P. A. Announcing

  • Essentials For P. A. Announcers

    Essentials For P. A. Announcers0

    It’s the weekend and a great time to head out to do some shopping for those essentials you might not have thought about having with you.  We’re going to look at some of those essentials right now, and why should should have them. Thumb Drives/Flash Drives – they’re cheap, they’re portable, and they’re a great

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  • Myths: You Can’t Broadcast and Announce at the Same Time

    Myths: You Can’t Broadcast and Announce at the Same Time0

      In all honesty, I thought this wasn’t possible either because the radio guys are always talking and the P. A. announcer has to talk.  But during baseball, I would find myself doing play-by-play to myself and others in the pressbox.  It was always fun to do a few things, have some fun then go

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  • Myths: You Can’t Run the Music and Announce at the Same Time

    Myths: You Can’t Run the Music and Announce at the Same Time0

    For some reason there is a myth that goes around in professional sports that announcing and being the DJ just isn’t possible.  While it could be true, there is the thought process that it MUST be two separate people, however high school and lower college announcers do it on a regular basis, and sometimes with

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  • Myths: You Can’t Run the Scoreboard And Announce At The Same Time

    Myths: You Can’t Run the Scoreboard And Announce At The Same Time0

    From the first day behind the microphone, there’s always been a scoreboard–when it worked.  There was also the expectation that if the scoreboard worked, then the only person in the pressbox would run it.  So started a 25-year career of operating scoreboards in addition to announcing.  It started with baseball, but it’s extended into other

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  • Myths: No Way You Started When You Were 13

    Myths: No Way You Started When You Were 130

    Why is it so hard to believe that someone can start out announcing in high school?  Sometimes I’d like to ask someone what they think is the right age for someone to start?  Is it 18, while in college?  Is it 21 when you can start to drink alcohol?  Maybe 25, that’s a quart of

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  • Myths: Nobody Comes To Hear The Announcer

    Myths: Nobody Comes To Hear The Announcer0

    The night before the first game I announced, my dad gave me some advice.  Not all of it would wind up being true, including, “nobody comes to hear the announcer”. That’s understandable from the outside, but over the years have found this to be untrue.  Here are some of the reasons why this is a

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