Matches played by the American basketball team Miami Heat have been broadcast since its founding in 1988. Radio commentaries have been broadcast in English and Spanish: the English commentaries have been broadcast on the WAXY channel since 2011, and those in Spanish on WQBA since 2004. Matches have been televised on Sun Sports and its predecessors. The teams of commentators include a play-by-play commentator, a color commentator, a courtside reporter, and a studio host.
Television
edit2010s
edit2000s
edit| Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Courtside reporter | Studio host | Studio analysts |
| 2009–10 | Sun Sports | Eric Reid | Tony Fiorentino | Jason Jackson | Jason Jackson | |
| 2008–09 | Sun Sports | Eric Reid | Tony Fiorentino | Jason Jackson | Jason Jackson | |
| 2007–08 | Sun Sports | Eric Reid | Tony Fiorentino | Jason Jackson | Jason Jackson | |
| 2006–07 | Sun Sports | Eric Reid | Tony Fiorentino | Jason Jackson | Jason Jackson | |
| 2005–06 | Sun Sports | Eric Reid | Tony Fiorentino | Jason Jackson | Jason Jackson | |
| 2004–05 | Sun Sports/Sunshine Network | Eric Reid | Mike Fratello or Tony Fiorentino | Jason Jackson | Jason Jackson | |
| 2003–04 | Sunshine Network, WBFS-TV, and WFOR-TV | Eric Reid | Mike Fratello | Jason Jackson | Jason Jackson | |
| 2002–03 | Sunshine Network, WBFS-TV, and WFOR-TV | Eric Reid | Mike Fratello | |||
| 2001–02 | Sunshine Network, WBFS-TV, and WFOR-TV | Eric Reid | Ed Pinckney | |||
| 2000–01 | Sunshine Network, WBFS-TV, and WFOR-TV | Eric Reid | Ed Pinckney | Mark Jones | Mark Jones | Tony Fiorentino |
1990s
edit1980s
edit| Year | Channel | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Courtside reporter | Studio host | Studio analysts |
| 1989–90 | SportsChannel Florida and WBFS-TV | Sam Smith | Eric Reid | |||
| 1988–89 |
English radio
edit2010s
edit| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host |
| 2015–16 | WAXY | Mike Inglis | John Crotty | Jonathan Zaslow |
| 2014–15 | ||||
| 2013–14 | ||||
| 2012–13 | ||||
| 2011–12 | ||||
| 2010–11 | WIOD |
2000s
edit| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host |
| 2009–10 | WIOD | Mike Inglis | John Crotty | Jeremy Marks-Peltz |
| 2008–09 | ||||
| 2007–08 | ||||
| 2006–07 | Jorge Sedano | |||
| 2005–06 | ||||
| 2004–05 | ||||
| 2003–04 | Tony Fiorentino | Jason Solodkin | ||
| 2002–03 | Ed Pinckney (Home Games Only) | |||
| 2001–02 | Phil Latzman | |||
| 2000–01 |
1990s
edit| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host |
| 1999–00 | WIOD | Mike Inglis | Ed Pinckney (Home Games Only) | Phil Latzman |
| 1998–99 | ||||
| 1997–98 | David Halberstam | |||
| 1996–97 | ||||
| 1995–96 | WINZ | |||
| 1994–95 | ||||
| 1993–94 | ||||
| 1992–93 | WQAM | |||
| 1991–92 | Eric Reid | Dave Wohl | ||
| 1990–91 | Sam Smith | Eric Reid |
1980s
edit| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host |
| 1989–90 | WQAM | Sam Smith | Eric Reid | |
| 1988–89 |
Spanish radio
edit2010s
edit| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
| 2015–16 | WQBA | Jose Paneda | Joe Pujala |
| 2014–15 | WQBA | Jose Paneda | Joe Pujala |
| 2013–14 | WQBA | Jose Paneda | Joe Pujala |
| 2012–13 | WQBA | Jose Paneda | Joe Pujala |
| 2011–12 | WQBA | Jose Paneda | Joe Pujala |
| 2010–11 | WQBA | Jose Paneda | Joe Pujala |
2000s
edit| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
| 2009–10 | WQBA | Jose Paneda | Joe Pujala |
| 2008–09 | WQBA | Jose Paneda | Joe Pujala |
| 2007–08 | WQBA | Jose Paneda | Joe Pujala |
| 2006–07 | WQBA | Jose Paneda | Joe Pujala |
| 2005–06 | WQBA | Jose Paneda | Joe Pujala |
| 2004–05 | WQBA | Jose Paneda | Joe Pujala |
| 2003–04 | WACC | Jose Paneda | |
| 2002–03 | WACC | Jose Paneda | |
| 2001–02 | WACC | Jose Paneda | |
| 2000–01 | WACC | Jose Paneda |
1990s
edit| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator |
| 1999–00 | WACC | Jose Paneda | |
| 1998–99 | WACC | Jose Paneda | |
| 1997–98 | WACC | Jose Paneda | |
| 1996–97 | WXTO | Jose Paneda | |
| 1995–96 | WRFM | Jose Paneda | |
| 1994–95 | WRFM | Jose Paneda | |
| 1993–94 | WRFM | Jose Paneda | |
| 1992–93 | WRFM | Jose Paneda | |
| 1991–92 | WRFM | Jose Paneda | Jorge Cunill |
| 1990–91 | WRFM | Jose Paneda | Jorge Cunill |
1980s
edit| Year | Flagship Station | Play-by-play | Color commentator |
| 1989–90 | WAQI | Sarvelio del Valle | Jose Paneda |
| 1988–89 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "FOX Sports Sun to air 81 Miami Heat regular-season games in 2017-18" (Press release). FOX Sports Florida. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ "NBA lockout dishes out whammy to Diller's WAMI" Variety
- The Sunshine Network became Sun Sports during the 2004–05 NBA season.
- When Mike Fratello called games for the NBA on TNT, Ed Pinckney and Tony Fiorentino were used as a fill-ins.
- Tony Fiorentino replaced Mike Fratello during the 2004–05 NBA season after Fratello became the Memphis Grizzlies head coach.