	Bob Costas and Tom Hammond	Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey, Bob Neumeier and Eddie Olczyk	Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Laffit Pincay, III, Josh Elliott and Carolyn Manno	Bob Costas and Josh Elliott
2014	NBC	Larry Collmus	Bob Costas and Tom Hammond	Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia	Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Laffit Pincay, III, Josh Elliott and Carolyn Manno	Bob Costas and Josh Elliott
2013	NBC	Larry Collmus	Bob Costas and Tom Hammond	Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia	Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Laffit Pincay, III and Michelle Beadle	Bob Costas and Laffit Pincay, III
2012	NBC	Larry Collmus	Tom Hammond	Gary Stevens, Randy Moss, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia	Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers and Laffit Pincay, III	Laffit Pincay, III
2011	NBC	Larry Collmus	Bob Costas and Tom Hammond	Gary Stevens, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia	Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers and Randy Moss	Bob Costas
2010	NBC	Tom Durkin	Bob Costas and Tom Hammond	Gary Stevens, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia	Kenny Rice and Donna Barton Brothers	Bob Costas and Mike Battaglia

2000s

Year	Network	Race caller	Hosts	Analysts	Reporters	Trophy presentation
2009	NBC	Tom Durkin	Bob Costas and Tom Hammond	Gary Stevens, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia	Kenny Rice and Donna Barton Brothers	Bob Costas and Mike Battaglia
2008	NBC	Tom Durkin	Bob Costas and Tom Hammond	Gary Stevens, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia	Kenny Rice and Donna Barton Brothers	Bob Costas and Mike Battaglia
2007	NBC	Tom Durkin	Bob Costas and Tom Hammond	Gary Stevens, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia	Kenny Rice and Donna Barton Brothers	Bob Costas and Mike Battaglia
2006	NBC	Tom Durkin	Bob Costas and Tom Hammond	Gary Stevens, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia	Kenny Rice and Donna Barton Brothers	Bob Costas and Mike Battaglia
2005	NBC	Tom Durkin	Bob Costas and Tom Hammond	Charlsie Cantey, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia	Kenny Rice and Donna Barton Brothers	Bob Costas and Mike Battaglia
2004	NBC	Tom Durkin	Bob Costas and Tom Hammond	Charlsie Cantey, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia	Kenny Rice and Donna Barton Brothers	Bob Costas and Mike Battaglia
2003	NBC	Tom Durkin	Bob Costas and Tom Hammond	Charlsie Cantey, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia	Kenny Rice and Donna Barton Brothers	Bob Costas and Mike Battaglia
2002	NBC	Tom Durkin	Bob Costas and Tom Hammond	Charlsie Cantey, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia	Kenny Rice and Donna Barton Brothers	Bob Costas and Mike Battaglia
2001	NBC^[1]	Tom Durkin	Bob Costas and Tom Hammond	Charlsie Cantey, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia	Kenny Rice and Donna Barton Brothers	Bob Costas and Mike Battaglia
2000	ABC^[2]	Dave Johnson	Jim McKay and Al Michaels	Hank Goldberg and Dave Johnson	Charlsie Cantey, Lesley Visser and Robin Roberts	Jim McKay and Charlsie Cantey

1990s

Year	Network	Race caller	Hosts	Analysts	Reporters	Trophy presentation
1999	ABC^[3]	Dave Johnson	Jim McKay and Al Michaels	Hank Goldberg and Dave Johnson	Charlsie Cantey, Lesley Visser and Robin Roberts	Jim McKay and Charlsie Cantey
1998	ABC^[4]	Dave Johnson	Jim McKay and Al Michaels		Charlsie Cantey, Lesley Visser and Robin Roberts	Jim McKay and Charlsie Cantey
1997	ABC^[5]	Dave Johnson	Jim McKay and Al Michaels	Charlsie Cantey and Dave Johnson	Lesley Visser and Robin Roberts	Jim McKay
1996	ABC^[6]	Dave Johnson	Jim McKay and Al Michaels	Charlsie Cantey and Dave Johnson	Lesley Visser and Robin Roberts	Jim McKay
1995	ABC	Dave Johnson	Al Michaels	Charlsie Cantey, Dave Johnson	Jack Whitaker, Lesley Visser and Robin Roberts	Al Michaels
1994	ABC	Dave Johnson	Jim McKay and Al Michaels	Charlsie Cantey and Dave Johnson	Jack Whitaker, Lesley Visser and Robin Roberts	Jim McKay
1993	ABC	Dave Johnson	Jim McKay and Al Michaels	Charlsie Cantey, Dave Johnson and Steve Cauthen	Jack Whitaker and Robin Roberts	Jim McKay
1992	ABC	Dave Johnson	Jim McKay and Al Michaels	Charlsie Cantey and Dave Johnson	Jack Whitaker and Robin Roberts	Jim McKay
1991	ABC	Dave Johnson	Jim McKay and Al Michaels	Charlsie Cantey and Dave Johnson	Jack Whitaker and Robin Roberts	Jim McKay
1990	ABC^[7]	Dave Johnson	Jim McKay and Al Michaels	Charlsie Cantey and Dave Johnson	Jack Whitaker and Lynn Swann	Jim McKay

Notes

• Jim McKay missed the 1995 Preakness Stakes due to heart surgery.

1980s

Year	Network	Race caller	Hosts	Analysts	Reporters	Trophy presentation
1989	ABC^[8]	Dave Johnson	Jim McKay and Al Michaels	Charlsie Cantey and Dave Johnson	Jack Whitaker and Lynn Swann	Jim McKay
1988	ABC^[9]	Dave Johnson	Jim McKay and Al Michaels	Charlsie Cantey and Dave Johnson	Jack Whitaker and Lynn Swann	Jim McKay
1987	ABC^[10]	Dave Johnson	Jim McKay and Al Michaels	Charlsie Cantey and Dave Johnson		Jim McKay
1986	ABC^[11]	Mike Battaglia	Jim McKay and Al Michaels		Jack Whitaker and Lynn Swann	Jim McKay
1985	ABC	Dave Johnson	Jim McKay	Bill Hartack	Howard Cosell and Jack Whitaker	Jim McKay
1984	ABC	Dave Johnson	Jim McKay	Bill Hartack	Howard Cosell and Jack Whitaker	Jim McKay
1983	ABC	Dave Johnson	Jim McKay	Bill Hartack	Howard Cosell and Jack Whitaker	Jim McKay
1982	ABC	Dave Johnson	Jim McKay		Howard Cosell and Jack Whitaker	Jim McKay
1981	ABC	Dick Wooley	Jim McKay	Eddie Arcaro	Howard Cosell	Jim McKay and Howard Cosell
1980	ABC	Dick Wooley	Jim McKay	Eddie Arcaro	Howard Cosell	Jim McKay and Howard Cosell

1970s

Year	Network	Race caller	Hosts	Analysts	Reporters	Trophy presentation
1979	ABC	Dick Wooley	Jim McKay	Eddie Arcaro	Howard Cosell	Jim McKay and Howard Cosell
1978	ABC	Dick Wooley	Jim McKay	Eddie Arcaro	Howard Cosell and Chris Schenkel	Jim McKay and Howard Cosell
1977	ABC^[12]	Dick Wooley	Jim McKay		Howard Cosell	Jim McKay and Howard Cosell
1976	CBS	Chic Anderson	Jack Whitaker	Heywood Hale Broun and Frank I. Wright	Phyllis George	Jack Whitaker
1975	CBS	Chic Anderson	Jack Whitaker	Heywood Hale Broun and Frank I. Wright	Phyllis George	Jack Whitaker
1974	CBS	Chic Anderson	Jack Whitaker	Heywood Hale Broun and Frank I. Wright		Jack Whitaker
1973	CBS	Chic Anderson	Jack Whitaker	Heywood Hale Broun and Frank I. Wright		Jack Whitaker
1972	CBS	Chic Anderson	Jack Whitaker	Heywood Hale Broun and Frank I. Wright	Pia Lindström	Jack Whitaker
1971	CBS	Chic Anderson	Jack Whitaker	Heywood Hale Broun and Frank I. Wright	Pia Lindström	Jack Whitaker
1970	CBS	Chic Anderson	Jack Whitaker	Heywood Hale Broun and Eddie Arcaro		Jack Whitaker

• In 1977, ABC was awarded the contract to televise the Preakness. Triple Crown Productions was formed in 1985 after CBS terminated its contract with NYRA. ABC Sports won the rights to broadcast all three races, as well as many prep races. Ratings went up after the package was centralized.

1960s

Year	Network	Race caller	Hosts	Analysts	Reporters	Trophy presentation
1969	CBS	Chic Anderson	Jack Whitaker	Heywood Hale Broun and Eddie Arcaro		Jack Whitaker
1968	CBS	Jack Drees	Jack Drees and Jack Whitaker			Jack Whitaker
1967	CBS	Jack Drees	Jack Drees and Jack Whitaker			Jack Whitaker
1966	CBS	Bryan Field	Jack Drees and Jack Whitaker	Eddie Arcaro		Jack Whitaker
1965	CBS	Bryan Field	Jack Drees and Jack Whitaker	Eddie Arcaro	Gil Stratton	Jack Whitaker
1964	CBS	Bryan Field	Jack Drees and Chris Schenkel			Jack Whitaker
1963	CBS	Bryan Field	Jack Drees and Chris Schenkel	Eddie Arcaro		Jack Drees
1962	CBS	Bryan Field	Chris Schenkel		Gil Stratton	Chris Schenkel
1961	CBS	Bryan Field	Chris Schenkel			Chris Schenkel
1960	CBS	Fred Capossela	Chris Schenkel			Chris Schenkel

1950s

Year	Network	Race caller	Color commentator	Reporter
1959	CBS	Fred Capossela	Bryan Field and Chris Schenkel
1958	CBS^[13]	Fred Capossela	Bryan Field	Chris Schenkel
1957	CBS	Fred Capossela	Chris Schenkel
1956	CBS	Fred Capossela	Mel Allen
1955	CBS^[14]	Fred Capossela	Win Elliot	Phil Sutterfield
1954	CBS^[15]	Fred Capossela	Mel Allen and Sam Renick
1953	CBS	Bryan Field
1952	CBS	Bryan Field
1951	CBS	Bryan Field
1950	CBS^[16]	Bryan Field

1940s

Notes and References

1. http://www.hollywood.com/tv/The_126th_Preakness_Stakes/5168886 The 126th Preakness Stakes (2001) home page at Hollywood.com
2. http://www.hollywood.com/tv/The_125th_Preakness_Stakes/5168883 The 125th Preakness Stakes (2000) home page at Hollywood.com
3. http://www.hollywood.com/tv/The_124th_Preakness_Stakes/5168880 The 124th Preakness Stakes (1999) home page at Hollywood.com
4. http://www.hollywood.com/tv/The_Preakness_Stakes/5188254 The Preakness Stakes (1998) home page at Hollywood.com
5. http://www.hollywood.com/tv/The_122nd_Preakness_Stakes/5168876 The 122nd Preakness Stakes (1997) home page at Hollywood.com
6. http://www.hollywood.com/tv/The_Preakness_Stakes/5188249 The Preakness Stakes (1996) home page at Hollywood.com
7. http://www.hollywood.com/tv/The_Preakness_Stakes/5188248 The Preakness Stakes (1990) home page at Hollywood.com
8. http://www.hollywood.com/tv/The_Preakness_Stakes/5188250 The Preakness Stakes (1989) home page at Hollywood.com
9. http://www.hollywood.com/tv/The_Preakness_Stakes/5188251 The Preakness Stakes (1988) home page at Hollywood.com
10. http://www.hollywood.com/tv/The_Preakness_Stakes/5188252 The Preakness Stakes (1987) home page at Hollywood.com
11. http://www.hollywood.com/tv/The_Preakness_Stakes/5188253 The Preakness Stakes (1986) home page at Hollywood.com
12. News: TV Sports. 1 May 2011. The News and Courier (Charleston, SC). May 21, 1977.
13. News: Adams. Val. 2 Executives Quit at Mutual Radio. The Baltimore Sun. May 15, 1958.
14. News: Preakness to be on TV and Radio. The Baltimore Sun. May 22, 1955.
15. News: Preakness. The Baltimore Sun. May 22, 1954.
16. News: Radio and Television. The New York Times.
17. News: WGN-TV to Telecast Preakness Running Today From Pimlico. Chicago Tribune. May 14, 1949.