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• COLOR COMMENTATOR PROFESSIONAL

They are typically former officials, such as Mike Pereira. In the 2010s, broadcasts of National Football League began to employ " rules analysts", who provide opinions and insights on calls made by officials. In American motorsports coverage, there may be as many as two color commentators in the booth for a given broadcast.

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. That sometimes results in them being talked over or cut short by the primary commentator. They usually defer to the main commentator when a shot on goal or another significant event occurs. 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.

COLOR COMMENTATOR PROFESSIONAL

Ĭommentary 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. A sports color commentator customarily works alongside the play-by-play broadcaster. The term color refers to levity and insight provided by a secondary announcer. Color commentators are often former athletes or coaches of the sport being broadcast. 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. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the main commentator is not describing the action.

The person may also be referred to as a summariser (outside North America) or analyst (a term used throughout the English-speaking world). The phrase "colour commentator" is primarily used in Canadian English and the phrase "color commentator" is now rarely used in American English as the role is now more commonly known in the USA as "game analyst" or "match analyst". 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.Ī 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.