Outstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play explained

The Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play was first awarded in 1993. It is awarded to whom the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences judges to be the best play-by-play announcer in a calendar year.

Prior to 1993, an award was given in a category that awarded either a play-by-play announcer or studio host. See Outstanding Host or Commentator for a list of winners in the now-defunct category.

List of winners

• 1993: Dick Enberg (NBC)
• 1994: Keith Jackson (ABC)
• 1995: Al Michaels (ABC)
• 1996: Keith Jackson (2) (ABC)
• 1997: Bob Costas (NBC)
• 1998: Keith Jackson (3) (ABC)
• 1999: Keith Jackson (4) (ABC)
• 2000: Al Michaels (2) (ABC)
• 2001: Joe Buck (FOX)
• 2002: Joe Buck (2) (FOX)
• 2003: Joe Buck (3) (FOX)
• 2004

Joe Buck (4) (FOX)

• 2005

Joe Buck (5) (FOX)

• 2006

Al Michaels (3) (ABC/NBC)

• 2007

Al Michaels (4) (NBC)

• 2008

Jim Nantz (CBS)

• 2009

Jim Nantz (2) (CBS)

• 2010

Mike Emrick (NBC)

• 2011

Joe Buck (6) (FOX)

• 2012

Al Michaels (5) (NBC)

• 2013

Mike Emrick (2) (NBC)

• 2014

Mike Emrick (3) (NBC/NBCSN)

• 2015

Mike Emrick (4) (NBC/NBCSN)

• 2016

Mike Emrick (5) (NBC/NBCSN)

• 2017

Mike Emrick (6) (NBC/NBCSN)

• 2018: Mike Emrick (7) (NBC/NBCSN)
• 2019: Mike Emrick (8) (NBC/NBCSN)
• 2020: Mike Emrick (9) (NBC/NBCSN)
• 2021: Joe Buck (7) (FOX)
• 2022: Mike Breen (ABC/ESPN)
• 2023: Mike Breen (2) (ABC/ESPN)
• 2024: Mike Breen' (3) (ABC/ESPN)^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 45th Sports Emmy Winners . The Emmys.TV . NATAS . May 21, 2024.