Top 25 college football broadcasters

Press Release

(November 19, 2009) Fans love to argue over their favorite football announcers. Reporters and editors from Sporting News and SportsBusiness Journal/SportsBusiness Daily do too, and have come together to produce their list of the Top 25 Football Broadcasters.

CBS college football analyst Gary Danielson leads the list, followed by Cris Collinsworth and Al Michaels of NBC’s “Sunday Night Football,” CBS NFL analyst Phil Simms and ABC/ESPN college analyst Kirk Herbstreit.

All active play-by-play broadcasters and analysts in pro and college football were considered for the list.

The list and accompanying features will run in the Nov. 23 issue of Sporting News magazine and more features will appear in the Nov. 23-29 issue of SportsBusiness Journal and on the SportsBusiness Daily site Nov. 23.

Top 25 Football Broadcasters

1. Gary Danielson
2. Cris Collinsworth
3. Al Michaels
4. Phil Simms
5. Kirk Herbstreit
6. Troy Aikman
7. Ron Franklin
8. Verne Lundquist
9. Joe Buck
10. Jim Nantz
11. Mike Tirico
12. Brad Nessler
13. Brent Musburger
14. Jon Gruden
15. Daryl Johnston
16. Ron Jaworski
17. Greg Gumbel
18. Sean McDonough
19. Todd Blackledge
20. Dan Fouts
21. Bob Papa
22. Mike Patrick
23. Chris Fowler
24. Gus Johnson
25. Dick Enberg

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