color commentator
noun
US
: a person whose job is to make interesting comments on a radio or television broadcast about the things that are happening in a sports contest
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Eruzione spent a lengthy spell as a hockey color commentator for NBC and FOX, including calling the action for five Olympiads, which put him up close to the intensity of international play.
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Lastly, Comets color commentator Erik Bergrud will broadcast the game alongside Utica play-by-play voice Ray Biggs.
—Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2025
While Michael Cole remains as the play-by-play announcer, Pat McAfee has taken over for Corey Graves as the color commentator.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Seven-time Super Bowl-champion quarterback (six with New England) and three-time NFL MVP Tom Brady is a color commentator for Fox Sports.
—Jason Jones, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Lastly, Comets color commentator Erik Bergrud will broadcast the game alongside Utica play-by-play voice Ray Biggs.
—Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2025
While Michael Cole remains as the play-by-play announcer, Pat McAfee has taken over for Corey Graves as the color commentator.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Seven-time Super Bowl-champion quarterback (six with New England) and three-time NFL MVP Tom Brady is a color commentator for Fox Sports.
—Jason Jones, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Color commentator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20commentator. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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