Monday Night Football announcers
May 18, 2009
With the announcement that Tony Kornheiser is leaving the Monday Night Football broadcast booth, the cast of characters changes once again. Kornheiser’s departure opens the door for Jon Gruden, the former Oakland and Tampa Bay coach.
In the nearly 40 years since Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell and Don Meredith brought MNF to the world, the lineup has changed regularly. Here’s the list of personalities, by year:
1970: Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell, Don Meredith
1971: Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Don Meredith
1972: Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Don Meredith
1973: Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Don Meredith
1974: Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Alex Karras, Fred Williamson
1975: Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Alex Karras
1976: Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Alex Karras
1977: Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Don Meredith
1978: Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Don Meredith
1979: Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Don Meredith, Fran Tarkenton
1980: Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Don Meredith, Fran Tarkenton
1981: Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Don Meredith, Fran Tarkenton
1982: Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Don Meredith, Fran Tarkenton
1983: Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Don Meredith, O.J. Simpson
1984: Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, O.J. Simpson
1985: Frank Gifford, O.J. Simpson, Joe Namath
1986: Al Michaels, Frank Gifford
1987: Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf
1988: Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf
1989: Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf
1990: Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf
1991: Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf
1992: Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf
1993: Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf
1994: Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf, Lynn Swann
1995: Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf, Lynn Swann
1996: Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf, Lynn Swann
1997: Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf, Lynn Swann
1998: Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf, Boomer Esiason, Lesley Visser
1999: Al Michaels, Boomer Esiason, Lesley Visser
2000: Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Eric Dickerson, Melissa Stark
2001: Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Eric Dickerson, Melissa Stark
2002: Al Michaels, John Madden, Melissa Stark
2003: Al Michaels, John Madden, Lisa Guerrero
2004: Al Michaels, John Madden, Lisa Guerrero
2005: Al Michaels, John Madden, Michele Tafoya
2006: Mike Tirico, Joe Theismann, Tony Kornheiser, Suzy Kolber, Michele Tafoya
2007: Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Tony Kornheiser, Suzy Kolber, Michele Tafoya
2008: Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Tony Kornheiser, Suzy Kolber, Michele Tafoya
2009: Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden, Suzy Kolber, Michele Tafoya
Source: ESPN and ABC
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1 response so far ↓
1 guardian46w // Jul 2, 2009 at 8:50 pm
I am kinda surprised no one has commented here.
First - I’m SO glad Tony is gone, I’ll probably start watching MNF again. I hunted and hunted last season for some way to send to ESPN my viewer opinion that Tony was bringing down Football.
Second - While Ron Jaworski is good and I’m okay with him, I do think I liked Joe Theismann a bit better.
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