The following is a list of the television networks and announcers who have broadcast college football's Famous Idaho Potato Bowl throughout the years.
Date | Network | Play-by-play announcers | Color commentators | Sideline reporters |
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2023 | ESPN Radio | Clay Matvick | Dave Steckel | |
2022 | Bowl Season Radio | Brian Roth | Hans Olsen | Tim Murray |
2021 | ESPN Radio | Kevin Winter | Trevor Matich | |
Dec. 2020 | FirstTeam Radio | Brian Roth | Hans Olsen | |
Jan. 2020 | Bowlday Radio | Bob Behler | Chris Lewis | |
2018 | Gameday Radio | Scott Garrard | ||
2017 | Wyatt Thompson | Landry Burdine | Bob Behler | |
2016 | ESPN Radio | Paul Loeffler | Pat Hill | Marty Cesario |
2015 | ||||
2014 | ||||
2013 | Marc Kestecher | Dan Hawkins | Marty Cesario | |
2012 | Rich Cellini | Tom Ramsey | Shelley Smith | |
2011 | Bill Rosinski | David Norrie | Joe Schad | |
2010 | Justin Kutcher | David Diaz-Infante | Marty Cesario | |
2009 | Nevada Sports Network | Dave Tester | Alex Shelton | |
2008 | Jared Zabransky | |||
2007 | Alex Shelton | |||
2006 | ||||
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2002 | ||||
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