• Dick Harmon to be Inducted Into Northwood Hall of Fame

    Dick Harmon to be Inducted Into Northwood Hall of Fame0

    Dick Harmon has been behind the microphone for nearly every Northwood University football and basketball game since 1991 and that work over the last 25 years has solidified a spot in the school’s Hall of Fame as a contributor. Midland Daily News:  Northwood to induct six members into its athletic hall of fame on Oct.

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  • Even in Death, Brophy Does It In Obscurity

    Even in Death, Brophy Does It In Obscurity0

    This isn’t about announcing or anything game operations really.  This is about a man who gave so much to the sport of ice hockey that people reference him on a daily basis, without actually knowing who he is.  John Brophy was the second winningest coach in professional hockey, but his death on May 23, 2016,

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  • Rose Marie Mellman Inducted Into Hall of Fame

    Rose Marie Mellman Inducted Into Hall of Fame0

    Easton Area (Pa.) High School recently inducted several members into its Wall of Fame during an induction ceremony on April 9.  Included in that class Rose Marie Mellman, who was more than just a P. A. announcer. LehighValleyLive: Easton honors its starts and its backbone at Wall of Fame Ceremony Mellman was a cheerleader at

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  • Beane Into Western Mass. Hall of Fame on Thursday

    Beane Into Western Mass. Hall of Fame on Thursday0

    The late Carl Beane will be inducted into the Western Massachusetts Baseball Hall of Fame next Thursday.  Beane served as the P. A. announcer for the Boston Red Sox from 2003 until a heart attack silenced him in 2012. Beane, from Agawam, Mass., is considered the most widely recognizable  and popular Red Sox P. A.

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  • Philadelphia Announcers Inducted into Hall of Fame

    Philadelphia Announcers Inducted into Hall of Fame0

    Two long-time Philadelphia P. A. announcers were inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame last month, along with several great athletes. NJ.com: Philly athletes to be inducted into city’s Sports Hall of Fame Lou Nolan, the current Philadelphia Flyers P. A. announcer, along with the late Dave Zinkoff, former P. A. announcer for the

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  • Mike Walker Inducted Into Hall of Fame

    Mike Walker Inducted Into Hall of Fame0

    This is a feel-good story about an announcer who has spent nearly 1/3 of a century behind the microphone, and his induction into the Skowhegan Area High School Hall of Fame.  It’s not just about Mike Walker though, it’s about how his own son was also inducted in the same class.  What an honor for

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