Friday, August 12, 2016

1991 New York Yankees Broadcasters

"Yankee baseball will be broadcast for the 53rd consecutive season in 1991. WPIX-TV (Channel 11) will be the New York City television outlet for the 41st straight season, while WABC Radio (770 AM) is leading the Yankee radio network as the flagship station for the eleventh straight year. A network covering 12 states also participates in the Yankees' TV and radio coverage. The Madison Square Garden Network is beginning its third season as the Yankees' cable television outlet in the tri-state area, and Yankee games will also be broadcast in Spanish to Latin America for the 22nd straight season. These comprehensive broadcast outlets insure that Yankee baseball will be one of the most widely available sports events in the country.
John Sterling and Joe Angel begin their first season paired on the Yankee broadcasts on WABC radio, and engineer Brian Fergenson begins his 11th season in the booth. On MSG, DeWayne Staats and Tony Kubek both return for their second season to handle play-by-play and color analysis in the broadcast booth."

-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide


TONY KUBEK (MSG)
"Returning for his second year in the Madison Square Garden Network booth is Tony Kubek, one of the most respected voices in baseball. The former Yankee shortstop, who played in six World Series, previously spent 24 years with NBC Sports as analyst for the Baseball Game of the Week and 13 seasons as a television broadcaster for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Tony's insightful coverage of the Yankees has made a lasting impression with the team's fans."

-The New York Yankees Official 1991 Yearbook

"Kubek, the longtime analyst for NBC Sports' Baseball Game of the Week and one of the most respected voices in baseball, returns for his second campaign with the Yankees. He spent 24 years in the NBC booth, working with Curt Gowdy, Joe Garagiola and Jim Simpson. He also spent 13 seasons as a television broadcaster for Toronto Blue Jays baseball.
Kubek was a popular Yankee shortstop for the duration of his career (1957-65), going to six World Series along the way."

-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide


DEWAYNE STAATS (MSG)
"Known as one of the best play-by-play announcers in the business, DeWayne Staats in now in his second season broadcasting Yankees games for Madison Square Garden Network.
Staats served as play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Cubs on WGN-TV and radio from 1985-89. He also performed the same duties for the Houston Astros for eight seasons prior to joining the Cubs."

-The New York Yankees Official 1991 Yearbook

"Staats served as the play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Cubs on WGN-TV and radio from 1985-89. He also handled play-by-play duties for the Houston Astros for eight seasons prior to joining the Cubs."

-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide


JOHN STERLING (WABC)
"1991 marks John Sterling's third consecutive year with the Yankees in the WABC radio booth, although he broadcast Yankee games in the 1970s as well. During baseball's off-season Sterling hosts the winter edition of the 'Yankees Magazine Show' on MSG Network.
Formerly a play-by-play announcer for the New York Nets, New York Islanders and Baltimore Bullets, John was also an Atlanta Braves broadcaster for five years.
His knowledge and experience have endeared him to all Yankee fans."

-The New York Yankees Official 1991 Yearbook

"Sterling, in his third season as a Yankee broadcaster, has broadcast Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Hawks games on superstation WTBS. He has also broadcast New Jersey Nets and New York Islanders games locally. Sterling is host of the winter edition of 'Yankees Magazine,' seen weekly on MSG."

-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide


JOE ANGEL (WABC)
"An 11-year veteran of broadcasting major league baseball games, Joe Angel begins his first year in the WABC radio booth. Angel had broadcast the Baltimore Orioles the past three seasons and had also had previously worked for the Minnesota Twins (1984-86), Oakland Athletics (1980-81) and San Francisco Giants (1976-78).
A native of Columbia, South America, Angel brings a fresh approach and insight to his broadcasts."

-The New York Yankees Official 1991 Yearbook

"Joe Angel joins the Yankees broadcasts this year after spending the past three seasons covering Baltimore Orioles games on the radio. This is his 12th season broadcasting major league baseball, having worked Minnesota Twins (1984-86) and San Francisco Giants (1976-78) games as well as providing play-by-play for Oakland Athletics telecasts (1980-81). He was raised in the San Francisco area and quarterbacked the Galileo High School football team that featured running back O.J. Simpson. A native of Columbia in South America, Joe makes his home in Rancho Murieta, California."

-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide

NOTE: Phil Rizzuto, Bobby Murcer and Tom Seaver were not listed in either the 1991 Yankees Yearbook or the 1991 Yankees Information Guide.