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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Myers has served as an NBA analyst and color commentator during the past two seasons.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Sanchez, a Fox Sports color commentator, was initially arrested for multiple misdemeanors in connection with this weekend's confrontation in Indianapolis.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Brady serves as the lead color commentator and NFL analyst, while Gronkowski is a studio analyst and full-time member of the Fox NFL Sunday pregame show crew.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Eventually, color commentator Troy Aikman let loose.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2025
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Sanchez, a Fox Sports color commentator, was initially arrested for multiple misdemeanors in connection with this weekend's confrontation in Indianapolis.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Brady serves as the lead color commentator and NFL analyst, while Gronkowski is a studio analyst and full-time member of the Fox NFL Sunday pregame show crew.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Eventually, color commentator Troy Aikman let loose.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Color commentator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20commentator. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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