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  • Summer Survival Kit

    Summer Survival Kit0

    It’s hot out, unbearable in some places, but not all announcers get to have the comfort of an air conditioned pressbox to work with so here is  a list of some items to have with you when the weather gets hot and unpredictable. Water – hydration is very important and you should stay well hydrated. 

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  • Getting Paid in Honor & Experience

    Getting Paid in Honor & Experience0

    Recently, we’ve fielded phone calls and seen messages online from P. A. announcers who are getting offers of “get paid in valuable experience” and “the honor of working in professional baseball”. These two sentences should be looked at closely when you’re put in the situation of being hired for an announcing job. There are many

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  • Did The Announcer Affect Play?

    Did The Announcer Affect Play?2

    Interesting situation arose in a fastpitch softball game in which it sounds like the P. A. announcer may have had influence on a play.  The piece was found in a letter to the editor for the Yakima Herald which talked about Dave Benedict’s arm as a softball player.  The following is printed from the original

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  • Job Opening: University of Northern Colorado

    Job Opening: University of Northern Colorado2

    The University of Northern Colorado is looking for P. A. Announcers for the upcoming 2016-2017 season, including some high-profile sports. UNCBears.com:  UNC Athletics seeks PA announcers for 2016-17 Announcers are needed for football, men’s & women’s basketball, volleyball, soccer, wrestling, women’s swim & dive, baseball and softball.  Applications are due by July 15, so you

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  • Myths: You Can’t Run the Music and Announce at the Same Time

    Myths: You Can’t Run the Music and Announce at the Same Time0

    For some reason there is a myth that goes around in professional sports that announcing and being the DJ just isn’t possible.  While it could be true, there is the thought process that it MUST be two separate people, however high school and lower college announcers do it on a regular basis, and sometimes with

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  • Dave Calabro, Voice of Indy 500 and Indy Native

    Dave Calabro, Voice of Indy 500 and Indy Native0

    Dave Calabro skipped a college final exam to take the opportunity of a lifetime and turned it into becoming the voice of the Indianapolis 500 which just recently celebrated its 100th running on Memorial Day weekend. The Butler Collegian:  Butler’s connection to auto racing:  Dave Calabro While names like Andretti, Foyt, Mears, Castroneves, Hildebrand, and

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