List of World Series broadcasters

The following is a list of national American television and radio networks and announcers that have broadcast World Series games over the years. It does not include any announcers who may have appeared on local radio broadcasts produced by the participating teams.

Television
Television coverage of the World Series began in 1947. Since that time, seven different men have broadcast eight or more different World Series as a play-by-play or color commentator. They are (through 2012) Tim McCarver (23 times), Joe Buck (15), Mel Allen (11), Vin Scully (11), Curt Gowdy (11), Joe Garagiola (9), and Al Michaels (8).

2010s

 * Per the current broadcast agreement, the World Series will be televised by Fox through 2021.

Surviving telecasts
All telecasts of World Series games starting with (Reds-Red Sox) are accounted for and exist. This is a full record of World Series telecasts prior to 1975 that are known to exist in whole or part:
 * (Yankees-Dodgers) - The complete telecasts of Games 6 and 7 are known to exist, preserved by sponsor Gillette.


 * (Yankees-Dodgers) - Sections of Game 5 exist and have been released on DVD.


 * (Yankees-Dodgers) - The last three innings of Game 2 are known to exist. Game 3 is complete with original commercials, pre and post game show except for innings 2 and 3 and is available on DVD. Game 5, Don Larsen's perfect game, is complete except for the first inning. Game 5 was aired on the first night of the MLB Network on January 1, 2009, and is now available on DVD.


 * (Yankees–Braves) - All of Game 3 (except for a snip of Tony Kubek's second home run in the top 7th inning) exists, as do the first six innings of Game 6 (since released on DVD). Games 1, 4 and 7 reportedly also exist.


 * (Yankees–Pirates) - A complete kinescope of Game 7 was discovered in the former home of Bing Crosby in December 2009. The game was rebroadcast by MLB Network in December 2010, and is now available on DVD.


 * (Yankees–Reds) - Only half hour segments of Game 3 (the first two innings), Game 4 (the 4th and 5th inning) and Game 5 (the opening and top of the 1st inning) are known to exist.


 * (Yankees–Dodgers) - Only a brief section of Game 3 is known to exist. An excerpt appears in the Yankeeography series (out on DVD).


 * (Twins–Dodgers) - All seven games, preserved by the CBC on kinescope exist. Also, it is the earliest World Series whose telecasts are known to survive in their entirety.


 * (Tigers–Cardinals). All seven games, preserved by the CBC on kinescope exist.


 * (Orioles–Mets). Games 1 and 2 have been preserved by the CBC on kinescope. Meanwhile, Games 3-5 exist in their original color videotape quality from "truck feeds," including pregames with Jim Simpson, Sandy Koufax and Mickey Mantle.


 * (Orioles–Reds). Games 1–4, preserved by the CBC on kinescope exist. Meanwhile, Game 5 exists in its original color videotape quality from the "truck feed."


 * (Orioles-Pirates). Games 1, 2, 6 and 7 exist in their complete forms. Games 3, 4 and 5 survive in partial form. These include pregame shows for six of the seven games, featuring Joe Garagiola and Sandy Koufax.


 * (A's-Reds) - Game 4 is the only complete game extant, along with most of Game 5, and some of Game 2. Only fragments remain from Games 1, 3, 6; no footage of Game 7 is known to exist.


 * (A's-Mets) - Game 1 is the only complete game extant. Game 2 (which lasted four-plus hours) is missing various bits, including the last inning and a half (including both crucial Mike Andrews misplays at second base). Game 3 is complete except for the last inning. Game 4 lasts from just the pregame show to the top of the 4th inning. All that remains of Game 5 are the final two innings. Game 6 is entirely missing, and Game 7 cuts off with one out in the top of the 9th inning, missing the postgame celebrations. A 20-minute presentation tape of Series highlights, narrated by Curt Gowdy, was submitted to the Peabody Awards. The Peabody tape includes the two key Mike Andrews plays from Game 2, otherwise missing from the network archives.


 * (A's-Dodgers) - Games 1–4 are complete, Game 5 exists in partial form.