{{Short description|Emmy award for a sports broadcaster}} {{refimprove|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox award | name = Emmy Award Outstanding Host or Commentator | most_awards = Jim McKay | awarded_for = Sports broadcasting }} The Emmy Award for '''Outstanding Host or Commentator''' was awarded from 1968 to 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame |url=https://www.sportsbroadcastinghalloffame.org/inductees/jim-mckay/ |access-date=2025-11-17 |language=en}}</ref> It was awarded to a sports broadcaster who was best at hosting an event from a studio or commentating on an event as it was taking place. In 1981, the category's name was given a slight change to '''Outstanding Host or Play-by-Play'''. Awards like these are now given away at the Sports Emmy Awards.

==List of winners== ===Outstanding Host or Commentator=== *1967–68: Jim McKay <small>(ABC)</small><ref>{{Cite web |title=McKay, Jim, 1987 Hall of Fame Inductee |url=http://www.americansportscastersonline.com/mckay.html |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=American Sportscasters Association}}</ref> *1968–69: no award was given *1969–70: no award was given *1970–71: a tie between Jim McKay <small>(ABC)</small> and Don Meredith <small>(ABC)</small> *1971–72: no award was given *1972–73: Jim McKay <small>(ABC)</small> *1973–74: Jim McKay <small>(ABC)</small> *1974–75: Jim McKay <small>(ABC)</small> *1975–76: Jim McKay <small>(ABC)</small> *1976–77: Frank Gifford <small>(ABC)</small> *1977–78: Jack Whitaker <small>(CBS)</small> *1978–79: Jim McKay <small>(ABC)</small> *1979–80: Jim McKay <small>(ABC)</small>

===Outstanding Host or Play-by-Play=== *1980–81: Dick Enberg <small>(NBC)</small> *1981–82: Jim McKay <small>(ABC)</small> *1982–83: Dick Enberg <small>(NBC)</small> *1983–84: no award was given *1984–85: George Michael <small>(NBC)</small> *1985–86: no award was given *1986–87: Al Michaels <small>(ABC)</small> *1987–88: Bob Costas <small>(NBC)</small> *1988: Bob Costas <small>(NBC)</small> *1989: Al Michaels <small>(ABC)</small> *1990: Dick Enberg <small>(NBC)</small> *1991: Bob Costas <small>(NBC)</small> *1992: Bob Costas <small>(NBC)</small>

==Multiple wins== '''9 wins''' *Jim McKay

'''4 wins''' *Bob Costas

'''3 wins''' *Dick Enberg

'''2 wins''' *Al Michaels

==References== {{reflist}}

{{Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Host}} {{Sports Emmy Award categories}}

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