color commentator
noun
US
: a person whose job is to make interesting comments on a radio or television broadcast about the things that are happening in a sports contest
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Trump shook hands with attendees on the floor and made a point of greeting Joe Rogan, the podcaster who also works as a UFC color commentator. —
ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026 Jones now partners with Kayte Christensen, the team’s current color commentator. —Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026 Longtime color commentator and Blue Jays lifer Buck Martinez announced his retirement in February. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026 Haase, who played at KU (Shop KU) from 1994-97, has worked as a color commentator on college basketball broadcasts the past two seasons. —Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for color commentator
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026 Jones now partners with Kayte Christensen, the team’s current color commentator. —Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026 Longtime color commentator and Blue Jays lifer Buck Martinez announced his retirement in February. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026 Haase, who played at KU (Shop KU) from 1994-97, has worked as a color commentator on college basketball broadcasts the past two seasons. —Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for color commentator
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