• ESPN E:60

    ESPN E:601

    Wow, just wow. Words to explain what I was feeling Sunday night while watching ESPN E:60 on my phone and seeing myself with CoCo the Hershey Bears mascot I was in shock. Tears falling down my cheeks with emotion. So much has gone on in the last year that’s been negative in my personal life

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  • Holy Toledo, Bellino Slips

    Holy Toledo, Bellino Slips0

    As most hockey P. A. announcers will tell you, dress shoes on ice are a bad idea.  Anthony Bellino, the voice of the Toledo Walleye in the ECHL will tell you the same thing, but now speaks a little more emphatically after a slight slip turned into a troll-fest on Twitter.  And it’s not a

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  • Burgess Is A Real American

    Burgess Is A Real American0

    Ryan Burgess is a P. A. announcer in western New York and this past hockey pre-season, he was given a great opportunity to announce an exhibition game for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.  His story about that game is below. I suppose I should start by introducing myself.  I’m Ryan, and you

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  • My Day As A Bear

    My Day As A Bear0

    In over 25 years of P. A. announcing, I’d announced over 1,000 hockey games but had never announced a professional hockey game.  Minor League Baseball, yes, I spent nine years there; semi pro sports a few times; college athletics at the National Championship level, D-I, D-II, D-III schools, and more; NHL games as a DJ

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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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  • The Hershey Audition Model

    The Hershey Audition Model0

    There have been many P. A. announcing jobs posted on this website that have sent people into the audition process.  It’s our goal to help those looking to further their P. A. career with the proper tools to do so, while also helping those who are looking for the right talent.  A couple of months

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