- Hosts
- By event Winter 1964 1968 1976 1980[2][3] 1984 1988 Summer 1972 1976 1984
- References
HostsYear | Prime-Time Host | Daytime Host(s) | Late-Night Host(s) |
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1964 Winter | Jim McKay | 1968 Winter | Chris Schenkel Jim McKay (opening and closing ceremonies only) | 1968 Summer | Chris Schenkel | 1972 Summer | Chris Schenkel | 1976 Winter | Jim McKay | 1976 Summer | Jim McKay | 1980 Winter | Jim McKay | 1984 Winter | Jim McKay | Jim Lampley Kathleen Sullivan | Donna de Varona | 1984 Summer | Jim McKay | Frank Gifford Kathleen Sullivan | Jim Lampley Donna de Varona | 1988 Winter | Jim McKay (Monday-Friday)[1] Keith Jackson (weekends) | Keith Jackson | Frank Gifford Kathie Lee Gifford | |
By eventWinter1964Event | Play-by-play | Color commentators | Skiing | Jim McKay | Andrea Mead Lawrence Willy Schaeffler | Figure Skating | Dick Button | Carol Heiss | Bobsled | Stan Benham |
1968Event | Play-by-play | Color commentators | Skiing | Jim McKay | Figure Skating | Chris Schenkel | Dick Button | Hockey | Curt Gowdy | Ski Jumping | Art Devlin |
1976Event | Play-by-play | Color commentators | Skiing | Frank Gifford | Bob Beattie Karl Schranz | Figure Skating | Chris Schenkel | Dick Button | Hockey | Curt Gowdy | Brian Conacher | Bobsled | Curt Gowdy | Paul Lamey | Luge | Jackie Stewart | Paul Lamey | Ski Jumping | Art Devlin | Speed Skating | Warner Wolf | Anne Henning |
1980[2][3]Event | Play-by-play | Color commentators | Reporters | Opening Ceremony | Jim McKay | Figure Skating | Jim McKay | Dick Button | Speed Skating | Keith Jackson | Sheila Young Ochowitz | Hockey | Al Michaels | Ken Dryden | Skiing | Frank Gifford | Bob Beattie Susie Patterson | Bobsled | Curt Gowdy | Paul Lamey Jackie Stewart | Cross Country | Bill Flemming | Peter Graves | Ski Jumping | Chris Schenkel | Art Devlin | Luge | Curt Gowdy | Bill Caterino | Closing Ceremony | Jim McKay |
1984Event | Play-by-play announcers | Color commentators | Reporters | Bobsled | Tim Brant | John Morgan | Ski Jumping | Keith Jackson | Jay Rand | Cross Country | Jack Whitaker | Jack Turner | Diana Nyad | Skiing | Frank Gifford | Bob Beattie | Luge | Sam Posey | Jeff Tucker | Figure Skating | Al Michaels | Peggy Fleming and Dick Button | Ice Hockey | Al Michaels Don Chevrier | Mike Eruzione Ken Dryden | Speed Skating | Keith Jackson | Eric Heiden |
Features | Hughes Rudd Ray Gandolf Jim Lampley Dick Schaap Anne Simon Terre Blair Barbara Kolonay |
1988Event | Play-by-play announcers | Color commentators | Reporters | Opening Ceremony | Jim McKay | Peter Jennings | Skiing | Al Trautwig | Bob Beattie | Jack Edwards | Biathlon | Mike Adamle | Keri Swensen | Bobsled | Lynn Swann | John Morgan | Cross Country | Mike Adamle | Bill Koch | Figure Skating | Dick Button | Peggy Fleming | David Santee Jack Whitaker | Freestyle | Tim McCarver | Jeff Chumaz | Ice Hockey | Al Michaels Jiggs McDonald | Ken Dryden Mike Eruzione | Luge | Sam Posey | Jeff Tucker | Nordic Combined | Chris Schenkel | Greg Windsberger | Nordic Skiing | Mike Adamle | Bill Koch | Rodeo | Curt Gowdy | Larry Mahan | Short Track | Keith Jackson | Lydia Stephens | Ski Jumping | Chris Schenkel | Jeff Hastings | Speedskating | Gary Bender | Eric Heiden |
Features | Donna de Varona Becky Dixon Jim Hill Tim McCarver Jack Whitaker (essayist) Dan Dierdorf Cheryl Miller |
Summer1972Event | Play-by-play announcers | Color commentators | Track & Field | Jim McKay | Bill Toomey (400m races) Marty Liquori (150m and 800m races) Erich Segal (marathon) | Swimming | Keith Jackson | Diving | Bill Flemming | Ken Sitzberger (men) Micki King (women) | Basketball | Frank Gifford Bill Flemming (filled in for Gifford while he did wrestling) | Bill Russell | Gymnastics | Jim McKay | Gordon Maddux | Boxing | Howard Cosell | Wrestling | Frank Gifford |
1976Event | Play-by-play announcers | Color commentators | Track & Field | Keith Jackson | O.J. Simpson Bob Seagren Brian Oldfield Marty Liquori (men) Wyomia Tyus (women) | Swimming | Keith Jackson | Mark Spitz (men) Donna de Varona (women) | Diving | Bill Flemming | Ken Sitzberger (men) Micki King (women) | Basketball | Frank Gifford Curt Gowdy | Bill Russell | Gymnastics | Chris Schenkel | Gordon Maddux (men) Cathy Rigby (women) | Boxing | Howard Cosell | Wrestling | Frank Gifford | Ken Kraft | Equestrian | Chris Schenkel Jackie Stewart | Bill Steinkraus | Rowing | Frank Gifford | Fritz Hobbs |
Features | Pierre Salinger Jim Lampley Dave Diles |
1984Event | Play-by-play announcers | Color commentators | Reporters | Opening Ceremony | Jim McKay | Peter Jennings | Donna de Varona | Track & Field | Al Michaels | O. J. Simpson (men's sprints & relays) Wilma Rudolph (women's sprints) Renaldo Nehemiah (hurdles) Marty Liquori (distance) Dwight Stones (field events) Jane Frederick (filled in for Stones while he competed in the high jump) | Donna de Varona | Swimming | Jim Lampley | Mark Spitz (men) Donna de Varona (women) | Diana Nyad | Synchronized Swimming | Donna de Varona | Esther Williams | Diving | Jack Whitaker Bill Flemming (filled in for Whitaker while he did gymnastics) | Cynthia Potter | Basketball | Keith Jackson[4] | Digger Phelps (men) Ann Meyers (women) | Volleyball | Bob Beattie | Kurt Kilgore | Gymnastics | Jack Whitaker | Gordon Maddux Cathy Rigby-McCoy (women) Kurt Thomas (men | Anne Simon | Rhythmic Gymnastics | Al Trautwig | Gordon Maddux Cathy Rigby-McCoy | Boxing | Howard Cosell | Water Polo | Tim Brant | Jim Kruse | Rowing | Curt Gowdy | Steve Gladstone | Canoeing | Diana Nyad | Jay T. Kearney | Wrestling | Curt Gowdy | Russ Hellickson | Cycling (Road) | Al Michaels | Greg LeMond Eric Heiden | Cycling (Track) | Bill Flemming | Eric Heiden | Baseball (demonstration sport) | Don Chevrier | Jim Palmer | Equestrian | Chris Schenkel | Bill Steinkraus Tad Coffin | Fencing | Arthur Ashe Al Trautwig | Soccer | Mario Machado | Weightlifting | Lynn Swann | Bruce Wilhelm | Handball | Al Trautwig | Field Hockey | Al Trautwig | Mike Eruzione | Judo | Al Trautwig Mike Eruzione | Shooting | Al Trautwig | Closing Ceremony | Jim McKay | Peter Jennings | Donna de Varona |
References1. ^Jim McKay 2. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1964&dat=19800208&id=uQAtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ac4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2788,1375215 The Palm Beach Post - Feb 8, 1980] 3. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1291&dat=19800208&id=wDQQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rI0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5933,1517189 Boca Raton News - Feb 8, 1980] 4. ^He was relegated to near obscurity at the '84 Olympics in Los Angeles, covering only the snippets of basketball that ABC presented.
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