Outstanding Host or Commentator
Emmy award for a sports broadcaster
Award
Emmy Award Outstanding Host or Commentator | |
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Awarded for | Sports broadcasting |
Most awards | Jim McKay |
The Emmy Award for Outstanding Host or Commentator was awarded from 1968 to 1992. It was awarded to a sports broadcaster who was best at hosting an event from a studio or commentating on an event as it was taking place. In 1981, the category's name was given a slight change to Outstanding Host or Play-by-Play. That change is reflected in this article.
Awards like these are now given away at the Sports Emmy Awards.
List of winners
Outstanding Host or Commentator
- 1967–68: Jim McKay (ABC)
- 1968–69: no award was given
- 1969–70: no award was given
- 1970–71: a tie between Jim McKay (ABC) and Don Meredith (ABC)
- 1971–72: no award was given
- 1972–73: Jim McKay (ABC)
- 1973–74: Jim McKay (ABC)
- 1974–75: Jim McKay (ABC)
- 1975–76: Jim McKay (ABC)
- 1976–77: Frank Gifford (ABC)
- 1977–78: Jack Whitaker (CBS)
- 1978–79: Jim McKay (ABC)
- 1979–80: Jim McKay (ABC)
Outstanding Host or Play-by-Play
- 1980–81: Dick Enberg (NBC)
- 1981–82: Jim McKay (ABC)
- 1982–83: Dick Enberg (NBC)
- 1983–84: no award was given
- 1984–85: George Michael (NBC)
- 1985–86: no award was given
- 1986–87: Al Michaels (ABC)
- 1987–88: Bob Costas (NBC)
- 1988: Bob Costas (NBC)
- 1989: Al Michaels (ABC)
- 1990: Dick Enberg (NBC)
- 1991: Bob Costas (NBC)
- 1992: Bob Costas (NBC)
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Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Host
(1967–1980, retired)
- Jim McKay (1967–68)
- Not awarded (1968–69)
- Not awarded (1969–70)
- Don Meredith / Jim McKay (1970–71)
- Not awarded (1971–72)
- Jim McKay (1972–73)
- Jim McKay (1973–74)
- Jim McKay (1974–75)
- Jim McKay (1975–76)
- Frank Gifford (1976–77)
- Jack Whitaker (1977–78)
- Jim McKay (1978–79)
- Jim McKay (1979–80)
(1980–1992, retired)
- Dick Enberg (1980–81)
- Jim McKay (1981–82)
- Dick Enberg (1982–83)
- Not awarded (1983–84)
- George Michael (1984–85)
- Not awarded (1985–86)
- Al Michaels (1986–87)
- Bob Costas (1987–88)
- Bob Costas (1988)
- Al Michaels (1989)
- Dick Enberg (1990)
- Bob Costas (1991)
- Bob Costas (1992)