color commentator

noun

US

: a person whose job is to make interesting comments on a radio or television broadcast about the things that are happening in a sports contest

Examples of color commentator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 46-year-old Romo retired from the NFL after the 2016 season and joined CBS as the lead color commentator in the booth next to play-by-play announcer Nantz. — Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Van Gundy, currently the lead assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers, became one of the voices for a generation of NBA fans during his 16 years as a color commentator for ESPN. — Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026

Romo retired from football in 2017 and joined CBS as a color commentator. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

The decision Kroenke Sports Entertainment made — moving on from Marlowe and color commentator Scott Hastings — is disappointing, if not tone-deaf. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 June 2026

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