The following is a list of the television networks and announcers that have broadcast the WNBA All-Star Game.
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) | Studio host | Studio analyst(s) |
2024 | ABC [1] | Ryan Ruocco | Rebecca Lobo | Holly Rowe | LaChina Robinson | Andraya Carter, Carolyn Peck and Chiney Ogwumike |
2023 | ABC [2] | Ryan Ruocco | Rebecca Lobo | Holly Rowe | LaChina Robinson | Andraya Carter, Carolyn Peck and Ros Gold-Onwude |
2022 | ABC [3] | Ryan Ruocco | Rebecca Lobo | Holly Rowe | LaChina Robinson | Carolyn Peck |
2021 | ESPN [4] | Ryan Ruocco | Rebecca Lobo | Holly Rowe |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) | Studio host | Studio analyst(s) |
2019 | ABC [5] | Ryan Ruocco [6] [7] | Rebecca Lobo | Holly Rowe and LaChina Robinson | ||
2018 | ABC [8] [9] [10] | Ryan Ruocco [11] | Rebecca Lobo | Holly Rowe and LaChina Robinson | ||
2017 | ABC [12] | Ryan Ruocco [13] | Rebecca Lobo | Holly Rowe [14] and LaChina Robinson | ||
2015 | ABC [15] | Ryan Ruocco [16] | Rebecca Lobo | Holly Rowe | Matt Barrie [17] | Chiney Ogwumike |
2014 | ESPN [18] [19] | Ryan Ruocco [20] | Rebecca Lobo | Holly Rowe [21] | Doug Kezerian | |
2013 | ABC [22] | Ryan Ruocco [23] [24] | Rebecca Lobo [25] | Holly Rowe | ||
2011 | ABC [26] | Dave Pasch [27] [28] | Carolyn Peck | Heather Cox | ||
2010 | ESPN [29] | Terry Gannon [30] | Carolyn Peck | Heather Cox and Rebecca Lobo |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) | Studio host | Studio analyst(s) |
2009 | ABC [31] [32] [33] | Dave Pasch | Nancy Lieberman and Carolyn Peck | Heather Cox and Rebecca Lobo | ||
2007 | ABC [34] [35] | Dave Pasch | Doris Burke | Heather Cox and Rebecca Lobo | Linda Cohn | Nancy Lieberman |
2006 | ESPN [36] [37] [38] | Dave Pasch | Doris Burke | Heather Cox | Linda Cohn [39] | |
2005 | ABC [40] [41] [42] [43] | Terry Gannon | Doris Burke | Rebecca Lobo [44] [45] [46] | Pam Ward | |
2004 | ESPN [47] [48] [49] | Terry Gannon | Ann Meyers and Greg Anthony | Doris Burke | Pam Ward | |
2003 | ABC [50] [51] | Mark Jones | Ann Meyers | Doris Burke [52] and Lea B. Olsen | Pam Ward | Nancy Lieberman and Bill Laimbeer |
2002 | ESPN [53] [54] | Doris Burke [55] | ||||
2001 | ESPN [56] [57] | John Saunders | Nancy Lieberman | Fran Harris and Lea B. Olsen | Robin Roberts | Sheryl Swoopes and Vera Jones |
2000 | ESPN [58] [59] [60] | Robin Roberts [61] | Jay Bilas |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) | Studio host | Studio analyst(s) |
1999 | ESPN [63] | Robin Roberts | Pat Summitt | Jay Bilas and Tiffany Wright | John Saunders | Nancy Lieberman |
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