List of Arizona Diamondbacks broadcasters
Encyclopedia
The primary TV play voice is Thom Brennaman
, who also broadcasts for FOX. Brennaman was the TV announcer for the Chicago Cubs
and Cincinnati Reds
(along with his father Marty Brennaman
) before being hired by Diamondbacks founder Jerry Colangelo
in 1996, two years before the team would begin play. Brennaman left the club in 2006 to rejoin his father to work Reds games once again, and the Diamondbacks hired Daron Sutton
, a former Milwaukee Brewers
and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
announcer, to be the lead television announcer.
selects a Diamondbacks game for its Saturday package. Certain games will be available in HD. Fifty games are available with Spanish audio on KPHE Channel 44.
Thom Brennaman
Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:...
, who also broadcasts for FOX. Brennaman was the TV announcer for the Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
and Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
(along with his father Marty Brennaman
Marty Brennaman
Franchester Martin "Marty" Brennaman , is an American sportscaster, known primarily as the radio voice of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds on the Cincinnati Reds Radio Network.-Early life:...
) before being hired by Diamondbacks founder Jerry Colangelo
Jerry Colangelo
Jerry Colangelo , is an American businessman and sports executive.He formerly owned the Phoenix Suns of the NBA, the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, the Arizona Sandsharks of the Continental Indoor Soccer League, the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League and the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major...
in 1996, two years before the team would begin play. Brennaman left the club in 2006 to rejoin his father to work Reds games once again, and the Diamondbacks hired Daron Sutton
Daron Sutton
Daron Sutton is the television play-by-play voice of Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks and Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball. Sutton is also the son of former pitching great and Hall of Famer Don Sutton...
, a former Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California, United States. The Angels are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The "Angels" name originates from the city in which the team started, Los Angeles...
announcer, to be the lead television announcer.
FSN Arizona
Since 2008, up to 150 games are aired by FSN as it is the exclusive home of the Diamondbacks on region television. No Diamondbacks game are available over the air in English except if Fox Broadcasting CompanyFox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
selects a Diamondbacks game for its Saturday package. Certain games will be available in HD. Fifty games are available with Spanish audio on KPHE Channel 44.
Stations
- KTVKKTVKKTVK is a full-service, independent television station in Phoenix, Arizona. It broadcasts in digital on UHF channel 24 from a transmitter located on South Mountain in Phoenix, and can be seen across northern Arizona on a network of nearly two dozen translator stations...
Ch. 3 (1998–2007) - KASWKASWKASW is a full-service television station licensed to Phoenix, Arizona. It broadcasts in digital on UHF channel 49 from a transmitter located on South Mountain in Phoenix, on cable channel 6 on major Phoenix cable systems , and several translators in northern and eastern Arizona...
Ch. 61 (2003 East coast road games) - Fox Sports Net Arizona (1998–current)
Announcers
| Year | Play-by-play | Color Commentator(s) Color commentator A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the... |
| 2007 | Daron Sutton Daron Sutton Daron Sutton is the television play-by-play voice of Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks and Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball. Sutton is also the son of former pitching great and Hall of Famer Don Sutton... Greg Schulte Greg Schulte Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster, and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team. Schulte joined the Diamondbacks for their inaugural season 1998 and in February 2007 signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Diamondback booth through... |
Joe Garagiola Mark Grace |
| 2006 | Greg Schulte Greg Schulte Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster, and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team. Schulte joined the Diamondbacks for their inaugural season 1998 and in February 2007 signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Diamondback booth through... Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... |
Joe Garagiola Mark Grace |
| 2005 | Greg Schulte Greg Schulte Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster, and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team. Schulte joined the Diamondbacks for their inaugural season 1998 and in February 2007 signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Diamondback booth through... Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... |
Joe Garagiola Mark Grace Matt Williams |
| 2004 | Greg Schulte Greg Schulte Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster, and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team. Schulte joined the Diamondbacks for their inaugural season 1998 and in February 2007 signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Diamondback booth through... Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... |
Joe Garagiola Mark Grace |
| 2003 | Greg Schulte Greg Schulte Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster, and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team. Schulte joined the Diamondbacks for their inaugural season 1998 and in February 2007 signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Diamondback booth through... Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... |
Joe Garagiola Steve Lyons Steve Lyons (baseball) Stephen John Lyons is a former Major League Baseball player and a television sportscaster. He is of French and Irish descent, and currently resides in Hermosa Beach, California.... |
| 2002 | Greg Schulte Greg Schulte Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster, and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team. Schulte joined the Diamondbacks for their inaugural season 1998 and in February 2007 signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Diamondback booth through... Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... |
Joe Garagiola Jim Traber Jim Traber James Joseph "Jim" Traber is a former Major League Baseball player who currently works as a sports talk show host in Oklahoma City.... |
| 2001 | Greg Schulte Greg Schulte Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster, and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team. Schulte joined the Diamondbacks for their inaugural season 1998 and in February 2007 signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Diamondback booth through... Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... |
Joe Garagiola Jim Traber Jim Traber James Joseph "Jim" Traber is a former Major League Baseball player who currently works as a sports talk show host in Oklahoma City.... |
| 2000 | Greg Schulte Greg Schulte Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster, and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team. Schulte joined the Diamondbacks for their inaugural season 1998 and in February 2007 signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Diamondback booth through... Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... |
Joe Garagiola Bob Brenly Bob Brenly Robert Earl Brenly is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. He played the majority of his career as a catcher with the San Francisco Giants and played half a season for the Toronto Blue Jays... |
| 1999 | Greg Schulte Greg Schulte Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster, and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team. Schulte joined the Diamondbacks for their inaugural season 1998 and in February 2007 signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Diamondback booth through... Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... |
Joe Garagiola Bob Brenly Bob Brenly Robert Earl Brenly is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. He played the majority of his career as a catcher with the San Francisco Giants and played half a season for the Toronto Blue Jays... |
| 1998 | Greg Schulte Greg Schulte Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster, and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team. Schulte joined the Diamondbacks for their inaugural season 1998 and in February 2007 signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Diamondback booth through... Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... |
Joe Garagiola Bob Brenly Bob Brenly Robert Earl Brenly is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. He played the majority of his career as a catcher with the San Francisco Giants and played half a season for the Toronto Blue Jays... |
Stations
- KTARKTAR (AM)KTAR is the callsign for a radio station in Phoenix, Arizona. It airs programming from ESPN Radio, in addition to KTAR-acquired broadcast rights for local teams...
620 kHz (1998–current) - KTAR-FMKTAR-FMKTAR-FM is a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk format. Licensed to Glendale, Arizona, USA, the station serves the Phoenix area and is currently owned by Bonneville Holding Company...
92.3 MHz (Backup in case of Suns or ASU conflict on KTAR, 2007–current) - KMVPKMVPKMVP is the callsign for a radio station in Phoenix, Arizona. KMVP is owned by Bonneville International Corporation.-History:The 860 kHz frequency was occupied by several radio stations in Phoenix. The first station signed on the air as early as 1953 with the call letters KIFN. KIFN was Phoenix's...
860 kHz (Backup in case of Suns or ASU conflict on KTAR, 1998–2006) - KSUNKSUNKSUN is a Spanish-language radio station broadcasting out of Phoenix, Arizona and serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. It is locally owned by the...
1400 kHz (Spanish-language, 1998–current)
Radio Announcers (English)
| Year | Play-by-play | Color Commentator(s) Color commentator A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the... |
| 2007 | Greg Schulte Greg Schulte Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster, and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team. Schulte joined the Diamondbacks for their inaugural season 1998 and in February 2007 signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Diamondback booth through... Jeff Munn Jeff Munn Jeff Munn is an American public address announcer for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball and the former public address announcer for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association.... |
Tom Candiotti Tom Candiotti Thomas Caesar Candiotti is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who was known for his knuckleball. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Dodgers... |
| 2006 | Greg Schulte Greg Schulte Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster, and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team. Schulte joined the Diamondbacks for their inaugural season 1998 and in February 2007 signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Diamondback booth through... Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... Jeff Munn Jeff Munn Jeff Munn is an American public address announcer for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball and the former public address announcer for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association.... |
Tom Candiotti Tom Candiotti Thomas Caesar Candiotti is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who was known for his knuckleball. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Dodgers... |
| 2005 | Greg Schulte Greg Schulte Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster, and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team. Schulte joined the Diamondbacks for their inaugural season 1998 and in February 2007 signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Diamondback booth through... Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... Jeff Munn Jeff Munn Jeff Munn is an American public address announcer for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball and the former public address announcer for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association.... |
Ken Phelps Ken Phelps Kenneth Allan Phelps, nicknamed "Digger", is a former Major League Baseball designated hitter and first baseman. During an 11-year baseball career, he played from 1980-1990 for six different teams, but he played primarily with the Seattle Mariners... |
| 2004 | Greg Schulte Greg Schulte Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster, and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team. Schulte joined the Diamondbacks for their inaugural season 1998 and in February 2007 signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Diamondback booth through... Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... Jeff Munn Jeff Munn Jeff Munn is an American public address announcer for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball and the former public address announcer for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association.... |
Ken Phelps Ken Phelps Kenneth Allan Phelps, nicknamed "Digger", is a former Major League Baseball designated hitter and first baseman. During an 11-year baseball career, he played from 1980-1990 for six different teams, but he played primarily with the Seattle Mariners... |
| 2003 | Greg Schulte Greg Schulte Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster, and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team. Schulte joined the Diamondbacks for their inaugural season 1998 and in February 2007 signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Diamondback booth through... Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... Jeff Munn Jeff Munn Jeff Munn is an American public address announcer for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball and the former public address announcer for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association.... |
Victor Rojas Victor Rojas Victor Rojas is an American baseball broadcaster, currently the TV voice of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. -Playing career:Rojas is the son of former major-league player and manager Cookie Rojas... |
| 2002 | Greg Schulte Greg Schulte Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster, and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team. Schulte joined the Diamondbacks for their inaugural season 1998 and in February 2007 signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Diamondback booth through... Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... Jeff Munn Jeff Munn Jeff Munn is an American public address announcer for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball and the former public address announcer for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association.... |
Rod Allen Rod Allen Roderick Bernet "Rod" Allen is a baseball analyst, currently for the Detroit Tigers on Fox Sports Detroit. He also analyzes for other games on Fox Saturday Baseball when the Tigers don't play on Fox Sports Detroit... |
| 2001 | Greg Schulte Greg Schulte Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster, and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team. Schulte joined the Diamondbacks for their inaugural season 1998 and in February 2007 signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Diamondback booth through... Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... Jeff Munn Jeff Munn Jeff Munn is an American public address announcer for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball and the former public address announcer for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association.... |
Rod Allen Rod Allen Roderick Bernet "Rod" Allen is a baseball analyst, currently for the Detroit Tigers on Fox Sports Detroit. He also analyzes for other games on Fox Saturday Baseball when the Tigers don't play on Fox Sports Detroit... |
| 2000 | Greg Schulte Greg Schulte Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster, and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team. Schulte joined the Diamondbacks for their inaugural season 1998 and in February 2007 signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Diamondback booth through... Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... |
Rod Allen Rod Allen Roderick Bernet "Rod" Allen is a baseball analyst, currently for the Detroit Tigers on Fox Sports Detroit. He also analyzes for other games on Fox Saturday Baseball when the Tigers don't play on Fox Sports Detroit... |
| 1999 | Greg Schulte Greg Schulte Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster, and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team. Schulte joined the Diamondbacks for their inaugural season 1998 and in February 2007 signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Diamondback booth through... Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... |
Rod Allen Rod Allen Roderick Bernet "Rod" Allen is a baseball analyst, currently for the Detroit Tigers on Fox Sports Detroit. He also analyzes for other games on Fox Saturday Baseball when the Tigers don't play on Fox Sports Detroit... |
| 1998 | Greg Schulte Greg Schulte Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster, and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team. Schulte joined the Diamondbacks for their inaugural season 1998 and in February 2007 signed a contract extension that will keep him in the Diamondback booth through... Thom Brennaman Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:... |
Rod Allen Rod Allen Roderick Bernet "Rod" Allen is a baseball analyst, currently for the Detroit Tigers on Fox Sports Detroit. He also analyzes for other games on Fox Saturday Baseball when the Tigers don't play on Fox Sports Detroit... |
Announcers (Spanish)
- Miguel Quintana (Play-by-play, 1998–current)
- Oscar Soria (Analyst, 2000–current)
- Richard Saenz (Analyst, 2001–current)