Olympics on ABC commentators
Hosts
Year | Prime-Time Host | Daytime Host(s) | Late-Night Host(s) |
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1964 Winter | Jim McKay | ||
1968 Winter | Chris Schenkel Jim McKay (opening and closing ceremonies only) | ||
1968 Summer | Chris Schenkel | ||
1972 Summer | |||
1976 Winter | Jim McKay | ||
1976 Summer | |||
1980 Winter | |||
1984 Winter | Jim McKay | Jim Lampley Kathleen Sullivan | Donna de Varona |
1984 Summer | Jim McKay | Frank Gifford Kathleen Sullivan | Jim Lampley Donna de Varona |
1988 Winter | Jim McKay (Monday-Friday)[1] Keith Jackson (weekends) | Keith Jackson | Frank Gifford Kathie Lee Gifford |
By event
Winter Olympics
1964
Event | Play-by-play | Color commentators |
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Skiing | Jim McKay | Andrea Mead Lawrence and Willy Schaeffler |
Figure Skating | Dick Button | Carol Heiss |
Bobsled | Stan Benham |
1968
Event | Play-by-play | Color commentators |
---|---|---|
Skiing | Jim McKay | |
Figure Skating | Chris Schenkel | Dick Button |
Hockey | Curt Gowdy | |
Ski Jumping | Art Devlin |
1976
Features | Pierre Salinger |
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1980[2][3]
Event | Play-by-play | Color commentators | Reporters |
---|---|---|---|
Opening Ceremony | Jim McKay | ||
Figure Skating | Jim McKay | Dick Button | |
Speed Skating | Keith Jackson | Sheila Young Ochowitz | |
Hockey | Al Michaels | Ken Dryden | |
Skiing | Frank Gifford | Bob Beattie and Susie Patterson | |
Bobsled | Curt Gowdy | Paul Lamey | Jackie Stewart |
Cross Country | Bill Flemming | Peter Graves | |
Ski Jumping | Chris Schenkel | Art Devlin | |
Luge | Curt Gowdy | Bill Caterino | |
Closing Ceremony | Jim McKay |
Features | Don Meredith |
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1984
Event | Play-by-play | Color commentators | Reporters |
---|---|---|---|
Bobsled | Tim Brant | John Morgan | |
Ski Jumping | Keith Jackson | Jay Rand | |
Cross Country | Jack Whitaker | Jack Turner | Diana Nyad |
Alpine Skiing | Frank Gifford Jim Lampley (women’s downhill) |
Bob Beattie Cindy Nelson (women’s downhill) | |
Luge | Sam Posey | Jeff Tucker | |
Figure Skating | Al Michaels | Peggy Fleming and Dick Button | |
Ice Hockey | Al Michaels Don Chevrier |
Mike Eruzione Ken Dryden | |
Speed Skating | Keith Jackson Don Chevrier (men’s 5000) |
Eric Heiden |
Features | Hughes Rudd Ray Gandolf Jim Lampley Dick Schaap Anne Simon Terre Blair Barbara Kolonay |
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1988
Event | Play-by-play | Color commentators | Reporters |
---|---|---|---|
Opening Ceremony | Jim McKay | Peter Jennings | |
Skiing | Al Trautwig | Bob Beattie | Jack Edwards |
Biathlon | Mike Adamle | Keri Swensen | |
Bobsled | Lynn Swann | John Morgan | |
Cross Country | Mike Adamle | Bill Koch | |
Figure Skating | Jim McKay | Dick Button and Peggy Fleming | David Santee and Jack Whitaker |
Freestyle | Tim McCarver | Jeff Chumaz | |
Ice Hockey | Al Michaels Jiggs McDonald |
Ken Dryden Mike Eruzione | |
Luge | Sam Posey | Jeff Tucker | |
Nordic Combined | Chris Schenkel | Greg Windsberger | |
Nordic Skiing | Mike Adamle | Bill Koch | |
Rodeo | Curt Gowdy | Larry Mahan | |
Short Track | Keith Jackson | Lydia Stephens | |
Ski Jumping | Chris Schenkel | Jeff Hastings | |
Speedskating | Gary Bender | Eric Heiden | |
Closing Ceremony | Jim McKay | Peter Jennings |
Features | Donna de Varona Becky Dixon Jim Hill Tim McCarver Jack Whitaker (essayist) Dan Dierdorf Cheryl Miller |
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Summer Olympics
1972
Event | Play-by-play | Color commentators |
---|---|---|
Track & Field | Jim McKay | Bill Toomey (400m races) Marty Liquori (150m and 800m races) Erich Segal (marathon) |
Swimming | Keith Jackson | |
Diving | Bill Flemming | Ken Sitzberger (men) Micki King (women) |
Basketball | Frank Gifford[4] Bill Flemming (filled in for Gifford while he did wrestling) |
Bill Russell |
Gymnastics | Jim McKay | Gordon Maddux |
Boxing | Howard Cosell | |
Wrestling | Frank Gifford |
1976
Event | Play-by-play | Color commentators |
---|---|---|
Track & Field | Keith Jackson | O.J. Simpson Bob Seagren Brian Oldfield Marty Liquori (men) Wyomia Tyus (women) |
Swimming | Keith Jackson | Mark Spitz (men) Donna de Varona (women) |
Diving | Bill Flemming | Ken Sitzberger (men) Micki King (women) |
Basketball | Frank Gifford Curt Gowdy |
Bill Russell |
Gymnastics | Chris Schenkel | Gordon Maddux (men) Cathy Rigby (women) |
Boxing | Howard Cosell | |
Wrestling | Frank Gifford | Ken Kraft |
Equestrian | Chris Schenkel Jackie Stewart (Filled in for Schenkel when he covered Gymnastics.) |
Bill Steinkraus |
Rowing | Frank Gifford | Fritz Hobbs |
Features | Pierre Salinger Jim Lampley Dave Diles |
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1984
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References
- Jim McKay
- The Palm Beach Post - Feb 8, 1980
- Boca Raton News - Feb 8, 1980
- Hagger, Jeff (August 31, 2012). "Observations on the ABC coverage of 1972 Olympic basketball". Classic TV Sports.
- He was relegated to near obscurity at the '84 Olympics in Los Angeles, covering only the snippets of basketball that ABC presented.
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