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  • Toronto Rock P. A. Announcer Suffers Stroke

    Toronto Rock P. A. Announcer Suffers Stroke0

    Just shy of the New Year Bruce Barker, the voice of the National Lacrosse League’s Toronto Rock, suffered a stroke and was admitted to Guelph General Hospital.  Though now home, he has a long road to recovery as the stroke affected his speech and his ability to write. Friends and family have set-up a GoFundMe

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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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  • Making A Debut

    Making A Debut0

    Today is the day I make my American Hockey League debut for the Hershey Bears.  It won’t be the first time announcing in Giant Center, nor my first hockey game announced.  There’s been over a thousand of them for USA Hockey youth, USA Hockey junior, World Police & Fire Game, college club, adult hockey leagues,

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  • NFL Considering Announcers With Changes

    NFL Considering Announcers With Changes0

    The NFL is looking at how to grab more viewers to its games with the possibility of shortening halftime, having fewer commercial breaks, and having the P. A. announcer make penalty announcements, among other things. The changes are noted in this piece from Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal which came out earlier this week.

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  • I Still Get Nervous

    I Still Get Nervous0

    After 25 years and thousands of games, I still get nervous before that first mic check.  I still get nervous walking into the venue.  I still get nervous right before the show starts. Earlier this week, a young sixth grader introduced the Capitals mascot, Slapshot, at his school for an assembly.  It’s a show that

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  • Prior Preparation, the New Technology Way

    Prior Preparation, the New Technology Way0

    Preparation is what separates the best from the rest.  If you properly prepare, you’ll be ready for any situation, any name, and anything else that might come your way.  Prep time has become a lot easier for announcers over the last few years thanks to technology. Social Media P. A. announcers can connect via social

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