• What Is A Homer?

    What Is A Homer?0

    Recently, there have been posts online about “being a homer”, but is there a true definition of being a homer? We’re not talking about a four-base hit in baseball, nor the patriarch of The Simpsons, neigh the author of “Iliad” and “Odyssey”.  A search of dictionary.com finds nothing until you get to the slang definitions

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  • What Exactly Is Our Job?

    What Exactly Is Our Job?1

    The job of the P. A. announcer is to keep people informed of information they should know.  It seems to be a pretty straight-forward job, sit behind a microphone and speak when something happens.  It’s that simple, or is it? In the world of Public Address announcing there seem to be three thought processes, Say

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  • Wenatchee Wild Announcer Returns

    Wenatchee Wild Announcer Returns0

    Junior Hockey for an American team in the British Columbia Hockey League will continue with their longtime voice, Uncle Ernie, who was thought to have called his last game due to failing eyesight.  Now, with an assist from Lilac Services for the Blind, Ernie Rodriguez will still be there calling the goals, penalties and keeping

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  • Watch and Listen to the ODAC Men’s Quarterfinals

    Watch and Listen to the ODAC Men’s Quarterfinals0

    SportsAnnouncing.com is in Salem, Virginia this week providing P. A. announcing and Sports DJ services for the Old Dominion Athletic Conference‘s men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.  Today, you can watch the men’s quarterfinal games and hear us in the background a little bit. ODAC Basketball Tournament: Men’s Basketball Streaming Central We forgot to post the

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  • Washington’s Gellerman Passes Away

    Washington’s Gellerman Passes Away0

    Lou Gellermann, the University of Washington P. A. announcer for 21 years in the 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s, passed away, Friday, May 13 at 79 years of age. The News Tribune:  Lou Gellermann, former Husky Stadium PA announcer and UW rower, dies at age 79 Gellermann was in the school’s Hall of Fame, not for

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  • Walter Scheib, White House Executive Chef

    Walter Scheib, White House Executive Chef0

    One of the great things about being an announcer is all the people you meet.  Be around long enough, and you’ll wind up announcing for professional athletes.  Announce youth or high school sports, it’s possible you will announce for a politician’s or hall of fame athlete’s child, or future actor.  For me, I got to

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