Sideline reporter
Encyclopedia
A sideline reporter, also known as a field reporter, courtside reporter (in basketball
), clubhouse reporter or dugout reporter (in baseball
), rinkside reporter or inside-the-glass reporter (in ice hockey
), on-court reporter (in tennis
), hole reporter (in golf
), or boundary rider
(in Australian rules football
), is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists with additional coverage away from the broadcasting booth or (in basketball) press row. Often the sideline reporter makes special updates on injuries and conducts interviews, since the play-by-play broadcaster and color commentator
must remain in their main broadcast position.
In auto racing
broadcasts, a pit reporter delivers updates from the pit area
. In horse racing
, it's called a trackside reporter, paddock reporter, winner's circle reporter, on-track reporter, horse-back riding reporter, simulcast reporter, grandstand reporter or in-house reporter.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
), clubhouse reporter or dugout reporter (in baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
), rinkside reporter or inside-the-glass reporter (in ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
), on-court reporter (in tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
), hole reporter (in golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
), or boundary rider
Boundary rider
A boundary rider is a term used in the Australian Football League as well as other field sports to denote a commentator who works from the sidelines of the field or 'boundary'...
(in Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
), is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists with additional coverage away from the broadcasting booth or (in basketball) press row. Often the sideline reporter makes special updates on injuries and conducts interviews, since the play-by-play broadcaster and color commentator
Color commentator
A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the...
must remain in their main broadcast position.
In auto racing
Auto racing
Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
broadcasts, a pit reporter delivers updates from the pit area
Pit stop
In motorsports, a pit stop is where a racing vehicle stops in the pits during a race for refuelling, new tires, repairs, mechanical adjustments, a driver change, or any combination of the above...
. In horse racing
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
, it's called a trackside reporter, paddock reporter, winner's circle reporter, on-track reporter, horse-back riding reporter, simulcast reporter, grandstand reporter or in-house reporter.
Notable sideline reporters
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