North American Soccer League broadcasters

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Local broadcasters

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Team Television station Television announcers
Atlanta Chiefs (1979) WTBS[1] Bob Neal[2] and Terry Hanson
California Surf KHJ-TV[3] Gil Stratton and Dick Calvert
Chicago Sting SportsVision[4]
WGN-TV
Roy Leonard[5], Howard Balson[6][7], and Ken Stern[8]
Detroit Express WKBD-TV[9] Jim Forney and Jimmy Hill
Edmonton Drillers CFRN-DT[10] Al McCann, Brian Rice, Randy Hahn[11], and Vic Rauter
Houston Hurricane Mario Machado and Hans von Mende
Jacksonville Tea Men Frank Timoney and Arthur Smith
Los Angeles Aztecs KNXT
ONTV
Gil Stratton[12] and Norm Jackson
Tom Kelly[13] and Dan Avey
Los Angeles Wolves KTLA Chick Hearn[14][15]
Minnesota Kicks KSTP-TV
WCCO-TV
Bob Bruce, Rod Trongard, and Trevor Iseman
Montreal Manic TVA Claudine Douville, Pierre Donais, Francis Millien, and Michel Champagne
New York Cosmos WNET
WOR-TV[16][17]
Trans World International
Crane Davis and Kyle Rote Jr.
Jim Karvellas[18][19], Seamus Malin[20], Lee Arthur, and Werner Roth
Tom Kelly and Clive Toye
Oakland Stompers Art Eckman[21] and Jack Hyde
Philadelphia Atoms Gene Hart[22] and Walter Chyzowych
Philadelphia Fury WPHL-TV[23] Al Meltzer[24] and Walter Chyzowych
Rochester Lancers WOKR-TV Jack Palvino, Ron DeFrance[25], Chuck Schiano, and Tom Pipines
San Diego Sockers KUSI-TV[26] Randy Hahn[27] and Alan Mayer
San Jose Earthquakes Gill Cable[28] Bob Ray[29], Hal Ramey[30], Dave Chaplik, Jon Miller[31], and Pat Hughes
Seattle Sounders KCTS-TV Bob Robertson[32][33], Steve Fimmel, Cliff McCrath, Simon Ostler, and Keith Dysart
Tampa Bay Rowdies Bob Wolff[34] and Tom Keene‎
Team America WATV-LD Bob Carpenter[35], Gordon Bradley, and Mike Lange
Tulsa Roughnecks KTUL Chris Lincoln[36], Bob Carpenter[37][38], Gordon Bradley, and Al Miller
Washington Diplomats Jon Miller, Don Earle[39], and Terry Hanson
Washington Diplomats (1981) Jim Forney and Jimmy Hill

National broadcasters

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Network Television announcers
ABC Jim McKay, Paul Gardner, and Verne Lundquist
ESPN Sam Rosen and Seamus Malin
Mizlou Howard David, Jim Karvellas, and Bob McNulty
USA Spencer Ross and Werner Roth
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