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  • Write More Than One P. A. Script

    Write More Than One P. A. Script0

    They say, “variety is the spice of life,” and they are right.  But for some reason, people get stuck trying to write the perfect script, when in fact, there isn’t any such thing as a perfect script. When writing your itinerary and script, there are many elements that can come into play that could move,

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  • You Always Represent Your Team0

    Even before Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and a 24-hour society of spreading news in a viral fashion, you still had to watch your behavior.  Whether it was at a restaurant or sporting event, you represented not only yourself, but your employer.  In sports, that’s magnified 1,000 times over because the sports world is a lot smaller

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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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  • 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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