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
Examples of color commentator in a Sentence
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Laura Sanko, former fighter and the first woman to ever serve as the color commentator for a UFC PPV event.
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Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
Jim Nantz is the play-by-play announcer and Tony Romo is the color commentator, with Tracy Wolfson as the field reporter.
—Emmett Prosser, Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
Just after Valentines Day, the Gophers true freshman guard received love from Big Ten Network color commentator Robbie Hummel and Purdue head coach Matt Painter after the Boilermakers’ 84-76 win over the U on Thursday.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2024
The Yankees’ radio broadcast color commentator, Suzyn Waldman, has been working the booth in the Bronx since 2005.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
Fox has the broadcasting rights to next year’s game, which means Kevin Burkhardt will probably handle the play-by-play duties while Tom Brady — a guy who knows a thing or two about Super Bowls — could wrap up his rookie season as a color commentator at the big game.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
Since retirement, Lopez has remained a familiar face with Giants fans as a color commentator and studio analyst on NBC Sports Bay Area.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
The play-by-play person handles what; the color commentator’s job is why.
—Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
As the hundreds of machines equipped with LED lights re-created Valenzuela’s famous wind-up in the night sky, a clip of Orel Hershiser, former Dodgers pitcher and current color commentator for the team, could be heard through the stadium’s PA system.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2023
Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
Jim Nantz is the play-by-play announcer and Tony Romo is the color commentator, with Tracy Wolfson as the field reporter.
—Emmett Prosser, Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
Just after Valentines Day, the Gophers true freshman guard received love from Big Ten Network color commentator Robbie Hummel and Purdue head coach Matt Painter after the Boilermakers’ 84-76 win over the U on Thursday.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2024
The Yankees’ radio broadcast color commentator, Suzyn Waldman, has been working the booth in the Bronx since 2005.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
Fox has the broadcasting rights to next year’s game, which means Kevin Burkhardt will probably handle the play-by-play duties while Tom Brady — a guy who knows a thing or two about Super Bowls — could wrap up his rookie season as a color commentator at the big game.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
Since retirement, Lopez has remained a familiar face with Giants fans as a color commentator and studio analyst on NBC Sports Bay Area.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
The play-by-play person handles what; the color commentator’s job is why.
—Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
As the hundreds of machines equipped with LED lights re-created Valenzuela’s famous wind-up in the night sky, a clip of Orel Hershiser, former Dodgers pitcher and current color commentator for the team, could be heard through the stadium’s PA system.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2023
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“Color commentator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20commentator. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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