List of New York Yankees broadcasters


As one of the most successful clubs in Major League Baseball, the New York Yankees are also one of its oldest teams. Part of that success derives to its radio and television broadcasts that have been running beginning in 1939 when the first radio transmissions were broadcast from the old stadium, and from 1947 when television broadcasts began. They have been one of the pioneer superstation broadcasts when WPIX became a national superstation in 1978 and were the first American League team to broadcast their games on cable, both first in 1978 and later on in 1979, when Sportschannel NY began broadcasting Yankees games to cable subscribers. Today, the team can be heard and/or seen in its gameday broadcasts during the baseball season on:
Longest serving Yankee broadcasters
Phil Rizzuto, John Sterling, Michael Kay, Mel Allen, Ken Singleton, Paul O'Neill, Bobby Murcer, Suzyn Waldman, Frank Messer, Bill White, John Flaherty, David Cone, Red Barber, Jim Kaat, Al Trautwig

Broadcast announcers

Broadcasters assigned from the Yankees to cover World Series appearances nationally
  • 1947 – Mel Allen
  • 1949 – Mel Allen
  • 1950 – Mel Allen
  • 1951 – Mel Allen
  • 1952 – Mel Allen
  • 1953 – Mel Allen
  • 1955 – Mel Allen
  • 1956 – Mel Allen
  • 1957 – Mel Allen
  • 1958 – Mel Allen
  • 1960 – Mel Allen
  • 1961 – Mel Allen
  • 1962 – Mel Allen
  • 1963 – Mel Allen
  • 1964 – Phil Rizzuto
  • 1976 – Phil Rizzuto ; Bill White
  • 1977 – Bill White
  • 1978 – Bill White

Television Play-by-Play

Television analyst

β - indicates Ford C. Frick Award winner

Radio

Longest serving Yankee radio broadcasters
John Sterling, Phil Rizzuto, Mel Allen, Suzyn Waldman, Frank Messer, Beto Villa, Bill White, Red Barber, Michael Kay
YearRadioCommentators
1939WABC
1940WABC
1942WOR
1944WINS
1945WINS
1946WINS
1947WINS
1948WINS
1949WINS
1950WINS
1951WINS
1952WINS
1953WINS
1954WINS
1955WINS
1956WINS
1957WINS
1958WMGM
1959WMGM
1960WMGM
1961WCBS
1962WCBS
1963WCBS
1964WCBS
1965WCBS
1966WCBS
1967WHN
1968WHN
1969WHN
1970WHN
1971WMCA
1972WMCA
1973WMCA
1974WMCA
1975WMCA
1976WMCA
1977WMCA
1978WINS
1979WINS
1980WINS
1981WABC
1982WABC
1983WABC
1984WABC
1985WABC
1986WABC
1987WABC
1988WABC
1989WABC
1990WABC
1991WABC
1992WABC
1993WABC
1994WABC
1995WABC
1996WABC
1997WABC
1998WABC
1999WABC
2000WABC
2001WABC
2002WCBS
2003WCBS
2004WCBS
2005WCBS
2006WCBS
2007WCBS
2008WCBS
2009WCBS
2010WCBS
2011WCBS
2012WCBS
2013WCBS
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Radio play-by-play and color commentators

β - indicates Ford C. Frick Award winner

Broadcast outlets

Radio stations

Television stations

The Yankees' New York City flagship station has been:
Outside of New York City, over-the-air television broadcasts can often be seen on:

Cable television

Streaming television

Radio Network

WFAN and WFAN-FM are flagships for a 52 station radio network spanning 14 states.