The Portland Timbers announced their television and radio broadcast teams for the MLS season.



John Strong will be the team's television play-by-play announcer with Robbie Earle as the Timbers' analyst.



Andy McNamara will call the play-by-play action for the team's radio broadcasts. Greg Flakus and former Timbers' player Ross Smith will serve as alternating analysts for home and away games.



Fernando Sobrevilla will call the Timbers games as the club's Spanish play-by-play broadcaster.



Strong has been a member of the Timbers broadcast team for six seasons. Earle is a former professional player from Jamaica. He begins first season on the Timbers broadcast team. Earle played for teams in England and also as an international for Jamaica.



McNamara continues his long relationship with the Timbers, having called the Timbers Division-2 games for the past 10 seasons. Flakus rejoins the Timbers after having called Timbers games when the team was a member of the NASL. Ross, who played as a defender for the Timbers in 2010, begins his broadcasting career after playing for eight seasons.



-- Geoffrey C. Arnold

