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A sportscaster, (also '''sports announcer''', '''sport commentator''' or '''sport presenter''') is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television who specializes in reporting or Commentating on Sport ing events. Sportscasting is often done Live , "in real-time". In British English the terms sportscaster and sports announcer are not used; the usual terms are sport commentator, presenter or broadcaster. Sportscaster is also a primarily American English term for sportsreader — someone who reads sports news. ROLES OF SPORTSCASTERS Sportscasters can be defined into two narrow categories. Play-by-play announcers are the primary speakers, valued for their articulateness and ability to quickly describe the events of the game. Color Commentator s are valued for experience and insight into the game, and are often asked questions by the play-by-play announcer to give them a topic for analysis. The latter most often have gained their experience in the sport as a player or coach, while the former is more likely to be a broadcasting professional than a participant in the sport, although there are many exceptions to this general trend. The most common format for a television broadcast is to have one of each type. An example is NBC Sunday Night Football , which is called by John Madden , a former head coach, and Al Michaels , a professional announcer. Another difference between the two types is that color commentators will almost always announce only the sport they come from, while play-by-play announcers - such as Michaels, Howard David , and Mike Patrick - may have careers in which they call several different sports at one time or another. Although the combination of a play-by-play announcer and one or more color commentators is standard today, in the past it was much more common for a play-by-play announcer to work alone. Vin Scully is one example of this practice still existing today. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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