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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The 24-year-old media personality has been earning scores of praise this summer for her enthusiastic, insightful and down-to-earth broadcast work as a color commentator for NBC’s coverage of women’s artistic gymnastics events at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The veteran Sparks guard, who has been sidelined since late June with Crohn’s disease, made her debut as a color commentator during the Spectrum SportsNet broadcast of her team’s 82-67 loss to the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024
His father, Mychal Thompson — a two-time NBA champion with the Showtime Lakers and now the team’s radio color commentator — hoped his son finally was coming home.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
The Lakers would allow Thompson to stay on the West Coast and play in front of his dad, the team’s radio color commentator.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
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Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The veteran Sparks guard, who has been sidelined since late June with Crohn’s disease, made her debut as a color commentator during the Spectrum SportsNet broadcast of her team’s 82-67 loss to the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024
His father, Mychal Thompson — a two-time NBA champion with the Showtime Lakers and now the team’s radio color commentator — hoped his son finally was coming home.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
The Lakers would allow Thompson to stay on the West Coast and play in front of his dad, the team’s radio color commentator.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
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“Color commentator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20commentator. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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