▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Chris ▁Sch enk el ▁was ▁their ▁play - by - play ▁announ cer ▁in ▁that ▁early ▁era ▁when ▁each ▁team ▁was ▁assigned ▁its ▁own ▁network ▁voice ▁on ▁its ▁regional ▁tele cast s . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁there ▁were ▁few ▁if ▁any ▁true ▁national ▁tele cast s ▁until ▁the ▁NFL ▁championship ▁game , ▁which ▁was ▁carried ▁by ▁N BC . ▁Sch enk el ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁Jim ▁McK ay , ▁later ▁Johnny ▁Lu jack ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁As ▁Gi ants ▁players ▁retired ▁to ▁the ▁broadcast ▁bo oth ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁first ▁Pat ▁Summer all , ▁then ▁Frank ▁G iff ord ▁took ▁the ▁color ▁anal yst ▁slot ▁next ▁to ▁Sch enk el . ▁As ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁NFL ▁and ▁A FL ▁approached , ▁CBS ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁generic ▁announ cer ▁approach ▁while ▁Sch enk el ▁left ▁to ▁join ▁ABC ▁Sports . ▁▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁Both ▁N BC ▁and ▁CBS ▁passed ▁on ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁game . ▁ABC ▁apparently ▁considered ▁televis ing ▁the ▁game , ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁gain ▁enough ▁clear ance ▁of ▁affili ates ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁tele cast ▁feas ible . ▁So ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁straight ▁year , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁tele cast . ▁▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁NFL ▁Championship ▁Game , ▁played