The following is a list of national American television networks and announcers who have broadcast Belmont Stakes.
Year | Network | Race caller | Hosts | Analysts | Reporters | Trophy presentation |
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2023 | Fox | Tom Durkin | Curt Menefee and Charissa Thompson | Tom Amoss, Mike Smith and Chris Fallica | Tom Rinaldi and Maggie Wolfendale | Charissa Thompson |
2022 | NBC | Larry Collmus | Mike Tirico | Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey and Matt Bernier | Kenny Rice, Ahmed Fareed and Britney Eurton | Ahmed Fareed and Britney Eurton |
2021 | NBC | Larry Collmus | Mike Tirico | Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey and Eddie Olczyk | Kenny Rice, Donna Barton Brothers, Laffit Pincay, III, Ahmed Fareed, Britney Eurton, Nick Luck and Steve Kornacki | Ahmed Fareed and Britney Eurton |
2020 | NBC | Larry Collmus | Mike Tirico | Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey and Eddie Olczyk | Kenny Rice and Britney Eurton | Britney Eurton |
Year | Network | Race caller | Hosts | Analysts | Reporters | Trophy presentation |
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1969 | CBS | Chic Anderson | Jack Whitaker | Heywood Hale Broun and Eddie Arcaro | Jack Whitaker | |
1968 | CBS | Jack Drees | Jack Drees and Jack Whitaker | Jack Whitaker | ||
1967 | CBS | Jack Drees | Jack Drees and Jack Whitaker | Jack Whitaker | ||
1966 | CBS [24] | Jack Drees [24] | Jack Whitaker [24] | Bryan Field [24] | Jack Whitaker | |
1965 | CBS | Jack Drees | Jack Drees and Jack Whitaker | Jack Whitaker | ||
1964 | CBS | Bryan Field | Jack Drees and Chris Schenkel | Jack Whitaker | ||
1963 | CBS | Bryan Field | Jack Drees and Chris Schenkel | Jack Drees | ||
1962 | CBS | Bryan Field | Chris Schenkel | Chris Schenkel | ||
1961 | CBS | Bryan Field | Chris Schenkel | Chris Schenkel | ||
1960 | CBS | Fred Capossela | Chris Schenkel | Chris Schenkel |
Year | Network | Race caller | Color commentator |
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1959 | CBS | Fred Capossela | Bryan Field and Chris Schenkel |
1958 | CBS | Bryan Field | |
1957 | CBS | Fred Capossela | |
1956 | CBS | Fred Capossela | |
1955 | CBS | Fred Capossela | |
1954 | CBS | Bryan Field | |
1953 | CBS | Bryan Field | |
1952 | NBC | Bryan Field | |
1951 | NBC | Bryan Field | |
1950 | NBC | Bryan Field |
Year | Network | Race caller | Color commentator |
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1949 | CBS | Bryan Field | |
1948 | CBS | Bryan Field |
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