# List of Rose Bowl Game broadcasters

The Rose Bowl was first televised in 1947 on W6XYZ, an experimental station out of Los Angeles that would eventually become KTLA.

## Television
### ESPN years (2011–present)

Beginning with the 2010 season, ESPN (majority-owned by ABC's parent company, The Walt Disney Company) now broadcasts all the BCS/CFP games, including the Rose Bowl game. The game is also broadcast nationally by ESPN Radio and by ESPN International for Latin America. In 2013, ESPN Deportes provided the first Spanish language telecast in the U.S. of the Rose Bowl Game.
The Rose Bowl game contract with ESPN was extended on June 28, 2012, to 2026, for a reportedly $80 million per year.
| Date | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) |
| January 1, 2025 | ESPN | Chris Fowler | Kirk Herbstreit | Holly Rowe and Stormy Buonantony |
| January 1, 2024 | ESPN | Chris Fowler | Kirk Herbstreit | Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge |
| January 2, 2023 | ESPN | Chris Fowler | Kirk Herbstreit | Holly Rowe |
| January 1, 2022 | ESPN | Chris Fowler | Kirk Herbstreit | Holly Rowe and Tiffany Blackmon |
| January 1, 2021 | ESPN | Sean McDonough | Todd Blackledge | Todd McShay and Allison Williams |
| January 1, 2020 | ESPN | Chris Fowler | Kirk Herbstreit | Maria Taylor and Tom Rinaldi |
| January 1, 2019 | ESPN | Chris Fowler | Kirk Herbstreit | Maria Taylor and Tom Rinaldi |
| January 1, 2018 | ESPN | Chris Fowler | Kirk Herbstreit | Maria Taylor and Tom Rinaldi |
| January 2, 2017 | ESPN | Chris Fowler | Kirk Herbstreit | Samantha Ponder and Tom Rinaldi |
| January 1, 2016 | ESPN | Brent Musburger | Jesse Palmer | Maria Taylor |
| January 1, 2015 | ESPN | Chris Fowler | Kirk Herbstreit | Heather Cox and Tom Rinaldi |
| January 1, 2014 | ESPN | Brent Musburger | Kirk Herbstreit | Heather Cox and Tom Rinaldi |
| January 1, 2013 | ESPN | Brent Musburger | Kirk Herbstreit | Heather Cox and Tom Rinaldi |
| January 2, 2012 | ESPN | Brent Musburger | Kirk Herbstreit | Erin Andrews |
| January 1, 2011 | ESPN | Brent Musburger | Kirk Herbstreit | Erin Andrews |

### ABC years (1989–2010)

From 1989 to 2010, the game was broadcast on ABC, usually at 2 p.m. PST; the 2005 edition was the first one broadcast in HDTV. The first 9-year contract in 1988 started at about $11 million, which is what NBC had been paying. The 2002 Rose Bowl was the first broadcast not set at the traditional 2:00pm West Coast time. Beginning in 2007, FOX had the broadcast rights to the other Bowl Championship Series games, but the Rose Bowl, which negotiates its own television contract independent of the BCS, had agreed to keep the game on ABC.
| Date | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) |
| January 1, 2010 | ABC | Brent Musburger | Kirk Herbstreit | Lisa Salters |
| January 1, 2009 | ABC | Brent Musburger | Kirk Herbstreit | Lisa Salters |
| January 1, 2008 | ABC | Brent Musburger | Kirk Herbstreit | Lisa Salters |
| January 1, 2007 | ABC | Brent Musburger | Bob Davie and Kirk Herbstreit | Lisa Salters |
| January 4, 2006 | ABC | Keith Jackson | Dan Fouts | Todd Harris and Holly Rowe |
| January 1, 2005 | ABC | Keith Jackson | Dan Fouts | Todd Harris |
| January 1, 2004 | ABC | Keith Jackson | Dan Fouts | Todd Harris |
| January 1, 2003 | ABC | Brent Musburger | Gary Danielson | Jack Arute |
| January 3, 2002 | ABC | Keith Jackson | Tim Brant | Todd Harris and Lynn Swann |
| January 1, 2001 | ABC | Keith Jackson | Tim Brant | Todd Harris |
| January 1, 2000 | ABC | Keith Jackson | Dan Fouts | Todd Harris |
| January 1, 1999 | ABC | Keith Jackson | Bob Griese | Lynn Swann |
| January 1, 1998 | ABC | Keith Jackson | Bob Griese | Lynn Swann |
| January 1, 1997 | ABC | Brent Musburger | Dick Vermeil | Jack Arute |
| January 1, 1996 | ABC | Keith Jackson | Bob Griese | Lynn Swann |
| January 2, 1995 | ABC | Keith Jackson | Bob Griese | Lynn Swann |
| January 1, 1994 | ABC | Keith Jackson | Bob Griese | Lynn Swann |
| January 1, 1993 | ABC | Brent Musburger | Dick Vermeil |
| January 1, 1992 | ABC | Keith Jackson | Bob Griese |
| January 1, 1991 | ABC | Keith Jackson | Bob Griese |
| January 1, 1990 | ABC | Keith Jackson | Bob Griese | Mike Adamle and Jack Arute |
| January 2, 1989 | ABC | Keith Jackson | Bob Griese | Mike Adamle |

### NBC years (1952–88)

The 1952 Rose Bowl, on NBC, was the first national telecast of a college football game. The network broadcast both the Tournament of Roses Parade and the following game. The 1956 Rose Bowl has the highest TV rating of all college bowl games, watched by 41.1% of all people in the US with TV sets. The 1962 game was the first college football game broadcast in color. Television ratings for the Rose Bowl declined as the number of bowl games increased. The other bowl games also provided more compelling match-ups, with higher-ranked teams. In 1988, NBC gave up the broadcast rights, as the television share dropped in 1987 below 20.
| Date | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) |
| January 1, 1988 | NBC | Dick Enberg | Merlin Olsen | |
| January 1, 1987 | NBC | Dick Enberg | Merlin Olsen | |
| January 1, 1986 | NBC | Dick Enberg | Merlin Olsen | |
| January 1, 1985 | NBC | Dick Enberg | Merlin Olsen | |
| January 2, 1984 | NBC | Dick Enberg | Merlin Olsen | |
| January 1, 1983 | NBC | Dick Enberg | Merlin Olsen | |
| January 1, 1982 | NBC | Dick Enberg | Merlin Olsen | |
| January 1, 1981 | NBC | Dick Enberg | Merlin Olsen | |
| January 1, 1980 | NBC | Dick Enberg | Merlin Olsen | O. J. Simpson |
| January 1, 1979 | NBC | Curt Gowdy | John Brodie and O. J. Simpson | None |
| January 2, 1978 | NBC | Curt Gowdy | John Brodie | None |
| January 1, 1977 | NBC | Curt Gowdy | Don Meredith | None |
| January 1, 1976 | NBC | Curt Gowdy | Al DeRogatis | Ross Porter |
| January 1, 1975 | NBC | Curt Gowdy | Al DeRogatis | Ross Porter |
| January 1, 1974 | NBC | Curt Gowdy | Al DeRogatis | Al DeRogatis |
| January 1, 1973 | NBC | Curt Gowdy | Al DeRogatis | Al DeRogatis |
| January 1, 1972 | NBC | Curt Gowdy | Al DeRogatis | Al DeRogatis |
| January 1, 1971 | NBC | Curt Gowdy | Kyle Rote | None |
| January 1, 1970 | NBC | Curt Gowdy | Kyle Rote | None |
| January 1, 1969 | NBC | Curt Gowdy | Kyle Rote | None |
| January 1, 1968 | NBC | Curt Gowdy | Paul Christman | None |
| January 2, 1967 | NBC | Lindsey Nelson | Terry Brennan | None |
| January 1, 1966 | NBC | Lindsey Nelson | Terry Brennan | None |
| January 1, 1965 | NBC | Lindsey Nelson | Ray Scott | None |
| January 1, 1964 | NBC | Lindsey Nelson | Terry Brennan | None |
| January 1, 1963 | NBC | Mel Allen | Bill Symes | None |
| January 1, 1962 | NBC | Mel Allen | Braven Dyer | None |
| January 2, 1961 | NBC | Mel Allen | Chick Hearn | None |
| January 1, 1960 | NBC | Mel Allen | Chick Hearn | None |
| January 1, 1959 | NBC | Mel Allen | Chick Hearn | None |
| January 1, 1958 | NBC | Mel Allen | Chick Hearn | None |
| January 1, 1957 | NBC | Mel Allen | Lee Giroux | None |
| January 2, 1956 | NBC | Mel Allen | Sam Balter | None |
| January 1, 1955 | NBC | Mel Allen | Dick Danehe | None |
| January 1, 1954 | NBC | Mel Allen | Tom Harmon | None |
| January 1, 1953 | NBC | Mel Allen | Tom Harmon | None |
| January 1, 1952 | NBC | Mel Allen | Jack Brickhouse | None |

## Radio

| Date | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) |
| January 1, 2024 | ESPN Radio | Joe Tessitore | Dusty Dvoracek | Quint Kessenich |
| January 2, 2023 | ESPN Radio | Marc Kestecher | Kelly Stouffer | Ian Fitzsimmons |
| January 1, 2022 | ESPN Radio | Tom Hart | Jordan Rodgers | Cole Cubelic |
| January 1, 2021 | ESPN Radio | Joe Tessitore | Andre Ware | Holly Rowe |
| January 1, 2020 | ESPN Radio | Bob Wischusen | Dan Orlovsky | Allison Williams |
| January 1, 2019 | ESPN Radio | Dave Pasch | Greg McElroy | Tom Luginbill |
| January 1, 2018 | ESPN Radio | Steve Levy | Brian Griese | Todd McShay |
| January 2, 2017 | ESPN Radio | Dave Pasch | Greg McElroy | Molly McGrath |
| January 1, 2016 | ESPN Radio | Dave Pasch | Brian Griese | Tom Rinaldi |
| January 1, 2015 | ESPN Radio | Sean McDonough | Chris Spielman | Todd McShay |
| January 1, 2014 | ESPN Radio | Bill Rosinski | David Norrie | Joe Schad |
| January 1, 2013 | ESPN Radio | Dave Pasch | Brian Griese | Jenn Brown |
| January 2, 2012 | ESPN Radio | Dave Pasch | Chris Spielman | Tom Rinaldi |
| January 1, 2011 | ESPN Radio | Bill Rosinski | David Norrie | Joe Schad |
| January 1, 2010 | ESPN Radio | Mike Tirico | Jon Gruden | Shelley Smith |
| January 1, 2009 | ESPN Radio | Mike Tirico | David Norrie | Erin Andrews |
| January 1, 2008 | ESPN Radio | Dave Barnett | Rod Gilmore | Erin Andrews |
| January 1, 2007 | ESPN Radio | Sean McDonough | Chris Spielman | Todd Harris |
| January 4, 2006 | ESPN Radio | Ron Franklin | Bob Davie | Dave Ryan |
| January 1, 2005 | ESPN Radio | Sean McDonough | Rod Gilmore | none used |
| January 1, 2004 | ESPN Radio | Mike Tirico | Chris Spielman | Matt Winer |
| January 1, 2003 | ESPN Radio | Steve Levy | Rod Gilmore | Alex Flanagan |
| January 3, 2002 | ESPN Radio | Ron Franklin | Mike Gottfried | Adrian Karsten |
| January 1, 2001 | ESPN Radio | Charley Steiner | Bill Curry | Holly Rowe |
| January 1, 2000 | ESPN Radio | Charley Steiner | Rod Gilmore | Rob Stone |
| January 1, 1999 | ESPN Radio | Charley Steiner | Todd Christensen | Holly Rowe |
| January 1, 1998 | ESPN Radio | Charley Steiner | Todd Christensen | none used |
| January 1, 1997 | NBC Radio | Joel Meyers | Jack Snow | none used |
| January 1, 1996 | NBC Radio | Joel Meyers | Jack Snow | none used |
| January 2, 1995 | NBC Radio | Joel Meyers | Jack Snow | none used |
| January 1, 1994 | NBC Radio | Joel Meyers | Jack Snow | none used |
| January 1, 1993 | NBC Radio | Joel Meyers | Jack Snow | none used |
| January 1, 1992 | NBC Radio | Joel Meyers | Jack Snow | none used |
| January 1, 1991 | NBC Radio | Wayne Larrivee | Jack Snow | none used |
| January 1, 1990 | NBC Radio | Joel Meyers | Jack Snow | none used |
| January 2, 1989 | NBC Radio | Mel Proctor | Jack Snow | none used |
| January 1, 1988 | NBC Radio | Marty Glickman | Stan White | none used |
| January 1, 1987 | NBC Radio | Marty Glickman | Jack O'Rourke | none used |
| January 1, 1986 | NBC Radio | Marty Glickman | Jack O'Rourke | none used |
| January 1, 1985 | NBC Radio | Marty Glickman | Jack O'Rourke | none used |
| January 2, 1984 | NBC Radio | Bob Costas | Jack O'Rourke | none used |
| January 1, 1983 | NBC Radio | Jack O'Rourke | Rick Forzano | none used |
| January 1, 1982 | NBC Radio | Jack O'Rourke | Rick Forzano | none used |
| January 1, 1981 | NBC Radio | Jack O'Rourke | Rick Forzano | none used |
| January 1, 1980 | NBC Radio | Bob Buck | Rick Forzano | none used |
| January 1, 1979 | NBC Radio | Tom Kelly | Bob Ufer* | none used |
| January 2, 1978 | NBC Radio | Barry Tompkins | Bob Ufer* | none used |
| January 1, 1977 | NBC Radio | Tom Kelly | Bob Ufer* | none used |
| January 1, 1976 | NBC Radio | Marv Homan | Fred Hessler* | none used |
| January 1, 1975 | NBC Radio | Tom Kelly | Tom Hamlin* | none used |
| January 1, 1974 | NBC Radio | Tom Kelly | Tom Hamlin* | none used |
| January 1, 1973 | NBC Radio | Tom Kelly | Marv Homan* | none used |
| January 1, 1972 | NBC Radio | Don Klein | Don Kramer* | none used |
| January 1, 1971 | NBC Radio | Don Klein | Marv Homan* | none used |
| January 1, 1970 | NBC Radio | Mike Walden | Don Kramer* | none used |
| January 1, 1969 | NBC Radio | Mike Walden | Marv Homan* | none used |
| January 1, 1968 | NBC Radio | Mike Walden | Hilliard Gates* | none used |
| January 2, 1967 | NBC Radio | Mike Walden | Hilliard Gates* | none used |
| January 1, 1966 | NBC Radio | Fred Hessler | Bob Reynolds* | none used |
| January 1, 1965 | NBC Radio | Bob Ufer | Bob Blackburn* | none used |
| January 1, 1964 | NBC Radio | Bob Wolff | Larry Stewart* | none used |
| January 1, 1963 | NBC Radio | Tom Kelly | Mike Walden* | none used |
| January 1, 1962 | NBC Radio | Fred Hessler | Chick Hearn* | none used |
| January 2, 1961 | NBC Radio | Curt Gowdy | Braven Dyer | none used |
| January 1, 1960 | NBC Radio | Chick Hearn | Braven Dyer | none used |
| January 1, 1959 | NBC Radio | Bud Foster | Braven Dyer | none used |
| January 1, 1958 | NBC Radio | Al Helfer | Keith Jackson | none used |
| January 1, 1957 | NBC Radio | Al Helfer | Braven Dyer | none used |
| January 2, 1956 | NBC Radio | Al Helfer | Braven Dyer | none used |
| January 1, 1955 | NBC Radio | Al Helfer | Braven Dyer | none used |
| January 1, 1954 | NBC Radio | Al Helfer | Braven Dyer | none used |
| January 1, 1953 | NBC Radio | Al Helfer | Braven Dyer | none used |
| January 1, 1952 | NBC Radio | Al Helfer | Braven Dyer | none used |
| January 1, 1951 | CBS Radio | Red Barber | Connie Desmond | none used |
| January 2, 1950 | CBS Radio | Red Barber | Connie Desmond | none used |
| January 1, 1949 | CBS Radio | Mel Allen | John Herrington | none used |
| January 1, 1948 | NBC Radio | Bill Stern | none used | none used |
| January 1, 1947 | NBC Radio | Bill Stern | none used | none used |
| January 1, 1946 | NBC Radio | Bill Stern | none used | none used |
| January 1, 1945 | NBC Radio | Bill Stern | none used | none used |
| January 1, 1944 | NBC Radio | Bill Stern | Ken Carpenter | none used |
| January 1, 1943 | NBC Radio | Bill Stern | Ken Carpenter | none used |
| January 1, 1942 | NBC Radio | Bill Stern | Ken Carpenter | none used |
| January 1, 1941 | NBC Radio | Bill Stern | Ken Carpenter | none used |
| January 1, 1940 | NBC Radio | Bill Stern | Ken Carpenter | none used |
| January 2, 1939 | NBC Radio | Bill Stern | Ken Carpenter | none used |
| January 1, 1938 | NBC Radio | Ronald Reagan | Ken Carpenter | none used |
| January 1, 1937 | NBC Radio | Don Wilson | Ken Carpenter | none used |
| January 1, 1936 | NBC Radio | Don Wilson | Ken Carpenter | none used |
| January 1, 1935 | NBC Radio | Don Wilson | Ken Carpenter | none used |
| January 1, 1934 | NBC Radio | Graham McNamee | Carl Haverlin | none used |
| January 2, 1933 | NBC Radio | Don Wilson | Ken Carpenter | none used |
| January 1, 1932 | NBC Radio | Graham McNamee | Carl Haverlin | none used |
| January 1, 1931 | NBC Radio | Graham McNamee | Carl Haverlin | none used |
| January 1, 1930 | NBC Radio | Lloyd Yoder | Carl Haverlin | none used |
| January 1, 1929 | NBC Radio | Bill Munday | Carl Haverlin | none used |
| January 2, 1928 | NBC Radio | Graham McNamee | Carl Haverlin | none used |
| January 1, 1927 | NBC Radio | Graham McNamee | Carl Haverlin | none used |