P. A. announcer

  • 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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  • Protecting Your Most Important Asset, Your Voice0

    Many times we’re asked about how to keep a voice sounding fresh, especially after announcing upwards of nine games in day in very chilly weather.  Well, my recommendation is Canada Dry ginger ale, followed by Tropicana orange juice with lots of pulp.  That’s what works best for me as the next day I’m fine. In

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  • Dealing With Frustrating Situations

    Dealing With Frustrating Situations1

    In the world of P. A. announcing, there are a lot of seemingly minor annoyances that, to an announcer, are almost the end of the world.  A good P. A. announcer takes pride in his or her work and sometimes one of those little annoyances to someone looking on from the outside, can really make

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  • P. A. Announcement: Welcome0

    Inter-Conference/District/League “Good [morning/afternoon/evening] ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to [facility name] [at school name if applicable] for today’s/tonight’s [Conference Name] Conference/District/League match-up between the visiting [visiting team proper name and nickname] and the [season year(s)] [home team proper name and nickname].”

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  • P. A. Announcement: All-Tournament Team0

    “Ladies and gentlemen, please direct your attention to [location] and please welcome [announce all dignitaries and their affiliations] to present the awards to those who have been selected to the [tournament name] All-Tournament Team.” Announce all, with the tournament MVP announced last. “Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you, the [tournament name] All-Tournament Team.” In

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