As one of the most successful clubs in Major League Baseball, the

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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 WPIX (channel 11) is a television station in New York City. Owned by Mission Broadcasting, it is operated under a local marketing agreement (LMA) by Nexstar Media Group, making it a ''de facto'' owned-and-operated station and flagship of ...

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 (now

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) 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: *TV: YES Network, or

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in New York *Radio:

WFAN WFAN (660 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to New York, New York, carrying a sports radio format known as "Sports Radio 66 AM and 101.9 FM" or "The Fan". Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station serves the New York metropolitan area while ...

() and

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() in New York; New York Yankees Radio Network;

WADO WADO (1280 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to New York City. It is owned and operated by Uforia Audio Network, a subsidiary of Univision. It broadcasts a Spanish-language sports radio format. By day, WADO is powered at 50,000 wat ...

() (Spanish) (Cadena Radio Yankees) Longest serving Yankee broadcasters (all-time with 10+ years) Phil Rizzuto (40 yrs), John Sterling (34 yrs),

Mel Allen Mel Allen (born Melvin Allen Israel; February 14, 1913 – June 16, 1996) was an American sportscaster, best known for his long tenure as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees. During the peak of his career in the 1940 ...

(30 yrs), Michael Kay (31 yrs),

Ken Singleton Kenneth Wayne Singleton (born June 10, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder and designated hitter from to , most prominently as a member ...

(25 yrs),

Bobby Murcer Bobby Ray Murcer (May 20, 1946 – July 12, 2008) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball between 1965 and 1983. He played the majority of his career for the New York Yankees, whom he later ...

(22 yrs), Paul O'Neill (21 yrs),

Frank Messer Wallace Frank Messer (August 8, 1925 – November 13, 2001) was an American sportscaster that was best known for his 18 seasons announcing New York Yankees baseball games, and as the recognizable emcee voice of various Yankee Stadium festivi ...

(18 yrs), Bill White (18 yrs), Suzyn Waldman (18 yrs),

John Flaherty John Timothy Flaherty (born October 21, 1967) is an American television baseball broadcaster and a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for several teams between 1992 and 2005. He is currently a broadcaster for the YES Network. Ea ...

(17 yrs),

David Cone David Brian Cone (born January 2, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, and current color commentator for the New York Yankees on the YES Network and WPIX as well as for ESPN on Sunday Night Baseball.Red Barber Walter Lanier "Red" Barber (February 17, 1908 – October 22, 1992) was an American sports announcer and author. Nicknamed "The Ol' Redhead", he was primarily identified with broadcasts of Major League Baseball, calling play-by-play across four ...

(13 yrs), Jim Kaat (13 yrs),

Al Trautwig Alan Trautwig (born February 26, 1956) is a sports commentator who worked with MSG Network, ABC, NBC, NBC Sports Network, and USA Network. He most recently did pre-game and post-game shows for the New York Knicks and New York Rangers, as well a ...

(12 yrs)

Broadcast announcers

Broadcasters assigned from the Yankees to cover World Series appearances nationally (1947–1978) *1947 –

( radio via Mutual) *1949 – Mel Allen (radio via Mutual) *1950 – Mel Allen (radio via Mutual) *1951 – Mel Allen (radio via Mutual) *1952 – Mel Allen ( TV via NBC) *1953 – Mel Allen (TV via NBC) *1955 – Mel Allen (TV via NBC) *1956 – Mel Allen (TV via NBC) *1957 – Mel Allen (TV via NBC) *1958 – Mel Allen (TV via NBC) *1960 – Mel Allen (TV via NBC) *1961 – Mel Allen (TV via NBC) *1962 – Mel Allen (TV via NBC) *1963 – Mel Allen (TV via NBC) *1964 – Phil Rizzuto (TV and radio via NBC) *1976 – Phil Rizzuto (TV via NBC); Bill White ( radio via CBS) *1977 – Bill White (radio via CBS) *1978 – Bill White (radio via CBS)

Television Broadcasters by Year

Television Play-by-Play

β, 1939–1940, 1942, 1946–1964 (WPIX), 1979–1986 (SportsChannel) * Russ Hodges β, 1946–1948 (WPIX) *

Curt Gowdy Curtis Edward Gowdy (July 31, 1919 – February 20, 2006) was an American sportscaster. He called Boston Red Sox games on radio and TV for 15 years, and then covered many nationally televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports and ABC S ...

β, 1949–1950 (WPIX) *

Jim Woods James McCarthy Woods (October 22, 1916 – February 20, 1988) was an American sportscaster, best known for his play-by-play work on Major League Baseball broadcasts. Biography Early life Woods was born in Kansas City, Missouri. When only fo ...

, 1953–1956 (WPIX) *

Red Barber Walter Lanier "Red" Barber (February 17, 1908 – October 22, 1992) was an American sports announcer and author. Nicknamed "The Ol' Redhead", he was primarily identified with broadcasts of Major League Baseball, calling play-by-play across four ...

β, 1954–1966 (WPIX) * Phil Rizzuto, 1957–1996 (WPIX) * Jerry Coleman β, 1963–1969 (WPIX) *

Joe Garagiola Joseph Henry Garagiola Sr. (February 12, 1926 – March 23, 2016) was an American professional baseball catcher, later an announcer and television host, popular for his colorful personality. Garagiola played nine seasons in Major League Basebal ...

β, 1965–1967 (WPIX) *

, 1968–1984 (WPIX) * Bob Gamere, 1970 (WPIX) * Bill White, 1971–1988 (WPIX) *

, 1983–1984, 1991–1998 (WPIX), 1988 (SportsChannel), 1989 (MSG), 1999–2001 (FOX5), 2002–2008 (YES) * Spencer Ross, 1985 (WPIX), 1987 (SportsChannel) * George Grande, 1989–1990 (WPIX) *

Greg Gumbel Greg Gumbel (born May 3, 1946) is an American television sportscaster. He is best known for his various assignments for CBS Sports (most notably, the National Football League and NCAA basketball). The older brother of news and sportscaster Brya ...

, 1989 (MSG) * Tommy Hutton, 1989 (MSG) * Dewayne Staats, 1990–1994 (MSG) *

, 1990–2001 (MSG) * Paul Olden, 1994–1995 (WPIX) * Dave Cohen, 1995–1996 (MSG) *

, 1997–2001 (MSG), 2002–2021 (YES) * Michael Kay, 2002–present (YES) *

Bob Lorenz Robert "Bob" Lorenz (born October 2, 1963) is an American television anchor. He is the primary studio host on the YES Network, and hosts the New York Yankees pregame and postgame shows on YES telecasts, as well as Brooklyn Nets pregame and postgam ...

, 2010–Present (YES) * Ryan Ruocco, 2015–Present (YES)

Television analyst

* Dizzy Dean, 1950–1951 (WPIX) *

Joe DiMaggio Joseph Paul DiMaggio (November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999), nicknamed "Joltin' Joe", "The Yankee Clipper" and "Joe D.", was an American baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball for the New York Yank ...

, 1952 (WPIX) *

β, 1965–1967 (WPIX) * Jerry Coleman β, 1963–1969 (WPIX) *

Whitey Ford Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford (October 21, 1928 – October 8, 2020), nicknamed "the Chairman of the Board", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played his entire 16-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees ...

, 1969–1971 (WPIX) * Fran Healy, 1979–1983 (SportsChannel) *

Billy Martin Alfred Manuel Martin Jr. (May 16, 1928 – December 25, 1989), commonly called "Billy", was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager who, in addition to leading other teams, was five times the manager of the New York Yan ...

, 1986–1987 (WPIX) * Ken Harrelson, 1987–1988 (SportsChannel) *

Mickey Mantle Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995), nicknamed "the Commerce Comet" and "the Mick", was an American professional baseball player. Mantle played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career (1951–1968) with the New York ...

, 1985–1988 (SportsChannel) * Bill White, 1971–1988 (WPIX) * Tom Seaver, 1989–1993 (WPIX) *

Tony Kubek Anthony Christopher Kubek (born October 12, 1935) is an American former professional baseball player and television broadcaster. During his nine-year playing career with the New York Yankees, Kubek played in six World Series in the late 1950s ...

β, 1990–1994 (MSG) * Phil Rizzuto, 1957–1996 (WPIX) * Rick Cerone, 1996–1997 (WPIX) *

Tommy John Thomas Edward John Jr. (born May 22, 1943), nicknamed "The Bionic Man," is an American retired professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 26 seasons between 1963 and 1989. He played for the Cleveland Indians, ...

, 1998 (WPIX) *

Tim McCarver James Timothy McCarver (born October 16, 1941) is an American former professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from to , most prominently as a member of the St. Louis Cardina ...

β, 1999–2001 (WNYW) * Jim Kaat, 1986 (WPIX), 1995–2001 (MSG), 2002–2006 (YES) *

Joe Girardi Joseph Elliott Girardi (born October 14, 1964) is an American former professional baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). Girardi played the catcher position for the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, and St. ...

, 2004, 2007 (YES) *

David Justice David Christopher Justice (born April 14, 1966) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves (1989–1996), Cleveland Indians (1997–2000), New York Yanke ...

, 2005–2007 (YES) *

, 1983–1984, 1991–1998 (WPIX), 1997–2001 (MSG), 2002–2008 (YES) *

Tino Martinez Constantino "Tino" Martinez (born December 7, 1967) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays from ...

, 2010 (YES) * Lou Piniella, 1989 (MSG), 2012–2013 (YES) *

Al Leiter Alois Terry Leiter (; born October 23, 1965) is an American former professional baseball player and current television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from to for the New York Yankees, Toronto Blu ...

, 2006–2018 (YES) *

David Cone David Brian Cone (born January 2, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, and current color commentator for the New York Yankees on the YES Network and WPIX as well as for ESPN on Sunday Night Baseball.John Flaherty John Timothy Flaherty (born October 21, 1967) is an American television baseball broadcaster and a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for several teams between 1992 and 2005. He is currently a broadcaster for the YES Network. Ea ...

, 2006–present (YES) * Paul O'Neill, 2002–present (YES) *

, 1997–2001 (MSG), 2002–2021 (YES) * Carlos Beltrán, 2022–present (YES) * Cameron Maybin, 2022–present (YES) β - indicates Ford C. Frick Award winner

Radio

Longest serving Yankee radio broadcasters (all-time with 10+ years) John Sterling (33 yrs), Phil Rizzuto (30 yrs),

(22 yrs),

(18 yrs), Suzyn Waldman (17 yrs), Beto Villa (16 yrs), Bill White (16 yrs),

(13 yrs), Michael Kay (10 yrs)

Radio play-by-play and color commentators

*Garnett Marks, 1939 * Arch McDonald β, 1939 *

β, 1939–1940, 1942, 1946–1964 *J.C. Flippen, 1940 *

Connie Desmond Cornelius "Connie" Desmond (January 31, 1908 – March 10, 1983) was an American sportscaster, most prominently for the Brooklyn Dodgers of Major League Baseball. Desmond began his career in 1932 as the voice of the minor league Toledo Mud He ...

, 1942 * Don Dunphy, 1944 * Bill Slater, 1944–1945 *

Al Helfer George Alvin "Al" Helfer (September 26, 1911 – May 16, 1975) was an American radio sportscaster. Nicknamed "Mr. Radio Baseball", Helfer called the play-by-play of seven World Series, ten All-Star Games, and regular season broadcasts for sev ...

β, 1945 * Russ Hodges β, 1946–1948 *

β, 1949–1950 *

Art Gleeson Arthur Levi Gleeson (September 29, 1906 – November 27, 1964) was an American baseball announcer. Gleeson was born in Sumpter, Oregon. He got his start calling games for teams in the California League games during the late 1930s and early 1940s. ...

, 1951–1952 * Bill Crowley, 1951–1952 * Joe E. Brown, 1953 *

, 1953–1956 *

β, 1954–1966 * Phil Rizzuto, 1957–1986 * Jerry Coleman β, 1963–1969 *

β, 1965–1967 *

, 1968–1985 * Bob Gamere, 1970 * Bill White, 1971–1986 *

Dom Valentino Dominick "Dom" Valentino (December 21, 1928 – April 17, 2012) was an American sportscaster. Personal life Born in Brooklyn, New York, Valentino grew up in Hingham, Massachusetts. He earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from Bo ...

, 1975 * Fran Healy, 1978–1981 * John Gordon, 1982–1985 (Pre and postgame only, 1986) *

, 1986 * Spencer Ross, 1986 *

Hank Greenwald Howard Sanford "Hank" Greenwald (June 26, 1935 — October 22, 2018) was an American sportscaster, known best for being a play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Biography Early career A native Detroiter, Gr ...

, 1987–1988 * Tommy Hutton, 1987–1988 * John Sterling, 1989–present *

Jay Johnstone John William Johnstone Jr. (November 20, 1945 – September 26, 2020) was an American professional baseball player and television sports announcer. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1966 to 1985 for the California Angel ...

, 1989–1990 * Joe Angel, 1991 * Michael Kay, 1992–2001 *

Charley Steiner Charley Steiner (born ) is an American sportscaster and broadcast journalist. He is currently the radio play-by-play announcer for the Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers, paired with Rick Monday. Early career Steiner grew up a Bro ...

, 2002–2004 * Suzyn Waldman, 2005–present *Beto Villa, 1997–2013 en Español * Francisco Rivera, 2005–present en Español *Felix DeJesus, 2006–present en Español *

Rickie Ricardo Rickie Ricardo (born Jorge Lima Jr. in Newark, New Jersey) is a Spanish- and English-language sportscaster, talk show host, and voice-over actor. He calls games in Spanish for the New York Yankees, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Philadelphia Phi ...

, 2014–present en Español, 2020–present (acting, relief PBP presenter for Stering) * Ryan Ruocco, 2019 (acting, relief PBP presenter for Sterling) * Chris Carrino, 2019 (acting, relief PBP presenter for Sterling) β - indicates Ford C. Frick Award winner

Broadcast outlets

Radio stations

* WABC/WCBS: 1939–1940, 1961–1966, 2002–2013 * WOR: 1942 * WINS: 1944–1957, 1978–1980 * WMGM/WHN: 1958–1960, 1967–1970 * WMCA: 1971–1977 * WABC: 1981–2001 *

–

: 2014–present *

: 2010–present (Spanish)

Television stations

The Yankees' New York City flagship station has been: * WABD/WNYW: 1947–1951; 1999–2001 *

WCBS-TV WCBS-TV (channel 2) is a television station in New York City, serving as the flagship of the CBS network. It is owned and operated by the network's CBS News and Stations division alongside Riverhead, New York–licensed independent station W ...

: 2002–2004 *

WWOR-TV WWOR-TV (channel 9) is a television station licensed to Secaucus, New Jersey, United States, serving the New York City area as the flagship of MyNetworkTV. It is owned and operated by Fox Television Stations alongside Fox flagship WNYW ...

: 2005–2014 *

: 1951–1998; 2015–2021 Outside of New York City, over-the-air television broadcasts can often be seen on: * WCTX "My TV 9" New Haven/Hartford *

WCWN WCWN (channel 45) is a television station licensed to Schenectady, New York, United States, serving the Capital District as an affiliate of The CW. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside CBS affiliate WRGB (channel 6, also licensed to ...

"The CW 15" Albany (2013–) * WNYO-TV "My TV" Buffalo * WHAM-TV,

WHAM-DT2 WHAM-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Rochester, New York, United States, affiliated with ABC and The CW. It is owned by Deerfield Media, which maintains a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of Fox ...

(The CW Rochester) Rochester *

WSTM-DT2 WSTQ-LP (channel 14) is a defunct low-power television station in Syracuse, New York, United States, which operated from 2000 to 2021. In its latter years, it was owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group as an affiliate of The CW; it had common ownersh ...

"CW6",

WSTM-TV WSTM-TV (channel 3) is a television station in Syracuse, New York, United States, affiliated with NBC and The CW. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which provides certain services to CBS affiliate WTVH (channel 5) through a local marketi ...

"NBC 3" Syracuse *

WQMY WQMY (channel 53) is a television station licensed to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States, serving Northeastern Pennsylvania as an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. It is owned by locally based New Age Media, LLC, alongside Hazleton-licensed Fox ...

Williamsport/Scranton/Wilkes Barre * WPNY-LD Utica

Cable television

* SportsChannel New York 1979–1988 *

MSG Network The MSG Network (MSG) is an American regional cable and satellite television network, and radio service owned by MSG Entertainment, Inc.—a spin-off of the main Madison Square Garden Company operation (itself a spin-off of local cable prov ...

1989–2001 * YES Network 2002–current

Streaming television

2020–present

Radio Network

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

Notes

References

Halberstam, David "Sports on NY Radio", 1999. {{Lists of Major League Baseball broadcasters

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