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The Indianapolis 500 has been broadcast by ABC since 1965. It is currently one of the longest-running relationships between a sporting event and television network. In 2014, ABC celebrated fifty years televising the 500, not including the years 1961 through 1964 when brief filmed highlights were broadcast the following weekend on ''Wide World of Sports''.〔 From 1965 to 1970, ABC televised a combination of filmed and/or taped recorded highlights of the race the following Saturday on ''Wide World of Sports''. The 1965 and 1966 presentations were in black-and-white, while all subsequent presentations have been in color. From 1971 to 1985, the Indianapolis 500 was shown on a same-day tape delay basis. Races were edited to a two or three hour broadcast, and shown in prime time. Starting in 1986, the race has been shown live in "flag-to-flag" coverage. In the Indianapolis market, the live telecast is blacked out and shown tape delayed to encourage live attendance. Since 2007, the race has been aired in high definition, and has been produced through the ESPN on ABC arrangement. The current television voice of the Indy 500 is Allen Bestwick, who was named to the role on January 2, 2014. From 2006-2013, Marty Reid called the race, but was released on September 29, 2013. Past television anchors include Chris Schenkel, Jim McKay, Keith Jackson, Jim Lampley, Paul Page, Bob Jenkins, and Todd Harris. Other longtime fixtures of the broadcast include Jack Arute, Sam Posey, Bobby Unser, and Dr. Jerry Punch. On August 10, 2011, ABC extended their exclusive contract to carry the Indianapolis 500 through 2018. Starting in 2014, the contract also includes live coverage of the Grand Prix of Indianapolis. ==Live coverage== *Starting in 1986, the race was shown live in its entirety. The 1986 race, however, was postponed for six days due to rain. *Since 2007, live coverage has been produced by ESPN. Also in 2007, Rusty Wallace and Jamie Little worked the 500, but did not cover any other races that season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Indianapolis 500 broadcasters」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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