announcers

noun

plural of announcer
as in hosts
a person who conducts a program of entertainment by making introductions and providing continuity announcer for the Indy 500

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Recent Examples of announcers That led to some tension between the broadcasters and FIFA, as Peacock carried the Spanish-language rights for a less expensive price than Fox One, which streamed the games with English announcers. — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 Johnson then discussed Ball’s answer wish his fellow announcers in ESPN’s studio. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 The carry was so egregious that each of the announcers on the broadcast couldn't help but call out how bad the no-call was. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Many top announcers’ contracts are expected to lapse after the end of this season, including not only Aikman’s, but Greg Olsen’s at Fox, and Al Michaels’ at Amazon. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026 The traditional telecast, featuring announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman with reporters Lisa Salters and Laura Rutledge, will be available on ESPN, ABC and Disney+. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Before 2022, the onetime prime-time pioneer cycled through a succession of announcers and received increasingly middling games on the NFL schedule, which led to stagnating ratings and frustrated ad buyers. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026 With two of Fox’s NFL announcers working MLB playoff series (thus moving Chris Myers up to a different team), the network will use Charlotte Hornets TV voice Eric Collins with Mark Schlereth on Sunday’s Dolphins-Bengals game. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 For context, consider that only four announcers in MLB history (led by Vin Scully’s 67 years with the Dodgers dating back to their Brooklyn days) have broadcast for the same team for at least 50 seasons. — Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for announcers
  1. hosts
  2. newscasters
  3. emcees
Noun
  • Many observers expect hosts to pass the extra work on to guests.
    — Lena Borrelli, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Devaney’s hosts entertainment with giveaways and halftime bingo during Phins games.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of hosts
Noun
  • Members of the media were given a walkthrough of Nightmares early Thursday morning, leading to plenty of shrieks from area newscasters.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Hartman, a human resource specialist, watched in disbelief as newscasters ran footage of the destruction in New York and nearby Arlington, Virginia.
    — USA TODAY staff, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of newscasters
Noun
  • The film follows Silibil N’ Brains — two aspiring Scottish rappers who, after being mocked for their accents, rebranded themselves as Californian emcees and duped their way into a record deal with Sony.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The chatter caused the emcees to not-so-playfully shush the crowd several times.
    — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 6 June 2026
Definition of emcees

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