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  • Do You Get Nervous?0

    The simple answer to that question as I start my 24th year of announcing is, yes. If you don’t get nervous about announcing, you probably shouldn’t be doing it anymore. When I first started, the nerves were always for getting names right and not sounding like a moron.  Now, sometimes I am supposed to sound

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  • How to Learn From Others

    How to Learn From Others0

    One of the things that really helped me personally when starting out announcing, was going to listen to as many announcers as possible.  Whether it was listening to the P. A. announcer in the background on ESPN, HTS (now Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic), or going to a game, you could learn something from just about every

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  • How Much Music Do You Need?

    How Much Music Do You Need?0

    This question comes up all the time and we’re going to answer it here.  You need as much music to cover three or more full games without repeating a song.  But, exactly how much is that?  We’ll cover the various sports and situations and give you an idea of how much music you should have. 

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  • Brushing With The Big Time

    Brushing With The Big Time0

    In all the years I’ve been announcing sports, I’ve never announced a Major-professional sporting event.  I have, however, DJed for a Major League Baseball team (Tampa Bay Rays in 1998), National Hockey League team (Washington Capitals 2013-2014) and National Basketball Association team (Washington Wizards playoffs 2014) on a fill-in basis, in addition to working with

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  • Clean Your Microphone0

    Beyond your voice, the microphone is an announcer’s most important tool for our trade.  It’s also the most neglected.  The computers get a nice bag to reside in, the microphone gets left in all sorts of environments, often tossed into a basket or bag with other wires or objects, banged around after a hard day

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  • Protecting Your Most Important Asset, Your Voice0

    Many times we’re asked about how to keep a voice sounding fresh, especially after announcing upwards of nine games in day in very chilly weather.  Well, my recommendation is Canada Dry ginger ale, followed by Tropicana orange juice with lots of pulp.  That’s what works best for me as the next day I’m fine. In

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