Starting in 2014, Nomar Garciaparra joined Steiner and Hershiser to form a three-man television crew for those games, Kevin Kennedy worked with Monday on radio. If Scully was not calling the game, an alternate team of broadcasters (Steiner and Steve Lyons from 2005 to 2008, Lyons and Eric Collins from 2009 to 2013, and Steiner and Orel Hershiser starting in 2014) called the entire game on television while Steiner and Monday did the same on radio. ĭuring games called by Scully, Charley Steiner took over play-by-play on radio beginning with the fourth inning, with Rick Monday as color commentator. Scully's commentary during his final game was simulcast in its entirety on radio, instead of only the first three innings. The 2016 season marked his 67th and final season as a Dodgers broadcaster Scully called a reduced schedule with only 6 road games, including the team's season finale in San Francisco. Scully was simulcast for the first three innings of each of his appearances, before calling the remainder of the game exclusively on television. Scully, however, continued to announce solo.Īs of the 2012 season, Scully called roughly 80 games per season (all home games and select road games in Southern California) for both radio and television. Porter's tenure was terminated somewhat controversially after the 2004 season, after which the current format of play-by-play announcers and color commentators was installed, led by newcomer Charley Steiner and Monday. He was replaced by former Dodgers outfielder Rick Monday. Drysdale died in his hotel room following a heart attack before a game in 1993, resulting in a very difficult broadcast for Scully and Porter, who were told of the death but could not mention it on-air until Drysdale's family had been notified and the official announcement of the death made. When Doggett retired after the 1987 season, he was replaced by Hall-of-Fame Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale, who previously broadcast games for the California Angels.

In the later '90s, Scully would call the first three innings and the last three on television and the middle three on the radio, switching off with his partners. In the 1980s and early 1990s, Scully would call the radio broadcast except for the 3rd and 7th inning allowing the other Dodger commentators to broadcast an inning.

Unlike the modern style in which multiple sportscasters have an on-air conversation (usually with one functioning as play-by-play announcer and the other(s) as color commentator), Scully, Doggett and Porter generally called games solo, trading with each other inning-by-inning. Frick Award for broadcasters (inducted in 1982). He is also a recipient of the Baseball Hall of Fame's Ford C. In 1976, he was selected by Dodgers fans as the Most Memorable Personality (on the field or off) in the team's history. His longtime partners were Jerry Doggett (1956–1987) and Ross Porter (1977–2004). Vin Scully called Dodgers games from 1950 to 2016. Red Barber was the Dodgers' original broadcaster, calling Brooklyn Dodgers games on the radio (and later TV) from 1939 to 1953. The history of Dodgers' games being broadcast began when the then- Brooklyn Dodgers became one of the first Major League Baseball teams to begin radio broadcasts and were the first to be featured on a television baseball game broadcast, both during the 1939 season. This article details the current and historical radio and television broadcasters for the National League Los Angeles Dodgers.

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