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  • Joe Simons Retires

    Joe Simons Retires0

    Minnesota Public Address Announcer Joe Simons has retired after 37 years of announcing for Crosby-Ironton basketball the Brainerd Dispatch reports. The voice, who announced in two different home courts for both boys and girls basketball is 78 years old and feels that now is the time to call it a career. “I am stepping down,”

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  • Bryan Main Calls it a Career

    Bryan Main Calls it a Career0

    Bryan Main, who has been the voice of San Diego State University sports for over two decades as decided to call it a career. Here is a story on Main from the Times of San Diego. Prolific Announcer Hangs Up Microphone After 2,000 Games Over 35 Years Main also spent time in NCAA Bowl games,

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  • ESPN E:60

    ESPN E:601

    Wow, just wow. Words to explain what I was feeling Sunday night while watching ESPN E:60 on my phone and seeing myself with CoCo the Hershey Bears mascot I was in shock. Tears falling down my cheeks with emotion. So much has gone on in the last year that’s been negative in my personal life

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  • Are We Making It Harder On Ourselves?

    Are We Making It Harder On Ourselves?1

    Technology was created to make our lives simpler, however by trying to create something so simple we are starting to create more work and more demand on ourselves with little, none or even a negative return on the time/monetary investment. It’s great to have a method to keep all of the information you need at

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  • Jarrod’s Blog: Helping Each Other

    Jarrod’s Blog: Helping Each Other0

    Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting some really great announcers at all levels.  The vast majority were nice people, however I’ve run into a couple that allowed their ego to get in the way or assumed their legacy would precede them.  It’s this small minority that I’ve become more open an honest

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  • Shawn Parker’s Success Due to His Drive

    Shawn Parker’s Success Due to His Drive0

    This is one of the most exciting posts I’ve had the opportunity to write, because it’s close to home!!!  Congratulations SHAWN PARKER! Shawn Parker is the new voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves, and I’ve known for a while.  Why?  Because Shawn has done some announcing for me over the years and when a job came

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  • Jarrod’s Blog: Questions About the Pacers Decision

    Jarrod’s Blog: Questions About the Pacers Decision0

    It has been a while since I’ve posted anything in my personal blog here and that’s because I’ve had some amazing opportunities come up that have given me insight into how things are done “on the other side”, while also creating a more well-rounded thought process.  Yes, I see some things differently, others, I see

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  • Pacers Find Familiar Voice For Upcoming Season

    Pacers Find Familiar Voice For Upcoming Season0

    Jerry Baker, who has long broadcast Indiana Pacers games on TV and radio, returns in the 2017-18 season to complete the microphone trifecta as he will be the “new” Public Address Announcer at Pacer home games, replacing Michael Grady who moved on to Brooklyn. NBA.com:  Jerry Baker Rejoins Pacers at Public Address Announcer Congrats to

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  • Billboard Releases “100 Best Jock Jams” List

    Billboard Releases “100 Best Jock Jams” List0

    Best of lists, yeah they’re always up for debate.  Most of the time people send us lists like these, they contain songs that really shouldn’t be on the list and were probably put on there by someone close to the group. This list, is a very good compilation of songs that you should have…well 99%

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