Sixers play by play announcers are Kate Scott, Marc Zumoof, Jack Ramsay, Bill Campbell, Pete Gross, Steve Mix, Ron Weber, Ralph Lawler and Al Meltzer.
The 2023 roster includes Joel Embiid and one of the highest-paid NBA players James Harden.
In addition, this NBA team is widely known for winning three NBA Championship titles. The announcers have played an enormous role in delivering the team and teammates' voices to the public and NBA fans.
The broadcast team's constant effort to keep the team image up in the league is another impressive trait about the two sides of each NBA team.
Sixers announcers Kate Scott made history by becoming the first-ever female play-by-play Philadelphia announcer.
76ers Tv announcers and broadcast team include:
- Kate Scott
- Marc Zumoff
- Jack Ramsay
- Bill Campbell
- Pete Gross
- Steve Mix
- Andy Musser
- Al Meltzer
- Ron Weber
- Ralph Lawler
1. Kate Scott
Kate Scott replaced Marc Zumoff in October 2021 as the first Sixers female announcer on NBC Sports Philadelphia. Meanwhile, she is the second woman to do a full-time play-by-play role for a prominent men's professional sports team.
Fellow announcer Lisa Byington of the Milwaukee Bucks is the first woman in NBA history to do so.
She joined NBC Sports Group in 2018, announcing basketball at the Tokyo Olympics, Atlantic 10 women's basketball, the PWHPA, and PHF. Kate made history as the first all-female NHL broadcast in the United States, per her LinkedIn.
In 2021, Scott joined Fox Sports as the play-by-play announcer of major football events, including the 2021 Copa América and Gold Cups, the USWNT, and the 2022 U20 Women's World Cup.
Besides providing her voice for TV and radio, she has also worked in podcast work for over a decade.
2. Marc Zumoff
Marc Zumoff joined NBC Sports in June 1982 as a pre-game, halftime, and post-game host. He kept the position for 27 seasons before becoming the Sixers' play-by-play announcer on August 17, 1994.
Zumoff retired after the 2021 Philadelphia 76ers season after winning the Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award for best sports play-by-play broadcaster 18 times.
He has been running Zumoff Productions, a coaching company for news and sports broadcasters, since 2004. While he retired, his co-worker and analyst, Alaa Abdelnaby, continued to stay by Kate's side.
Meanwhile, Marc has shared his panel with big names such as Steve Mix, Bob Salmi, Ed Pinckney, Eric Snow, and Malik Rose during his lifetime.
3. Jack Ramsay
Jack Ramsay was a former basketball player and basketball coach. Also known as "Dr. Jack," the late coach led the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA championship.
He also coached the Sixers from 1968 to 1972, while his coaching career ended in 1988 with the Indiana Pcaers being his last team.
The late Ramsay then ventured as a TV color commentator for the Sixers and the Miami Heat for the next nine years. Jack passed away in his sleep on April 28, 2014.
Moreover, Jack was a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He also won the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award for the 2009–10 NBA season.
4. Bill Campbell
Bill Campbell was the play-by-play announcer for the Philadelphia 76ers from 1972 to 1981. He settled in Philadelphia in 1942 from Lancaster and worked for the city teams all his life.
Bill started with the Philadelphia Warriors from 1946 to 1962, the Philadelphia Eagles from 1952 to 1966, and from Philadelphia Phillies from 1963 to 1970.
He was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Hall of Fame in 1999 and was named the Person of the Year in 2008. Campbell passed away on October 6, 2014, per NBC Philadelphia.
After his passing, the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association started the tradition of awarding the Bill Campbell Broadcast Award to the deserving candidate in 2016.
Merrill Reese won the inaugural award, while the Sixers radio play-by-play voice announcer, Tom McGinnis, took home the 2023 award.
5. Pete Gross
Peter Gross was a color analysis for Philadelphia 76ers broadcasts in the late 70s. Meanwhile, he is mainly known for his time as a play-by-play announcer for the Seattle Seahawks from 1976 to 1992.
Gross is called the "Voice of the Seahawks," though he also appeared on the side covering the Pac-10 basketball broadcasts for TCS/Metro and ESPN.
He was the main voice at the 1978 NBA championships. Peter passed away on December 2, 1992, due to cancer.
The late Gross is still remembered for his call line, "Touchdown Seahawks!" an iconic line that is still practiced by the current team announcers.
6. Steve Mix
Steve Mix, "The Mayor," is a former NBA All-Star turned basketball coach and a sportscaster. After he ended his playing career in the 1983 season, he coached the University of Toledo during the 1984-85 season.
Likewise, his jersey number 50 was retired by the Toledo Rockets in 2007, honoring him.
He then spent his next 22 years as a color commentator on the 76ers' television broadcasts. Mix then returned to head coaching Trine's varsity team in 2014.
He was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007. As of 2020, he and his wife have been living in Vero Beach, Florida, while the couple receives occasional visits from their four grown children.
7. Andy Musser
Andy Musser from Lemoyne mainly worked for Philadelphia radio and television sports broadcast teams. He was a 1959 graduate of Syracuse University in communications that started his broadcasting career.
Musser initially worked WCAU radio and television before taking on the role of a radio play-by-play announcer for the Sixers from 1965 to 1971.
During this time, he was working in the same position for the Eagles and Villanova Wildcats basketball teams. Meanwhile, he was mainly affiliated with WCAU radio and television in the state at the same time.
He was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Hall of Fame in November 2011. Musser passed away on January 22, 2012, at 74, in Wynnewood.
8. Al Meltzer
Al Meltzer covered play-by-play for the 76ers basketball team at WPHL-17. He was active in the field from the 1940s to 2003 and was mainly known for his nickname, "Big AI."
He covered for the Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Phillies, and Temple Owls during his career.
His continuous contributions to the sports media made him well-known to be honored at the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, the Big 5 Hall of Fame, the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame, and the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Hall of Fame.
Meltzer passed away on June 12, 2018.
9. Ron Weber
In his active days, Ron Weber did play-by-play for the NBA 76ers for a brief time. The 89-year-old sports media veteran is known for covering numerous sports in his broadcasting career since the late 1950s.
He first worked at WBOC-TV/Radio in Salisbury, Maryland, and moved on with the Baltimore Clippers for hockey and Minnesota Twins for baseball.
Weber's other works include his time with Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League and Penn Quakers of the NCAA. He also provided his voice in other sports, including tennis and weightlifting matches.
He is mainly remembered for covering the 1968 Olympic Games. However, Weber is mainly known for being the radio play-by-play announcer of the Washington Capitals for 23 years, from 1974 to the 1996–97 season.
Weber returned to the Capitals' panel for Game 4 of the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals.
10. Ralph Lawler
During his six decades of broadcasting, Ralph Lawler has covered numerous sports teams. He started working right after he graduated from Bradley University.
He started his career in Philadelphia with NHL games and later moved to the NBA 76ers. Though it was for a brief time, Lawler's legacy with the team remains as an essential factor in his career.
Ralph then became the voice of the Los Angeles Clippers for the next 41 years since 1978. He only missed two games of the team as their play-by-play announcer in his entire work.
He retired in the 2018-19 season, having a record of missing only three games in his lifetime. Lawler also boasts a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
