1997 New York Yankees Broadcasters

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN NETWORK
"Madison Square Garden Network is beginning its ninth consecutive season as the team's cable TV outlet. In 1997, MSG Network acquired the rights to the Yankees' radio broadcasts, which will air on WABC Radio, 770 AM (the 17th consecutive year as the flagship station).
MSG Radio producer/engineer Brian Fergenson is in his 17th season."

-1997 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide


JIM KAAT (MSG)
"One of the most respected and talented analysts in the game, former major league pitcher Jim Kaat has quickly established himself as MSG's baseball expert. While Kaat primarily served as color analyst in his first two seasons with MSG, this season he will split his duties between color commentary and play-by-play.
Remarkably, after only one season in the MSG Network booth, he was nominated for a New York Emmy in the 'On-Camera-Achievement' category. His broadcasting includes stints as an announcer for the Yankees on WPIX (1986), Atlanta on WTBS (1987) and Minnesota on WCCO (1988-93)."

-1997 New York Yankees Official Team Yearbook


BOBBY MURCER (MSG and WPIX)
"Longtime Yankees outfielder Bobby Murcer will join the MSG Network television booth this season after calling Yankees games on WPIX for the last seven years. Murcer will serve as a color analyst and will also call play-by-play.
He will contribute the viewpoint of a former left-handed hitter who not only followed in Mantle's footsteps, but also helped perpetuate the strength of the Yankees tradition in his 13 seasons with the team. Murcer has found much success working in the broadcast booth upon completion of his playing career, and fans are always excited to see this familiar face talking Yankee baseball."

-1997 New York Yankees Official Team Yearbook


KEN SINGLETON (MSG)
"Entering his first year with the MSG Network, Ken Singleton will divide his time between calling play-by-play and providing color commentary.
Throughout his 15-year major league career as an outfielder and DH, Singleton established himself as a consistent power hitter. He will team with Kaat and Murcer to provide Yankees viewers with analysis from the standpoint of both a hitter and a fielder.
Singleton joins MSG from The Sports Network (TSN), where he served as color analyst for the Montreal Expos from 1985-96. For the past six years, he also called play-by-play and served as color analyst for CIQC-TV, the Expos' flagship radio network."

-1997 New York Yankees Official Team Yearbook


JOHN STERLING (WABC)
"Yankees fans will forever remember the resonant echo of John Sterling's voice announcing the Bronx Bombers' first World Series victory since 1978. Now entering his ninth year of calling play-by-play on WABC Radio, Sterling continues his impromptu style of announcing.
Formerly a play-by-play announcer for the New Jersey Nets, New York Islanders and Baltimore Bullets, John was also an Atlanta Braves broadcaster for five years and handled play-by-play duties for the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. His knowledge and experience have endeared him to all Yankees fans."

-1997 New York Yankees Official Team Yearbook

"Sterling, in his ninth season with the club, has served as a broadcaster for Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Hawks games nationally on WTBS, and locally has served as an announcer for the New Jersey Nets and New York Islanders."

-1997 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide


RICK CERONE
"The former [Sporting News] All-Star Yankees catcher embarks on his first season in the MSG booth, coming from WPIX where he called 50 Yankees games last season. Cerone will serve as color analyst for 25 select games this season.
Cerone has been an occasional analyst for MSG SportsDesk in addition to co-hosting Inside Pitch with Jim Hunter for CBS Radio, and has also served as an announcer for The Baseball Network and Empire Sports Network."

-1997 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide


STEVE PALERMO
"The native of Worcester, Massachusetts enters his third season as a contributor to 'Yankees Scorecard', providing periodic feature reports for MSG Network. The former 15-year American League umpire will provide analysis of the middle innings for select games, including game regulations and rulings from the umpire's point of view. Palermo will also serve as a backup color analyst and contribute to the Post-Game Report."

-1997 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide


The Yankees Spanish language broadcasters were not listed in either the 1997 New York Yankees Official Team Yearbook or the 1997 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide.