• Myths:  You Can’t Run the Scoreboard And Announce At The Same Time

    Myths: You Can’t Run the Scoreboard And Announce At The Same Time0

    From the first day behind the microphone, there’s always been a scoreboard–when it worked.  There was also the expectation that if the scoreboard worked, then the only person in the pressbox would run it.  So started a 25-year career of operating scoreboards in addition to announcing.  It started with baseball, but it’s extended into other

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  • Taking Time With Durham’s Tony Riggsbee

    Taking Time With Durham’s Tony Riggsbee0

    When one thinks of Minor League Baseball, the thought of the old-time ballpark, Crash Davis and Bull Durham pop into the minds of many.  In the mid-90’s the Durham Bulls moved from old Durham Athletic Park into a shiny new stadium but the old park still had its charm and survives to this day. MinorLeagueBaseball.com: 

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  • Bromley FC P. A. Announcer Matt Hall Shares Moments

    Bromley FC P. A. Announcer Matt Hall Shares Moments0

    It’s always fun to get an idea of what’s going through the minds of other announcers during games.  In this case, we go across the pond to catch up with Bromley FC P. A. announcer Matt Hall who shares his top 5 moments from the most recent season. BromleyFC:  My top 5 moments of 2015/16

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  • Myths:  No Way You Started When You Were 13

    Myths: No Way You Started When You Were 130

    Why is it so hard to believe that someone can start out announcing in high school?  Sometimes I’d like to ask someone what they think is the right age for someone to start?  Is it 18, while in college?  Is it 21 when you can start to drink alcohol?  Maybe 25, that’s a quart of

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  • Even in Death, Brophy Does It In Obscurity

    Even in Death, Brophy Does It In Obscurity0

    This isn’t about announcing or anything game operations really.  This is about a man who gave so much to the sport of ice hockey that people reference him on a daily basis, without actually knowing who he is.  John Brophy was the second winningest coach in professional hockey, but his death on May 23, 2016,

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  • Monday Music Review:  May 2016 Week 4

    Monday Music Review: May 2016 Week 40

    This week we’re down in Salem, Virginia for the NCAA Division-III softball national championship and we’re going to share with you some of the tracks we’re playing.  We’ll take a listen to some of the songs coming out that are going to be summer hits.  Along with a few to look back on that you

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