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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Tom Brady will be broadcasting his first Super Bowl as the color commentator for Fox's broadcast of the game, capping the former quarterback's first season in the booth.
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
In his post-playing days, Christie rejoined the Kings organization as a color commentator in 2018.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025
Ask Stacey King his memories of Derrick Rose, and before the affable Chicago Bulls color commentator mentions any highlight plays, there is reverence.
—Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Graves has been a color commentator for almost nine years now, having worked on every brand under the WWE umbrella.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
In his post-playing days, Christie rejoined the Kings organization as a color commentator in 2018.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025
Ask Stacey King his memories of Derrick Rose, and before the affable Chicago Bulls color commentator mentions any highlight plays, there is reverence.
—Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Graves has been a color commentator for almost nine years now, having worked on every brand under the WWE umbrella.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Color commentator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20commentator. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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