List of Philadelphia Union broadcasters

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This is a list of Philadelphia Union Radio and Television broadcasters. The Philadelphia Union is an American professional soccer club based in Chester, Pennsylvania, which competes in Major League Soccer (MLS).

Contents

Television

2020s

YearChannelPlay-by-playColor commentator(s)Sideline reporter
2022 PHL17
NBC Sports Philadelphia (1 match)
6abc (1 match)
JP Dellacamera
Dave Leno (fill-in)
Danny Higginbotham Marisa Pilla
2021 6abc
PHL17
Localish
JP Dellacamera
Dave Leno (fill-in)
Danny Higginbotham Marisa Pilla
2020 6abc
PHL17
Localish
JP Dellacamera
Dave Leno (fill-in)
Tommy Smyth
Janusz Michallik (fill-in)
Marisa Pilla

Notes

  • Until the 2022 season, WPHL-TV and WPVI-TV were the main English-language television broadcasters for Union matches not carried by Major League Soccer's national media partners, with JP Dellacamera on play-by-play. The broadcasts were produced by WPVI, and part of the package was aired by the station. [1] Prior to the 2018 season, CSN Philadelphia (now NBC Sports Philadelphia) produced the games for 6ABC, removing the NBC peacock from its graphics.

2010s

YearChannelPlay-by-playColor commentator(s)Sideline reporter
2019 6abc
PHL17
Live Well Network
JP Dellacamera
Dave Leno (fill-in)
Tommy Smyth
Tony Meola (fill-in)
Marisa Pilla
2018 6abc
PHL17
Live Well Network
JP Dellacamera
Dave Leno (fill-in)
Tommy Smyth
Tony Meola (fill-in)
Marisa Pilla
2017 6abc
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
The Comcast Network
JP Dellacamera
Dave Leno (fill-in)
Tommy Smyth [3] Marisa Pilla
2016 [4] 6abc
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
The Comcast Network
Live Well Network
JP Dellacamera
Marc Zumoff (fill-in)
Peter Pappas (fired July 19) [5]
Janusz Michallik (after Pappas fired) [6]
Matt Kassel, Tommy Smyth (fill-in)
Heather Mitts
2015 [7] 6abc
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
The Comcast Network
Live Well Network
JP Dellacamera
Marc Zumoff (fill-in)
Peter Pappas Heather Mitts
2014 [8] 6abc
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
The Comcast Network
JP Dellacamera Peter Pappas Heather Mitts
2013 [9] 6abc
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
The Comcast Network
JP Dellacamera
Tony Limarzi (fill-in)
Alejandro Moreno
Peter Pappas (fill-in)
Iain Munro
Heather Mitts
2012 6abc
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
The Comcast Network
JP Dellacamera
Rob Weingarten (fill-in) and Tony Limarzi (fill-in)
Bob Rigby
2011 6abc
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
The Comcast Network
JP Dellacamera
Marc Zumoff (fill-in) and Glenn Davis (fill-in)
Taylor Twellman
Bob Rigby (fill-in)
Bob Rigby
2010 6abc
Live Well Network
MyNetTV WQMY
JP Dellacamera
Glenn Davis (fill-in) and Bobby Rhine (fill-in)
Kyle Martino
Tommy Smyth (fill-in), Glenn Davis (fill-ins), and Steve Jolley (fill-in)
Jamie Apody

Notes

  • On January 28, 2010, WPVI entered into a multi-year agreement with Major League Soccer expansion team Philadelphia Union to broadcast selected games along with CSN and later WPHL. Since 2023, these rights have been picked up by Apple TV and selected nationally televised games involving the Union on FOX (locally televised on WTXF). The station also formerly broadcast Union games through ABC's MLS television contracts from the league's inception until 2022. [13] [14]
  • On January 16, 2010, Major League Soccer expansion team Philadelphia Union announced that JP Dellacamera would do play-by-play for local TV broadcasts during its inaugural season. [15] He called Union matches through the end of their local TV contract after the 2022 season.

Radio

2020s

YearStationPlay-by-playColor commentator(s)Sideline reporter
2022 WDAS Dave Leno Sebastien Le Toux
2021 WDAS Dave Leno Sebastien Le Toux
2020 WDAS Dave Leno Sebastien Le Toux

Notes

2010s

YearStationPlay-by-playColor commentator(s)Sideline reporter
2013 610 WIP Tony LimarziPeter Pappas
2012 610 WIP Tony LimarziPeter Pappas

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  6. http://www.csnphilly.com/philadelphia-union/union-hire-analyst-janusz-michallik-replace-recently-fired-peter-pappas Union hire analyst Janusz Michallik to replace recently-fired Peter Pappas
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