• Podcast with Spurs P. A. Announcer Jonathan Sanford

    Podcast with Spurs P. A. Announcer Jonathan Sanford0

    We haven’t had a chance to talk much about NBA P. A. announcers.  Jonathan Sanford, the voice of the San Antonio Spurs, recently sat down with The Pick & Ro Show to talk about his dream of becoming an NBA P. A. announcer and also includes some of his signature calls. The Pick & Ro

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  • Santa Claus Sings The National Anthem

    Santa Claus Sings The National Anthem0

    Santa made an appearance at a couple of Washington Capitals games in December, but his appearance on December 18 before the Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning battled was to sing the National Anthem. Russian Machine Never Breaks: Santa Claus Sung the National Anthem Before the Caps Game (Video) Monumental Network caught Santa’s singing ability. And

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  • Stu Schwartz Yoda’s The Starting Goalie

    Stu Schwartz Yoda’s The Starting Goalie0

    This last weekend, teams around the NHL did their tributes to the Star Wars movies with Star Wars: The Force Awakens being released.  Heck, it wasn’t just the NHL, it was everywhere.  But Stu Schwartz of the Ottawa Senators had some fun with Craig Anderson’s announcement as the starting goaltender. A little Star Wars tribute

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  • William Shatner* Announces Line Up At Capitals Game

    William Shatner* Announces Line Up At Capitals Game0

    On December 8, fans attending the Washington Capitals game at Verizon Center against the Detroit Red Wings didn’t know that they were going to have a celebrity, of sorts, announce the starting line-up for the visiting team that night. The Capitals P. A. announcer, Wes Johnson, is a master of voices.  He’s been heard in

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  • Announcing ‘Outside’ Your Comfort Zone

    Announcing ‘Outside’ Your Comfort Zone0

    Welcome to the world of sports announcing, where hockey is played indoors, football outdoors, and the announcer resides comfortably in a pressbox out of the elements, or courtside in a nice comfy chair. But what happens when that isn’t the case.  In almost 25 years of sports announcing, I’ve announced in some pretty interesting places,

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  • Philadelphia Announcers Inducted into Hall of Fame

    Philadelphia Announcers Inducted into Hall of Fame0

    Two long-time Philadelphia P. A. announcers were inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame last month, along with several great athletes. NJ.com: Philly athletes to be inducted into city’s Sports Hall of Fame Lou Nolan, the current Philadelphia Flyers P. A. announcer, along with the late Dave Zinkoff, former P. A. announcer for the

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