List of Washington Nationals broadcasters explained
Broadcasters for the Washington Nationals Major League Baseball team.
Television
Current announcers
- Bob Carpenter, play-by-play announcer, 2006–present; pre-game and post-game commentator, 2021
- Dan Kolko, field reporter, 2014–2018; studio host, 2019–2020; pre-game, in-game, and post game anchor, 2021; substitute play-by-play announcer, 2021–present; substitute color commentator, 2021
- Drew Goldfarb, sports betting analyst and pregame sports betting segment host, 2021
- Justin Maxwell, substitute studio host, 2019–2020; substitute color commentator, 2021
- Kevin Frandsen, primary color commentator 2022–present
- Grant Paulsen, substitute color commentator, 2021
- Alex Chappell, field reporter, 2019–2020; substitute pre-game and post-game anchor, 2021
- Dave Jageler, substitute play-by-play announcer
- Mark Zuckerman, substitute pre-game and post-game anchor, 2021
- Paul Mancano, substitute pre-game and post-game anchor, 2021
- Ryan Zimmerman, substitute color commentator, 2022–present
- Charlie Slowes, substitute play-by-play announcer
Former announcers
- Mel Proctor, play-by-play, 2005
- Ron Darling, color commentator, 2005
- Kenny Albert, play-by-play, 2005 (when Proctor was unavailable)
- Jack Voigt, color commentator, 2005 (when Darling was unavailable)
- Tom Paciorek, color commentator, 2006
- Don Sutton, color commentator, 2007–2008
- Don Baylor, substitute studio analyst, 2007 (when Ray Knight was unavailable)
- Rob Dibble, color commentator, 2009–2010
- Debbi Taylor, field reporter, 2007–2011
- F. P. Santangelo, color commentator, 2011–2021, pre-game and post-game commentator, 2021
- Kristina Akra, field reporter, 2012
- Julie Alexandria, field reporter, 2013
- Ray Knight, studio analyst, substitute color commentator, 2007–2018
- Johnny Holliday, studio host, substitute play-by-play announcer, 2007–2018
- Phil Wood, substitute studio analyst, 2008–2020
- Michael Morse, substitute studio analyst and substitute color commentator, 2018–2020
- Alex Parker, substitute studio host, 2018–2020
- Carol Maloney, substitute field reporter and substitute studio host, 2019–2020
- Byron Kerr, substitute studio host, 2007–2020
- Bo Porter, studio analyst, 2019–2020
Broadcast outlets
See main article: Mid-Atlantic Sports Network.
When the Nationals arrived in Washington, D. C., the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) acquired the television rights for almost all Nationals games. However, MASN was not available to most people in the Nationals broadcast area for nearly all of the first two seasons of play. Some of the games were also televised on WDCA, mostly on weekends.
While MASN continued to televise nearly every Nationals game, the number of WDCA telecasts decreased to approximately 30 in 2006, mostly on Friday nights. By 2007, the number of over-the-air games was down to approximately 20. MASN's broadcast partner switched from WDCA to WDCW from 2009 to 2012. In 2013, WUSA became MASN's over-the-air broadcast partner for 20 Nationals games a year–all weekend games except for Opening Day. In 2018, over-the-air broadcasts ended, and all games now air exclusively on MASN unless picked up for national broadcast.
Radio
Current announcers
- Charlie Slowes, 2005–present
- Dave Jageler, 2006–present
- Pete Medhurst, 2019–present (seven games in 2019[1])
- Phil Wood, radio post-game show host, 2008–present
- Craig Heist, substitute radio post-game show host
Former announcers
- Kevin Brown (as needed), 2017
- Dave Shea, 2005
Broadcast outlets
See main article: Washington Nationals Radio Network.
Since the 2011 season, the Nationals' flagship radio station has been WJFK-FM, "106.7 The Fan", which is owned and operated by Audacy after then-Entercom's purchase of CBS Radio. Most games also are simulcast on WFED, "Federal News Radio," at 1500 and 820 AM, which is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting after its purchase of the station from Bonneville International and was the flagship station of the Nationals from the first season in Washington (2005) through the 2010 season. Whenever WFED cannot air a game due to a conflict, that game airs on WJFK's sister station WJFK (1580 AM, "CBS Sports Radio 1580").
See also
Notes and References
- News: Wagner . Bill . Navy announcer Medurst gets shot at the major leagues with Washington Nationals . . May 30, 2019 . May 29, 2019.
