List of New England Patriots broadcasters
Radio
The New England Patriots' flagship radio station is WBZ-FM 98.5 FM, owned by CBS Radio. The larger radio network is called the "New England Patriots Radio Network", whose 35 affiliate stations span seven states. Gil Santos and Gino Cappelletti were the longtime announcing team. In 2011, the network debuted a sideline reporter, with former quarterback Scott Zolak handling sideline duty. On July 20, 2012, Gino Cappelletti announced his retirement, ending a 32-year career as the popular color analyst on the team’s radio broadcasts, and was replaced by Zolak. Santos had also announced that 2012 would be his final season. Former Navy football broadcaster Bob Socci was named to replace Santos beginning in 2013.
By year
Years | Flagship station | Play-by-Play | Color Commentator | Sideline reporter |
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1960–64 | 590 WEEI | Bob Gallagher | Fred Cusick | |
1965 | 590 WEEI | Bob Gallagher | Ned Martin | |
1966–70 | 1030 WBZ | Bob Starr | Gil Santos | |
1971 | 1030 WBZ | Gil Santos | John Carlson | |
1972–78 | 1030 WBZ | Gil Santos | Gino Cappelletti | |
1979 | 1030 WBZ | Gil Santos | Jon Morris | |
1980–86 | 590 WEEI | John Carlson | Jon Morris | |
1987 | 850 WHDH[1] | Curt Gowdy | Jon Morris | |
1988–90 | 850 WHDH | Dale Arnold | Gino Cappelletti | |
1991–1995 | 1030 WBZ | Gil Santos | Gino Cappelletti | |
1995–2000 | 104.1 WBCN | Gil Santos | Gino Cappelletti | |
2001 (first eight games)* | 104.1 WBCN | Gil Santos | Pete Brock | |
2001–2008 | 104.1 WBCN | Gil Santos | Gino Cappelletti | |
2009–2010 | 98.5 WBZ | Gil Santos | Gino Cappelletti | |
2011 | 98.5 WBZ | Gil Santos | Gino Cappelletti | Scott Zolak |
2012 * | 98.5 WBZ | Gil Santos | Scott Zolak | |
2013–present | 98.5 WBZ | Bob Socci | Scott Zolak | |
2018–present (preseason only) | 98.5 WBZ | Dan Roche | Matt Chatham |
- Brock replaced Cappelletti for the first eight games of 2001 because of illness to Cappelletti.
- Cappelletti returned to the broadcast booth for the opening quarter of New England's Week 17 game vs. Miami.
Television
Any preseason games not on national television are shown on CBS affiliate WBZ-TV, along with other stations in the other New England television markets. These games were broadcast on ABC affiliate WCVB-TV from 1995 until the change to WBZ in 2009.
By year
Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-Play | Color Commentator | Field Reporter(s) |
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1970 | WSMW-TV | Cy Follmer | ||
1971 | Bob Fouracre | Larry Garron | ||
1972 | WBZ-TV | Dick Stockton and Ken Coleman | ||
1973 | WCVB-TV | Don Gillis | Rommie Loudd | |
1974 | ||||
1975 | WBZ-TV | Len Berman | Willie Davis | |
1976 | ||||
1977 | Jim Nance | |||
1978 | Roger Twibell | Jimmy Myers | ||
1979 | Randy Vataha | |||
1980 | Roger Twibell and Gil Santos | |||
1981 | Gil Santos | Bob Lobel | ||
1982 | ||||
1983 | WNEV-TV | Jim Kelly | Tim Mazzetti and Will McDonough | |
1984 | WBZ-TV | Bob Lobel | Gino Cappelletti | |
1985 | ||||
1986 | Dave Rowe | |||
1987 | Sam Rutigliano | |||
1988 | ||||
1989 | Jon Morris | |||
1990 | ||||
1991 | Bob Neumeier and Bob Lobel | Steve Grogan and Tim Fox | ||
1992 | WLVI | Mike Crispino | ||
1993 | Michael Barkann | |||
1994 | WBZ-TV | Bob Neumeier and Bob Lobel | ||
1995 | WCVB-TV | Don Criqui | Jerry Glanville | |
1996 | ||||
1997 | ||||
1998 | Mike Lynch | |||
1999 | ||||
2000 | ||||
2001 | ||||
2002 | ||||
2003 | Randy Cross | |||
2004 | ||||
2005 | ||||
2006 | ||||
2007 | ||||
2008 | ||||
2009 | WBZ-TV | Steve Burton | ||
2010 | Steve Burton and Scott Zolak | |||
2011 | ||||
2012 | Steve Burton | |||
2013 | Dan Roche | Christian Fauria | Steve Burton and Matt Chatham | |
2014 | ||||
2015 | ||||
2016 | ||||
2017 | ||||
2018 | Bob Socci | Scott Zolak | Steve Burton and Rob Ninkovich | |
2019 | ||||
2020 |
References
- ^ "Curt Gowdy signs on as Patriots radio announcer".
External links
- Radio page on Patriots.com
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- Formerly the Boston Patriots (1960–1970)
- Based and headquartered in Foxborough, Massachusetts
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- WBZ-FM
- WBZ-TV
- Radio network
- Gil Santos
- Gino Cappelletti
- Bob Socci
- Scott Zolak
- League: National Football League (1970–present)
- Conference: American Football Conference
- Division: East Division
- League: American Football League (1960–1969)