Texas Rangers Broadcaster History
Shown here is the complete list of broadcasters the Texas Rangers have had since they moved here for the 1972 season..
| 1972-2006 Texas Rangers Broadcasters | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Television 1 | Television 2 / 3 | Cable 1 | Cable 2 | Radio 1 | Radio 2 / 3 | Spanish Radio |
| 2007 | Josh Lewin | Tom Grieve / Victor Rojas | Josh Lewin | Tom Grieve / Victor Rojas | Eric Nadel | Victor Rojas / Various | Eleno Ornelas / Jose Guzman |
| 2006 | Josh Lewin | Tom Grieve / Bill Land / Victor Rojas | Josh Lewin | Tom Grieve / Bill Land / Victor Rojas | Eric Nadel | Victor Rojas | Eleno Ornelas / Jose Guzman |
| 2005 | Josh Lewin | Tom Grieve / Bill Land | Josh Lewin | Tom Grieve / Bill Land | Eric Nadel | Victor Rojas | Eleno Ornelas / Jose Guzman |
| 2004 | Josh Lewin | Tom Grieve / Bill Land | Josh Lewin | Tom Grieve / Bill Land | Eric Nadel | Victor Rojas | Eleno Ornelas / Jose Guzman |
| 2003 | Josh Lewin | Tom Grieve / Bill Land | Josh Lewin | Tom Grieve / Bill Land | Eric Nadel | Vince Cotroneo | Edgar Lopez / Eleno Ornelas |
| 2002 | Josh Lewin | Tom Grieve / Vince Cotroneo | Josh Lewin | Tom Grieve / Vince Cotroneo | Eric Nadel | Vince Cotroneo | Edgar Lopez / Eleno Ornelas |
| 2001 | Bill Jones | Tom Grieve | Bill Jones | Tom Grieve | Eric Nadel | Vince Cotroneo | Edgar Lopez / Eleno Ornelas |
| 2000 | Bill Jones | Tom Grieve | Bill Jones | Tom Grieve | Eric Nadel | Vince Cotroneo | Edgar Lopez / Eleno Ornelas |
| 1999 | Bill Jones | Tom Grieve | Bill Jones | Tom Grieve | Eric Nadel | Vince Cotroneo | Luis Mayoral |
| 1998 | Bill Jones | Tom Grieve | Bill Jones | Tom Grieve | Eric Nadel | Vince Cotroneo | Luis Mayoral |
| 1997 | Mark Holtz - Bill Jones | Tom Grieve | Mark Holtz - Bill Jones | Tom Grieve | Eric Nadel | Brad Sham | Luis Mayoral |
| 1996 | Mark Holtz | Tom Grieve | Mark Holtz | Norm Hitzges / Tom Grieve | Eric Nadel | Brad Sham | Luis Mayoral |
| 1995 | Steve Busby | Jim Sundberg | Greg Lucas | Norm Hitzges | Eric Nadel | Brad Sham | Luis Mayoral |
| 1994 | Steve Busby | Jim Sundberg | Greg Lucas | Norm Hitzges | Mark Holtz | Eric Nadel | Luis Mayoral - Mario Diaz Orozco |
| 1993 | Steve Busby | Jim Sundberg | Greg Lucas | Norm Hitzges | Mark Holtz | Eric Nadel | |
| 1992 | Steve Busby | Jim Sundberg | Greg Lucas | Norm Hitzges | Mark Holtz | Eric Nadel | |
| 1991 | Steve Busby | Jim Sundberg | Greg Lucas | Norm Hitzges | Mark Holtz | Eric Nadel | |
| 1990 | Steve Busby | Jim Sundberg | Dave Barnett / Brad Sham | Greg Lucas / Jim Sundberg | Mark Holtz | Eric Nadel | |
| 1989 | Bob Carpenter | Steve Busby | Merle Harmon | Norm Hitzges / Greg Lucas | Mark Holtz | Eric Nadel | |
| 1988 | Bob Carpenter | Steve Busby | Merle Harmon | Norm Hitzges / Bob Carpenter | Mark Holtz | Eric Nadel | |
| 1987 | Bob Carpenter | Steve Busby | Merle Harmon | Norm Hitzges / Bob Carpenter | Mark Holtz | Eric Nadel | |
| 1986 | Bob Carpenter | Steve Busby | Merle Harmon | Norm Hitzges / Bob Carpenter | Mark Holtz | Eric Nadel | |
| 1985 | Phil Stone | Fred Patek | Merle Harmon | Steve Busby | Mark Holtz | Eric Nadel | |
| 1984 | Mark Holtz | Eric Nadel / Steve Busby | Merle Harmon | Steve Busby | Mark Holtz | Eric Nadel | |
| 1983 | Merle Harmon | Steve Busby | Merle Harmon | Steve Busby | Mark Holtz | Eric Nadel | |
| 1982 | Merle Harmon | Steve Busby | Merle Harmon | Steve Busby | Mark Holtz | Eric Nadel | |
| 1981 | Mel Proctor | Eric Nadel | Mark Holtz | Norm Hitzges | Mel Proctor | Bill Merrill - Eric Nadel | |
| 1980 | Mel Proctor | Frank Glieber / Eric Nadel | Mel Proctor | Bill Merrill - Eric Nadel | |||
| 1979 | Jon Miller | Frank Glieber / Eric Nadel | Jon Miller | Bill Merrill | |||
| 1978 | Jon Miller | Frank Glieber | Jon Miller | Bill Merrill | |||
| 1977 | Dick Risenhoover | Tom Vandergriff | Dick Risenhoover | Bill Merrill | |||
| 1976 | Dick Risenhoover | Tom Vandergriff | Dick Risenhoover | Bill Merrill | |||
| 1975 | Dick Risenhoover | Tom Vandergriff | Dick Risenhoover | Bill Merrill | |||
| 1974 | Dick Risenhoover | Jimmy Piersall / Burt Hawkins | Dick Risenhoover | Bill Merrill | |||
| 1973 | Dick Risenhoover | Tom Hedrick | Bill Mercer | Dick Risenhoover | |||
| 1972 | Bill Mercer | Don Drysdale | Bill Mercer | Don Drysdale | |||
Notes:
- 2004/2005 - During some weekend games, Josh is off doing national broadcasts. During those games Bill Land subs for Josh Lewin.
- 2003 - Bill Land was the sub in 2003
- 2002 - During Josh's national broadcasts, Vince Cotroneo filled in for Josh, and Scott Franzke filled in for Vince on the radio.
- 1997 - Bill Jones replaced Mark Holtz on May 23, 1997 due to Holtz's illness that later took his life.
- From 1981 through 1995, there were different TV broadcast teams on the "regular" channels vs the cable broadcasts
