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
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Mike Golic sat in the national radio booth as the color commentator for Westwood One.
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Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
McElroy was the color commentator for the Sugar Bowl between Ole Miss and Georgia, which saw Ole Miss kick a game-winning field goal in the final seconds.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Aikman brings that in droves as a Hall of Fame player and current ESPN color commentator for Monday Night Football.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
Notes: River Falls punted twice and Wheaton once… Radio color commentator Mike Farley is a former Falcon and the son of former River Falls coach Mike Farley, Sr., who guided the program from 1970-89.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 14 Dec. 2025
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Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
McElroy was the color commentator for the Sugar Bowl between Ole Miss and Georgia, which saw Ole Miss kick a game-winning field goal in the final seconds.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Aikman brings that in droves as a Hall of Fame player and current ESPN color commentator for Monday Night Football.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
Notes: River Falls punted twice and Wheaton once… Radio color commentator Mike Farley is a former Falcon and the son of former River Falls coach Mike Farley, Sr., who guided the program from 1970-89.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 14 Dec. 2025
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“Color commentator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20commentator. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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