Whether you love the Los Angeles Dodgers or hate them, you can get all of the action on the radio with the Dodgers on radio network. This network has 27 stations that broadcast the Major League Baseball games to seven states. In addition, the network airs the games in three languages.
Vin Scully
Those who have grown up watching baseball know Vin Scully as the voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers on radio. He was a fixture on the radio and television for more than sixty-four years.
Scully is the longest-serving sports announcer for one team. He started announcing games for the Dodgers in Brooklyn in 1950 and moved to Los Angeles in 1958. Scully has called six Major League All-Star Games, four National League Championship Series and three World Series. He also worked for CBS for NFL games from 1975 to 1982. He won numerous awards including a Ford Frick Award, Southern California Sports Broadcasters Association’s best play-by-play award, and the Lifetime Achievement Sports Emmy Award.
Jerry Doggett
During the Los Angeles Dodgers’ early years in Los Angeles, they broadcast games on radio. Some fans were seated near home plate, while others sat far away. Eventually, the Dodgers expanded their coverage to television.
Vin Scully, a Brooklyn native who was a narrator on TV’s Masters, joined the Dodgers’ radio and TV staff in 1950. He was named the team’s lead announcer after Red Barber left. Scully worked with the team for 32 years. He was the Dodgers’ most popular broadcaster.
In addition to his work on the Dodgers, Vin Scully was a prominent broadcaster for other teams. He was a member of the broadcasters’ wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame. He called games on CBS, NBC, and ABC. He also hosted a daytime talk show.
John Sterling
During the Dodgers 50th anniversary season in 2005, their radio broadcast team ranked as the best in the league. In fact, the Dodgers radio announcers were so good that USA Today ranked them as the best in the league.
One of the most famous baseball voices of all time is John Sterling. He has worked as a radio and television broadcaster for the Yankees, Braves and Hawks, among other teams. He has been in the Yankees booth for 17 seasons, and has never missed a game. Sterling has also worked as a play-by-play announcer for the Baltimore Bullets during the NBA’s 1970-71 season.
Sterling will still be on the microphone during Yankee home games and select road games in close proximity to the Bronx. He is also expected to call playoff games for the Bombers. He also has a nightly commentary feature on WCBS newscasts. Sterling says he plans to take a few days off in the season to help manage his schedule. He also plans to watch a few games from his Edgewater home.
Blake Harris
NBC Sports Dodgers reporter Blake Harris has been on the radio with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Harris is a lifelong Dodgers fan and a reporter for True Blue LA. Harris joins Tracy Sandler to talk Dodgers. Among other things, Harris talks about the Dodgers signing Carlos Correa, the Dodgers’ bullpen, the trade deadline, the MLB awards, and the Dodgers’ postseason roster.
Harris also covers NASCAR and has a background in Arizona State and Arizona State University. His best Dodgers experience was covering the Dodgers postseason run.
Blake Harris is now the Dodgers beat reporter for True Blue LA. Harris talks about the Dodgers’ postseason roster, the NLDS, the CFP, and the worst case scenario for LA.
Dan Shulman
During his career, Dan Shulman has worked as a sportscaster for several networks. He has been nominated for several awards. In 2011, he was named National Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Currently, he is a play-by-play announcer for ESPN’s MLB telecasts. He has also hosted various weekend programming for ESPN Radio. He has a podcast called Swing and a Belt, which focuses on different baseball topics.
Shulman began his career as a play-by-play announcer on TSN. He called the Toronto Raptors and the Vancouver Grizzlies for the network. He also worked on CTV’s coverage of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Norway.
Orel Herhiser
During his 18-year Major League Baseball career, Orel Hershier IV was an All-Star, an NL Cy Young Award winner, and a member of the Dodgers’ 1988 World Series championship team. He later became the Dodgers’ color analyst and a sports broadcaster for ESPN. In addition to his work with the Dodgers, Hershiser also spent time with the Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, and New York Mets. Currently, Hershiser is working as a baseball analyst for ESPN and Sportsnet Louisiana.
In addition to Hershiser, the Dodgers’ broadcast crew will feature other familiar names. Former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda dubbed Hershiser a “Bulldog” and called him a “great pitcher” in his time with the team.
