• 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

    READ MORE
  • 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

    READ MORE
  • 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

    READ MORE
  • Skip Cassady Doesn’t Let Anything Hold Him Back

    Skip Cassady Doesn’t Let Anything Hold Him Back0

    He’s been a fighter right since birth, but Skip Cassady hasn’t let much stop him, except maybe a freeway. “I don’t drive on the freeway,” Cassady said.  “Freeways scare the crap out of me.” The Press Democrat: El Molino alum Skip Cassady remains a dedicated Lion A self-proclaimed sports fan, the 51-year old was born

    READ MORE
  • UMass Football Has A New Familiar Voice

    UMass Football Has A New Familiar Voice0

    Experience is important for announcers, and spending 10 years as the play-by-play voice of Leominster High School football has led to an NCAA football P. A. announcer position for Todd Robbins when the Minutemen of UMass were looking for a new voice behind the mic. Sentinel & Enterprise: Leominster native lands job with UMass football

    READ MORE
  • High Marks For Some Announcers

    High Marks For Some Announcers0

    It’s always good to see P. A. announcers get some love in print and on the internet.  Two New Jersey high school announcers all received some positive feedback midway through their seasons. Daily Record: MMQB: Looking back at the first five weeks Fred Bacchetta of Roxbury High School was noted as Best public-address announcer, while

    READ MORE