A color commentator or expert commentator is a sports commentator who assists the main (play-by-play) commentator, typically by filling in when play is not in progress. The person may also be referred to as a summariser (outside North America) or analyst (a term used throughout the English-speaking world).[1] The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the main commentator is not describing the action.[2] The color commentator provides expert analysis and background information, such as statistics, strategy, and injury reports on the teams and athletes, and occasionally anecdotes or light humor. Color commentators are often former athletes or coaches of the sport being broadcast.[3]
Main commentator Arsenio Cañada (middle) introduces the basketball game between CB Estudiantes and CB Málaga assisted by two color analysts: Manel Comas (left), former coach, and Juanma Iturriaga (right), former player.
The term color refers to levity and insight provided by a secondary announcer. A sports color commentator customarily works alongside the play-by-play broadcaster.[4][5][6]
Commentary teams typically feature one professional commentator describing the passage of play, and another, usually a former player or coach, providing supplementary input as the game progresses. Color commentators usually restrict their input to times that the ball or the puck is out of play, or there is no significant action on the field or the court. They usually defer to the main commentator when a shot on goal or another significant event occurs. That sometimes results in them being talked over or cut short by the primary commentator. Former players and managers also appear as pundits and carry out a similar role to that of the co-commentator during the pre-game show before a given contest and the post-game show after it.
In American motorsports coverage, there may be as many as two color commentators in the booth for a given broadcast.[7]
In the 2010s, sports broadcasters began to increasingly deploy a "rules analyst", who provides opinions and insights on calls made by referees and is typically also a former official. The practice was first popularized in the NFL, with Fox hiring former officialsMike Pereira and Dean Blandino.[8][9][10] The practice has since been extended to other sports, with officials such as Steve Javie (basketball), Don Koharski (hockey), and Joe Machnik (soccer) having taken on similar roles for ESPN, TNT, and Fox respectively.[11][12][13]
United KingdomEdit
The term "color commentator" is largely unknown outside American sports such as professional wrestling. In the United Kingdom, the equivalent role is usually called "summariser" but other terms used are "analyst", "pundit" or simply "co-commentator". Cricket coverage on ESPNcricinfo uses similar terminology.
Australia and New ZealandEdit
The term is not used in Australia or New Zealand. Those giving the analysis alongside the main commentator are sometimes said to be giving additional or expert analysis, or "special comments", or they may be referred to as "expert commentators".
Latin AmericaEdit
For Association football broadcasts on Latin American sports television channels, such a commentator is called a comentarista in both Spanish and Portuguese and contrasts with the narrador, locutor (Spanish and Portuguese) or relator (Spanish - Argentina and Uruguay) who leads the transmission. The term "color" is not used or translated.
ReferencesEdit
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^Deitsch, Richard (January 11, 2012). "NFL's most indispensable broadcasting talents". Sports Illustrated. from the original on February 22, 2016.
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^Caldwell, Dave (January 22, 2019). "Rise of the TV rules analysts shows the NFL has a problem". the Guardian. from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
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A color commentator or expert commentator is a sports commentator who assists the main play by play commentator typically by filling in when play is not in progress The person may also be referred to as a summariser outside North America or analyst a term used throughout the English speaking world 1 The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast when the main commentator is not describing the action 2 The color commentator provides expert analysis and background information such as statistics strategy and injury reports on the teams and athletes and occasionally anecdotes or light humor Color commentators are often former athletes or coaches of the sport being broadcast 3 Main commentator Arsenio Canada middle introduces the basketball game between CB Estudiantes and CB Malaga assisted by two color analysts Manel Comas left former coach and Juanma Iturriaga right former player The term color refers to levity and insight provided by a secondary announcer A sports color commentator customarily works alongside the play by play broadcaster 4 5 6 Contents 1 United States and Canada 2 United Kingdom 3 Australia and New Zealand 4 Latin America 5 ReferencesUnited States and Canada EditCommentary teams typically feature one professional commentator describing the passage of play and another usually a former player or coach providing supplementary input as the game progresses Color commentators usually restrict their input to times that the ball or the puck is out of play or there is no significant action on the field or the court They usually defer to the main commentator when a shot on goal or another significant event occurs That sometimes results in them being talked over or cut short by the primary commentator Former players and managers also appear as pundits and carry out a similar role to that of the co commentator during the pre game show before a given contest and the post game show after it In American motorsports coverage there may be as many as two color commentators in the booth for a given broadcast 7 In the 2010s sports broadcasters began to increasingly deploy a rules analyst who provides opinions and insights on calls made by referees and is typically also a former official The practice was first popularized in the NFL with Fox hiring former officials Mike Pereira and Dean Blandino 8 9 10 The practice has since been extended to other sports with officials such as Steve Javie basketball Don Koharski hockey and Joe Machnik soccer having taken on similar roles for ESPN TNT and Fox respectively 11 12 13 United Kingdom EditThe term color commentator is largely unknown outside American sports such as professional wrestling In the United Kingdom the equivalent role is usually called summariser but other terms used are analyst pundit or simply co commentator Cricket coverage on ESPNcricinfo uses similar terminology Australia and New Zealand EditThe term is not used in Australia or New Zealand 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