List of Cleveland Cavaliers broadcasters

Television[]

Former Cavs All-Star guard and longtime TV analyst Austin Carr

2020s[]

Year	Channel	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline Reporter
2020-21	Fox/Bally Sports Ohio* WUAB (select simulcasts)	John Michael	Austin Carr	Angel Gray

(*) - While the season was in progress, Fox Sports Ohio changed its name to Bally Sports Ohio.

2010s[]

^[1] Note: gold shading indicates championship season

Year	Channel	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter
2019-20	Fox Sports Ohio WUAB (select simulcasts)	John Michael	Austin Carr	Angel Gray
2018-19	Fox Sports Ohio WUAB (select simulcasts)	Fred McLeod	Austin Carr	Angel Gray
2017-18	Fox Sports Ohio WUAB (select simulcasts)	Fred McLeod	Austin Carr	Allie Clifton
2016-17	Fox Sports Ohio WUAB (select simulcasts)	Fred McLeod	Austin Carr	Allie Clifton
2015-16^[2]	Fox Sports Ohio WUAB (select simulcasts)	Fred McLeod	Austin Carr	Allie Clifton
2014-15	Fox Sports Ohio WUAB (select simulcasts)	Fred McLeod	Austin Carr	Allie Clifton
2013-14	Fox Sports Ohio WUAB (select simulcasts)	Fred McLeod	Austin Carr	Allie Clifton
2012-13	Fox Sports Ohio WUAB (select simulcasts)	Fred McLeod	Austin Carr	Allie Clifton
2011-12	Fox Sports Ohio WUAB (select simulcasts)	Fred McLeod	Austin Carr	Jeff Phelps
2010-11	Fox Sports Ohio WUAB (select simulcasts)	Fred McLeod	Austin Carr	Jeff Phelps

2000s[]

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Year	Channel	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)
2009-10	Fox Sports Ohio WUAB (select simulcasts)	Fred McLeod	Austin Carr
2008-09	Fox Sports Ohio WUAB (select simulcasts)	Fred McLeod	Austin Carr
2007-08	FSN Ohio WUAB (select simulcasts)	Fred McLeod	Austin Carr
2006-07	FSN Ohio WUAB (select simulcasts)	Fred McLeod	Austin Carr
2005-06	FSN Ohio or WUAB	Michael Reghi	Austin Carr or Scott Williams
2004-05	FSN Ohio or WUAB	Michael Reghi	Austin Carr or Mark Price
2003-04	Fox Sports Net Ohio or WUAB	Michael Reghi	Austin Carr or Matt Guokas
2002-03	Fox Sports Net Ohio or WUAB	Michael Reghi	Austin Carr or Matt Guokas
2001-02	Fox Sports Net Ohio or WUAB	Michael Reghi	Austin Carr or Matt Guokas
2000-01	Fox Sports Net Ohio or WUAB	Michael Reghi	Austin Carr or Matt Guokas

1990s[]

Year	Channel	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)
1999-2000	Fox Sports Ohio or WUAB	Michael Reghi	Austin Carr or Matt Guokas
1998-99	Fox Sports Ohio or WUAB	Michael Reghi	Austin Carr or Matt Guokas
1997-98	Sportschannel Ohio	Michael Reghi	Matt Guokas
	WUAB	Michael Reghi	Brad Daugherty
1996-97	Sportschannel Ohio	Michael Reghi	Jim Chones
	WUAB	Michael Reghi	Quinn Buckner
1995-96	Sportschannel Ohio	Michael Reghi	Jim Chones
	WUAB	Michael Reghi	Quinn Buckner
1994-95	Sportschannel Ohio	Michael Reghi	Jim Chones
	WUAB	Michael Reghi	Quinn Buckner
1993-94	Sportschannel Ohio or WOIO		Jim Chones
1992-93	Sportschannel Ohio		Jim Chones
	WOIO	Greg Gumbel	Jim Chones
1991-92	Sportschannel Ohio		Jim Chones
	WOIO	Joe Tait	Jim Chones
1990-91	Sportschannel Ohio		Jim Chones
	WOIO	Joe Tait	Jim Chones

1980s[]

Year	Channel	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)
1989-90	Sportschannel Ohio		Jim Chones
	WOIO	Joe Tait^[4]	Jim Chones
1988-89	WOIO	Joe Tait	Jim Chones
1987-88	WUAB	Jack Corrigan	Jim Chones
1986-87	WUAB	Jim Brinson, Jack Corrigan
1985-86	WUAB	Jim Brinson, Jack Corrigan
1984-85	WUAB	Nev Chandler, Jack Corrigan
1983-84	Sports Ex
	WUAB	Nev Chandler	Austin Carr
1982-83	Ten TV
	WUAB	Nev Chandler	Austin Carr
1981-82	WUAB	Bruce Drennan
1980-81	WUAB	Bruce Drennan

1970s[]

Year	Channel	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)
1979-80	WJKW	Fred McLeod, Jim Mueller
1978-79	WJKW	Harry Jones, Jim Mueller
1977-78	WJKW	Harry Jones, Jim Mueller
1976-77	WJW	Harry Jones, Jim Mueller
1975-76	WEWS-TV	Gib Shanley, Hal Lebovitz
1974-75	WEWS-TV	Gib Shanley, Hal Lebovitz
1973-74	WEWS-TV	Gib Shanley, Hal Lebovitz
1972-73	WEWS-TV	Gib Shanley, Hal Lebovitz
1971-72	WEWS-TV	Gib Shanley, Hal Lebovitz
1970-71	WEWS-TV	Gib Shanley, Hal Lebovitz, Bob Brown

Radio[]

2020s[]

Year	Flagship Station	Play-by-play	Color commentator	Studio host
2020-21	WTAM/WMMS WNZN (Spanish)	Tim Alcorn Rafael Hernandez Brito (Spanish)	Jim Chones	Mike Snyder

2010s[]

^[1]

Year	Flagship Station	Play-by-play	Color commentator	Studio host
2019-20	WTAM/WMMS WLFM-LP (Spanish)	Tim Alcorn Rafael Hernandez Brito (Spanish)	Jim Chones	Mike Snyder
2018-19	WTAM/WMMS WLFM-LP (Spanish)	John Michael Rafael Hernandez Brito (Spanish)	Jim Chones	Mike Snyder
2017-18	WTAM/WMMS WLFM-LP (Spanish)	John Michael Rafael Hernandez Brito (Spanish)	Jim Chones	Mike Snyder
2016-17	WTAM/WMMS WLFM-LP (Spanish)	John Michael Rafael Hernandez Brito (Spanish)	Jim Chones	Mike Snyder
2015-16^[5]	WTAM/WMMS WLFM-LP (Spanish)	John Michael Rafael Hernandez Brito (Spanish)	Jim Chones	Mike Snyder
2014-15	WTAM/WMMS WLFM-LP (Spanish)	John Michael Rafael Hernandez Brito (Spanish)	Jim Chones	Mike Snyder
2013-14	WTAM	John Michael	Jim Chones	Mike Snyder
2012-13	WTAM	John Michael	Jim Chones	Mike Snyder
2011-12	WTAM	John Michael	Jim Chones	Mike Snyder
2010-11	WTAM	Joe Tait Mike Snyder (fill-in)	Jim Chones	Mike Snyder

2000s[]

Curt Gowdy Award winner Joe Tait - who spent 39 seasons as the Cavs radio voice.

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Year	Flagship Station	Play-by-play	Studio host
2009-10	WTAM	Joe Tait
2008-09
2007-08
2006-07
2005-06
2004-05
2003-04
2002-03
2001-02
2000-01

1990s[]

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Year	Flagship Station	Play-by-play	Studio host
1999-2000	WTAM	Joe Tait
1998-99	WTAM	Joe Tait
1997-98	WTAM	Joe Tait
1996-97	WTAM	Joe Tait
1995-96	WWWE	Joe Tait
1994-95	WWWE	Joe Tait
1993-94	WWWE	Joe Tait
1992-93	WWWE	Joe Tait
1991-92	WWWE	Joe Tait or
1990-91	WWWE	Joe Tait or

1980s[]

Year	Flagship Station	Play-by-play	Studio host
1989-90	WRMR	Joe Tait or
1988-89	WRMR	Joe Tait or Howard Kellman ^[7]
1987-88	WWWE	Joe Tait
1986-87	WWWE	Joe Tait
1985-86	WWWE	Joe Tait
1984-85	WWWE	Joe Tait
1983-84	WBBG	Joe Tait
1982-83	WBBG	Paul Porter
1981-82	WBBG	Paul Porter
1980-81	WWWE	Joe Tait

1970s[]

Year	Channel	Play-by-play	Studio host
1979-80	WWWE	Joe Tait
1978-79	WWWE
1977-78	WWWE
1976-77	WWWE
1975-76	WWWE
1974-75	WWWE
1973-74	WWWE
1972-73	WERE
1971-72	WERE
1970-71	WERE

Notes[]

Austin Carr filled in for Quinn Buckner and Matt Guokas when they had NBA on NBC commitments
Jack Corrigan filled in for when Schreiner's ESPN commitments made him unavailable
broadcast Cavaliers games on radio when Joe Tait was broadcasting games on WOIO
Team executive Bob Brown called the first eight games of their 1970-71 season on the radio before the team hired Joe Tait

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Cavs media guide - Cavs.com
^ Cavs TV - Cavs.com
^ Cavs announce new TV agreements - Cavs.com
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b MacMullan and Tait win Gowdy Award - Hoop Hall.com (Basketball HOF) Archived 2010-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
^ Cavs Radio - Cavs.com Archived 2014-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ WHBC's Jim Johnson dies - STAA Talent.com
^ Nicewanger, Steve (10 April 2014). "Howard Kellman: For 39 Years, the Voice of the Indianapolis Indians". TheWeeklyView.net. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

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List of Cleveland Cavaliers broadcasters

Contents

Television[]

2020s[]

2010s[]

2000s[]

1990s[]

1980s[]

1970s[]

Radio[]

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2000s[]

1990s[]

1980s[]

1970s[]

Notes[]

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