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. 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. One week later, Wester died at age 93.
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.
SeasonsFlagship stationPlay-by-playColor commentatorSideline reporter1967–1968WWLAl WesterMaury Magill1969–1970Jim Taylor1971–1972Bill McColgan1973–1975John FergusonSteve Stonebreaker1976WGSOWayne MackDick Butkus (Weeks 1–8);Archie Manning (Weeks 9–14)1977–1981Danny Abramowicz1982–1984WWLLarry MatsonJim Henderson1985Jim Henderson (Weeks 1–6);Jim Henderson & Archie Manning (Weeks 7–16)1986–1989Jim HendersonArchie Manning1990John Ferguson1991Larry Matson1992WQUEDavid GarrettJim Henderson & Archie Manning1993David Garrett (Weeks 1–11);Jim Henderson (Weeks 12–18)Jim Henderson & Archie Manning (Weeks 1–11);Archie Manning (Weeks 12–18)1994Jim HendersonArchie Manning1995–1997WWL1998–1999Stan BrockKenny Wilkerson2000–2007Hokie Gajan2008–2009Gus Kattengel2010–2014Kristian Garic2015Hokie Gajan (Weeks 1–13);Deuce McAllister (Weeks 14–17)2016–2017Deuce McAllister2018–2020Zach StriefSteve Geller2021-2022Mike Hoss2023–presentJeff Nowak
References