The Emmy Award for Outstanding Host or Commentator was awarded from 1968 to 1992. It was awarded to a sports broadcaster who was best at hosting an event from a studio or commentating on an event as it was taking place. In 1981, the category's name was given a slight change to Outstanding Host or Play-by-Play. That change is reflected in this article.

Awards like these are now given away at the Sports Emmy Awards.

List of winners

Outstanding Host or Commentator

• 1967–68: Jim McKay (ABC)
• 1968–69: no award was given
• 1969–70: no award was given
• 1970–71: a tie between Jim McKay (ABC) and Don Meredith (ABC)
• 1971–72: no award was given
• 1972–73: Jim McKay (ABC)
• 1973–74: Jim McKay (ABC)
• 1974–75: Jim McKay (ABC)
• 1975–76: Jim McKay (ABC)
• 1976–77: Frank Gifford (ABC)
• 1977–78: Jack Whitaker (CBS)
• 1978–79: Jim McKay (ABC)
• 1979–80: Jim McKay (ABC)

Outstanding Host or Play-by-Play

• 1980–81: Dick Enberg (NBC)
• 1981–82: Jim McKay (ABC)
• 1982–83: Dick Enberg (NBC)
• 1983–84: no award was given
• 1984–85: George Michael (NBC)
• 1985–86: no award was given
• 1986–87: Al Michaels (ABC)
• 1987–88: Bob Costas (NBC)
• 1988: Bob Costas (NBC)
• 1989: Al Michaels (ABC)
• 1990: Dick Enberg (NBC)
• 1991: Bob Costas (NBC)
• 1992: Bob Costas (NBC)

Multiple wins

9 wins

• Jim McKay

4 wins

• Bob Costas

3 wins

• Dick Enberg

2 wins

• Al Michaels