List of New Orleans Saints broadcasters
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The New Orleans Saints' flagship radio stations are WWL AM 870 and WWL-FM 105.3. WWL 870 is a 50,000 watt clear channel station, the most powerful in New Orleans.{{cite web |url=http://www.neworleanssaints.com/news-and-events/saints-radio.html |title=New Orleans Saints Radio |date=2017 |website=New Orleans Saints |access-date=February 12, 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://www.nola.com/300/2017/06/1922_wwl_and_the_arrival_of_ne.html |title=1922: WWL and the Arrival of New Orleans' Radio Days |work=300 for 300: New Orleans Tricentennial |date=June 16, 2017 |publisher=The Times-Picayune |access-date=February 12, 2018}} The radio network has affiliates in numerous cities around Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas.
Current staff
Mike Hoss (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (color commentator), and Jeff Nowak (sideline reporter) form the broadcast team. Former Saints quarterback Bobby Hebert hosts the post-game call-in show, "The Point After," and also performs pre-game and halftime commentary.
Past Staff
Veteran sportscaster Al Wester served as the Saints' play-by-play announcer during its first four seasons (1967–1970). Longtime announcer Jim Henderson has led the broadcast team almost continuously since the mid-1980s, his tenure covering the franchise's periods of greatest success. Henderson announced his retirement following the 2017 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.fox8live.com/story/37404644/legendary-voice-of-the-saints-jim-henderson-announces-retirement-from-broadcasting |title=Legendary 'Voice of the Saints' Jim Henderson Announces Retirement from Broadcasting |last=Kincaid |first=Juan |date=February 1, 2018 |website=FOX 8, WVUE |publisher=Raycom Media |access-date=February 12, 2018}} One week later, Wester died at age 93.{{cite web |url=http://www.neworleanssaints.com/news-and-events/article-1/Al-Wester-original-voice-of-the-New-Orleans-Saints-passes-at-93/d94f0dcb-8f8c-4d05-9ddf-5479c43951bd |title=Al Wester, Original Voice of the New Orleans Saints, Passes at 93 |date=February 9, 2018 |website=New Orleans Saints |access-date=February 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211191357/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/news-and-events/article-1/Al-Wester-original-voice-of-the-New-Orleans-Saints-passes-at-93/d94f0dcb-8f8c-4d05-9ddf-5479c43951bd |archive-date=February 11, 2018 |url-status=dead }}
Over the years, color commentators have included such notable former Saints players as quarterback Archie Manning, wide receiver Danny Abramowicz, and running backs Jim Taylor, Hokie Gajan, and Deuce McAllister.
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| 1967–1968
|rowspan=4|WWL |rowspan=2|Al Wester | |{{cite news |date=January 27, 1985 |title=Staub, Cobb Share Home-Run Record |work=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |page=E8}}{{cite book |last=Mack |first=Wayne |date=1992 |title=The Sage of the Saints |location=New Orleans, LA |publisher=Arthur Hardy Enterprises |page=154 |author-link=Wayne Mack}} |
| 1969–1970
|rowspan=2|Jim Taylor | |
| 1971–1972
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| 1973–1975
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| 1976
|rowspan=2|WGSO |rowspan=2|Wayne Mack |Dick Butkus (Weeks 1–8); | |{{cite news |date=November 3, 1976 |title=Archie Replaces Butkus |work=The States-Item |location=New Orleans |page=D5}} |
| 1977–1981
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| 1982–1984
|rowspan=5|WWL |rowspan=2|Larry Matson | |
| 1985
|Jim Henderson (Weeks 1–6); | |
| 1986–1989
|Jim Henderson |rowspan=3|Archie Manning | |{{cite news |last=Lorando |first=Mark |date=September 18, 1986 |title=Radio Listeners Struggling to Find the Highlight Zone |work=The Times-Picayune/The States-Item |location=New Orleans |page=C5}}{{cite news |last=Lorando |first=Mark |date=July 11, 1990 |title=WWL Recycles Local Veterans |work=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |page=E1}} |
| 1990
|John Ferguson | |{{cite news |last=Lorando |first=Mark |date=February 1, 1991 |title=New Wave of Saints Radio |work=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |page=E1}} |
| 1991
|Larry Matson | |
| 1992
|rowspan=3|WQUE |Jim Henderson & Archie Manning | |
| 1993
|David Garrett (Weeks 1–11); |Jim Henderson & Archie Manning (Weeks 1–11); | |
| 1994
|rowspan=8|Jim Henderson |rowspan=2|Archie Manning | |
| 1995–1997
| rowspan="10" |WWL | |{{cite news |last=Mule |first=Marty |date=June 11, 1995 |title=Henderson Delighted His Voice Will Carry Farther |work=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |page=C16}}{{cite news |last=Mule |first=Marty |date=December 23, 1997 |title=Archie Manning Leaving Radio Broadcasting Role |work=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |page=A1}} |
| 1998–1999
|rowspan=2|Kenny Wilkerson |
| 2000–2007
|rowspan=3|Hokie Gajan |
| 2008–2009
|Gus Kattengel | |
| 2010–2014
| rowspan="3" |Kristian Garic | |
| 2015
|Hokie Gajan (Weeks 1–13); |
| 2016–2017
| rowspan="4" |Deuce McAllister |
| 2018–2020
| rowspan="2" |Steve Geller |
| 2021-2022
| rowspan="2" |Mike Hoss |
| 2023-present
|Jeff Nowak |
References
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