Outstanding Host or Commentator

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The Emmy Award for Outstanding Host or Commentator was awarded from 1968 to 1992. It was awarded to a sports broadcaster who was best at hosting an event from a studio or commentating on an event as it was taking place. In 1981, the category's name was given a slight change to Outstanding Host or Play-by-Play. That change is reflected in this article.

Awards like these are now given away at the Sports Emmy Awards.

List of winners[]

Outstanding Host or Commentator[]

• 1967-68: Jim McKay (ABC)
• 1968-69: no award was given
• 1969-70: no award was given
• 1970-71: a tie between Jim McKay (ABC) and Don Meredith (ABC)
• 1971-72: no award was given
• 1972-73: Jim McKay (ABC)
• 1973-74: Jim McKay (ABC)
• 1974-75: Jim McKay (ABC)
• 1975-76: Jim McKay (ABC)
• 1976-77: Frank Gifford (ABC)
• 1977-78: Jack Whitaker (CBS)
• 1978-79: Jim McKay (ABC)
• 1979-80: Jim McKay (ABC)

Outstanding Host or Play-by-Play[]

• 1980-81: Dick Enberg (NBC)
• 1981-82: Jim McKay (ABC)
• 1982-83: Dick Enberg (NBC)
• 1983-84: no award was given
• 1984-85: George Michael (NBC)
• 1985-86: no award was given
• 1986-87: Al Michaels (ABC)
• 1987-88: Bob Costas (NBC)
• 1988: Bob Costas (NBC)
• 1989: Al Michaels (ABC)
• 1990: Dick Enberg (NBC)
• 1991: Bob Costas (NBC)
• 1992: Bob Costas (NBC)

Multiple wins[]

9 wins

• Jim McKay

4 wins

• Bob Costas

3 wins

• Dick Enberg

2 wins

• Al Michaels