• Job Opening:  Spring Training Astros/Nationals

    Job Opening: Spring Training Astros/Nationals0

    The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches is searching for a P. A. announcer for Spring Training games in 2017 for both the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals. Typical qualifications needed to be an announcer, however they note a Bachelor’s Degree or combination of relevant education and experience.  This appears to be boilerplate as this

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  • My Day As A Bear

    My Day As A Bear0

    In over 25 years of P. A. announcing, I’d announced over 1,000 hockey games but had never announced a professional hockey game.  Minor League Baseball, yes, I spent nine years there; semi pro sports a few times; college athletics at the National Championship level, D-I, D-II, D-III schools, and more; NHL games as a DJ

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  • Announcer Line-ups

    Announcer Line-ups0

    We’ve begun posting the daily P. A. announcer line-ups on Twitter.  Find them by following us @SportsAnnouncin.  You can also see the tweets at the bottom of the home page on our Twitter feed.  We’re also working on posting the line-ups daily on the website as well.  So far, we’re tracking the P. A. announcers

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  • Job Opening: Jenkins High School P. A. Announcer

    Job Opening: Jenkins High School P. A. Announcer0

    Jenkins High School in Chewelah, Washington is looking for a volunteer P. A. announcer for the upcoming season.  If you’re around the area and enjoy high school boys and girls basketball, this could be a nice opportunity for you. The Independent: Cougars looking for PA Announcer This position is volunteer only.  If you are interested,

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  • What Is Proper Preparation?

    What Is Proper Preparation?0

    As announcers, sports DJs, emcees, game operations, etc., you know that you need to prepare for your games.  While some can do a good job “showing and going”, they could’ve done a great job had they been properly prepared. Preparation is important in our business and doesn’t always begin when we sit down to study

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  • It’s A Family Affair in Downers Grove

    It’s A Family Affair in Downers Grove0

    George Davis gets to watch his grandson play high school football after years of having him as a guest in the pressbox.  For Blake Davis, it’s a great feeling knowing that his grandfather is there, and he can hear him over the crowd noise after every play. mySuburbanLife.com:  High school football:  It’s all in the

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