The Washington Commanders are a professional American football franchise based in the Washington metropolitan area. They are members of the East division in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL). The Commanders were founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves, named after the local baseball franchise.[1] The franchise changed its name the following year to the Redskins and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1937.[1] In 2020, the team retired the Redskins name after longstanding controversies surrounding it and briefly played as the Washington Football Team before becoming the Commanders in 2022.[1]
The team's flagship station is WBIG-FM (Big 100.3), having been selected as the team's broadcast partner after following a partnership with iHeartMedia in 2022.[2] The team's previous longtime broadcast home was previously WTEM, by virtue of previously being owned by Red Zebra Broadcasting, a group co-owned by Snyder.[3]
| Year | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Tony Wakeman[4] | |
| 1938 | ||
| 1939 | ||
| 1940 | ||
| 1941 | Harry Wismer | |
| 1942 | ||
| 1943 | Jim Gibbons | |
| 1944 | ||
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| 1948 | ||
| 1949 | ||
| 1950 | ||
| 1951 | ||
| 1952 | Mel Allen | |
| 1953 | Mel Allen[5] and Jim Gibbons[6] | Jim Gibbons and Bill Malone |
| 1954 | Jim Gibbons | Bill Malone[7] |
| 1955 | Eddie Gallaher[8] | Charlie Justice |
| 1956 | Arch McDonald | |
| 1957 | ||
| 1958 | Dan Daniels[9] | |
| 1959 | ||
| 1960 | ||
| 1961 | Bill McColgan[10] | Morrie Siegel[11] |
| 1962 | ||
| 1963 | ||
| 1964 | Steve Gilmartin | Chuck Drazenovich[12] |
| 1965 | ||
| 1966 | ||
| 1967 | ||
| 1968 | Mal Campbell | |
| 1969 | ||
| 1970 | ||
| 1971 | ||
| 1972 | ||
| 1973 | ||
| 1974 | Mal Campbell | Len Hathaway |
| 1975 | Len Hathaway[13] | Sam Huff |
| 1976 | ||
| 1977 | Dan Lovett | |
| 1978 | ||
| 1979 | Frank Herzog | |
| 1980 | ||
| 1981 | Sonny Jurgensen and Sam Huff | |
| 1982 | ||
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| 2005 | Larry Michael | |
| 2006 | ||
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| 2012 | ||
| 2013 | Chris Cooley and Sonny Jurgensen | |
| 2014 | ||
| 2015 | ||
| 2016 | ||
| 2017 | ||
| 2018 | ||
| 2019 | Chris Cooley | |
| 2020 | Bram Weinstein | DeAngelo Hall and Julie Donaldson |
| 2021 | ||
| 2022 | London Fletcher and Julie Donaldson | |
| 2023 | ||
| 2024 | London Fletcher and Logan Paulsen |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Washington Commanders Team History". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ Jhabvala, Nicki. "Commanders announce new radio deal to air games on BIG 100 FM". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ Farhi, Paul (July 17, 2008). "Snyder's Simulcast Plans Center on WTEM". Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
- ^ "Wakeman, Irvin To Again Serve Redskins". The Washington Star. June 6, 1939. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "(Ad) Washington Redskins vs. Chicago Bears". Evening Star. November 15, 1953. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "(Ad) Washington Redskins vs. Chicago Cardinals". Evening Star. September 27, 1953. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "(Ad) Football Today". Evening Star. October 24, 1954. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ Yorke, Jeffery (October 31, 1995). "75 Years of Making Radio Waves". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ Washington Redskins 1958 Yearbook (PDF). 1958. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ Washington Redskins 1961 Yearbook (PDF). 1961. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ Washington Redskins 1963 Yearbook (PDF). 1963. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "50 Stations on WMAL's Redskin 19-Game Network". Sponsor. August 10, 1964.
- ^ Shapiro, Leonard (November 22, 1981). "More Than Just a Pretty Voice". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 26, 2017.