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Television


Play-by-play

* Jack Brickhouse: 1966–1973 (WGN-TV) * Andy Musser: 1973–1976 (WSNS) * Lorn Brown: 1976–1978 (WGN-TV) *
Jack Fleming Leo W. "Jack" Fleming Jr. (February 3, 1923 – January 3, 2001) was an American sports announcer for the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls in professional sports, and als ...
: 1978–1979 (WGN-TV) * Bob Costas: 1979–1980 (WGN-TV) * Milo Hamilton: 1980–1985 (WGN-TV) * Joe Tait: 1982–1983 (Sportsvision Chicago) *
Bill Hazen Bill Hazen is a Chicago-based sportscaster and currently the president of Bill Hazen Productions. He is the host of Stadiums USA on SB Nation Radio. Hazen was the television play-by-play voice of the Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls and Indiana P ...
: 1983–1985 (Sportsvision Chicago) *
Jim Durham Jim Durham (February 12, 1947 – November 4, 2012) was an American sportscaster. Durham was born in Chicago, IL, and graduated from Donovan High School in Donovan, IL, and later attended Illinois State University in Normal, IL. Career Durham s ...
: 1985–1991 (Sportsvision/SportsChannel Chicago, WFLD, WGN-TV) * Wayne Larrivee: 1991–2008 (WGN-TV, WCIU-TV) * Tom Dore: 1991–2008 (SportsChannel/Fox Sports Net/NBC Sports Chicago) * Neil Funk: 2008–2020 (NBC Sports Chicago, WGN-TV, WCIU-TV, WPWR-TV) *
Adam Amin Adam Amin (born December 19, 1986) is an American sportscaster. Amin joined Fox Sports in June 2020 as a play-by-play announcer for MLB and NFL games after previously working for ESPN from 2011-2020. He is also the television play-by-play annou ...
: 2020–present (NBC Sports Chicago)


Color analysts

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Vince Lloyd Vince Lloyd Skaff (June 1, 1917 – July 3, 2003), who worked under the name Vince Lloyd, was a radio announcer for Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs for over 30 years. He also was the first radio voice in Chicago Bulls history. Lloyd was bor ...
: 1966–1973 (WGN-TV) * Dick Gonski: 1973–1975 (WSNS-TV) * Lorn Brown: 1975–1976 (WSNS-TV) * Johnny “Red” Kerr: 1976–1998, 1999–2008 (Sportsvision/SportsChannel/Fox Sports Net/Comcast SportNet Chicago, WGN-TV, WCIU) *
John Mengelt John P. Mengelt (born October 16, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player. Early life A two-year starter at Wendell Willkie High School (now Elwood High School) in Elwood, Indiana, Mengelt was named all-conference two years, n ...
: 1982–1985 (WGN-TV) * John Paxson: 1998–1999 (Fox Sports Net Chicago, WGN-TV) *
Stacey King Ronald Stacey King (born January 29, 1967) is an American sports announcer and retired National Basketball Association (NBA) center who won three consecutive championships with the Chicago Bulls from 1991 to 1993. King is currently the lead col ...
: 2006–Present (NBC Sports Chicago, WGN-TV, WCIU-TV, WPWR-TV)


Broadcast outlets

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WGN-TV WGN-TV (channel 9) is an Independent station (North America), independent television station in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, it is sister station, sister to the company's sole radio property, talk ra ...
(1966–1973, 1976–1985, 1989–2019) ** WGN America (1978–1985; 1989–2014)† *
WSNS-TV WSNS-TV (channel 44) is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, airing programming from the Spanish-language Telemundo network. It is owned and operated by NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group alongside NBC outlet WMAQ-TV (c ...
(1973–1976) * WFLD (1986–1989) *
WCIU-TV WCIU-TV (channel 26) is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, affiliated with The CW. It is the flagship television property of locally based Weigel Broadcasting, which has owned the station since its inception, and is siste ...
(1999–2014) * WPWR-TV (2014–2019) * ONTV/Sportsvision/SportsChannel Chicago/FSN Chicago (1982–2004) * Comcast SportsNet Chicago/NBC Sports Chicago (2004–Present) †: from 1999 to 2014, WGN America only simulcast approximately half of WGN-TV's annual Bulls schedule.


Radio


Play-by-play

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Lou Boudreau Louis Boudreau (July 17, 1917 – August 10, 2001), nicknamed "Old Shufflefoot", "Handsome Lou", and "The Good Kid", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 15 seasons, primarily as a ...
: 1966–1968 (WGN) *
Vince Lloyd Vince Lloyd Skaff (June 1, 1917 – July 3, 2003), who worked under the name Vince Lloyd, was a radio announcer for Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs for over 30 years. He also was the first radio voice in Chicago Bulls history. Lloyd was bor ...
: 1968–1970 (WGN) *
Jack Fleming Leo W. "Jack" Fleming Jr. (February 3, 1923 – January 3, 2001) was an American sports announcer for the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls in professional sports, and als ...
:1970–1973 (WIND) *
Jim Durham Jim Durham (February 12, 1947 – November 4, 2012) was an American sportscaster. Durham was born in Chicago, IL, and graduated from Donovan High School in Donovan, IL, and later attended Illinois State University in Normal, IL. Career Durham s ...
: 1973–1991 (WIND, WVON, WGCI, WMAQ, WLUP) * John Rooney: 1989–1991 (WLUP) * Neil Funk: 1991–2008 (WMAQ, WMVP, WCKG) *
Chuck Swirsky Chuck Swirsky (born January 30, 1954) is an American–Canadian radio sports announcer. He is the play-by-play voice of the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Swirsky's association with Chicago sports started in 1979 with ...
: 2008–present (WMVP, WLS)


Color analysts

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Vince Lloyd Vince Lloyd Skaff (June 1, 1917 – July 3, 2003), who worked under the name Vince Lloyd, was a radio announcer for Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs for over 30 years. He also was the first radio voice in Chicago Bulls history. Lloyd was bor ...
: 1966–1968 (WGN) *
Roy Leonard Roy is a masculine given name and a family surname with varied origin. In Anglo-Norman England, the name derived from the Norman ''roy'', meaning "king", while its Old French cognate, ''rey'' or ''roy'' (modern ''roi''), likewise gave rise to ...
: 1968–1970 (WGN) *Bill Berg: 1970–1980 (WIND) * Norm Van Lier: 1980–1982 (WVON, WGCI-FM) *
Dave Baum Dave may refer to: Film, television, and theater * ''Dave'' (film), a 1993 film starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver * ''Dave'' (musical), a 2018 stage musical adaptation of the film * Dave (TV channel), a digital television channel in the ...
: 1982–1985 (WIND) * Johnny “Red” Kerr: 1985–1991, 1998–1999 (WMAQ, WMVP) *Junior Bridgeman: 1989-1990 (WLUP) * Bob Love: 1989–1990 (WLUP) *
Tom Boerwinkle Thomas F. Boerwinkle (August 23, 1945 – March 26, 2013) was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) center who spent his entire career with the Chicago Bulls. Early life Tom Boerwinkle was born in Independence, Ohio, one of three chi ...
: 1990–1994 (WLUP, WMAQ) * Adam Howes: Game 6, 1993 Finals * John Paxson: 1994–1995, 1999–2003 (WMAQ, WMVP) *
Harvey Catchings Harvey Lee Catchings (born September 2, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1974 to 1985 as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, ...
: 1995–1996 (WMAQ) *
Derrek Dickey Derrek Dickey (March 20, 1951 – June 25, 2002) was an American professional basketball player and sportscaster. Dickey was born in Cincinnati, the son of John and Ola Dickey. A 6'7" forward, Dickey starred at Purcell High School (now Purcell M ...
: 1996–1999 (WMVP) *
Bill Wennington William Percey Wennington (born April 26, 1963) is a Canadian former professional basketball player who won three National Basketball Association (NBA) championships with the Chicago Bulls. A center, he represented Canada in the 1984 Olympics and ...
: 2003–Present (WMVP, WCKG, WLS)


Broadcast outlets

* WGN (1966–1970) * WIND (1970–1980, 1982–1985) * WVON (1980–1981) * WGCI-FM (1981–1982) * WMAQ (1985–1988, 1991–1996) * WLUP (1988–1991) * WMVP (1996–2006, 2007–2016) * WCKG (2006–2007) *
WLS WLS may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * WLS (AM), a radio station in Chicago, Illinois, US * WLS-FM, a radio station in Chicago, Illinois, US * WLS-TV, a television station in Chicago, Illinois, US * DWLS, a radio station in Metro Manila ...
(2016–2018) * WSCR (2018–Present)


Spanish radio


Play-by-play

* John Morales: 1991–1992 (WTAQ) *
Hector Molina In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense o ...
: 1992–1999 (WIND) *Omar Ramos: 2009–Present (WRTO)


Color analysts

*Christian Ramos: 1991–1992 (WTAQ) * Hector Lozano: 1992–1999 (WIND) *Matthew Moreno: 2009–Present (WRTO)


Broadcast outlets

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WTAQ WTAQ (1360 AM) and WTAQ-FM (97.5 FM) are conservative news/talk-formatted radio stations, licensed to Green Bay, Wisconsin (AM) and Glenmore, Wisconsin (FM), that serve the Green Bay and Appleton- Oshkosh areas. The stations are owned by Mid ...
(1991–1992) * WIND (1992–1999) * WRTO (2009–Present)


See also

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References


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