 Andersen joined Philadelphia's broadcast team as a color commentator prior to the season, filling the position left vacant by the death of Richie Ashburn late in the 1997 campaign.Andersen worked on both television and radio from 1998 to 2006 before moving exclusively to radio in 2007.Early in his broadcasting tenure, Andersen occasionally provided television color commentary when the Phillies were featured regionally on Fox Saturday afternoon telecasts.