• Monday Music Review: November 2016 Week 30

    As we head toward Thanksgiving with football and hockey in full swing, basketball underway, and college football heading toward the playoffs, there’s plenty of sports on TV.  If you’re DJing a sport, here’s a few songs for you to think about adding. A-YO – Lady Gaga You probably heard this previewed during the World Series. 

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  • Prior Preparation, the New Technology Way

    Prior Preparation, the New Technology Way0

    Preparation is what separates the best from the rest.  If you properly prepare, you’ll be ready for any situation, any name, and anything else that might come your way.  Prep time has become a lot easier for announcers over the last few years thanks to technology. Social Media P. A. announcers can connect via social

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  • The Hierarchy of Announcing

    The Hierarchy of Announcing0

    In the world of sports, there is an obvious hierarchy from the day you start playing until the last time you hit the field, rink or court.  You go from the low levels of youth sports and grow along with others.  If you’re good enough you to go high school, college and maybe play professionally. 

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  • The Most Important Email I Ever Sent

    The Most Important Email I Ever Sent0

    In over 25 years of announcing, a lot has changed.  We’ve gone from tapes to CDs to Mini Disc to computers.  We’re now using digital equipment and wireless is a lot more common.  Our modes of communication have changed from phone to email to Skype.  It was an email I sent back in 2002 however,

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  • Preparing For An Audition

    Preparing For An Audition0

    Last week, we took a look at the Hershey Audition Model and how it worked.  Today, we’ll take a few minutes to go over how to prepare for an audition and hopefully give you a leg-up on your competition. First, we use the word competition because that’s really what an audition is.  It’s a vocal

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  • Announcer Line-ups

    Announcer Line-ups0

    We’ve begun posting the daily P. A. announcer line-ups on Twitter.  Find them by following us @SportsAnnouncin.  You can also see the tweets at the bottom of the home page on our Twitter feed.  We’re also working on posting the line-ups daily on the website as well.  So far, we’re tracking the P. A. announcers

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