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This is a list of television and radio broadcasters who have reported on the Birmingham Bowl, a college football bowl game played since 2006 in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States.
| Date | Network | Play-by-play announcer | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ESPN | Tom Hart | Cole Cubelic | Taylor Davis |
| 2022 | Tiffany Greene | Jay Walker | Jalyn Johnson | |
| 2021 | Taylor Zarzour | Eric Mac Lain | Taylor Davis | |
| 2020 | Kevin Brown | Andre Ware | Dawn Davenport | |
| 2018 | Dave Neal | D. J. Shockley | ||
| 2017 | Tom Hart | Gene Chizik | Lauren Sisler | |
| 2016 | Eamon McAnaney | John Cognemi | Kevin Weidl | |
| 2015 (Dec) | Beth Mowins | Anthony Becht | Paul Carcaterra | |
| 2015 (Jan) | Dave Neal | Andre Ware | Laura Rutledge | |
| 2014 | Dawn Davenport | |||
| 2013 | Eamon McAnaney | David Diaz-Infante | Paul Carcaterra | |
| 2012 | Mike Gleason | John Congemi | Eamon McAnaney | |
| 2011 | Cara Capuano | |||
| 2010 | Dave Neal | Andre Ware | ||
| 2008 | Eric Collins | Shaun King | ||
| 2007 | Pam Ward | Ray Bentley | Rob Simmelkjaer | |
| 2006 | Gary Thorne | Andre Ware | Todd Harris |
| Date | Network | Play-by-play announcer | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bowl Season Radio | Travis Jones | J.D. Byars | Tenitra Batiste |
| 2020 | Bowlday Radio | John Denton | Melanie Newman | |
| 2018 | Gameday Radio | Randy McMichael | ||
| 2017 | Brian Hanni | Elvis Gallegos | Lericia Harris | |
| 2016 | ESPN Radio | Doug Bell | Chris Doering | Kris Budden |
| 2015 (Dec) | Allen Bestwick | Dan Hawkins | Tiffany Greene | |
| 2015 (Jan) | Adam Amin | Greg McElroy | Ian Fitzsimmons | |
| 2014 | Rene Ingoglia | |||
| 2013 | Dave LaMont | Kelly Stouffer | Allison Williams | |
| 2012 | Clay Matvick | Charles Arbuckle | Jessica Mendoza | |
| 2011 | Herm Edwards | Elizabeth Moreau | ||
| 2010 | Pam Ward | Ray Bentley | ||
| 2008 | Dave LaMont | Todd McShay and Trevor Matich | ||
| 2007 | Dave Sims | John Congemi | Sarah Kustok | |
| 2006 | Pam Ward | Mike Gottfried |
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