# List of Kentucky Derby broadcasters

The following is a list of national American television networks and announcers that have broadcast Kentucky Derby.

## Television
### 2020s

| Year | Network | Race caller | Hosts | Analysts | Reporters | Trophy presentation |
| 2024 | NBC | Larry Collmus | Mike Tirico and Ahmed Fareed | Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey, Eddie Olczyk and Matt Bernier | Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Rebecca Lowe, Ahmed Fareed, Britney Eurton, Nick Luck, Dylan Dreyer, Steve Kornacki and Zanna Roberts Rassi | Rebecca Lowe and Ahmed Fareed |
| 2023 | NBC | Larry Collmus | Mike Tirico and Ahmed Fareed | Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey, Eddie Olczyk and Matt Bernier | Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Rebecca Lowe, Ahmed Fareed, Britney Eurton, Nick Luck, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dylan Dreyer, Sanya Richards-Ross, Steve Kornacki and Matthew Berry | Rebecca Lowe and Ahmed Fareed |
| 2022 | NBC | Larry Collmus | Mike Tirico and Ahmed Fareed | Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey and Eddie Olczyk | Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Rebecca Lowe, Ahmed Fareed, Britney Eurton, Nick Luck, Rutledge Wood, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dylan Dreyer, Zanna Roberts Rassi and Steve Kornacki | Rebecca Lowe and Ahmed Fareed |
| 2021 | NBC | Larry Collmus | Mike Tirico and Ahmed Fareed | Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey and Eddie Olczyk | Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Laffit Pincay III, Ahmed Fareed, Britney Eurton, Nick Luck, Jac Collinsworth, Sanya Richards-Ross and Steve Kornacki | Ahmed Fareed and Britney Eurton |
| 2020 | NBC | Larry Collmus | Mike Tirico | Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey and Eddie Olczyk | Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Laffit Pincay III, Britney Eurton and Rutledge Wood | Kenny Rice and Britney Eurton |

### 2010s

| Year | Network | Race caller | Hosts | Analysts | Reporters | Trophy presentation |
| 2019 | NBC | Larry Collmus | Mike Tirico and Rebecca Lowe | Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey and Eddie Olczyk | Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Laffit Pincay III, Britney Eurton, Nick Luck, Rutledge Wood, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dylan Dreyer and Von Miller | Rebecca Lowe and Britney Eurton |
| 2018 | NBC | Larry Collmus | Bob Costas and Mike Tirico | Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey and Eddie Olczyk | Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Laffit Pincay III, Britney Eurton, Carolyn Manno, Rutledge Wood, Dylan Dreyer, Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski | Bob Costas and Laffit Pincay III |
| 2017 | NBC | Larry Collmus | Bob Costas and Mike Tirico | Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey, Bob Neumeier and Eddie Olczyk | Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Laffit Pincay III, Carolyn Manno, Rutledge Wood and Dylan Dreyer | Bob Costas and Laffit Pincay III |
| 2016 | NBC | Larry Collmus | Bob Costas and Tom Hammond | Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey, Bob Neumeier and Eddie Olczyk | Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Laffit Pincay III, Carolyn Manno, Rutledge Wood, Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski | Bob Costas and Laffit Pincay III |
| 2015 | NBC | Larry Collmus | Bob Costas and Tom Hammond | Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey, Mike Battaglia and Eddie Olczyk | Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Laffit Pincay III, Josh Elliott, Carolyn Manno, Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski | Bob Costas and Josh Elliott |
| 2014 | NBC | Larry Collmus | Bob Costas and Tom Hammond | Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia | Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Laffit Pincay III, Josh Elliott, Carolyn Manno, Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski | Bob Costas and Josh Elliott |
| 2013 | NBC | Larry Collmus | Bob Costas and Tom Hammond | Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia | Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Laffit Pincay III, Michelle Beadle and Coco Rocha | Bob Costas and Laffit Pincay III |
| 2012 | NBC | Larry Collmus | Bob Costas and Tom Hammond | Gary Stevens, Randy Moss, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia | Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Laffit Pincay III, Jenna Wolfe and Catt Sadler | Bob Costas and Laffit Pincay III |
| 2011 | NBC | Larry Collmus | Bob Costas and Tom Hammond | Gary Stevens, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia | Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Randy Moss, Maria Menounos, and Jenna Wolfe | Bob Costas and Randy Moss |
| 2010 | NBC | Tom Durkin | Bob Costas and Tom Hammond | Gary Stevens, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia | Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Natalie Morales and Jim Cantore (weather) | Bob Costas and Mike Battaglia |
* In 2014, NBC renewed its broadcast agreement with Churchill Downs through 2025.

### 2000s

| Year | Network | Race caller | Hosts | Analysts | Reporters | Trophy presentation |
| 2009 | NBC | Tom Durkin | Bob Costas and Tom Hammond | Gary Stevens, Mike Battaglia and Kenny Rice | Kenny Rice and Donna Barton Brothers | Bob Costas and Mike Battaglia |
| 2008 | NBC | Tom Durkin | Bob Costas and Tom Hammond | Gary Stevens, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia | Kenny Rice and Donna Barton Brothers | Bob Costas and Mike Battaglia |
| 2007 | NBC | Tom Durkin | Bob Costas and Tom Hammond | Gary Stevens, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia | Kenny Rice and Donna Barton Brothers | Bob Costas and Mike Battaglia |
| 2006 | NBC | Tom Durkin | Bob Costas and Tom Hammond | Gary Stevens, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia | Kenny Rice and Donna Barton Brothers | Bob Costas and Mike Battaglia |
| 2005 | NBC | Tom Durkin | Bob Costas and Tom Hammond | Charlsie Cantey, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia | Kenny Rice and Donna Barton Brothers | Bob Costas and Mike Battaglia |
| 2004 | NBC | Tom Durkin | Bob Costas and Tom Hammond | Charlsie Cantey, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia | Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers and Melissa Stark | Bob Costas and Mike Battaglia |
| 2003 | NBC | Tom Durkin | Bob Costas and Tom Hammond | Charlsie Cantey, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia | Kenny Rice and Donna Barton Brothers | Bob Costas and Charlsie Cantey |
| 2002 | NBC | Tom Durkin | Bob Costas and Tom Hammond | Charlsie Cantey, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia | Kenny Rice and Donna Barton Brothers | Bob Costas and Mike Battaglia |
| 2001 | NBC | Tom Durkin | Bob Costas and Tom Hammond | Charlsie Cantey, Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia | Kenny Rice and Donna Barton Brothers | Bob Costas and Charlsie Cantey |
| 2000 | ABC | Dave Johnson | Jim McKay and Al Michaels | Hank Goldberg and Dave Johnson | Charlsie Cantey, Lesley Visser and Robin Roberts | Jim McKay and Charlsie Cantey |

### 1990s

| Year | Network | Race caller | Hosts | Analysts | Reporters | Trophy presentation |
| 1999 | ABC | Dave Johnson | Jim McKay and Al Michaels | Hank Goldberg and Dave Johnson | Charlsie Cantey, Lesley Visser and Robin Roberts | Jim McKay and Charlsie Cantey |
| 1998 | ABC | Dave Johnson | Jim McKay and Al Michaels | Hank Goldberg, Dave Johnson and Mike E. Smith | Charlsie Cantey, Lesley Visser and Robin Roberts | Jim McKay and Charlsie Cantey |
| 1997 | ABC | Dave Johnson | Jim McKay and Al Michaels | Charlsie Cantey, Dave Johnson and Chris McCarron | Lesley Visser and Robin Roberts | Jim McKay |
| 1996 | ABC | Dave Johnson | Jim McKay and Al Michaels | Charlsie Cantey and Dave Johnson | Lesley Visser and Robin Roberts | Jim McKay |
| 1995 | ABC | Dave Johnson | Jim McKay and Al Michaels | Charlsie Cantey and Dave Johnson | Jack Whitaker, Lesley Visser and Robin Roberts | Jim McKay |
| 1994 | ABC | Dave Johnson | Jim McKay and Al Michaels | Charlsie Cantey and Dave Johnson | Jack Whitaker, Lesley Visser and Robin Roberts | Jim McKay |
| 1993 | ABC | Dave Johnson | Jim McKay and Al Michaels | Charlsie Cantey, Dave Johnson and Steve Cauthen | Jack Whitaker and Robin Roberts | Jim McKay |
| 1992 | ABC | Dave Johnson | Jim McKay and Al Michaels | Charlsie Cantey and Dave Johnson | Jack Whitaker and Robin Roberts | Jim McKay |
| 1991 | ABC | Dave Johnson | Jim McKay and Al Michaels | Charlsie Cantey and Dave Johnson | Jack Whitaker and Robin Roberts | Jim McKay |
| 1990 | ABC | Dave Johnson | Jim McKay and Al Michaels | Charlsie Cantey and Dave Johnson | Jack Whitaker and Lynn Swann | Jim McKay |

### 1980s

| Year | Network | Race caller | Hosts | Analysts | Reporters | Trophy presentation |
| 1989 | ABC | Dave Johnson | Jim McKay and Al Michaels | Charlsie Cantey and Dave Johnson | Jack Whitaker and Lynn Swann | Jim McKay |
| 1988 | ABC | Dave Johnson | Jim McKay and Al Michaels | Charlsie Cantey and Dave Johnson | Jack Whitaker and Lynn Swann | Jim McKay |
| 1987 | ABC | Dave Johnson | Jim McKay and Al Michaels | Charlsie Cantey and Dave Johnson | Jack Whitaker and Lynn Swann | Jim McKay |
| 1986 | ABC | Mike Battaglia | Jim McKay and Al Michaels | Charlsie Cantey and Bill Hartack | Jack Whitaker and Lynn Swann | Jim McKay |
| 1985 | ABC | Mike Battaglia | Jim McKay | Bill Hartack | Howard Cosell and Jack Whitaker | Jim McKay |
| 1984 | ABC | Mike Battaglia | Jim McKay | Bill Hartack | Howard Cosell and Jack Whitaker | Jim McKay |
| 1983 | ABC | Mike Battaglia | Jim McKay | Bill Hartack | Howard Cosell, Frank Gifford, and Jack Whitaker | Jim McKay |
| 1982 | ABC | Mike Battaglia | Jim McKay | John M. Veitch | Howard Cosell and Jack Whitaker | Jim McKay |
| 1981 | ABC | Mike Battaglia | Jim McKay | Eddie Arcaro | Howard Cosell | Jim McKay and Howard Cosell |
| 1980 | ABC | Dave Johnson | Jim McKay | Eddie Arcaro | Howard Cosell | Jim McKay and Howard Cosell |
* In 1985, a group of people wanted to increase the stature of the Triple Crown on television. Other than the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes were considered the two "other" races. ABC Sports, which had broadcast the Derby since 1975, wanted to televise all the races as a three race package. CBS Sports, which showed the other two races, had much lower ratings for them, with the possible exceptions of years in which the Crown was at stake like 1973, 1977, and 1978.

### 1970s

| Year | Network | Race caller | Hosts | Analysts | Reporters | Trophy presentation |
| 1979 | ABC | Dave Johnson | Jim McKay | Eddie Arcaro | Howard Cosell | Jim McKay and Howard Cosell |
| 1978 | ABC | Dave Johnson | Jim McKay | Eddie Arcaro and Howard Cosell | Howard Cosell and Chris Schenkel | Jim McKay and Howard Cosell |
| 1977 | ABC | Chic Anderson | Jim McKay | Eddie Arcaro and Howard Cosell | Howard Cosell | Jim McKay and Howard Cosell |
| 1976 | ABC | Chic Anderson | Chris Schenkel and Jim McKay | Howard Cosell | Howard Cosell | Jim McKay and Howard Cosell |
| 1975 | ABC | Chic Anderson | Chris Schenkel and Jim McKay | John Rotz and Howard Cosell | Howard Cosell | Jim McKay and Howard Cosell |
| 1974 | CBS | Chic Anderson | Jack Whitaker | Heywood Hale Broun and Frank I. Wright | Heywood Hale Broun and Frank I. Wright | Jack Whitaker |
| 1973 | CBS | Chic Anderson | Jack Whitaker | Heywood Hale Broun and Frank I. Wright | Heywood Hale Broun and Frank I. Wright | Jack Whitaker |
| 1972 | CBS | Chic Anderson | Jack Whitaker | Heywood Hale Broun and Frank I. Wright | Heywood Hale Broun and Pia Lindström | Jack Whitaker |
| 1971 | CBS | Chic Anderson | Jack Whitaker | Heywood Hale Broun | Heywood Hale Broun and Pia Lindström | Jack Whitaker |
| 1970 | CBS | Chic Anderson | Jack Whitaker | Heywood Hale Broun and Eddie Arcaro | Heywood Hale Broun | Jack Whitaker |

### 1960s

| Year | Network | Race caller | Hosts | Analysts | Reporters | Trophy presentation |
| 1969 | CBS | Chic Anderson | Jack Whitaker | Heywood Hale Broun and Eddie Arcaro | | Jack Whitaker |
| 1968 | CBS | Jack Drees | Jack Drees and Jack Whitaker | | | Jack Whitaker |
| 1967 | CBS | Jack Drees | Jack Drees and Jack Whitaker | | | Jack Whitaker |
| 1966 | CBS | Jack Drees | Jack Whitaker | Bryan Field | | Jack Whitaker |
| 1965 | CBS | Bryan Field | Jack Drees and Jack Whitaker | | Gil Stratton | Jack Whitaker |
| 1964 | CBS | Bryan Field | Jack Drees and Chris Schenkel | | | Jack Whitaker |
| 1963 | CBS | Bryan Field | Jack Drees and Chris Schenkel | Eddie Arcaro | | Jack Drees |
| 1962 | CBS | Bryan Field | Chris Schenkel | Don Ameche | Gil Stratton | Chris Schenkel |
| 1961 | CBS | Bryan Field | Chris Schenkel | | | Chris Schenkel |
| 1960 | CBS | Fred Capossela | Chris Schenkel, Bryan Field, and Bud Palmer | | | Chris Schenkel |

### 1950s

| Year | Network | Race caller | Color commentator | Reporters | Trophy Presentation |
| 1959 | CBS | Fred Capossela | Bryan Field and Chris Schenkel | | Chris Schenkel |
| 1958 | CBS | Fred Capossela | Bryan Field | | |
| 1957 | CBS | Fred Capossela | Bryan Field | | |
| 1956 | CBS | Fred Capossela | Bryan Field | | |
| 1955 | CBS | Fred Capossela | Phil Sutterfield and Win Elliot | | |
| 1954 | CBS | Bryan Field | Mel Allen | | Bill Corum |
| 1953 | CBS | Bryan Field | Mel Allen | Phil Sutterfield | Phil Sutterfield |
| 1952 | CBS | Bryan Field | Sam Renick | Pete French | |
* On May 16, 1925, the first live radio broadcast of the Kentucky Derby was originated by WHAS and was also carried by WGN in Chicago. On May 7, 1949, the first television coverage of the Kentucky Derby took place, produced by WAVE-TV, the NBC affiliate in Louisville. This coverage was aired live in the Louisville market and sent to NBC as a kinescope newsreel recording for national broadcast. This broadcast was the first time Zoomar lenses were used on a broadcast TV sports show. On May 3, 1952, the first national television coverage of the Kentucky Derby took place, aired from then-CBS affiliate WHAS-TV. In 1954, the purse exceeded $100,000 for the first time.