List of Boston Celtics broadcasters

Television

2020s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Courtside reporter Studio host Studio analysts
2024-25 NBC Sports Boston Drew Carter Brian Scalabrine (primary) Abby Chin or Chris Forsberg Abby Chin Chris Forsberg, Brian Scalabrine, Kendrick Perkins and/or Eddie House
2023-24 NBC Sports Boston Mike Gorman (home games) Drew Carter (road games) Brian Scalabrine (primary) Abby Chin or Amina Smith Abby Chin or Amina Smith Chris Forsberg, Brian Scalabrine, Kendrick Perkins and/or Eddie House
2022-23 NBC Sports Boston Mike Gorman Sean Grande (most road games) Brian Scalabrine (select games) Brian Scalabrine (primary) Eddie House (when Scalabrine is on play-by-play) Cedric Maxwell (select games) Abby Chin or Amina Smith Abby Chin or Amina Smith Chris Forsberg, Brian Scalabrine, Kendrick Perkins and/or Eddie House
2021-22 NBC Sports Boston Mike Gorman Brian Scalabrine Abby Chin, Chris Forsberg, or Chris Mannix Abby Chin or Amina Smith Chris Forsberg, Brian Scalabrine, Kendrick Perkins and/or Chris Mannix
2020-21 NBC Sports Boston Mike Gorman Brian Scalabrine Abby Chin, Chris Forsberg, Brian Scalabrine, Kendrick Perkins or Chris Mannix Abby Chin Chris Forsberg, Brian Scalabrine, Kendrick Perkins and/or Chris Mannix

2010s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Courtside reporter Studio host Studio analysts
2019-20 NBC Sports Boston Mike Gorman or Kyle Draper Tom Heinsohn (Home Games)
Brian Scalabrine (Road Games) 		Abby Chin Kyle Draper Tom Heinsohn, Brian Scalabrine, Tim Welsh and/or Chris Mannix
2018-19
2017-18 Mike Gorman
2016-17 Comcast SportsNet New England
2015-16
2014-15
2013-14 Tom Heinsohn (Home Games)
Dave Cowens, Cedric Maxwell, Danny Ainge, or Chris Herren (Road Games) 		Tom Heinsohn, Dave Cowens, Tim Welsh and/or Chris Mannix
2012-13 Tom Heinsohn
Donny Marshall or Brian Scalabrine (Select Road Games) 		Greg Dickerson Gary Tanguay Donny Marshall, Brian Scalabrine, and/or Tom Heinsohn
2011-12 Tom Heinsohn or Donny Marshall (Select Road Games) Donny Marshall or
Tom Heinsohn (Select road games)
2010-11 Tom Heinsohn (Home games and Atlantic Division road games)
Donny Marshall (Most road games)
Bill Walton (4 West Coast road games) 		Donny Marshall, Tom Heinsohn, and/or Dave Cowens

2000s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Courtside reporter Studio host Studio analysts
2009-10 Comcast SportsNet New England Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn or Donny Marshall (Select Road Games) Greg Dickerson Gary Tanguay Donny Marshall or
Tom Heinsohn (Select road games)
2008-09
2007-08
2006-07 FSN New England Tom Heinsohn Donny Marshall
2005-06
2004-05 Willie Maye Gary Tanguay & Greg Dickerson Guest Analysts
2003-04 Fox Sports Net New England
2002-03
2001-02
2000-01 Gary Tanguay & Eric Frede

1990s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Courtside reporter Studio host Studio analysts
1999-2000 Fox Sports Net New England Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn Willie Maye Gary Tanguay & Eric Frede Guest Analysts
1998-99 Fox Sports New England
WABU 		Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn Willie Maye Eric Frede
Tom Heinsohn Bob Cousy Doug Brown
1997-98 SportsChannel New England
WSBK-TV 		Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn Willie Maye Leah Secondo
Tom Heinsohn Bob Cousy
1996-97 SportsChannel New England
WSBK-TV 		Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn Willie Maye Kim Walden
Tom Heinsohn Bob Cousy
1995-96 SportsChannel New England
WSBK 		Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn Willie Maye
Tom Heinsohn Bob Cousy Doug Brown
1994-95 SportsChannel New England
WSBK-TV 		Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn Willie Maye
Tom Heinsohn Bob Cousy Doug Brown
1993-94 SportsChannel New England
WSBK-TV
WBZ-TV[1] 		Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn Mike Lynch
Tom Heinsohn Bob Cousy Doug Brown
Tom Heinsohn Bob Cousy Bob Lobel (Weeknights) or Bob Neumeier (Weekends) [1]
1992-93 SportsChannel New England
WFXT 		Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn Bob Lobel
Tom Heinsohn Bob Cousy Jimmy Myers Jimmy Myers
1991-92 SportsChannel New England
WFXT 		Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn Bob Lobel
Tom Heinsohn Bob Cousy Jimmy Myers Jimmy Myers Dennis Johnson (Playoffs Only)
1990-91 SportsChannel New England
WFXT[2] 		Mike Gorman[2] Tom Heinsohn[2] Bob Lobel
Tom Heinsohn[2] Bob Cousy[2] Jimmy Myers Jimmy Myers

1980s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio host
1989-90 SportsChannel New England
WLVI-TV[3] 		Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn Bob Lobel
Mike Crispino[3] Bob Cousy[3]
1988-89 SportsChannel New England
WLVI-TV[3] 		Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn
Gil Santos[3] Bob Cousy[3]
1987-88 SportsChannel New England
WLVI-TV 		Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn
Gil Santos[3] Bob Cousy[3] Bob Gamere[4]
1986-87 SportsChannel New England
WLVI-TV[5] 		Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn
Gil Santos[5] Bob Cousy[5]
1985-86 SportsChannel New England
WLVI-TV[6] 		Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn
Gil Santos[6] Bob Cousy[6]
1984-85 SportsChannel New England
WBZ-TV[7] 		Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn
Gil Santos[7] Bob Cousy[7]
1983-84 SportsChannel New England
WBZ-TV[8] 		Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn
Gil Santos[8] Bob Cousy[8]
1982-83 PRISM New England
WBZ-TV 		Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn
Gil Santos[3] Bob Cousy[3]
1981-82 PRISM New England
WBZ-TV 		Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn
Gil Santos[3] Bob Cousy[3]
1980-81 WBZ-TV Roger Twibell[3] Bob Cousy[3]

1970s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
1979-80 WBZ-TV Roger Twibell Bob Cousy
1978-79
1977-78 Len Berman
1976-77 WBZ-TV
HBO[9] 		Len Berman
Dick Stockton[9]
1975-76 WBZ-TV Len Berman[9]
1974-75 Dick Stockton[10]
1973-74 Johnny Most[11] Len Berman[11]
1972-73 WSMW Bob Fouracre[12]
1971-72 WSMW-TV[12] [12]
1970-71 Cy Follmer[13] Red Auerbach[13]

1960s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
1969-70 WSMW-TV Cy Follmer Red Auerbach (select games)
1968-69 WKBG-TV
WSBK-TV (playoffs only)[14] 		Tom Heinsohn[14] Red Auerbach[14]
1967-68 WKBG-TV Tom Heinsohn Red Auerbach
1966-67 WKBG-TV Marty Glickman or Tom Heinsohn Tom Heinsohn
1965-66 WHDH-TV (mainly playoff away games) Don Gillis Tom Heinsohn
1964-65 WIHS-TV[15] (playoff games simulcast on WHDH-TV) Harry Caray[15] Bill Sharman[15]
1963-64 WHDH-TV Don Gillis
1962-63 WHDH-TV Don Gillis
1961-62 WHDH-TV Don Gillis
1960-61 WHDH-TV Curt Gowdy

1950s

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline reporter
1952-53 WNAC-TV[16] Curt Gowdy[17] Les Smith[17]

Substitutes

Play-by-Play

Color commentator

Courtside Reporter

Studio Host

Studio Analyst

Notes

  • From 1975 to 1995, select Celtics games were shown in the Hartford area on WATR-TV (1975–1982), WTXX (1982–1995), and WTIC-TV (1987–1995).

Radio

See also: Boston Celtics Radio Network

2020s

Year Flagship Station Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio host
2022-23 WBZ-FM Sean Grande

Jon Wallach (when Grande is on NBC Sports Boston)

Cedric Maxwell

Abby Chin (when Maxwell is on NBC Sports Boston)

2021-22 WBZ-FM Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell
2020-21 WBZ-FM Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell

2010s

Year Flagship Station Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio host
2019-20 WBZ-FM Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell
2018-19 WBZ-FM Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell
2017-18 WBZ-FM Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell
2016-17 WBZ-FM Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell
2015-16 WBZ-FM Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell
2014-15 WBZ-FM Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell
2013-14 WBZ-FM Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell
2012-13 WEEI Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell John Ryder
2011-12 WEEI Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell John Ryder
2010-11 WEEI Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell John Ryder

2000s

Year Flagship Station Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio host
2009-10 WEEI Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell John Ryder
2008-09 WEEI Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell John Ryder
2007-08 WEEI Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell John Ryder
2006-07 WRKO Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell Jimmy Myers and Jimmy Young
2005-06 WRKO Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell Jimmy Myers and Jimmy Young
2004-05 WWZN Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell Jimmy Myers
2003-04 WWZN Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell Jimmy Myers
2002-03 WWZN Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell Jimmy Myers
2001-02 WWZN Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell Dave Jageler & Marty Tirrell
2000-01 WEEI Howard David Cedric Maxwell Ted Sarandis

1990s

Year Flagship Station Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio host
1999-2000 WEEI Howard David Cedric Maxwell Ted Sarandis
1998-99 WEEI Howard David Cedric Maxwell Ted Sarandis
1997-98 WEEI Howard David Cedric Maxwell Ted Sarandis
1996-97 WEEI Spencer Ross Cedric Maxwell Ted Sarandis
1995-96 WRKO Spencer Ross Cedric Maxwell Ted Sarandis
1994-95 WEEI Glenn Ordway Jerry Sichting Craig Mustard
1993-94 WEEI Glenn Ordway Jerry Sichting Craig Mustard
1992-93 WEEI Glenn Ordway Jerry Sichting Craig Mustard
1991-92 WEEI Glenn Ordway Jerry Sichting Craig Mustard
1990-91 WEEI Glenn Ordway Doug Brown Craig Mustard

1980s

Year Flagship Station Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio host
1989-90 WEEI Glenn Ordway Doug Brown or Johnny Most Craig Mustard
1988-89 WEEI Johnny Most Glenn Ordway Glenn Ordway
1987-88 WEEI Johnny Most Glenn Ordway Glenn Ordway
1986-87 WRKO Johnny Most Glenn Ordway Glenn Ordway
1985-86 WRKO Johnny Most Glenn Ordway Glenn Ordway
1984-85 WRKO Johnny Most Glenn Ordway Glenn Ordway
1983-84 WRKO Johnny Most Glenn Ordway Glenn Ordway
1982-83 WRKO Johnny Most Glenn Ordway[18] Glenn Ordway
1981-82 WRKO Johnny Most Rick Weitzman Glenn Ordway
1980-81 WBZ Johnny Most Rick Weitzman[19] Gil Santos

1970s

Year Flagship Station Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio host
1979-80 WBZ Johnny Most[11] Gil Santos Gil Santos
1978-79 Gil Santos
1977-78 Bob Lobel (home games)[20]
1976-77
1975-76
1974-75
1973-74 Len Berman[11]
1972-73
1971-72
1970-71

1960s

Year Flagship Station Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
1969-70 WBZ[21] Johnny Most[21] Wayne Embry[21]
1968-69 WHDH
1967-68 WHDH
1966-67 WHDH
1965-66 WHDH
1964-65 WHDH Jim Pansullo
1963-64 WHDH
1962-63 WHDH
1961-62 WHDH Bill Harrington
1960-61 WHDH John Bassett

1950s

Year Flagship Station Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
1959-60 WHDH Johnny Most
1958-59 WHDH Johnny Most
1957-58 WHDH Johnny Most
1956-57 WHDH Johnny Most
1955-56 WHDH Johnny Most
1954-55 WNAC Johnny Most
1953-54 WCOP Johnny Most
1952-53 WHDH Curt Gowdy[22] Don Gillis
1951-52 WHDH Curt Gowdy[22] Don Gillis

Substitutes

Play by Play

Color commentator

See also

Notes

  • From 1999 to 2008, Bob Cousy appeared as a part-time analyst on Celtics games, calling about 10 games each season.[23]
  • During the 1980 NBA Playoffs, Johnny Most split play-by-play duties with Gil Santos due to problems with Most's voice. Most called the first and fourth quarters and served as an analyst during the second and third, while Santos called the second and third and analyzed the other two.[24]

References

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