Pam Ward
Pam Ward is an American television sportscaster. She worked for ESPN from 1996 to 2025, serving as a play-by-play announcer for women's college basketball, college softball, the WNBA, and college football.[1] In 2000, Ward became the first woman to call a nationally televised NCAA Division I football game.[2]
She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park with a degree in communications.[3]
Prior to ESPN, Ward worked as an anchor/host for WTEM between April 1992 and March 1995 and then WBAL between March 1995 and 1996.[4]
In 2000, Ward became the first woman to perform play-by-play announcing for an NCAA football nationally televised game.[5]
Departure from ESPN
[edit]Ward left ESPN in December 2025 after nearly three decades with the network.[6] In January 2026, she said that she did not consider herself fully retired and remained interested in calling WNBA games for another broadcaster.[7]
References
[edit]- â Lerner, Drew (December 23, 2025). "Longtime ESPN broadcaster Pam Ward retires after nearly 30 years with network". Awful Announcing. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
- â Shapiro, Leonard (March 27, 2007). "Ward Blazing a Trail". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
- â "Legendary ESPN broadcaster announces retirement". NJ.com. Advance Publications. December 27, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2026 â via Yahoo Sports.
- â Shapiro, Leonard (March 27, 2007). "Ward Blazing a Trail". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
- â Lee, Edward (January 13, 2026). "Q&A with Maryland graduate and newly retired ESPN broadcaster Pam Ward". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on January 13, 2026. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- â Lerner, Drew (December 23, 2025). "Longtime ESPN broadcaster Pam Ward retires after nearly 30 years with network". Awful Announcing. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
- â "Pam Ward eyes future opportunities after ESPN departure". Sports Business Journal. January 14, 2026. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
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