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Skip Cassady Doesn’t Let Anything Hold Him Back 0
- Announcer News, High School Sports
- December 27, 2015
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
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Starting My 13th Year With Purple Puck 0
- High School Sports
- December 26, 2015
Today starts the 23rd National Capital Hockey Tournament, the Purple Puck at Fort Dupont Ice Arena in Washington, D. C. For me, it’s my 13th year behind the mic for
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Santa Claus Sings The National Anthem 0
- NHL, Pro Sports
- December 25, 2015
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
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A Q&A With Lee Hastings of Allen Americans 0
- Announcer News, Minor League Hockey
- December 24, 2015
Lee Hastings, the voice of the ECHL’s Allen Americans, recently sat down with Matthew Harding to answer a few questions about his time as a professional hockey announcer. The Americans
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Don Essig at Oregon Finishes 47th Year 0
- Announcer News, College Sports
- December 23, 2015
Don Essig is as much part of the tapestry at the University of Oregon as Nike, Steve Prefontaine, and their classic logo that incorporates their football (Autzen Stadium) and track
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Steve Harvey’s Blunder, A Learning Lesson For All 0
- Helpful Tips, Jarrod's Blog
- December 22, 2015
Sunday night, comedian and daytime TV talk show host, Steve Harvey made probably the biggest blunder ever recorded by an announcer when serving as host of the Miss Universe contest,
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Job Opening: Kannapolis (NC) Intimidators Broadcast/Media Relations Assistant 0
- Job Opening, Minor League Baseball
- December 21, 2015
The Kannapolis Intimidators of the South Atlantic League are looking for a broadcast/media relations assistant. Since this job may also entail serving as P. A. announcer for some games, we
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Stu Schwartz Yoda’s The Starting Goalie 0
- Announcer News, Pro Sports
- December 20, 2015
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
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Making My ESPN Debut 1
- Jarrod's Blog
- December 19, 2015
Um, wow. Where to start with this post. Last night, Decmeber 18, 2015, 24 years and nine months after I began my P. A. announcing career, I made my debut
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