Experience is important for announcers, and spending 10 years as the play-by-play voice of Leominster High School football has led to an NCAA football P. A. announcer position for Todd Robbins when the Minutemen of UMass were looking for a new voice behind the mic.

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And it’s a family affair of sorts in the pressbox, as Robbins shares his space with his fiance Kate Myer who serves as his assistant and spotter.