• Annonucing Duo At Texas Tech Helping Each Other

    Annonucing Duo At Texas Tech Helping Each Other0

    Curtis Parrish is the voice of football and soccer at Texas Tech, Rick Gilbert is the basketball and baseball voice, together they create quite an announcing pair at Texas Tech, sometimes covering for each other. DailyToreador.com: Curtis Parrish:  The voice heard by thousands Parrish, who came to the school in 2000 following the retirement of

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  • Trail Blazers P. A. Announcer Out Of Hospital

    Trail Blazers P. A. Announcer Out Of Hospital0

    Mark Mason recently had his streak of more than 900 Portland Trail Blazers basketball games broken thanks blood clots in his leg.  The streak included preseason and playoffs in addition to the regular season. “Frustrating, because I’ve had more fun calling games this season than ever before,” says Mason, 61. “I was having just as

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  • Mississippi High Schooler Talking Up A Storm

    Mississippi High Schooler Talking Up A Storm0

    John Macon Gillespie of Vardaman, Mississippi has done an exceptional job of making a name for himself in just two short years, and he hasn’t even graduated high school yet. Gillespie announces football, basketball, baseball and softball games, sometimes at the same time (check out the video above) WTVA.com:  Vardaman high senior finds calling as

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  • Job Opening:  Cedar Valley CourtKings P. A. Announcer & More

    Job Opening: Cedar Valley CourtKings P. A. Announcer & More0

    The Cedar Valley CourtKings are looking to solidify their game operations for the season and looking for a P. A. announcer for their home games. The CourtKings are also looking for people to fill the following positions: Mascot National Anthem Singers (When and When Not To Play The National Anthem) Kings Ladies Cheer/Dance Team Ball

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  • Bands or No Bands?

    Bands or No Bands?1

    With NCAA basketball heating up and heading into the post season next week on some levels, the familiar sound of the college band is bound to ring through web casts and TV broadcasts throughout the nation.  But are pep bands a thing of the past, or are they necessary to the enjoyment of college basketball?

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  • A Moment With Steve Henkle, Saddleback Sports

    A Moment With Steve Henkle, Saddleback Sports0

    A chance meeting with Tony Lipold, Athletic Director at Saddleback College, on a Saturday nearly 10 years ago has led to a great retirement position for Steve Henkle, and the school with a football and basketball announcer. Lariat: The voice behind Saddleback sports Not only does Henkle announce games, he’s also been on the broadcast

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