#announcer

Because of my tremendous respect for Bob Barker and for the show's high standards of professionalism I consider this a tremendous honor that few announcers have ever been treated to. Both Rod's and Johnny's shoes are huge; I can't think about filling them. ↗

— Randy West

#announcers #barker #because #been #bob

One of the pleasant duties of America's most famous announcers during the relatively short swing era of the big bands was to host late-night remotes from some of the most famous ballrooms throughout the country. ↗

— Nick Clooney

#announcers #ballrooms #bands #big #big bands

We saw very little of the real Jack Buck behind the microphone. He would touch people in ways that we will never know. Jack was much more than just an announcer. ↗

— Ozzie Smith

#behind #buck #jack #just #know

In radio, they say, nothing happens until the announcer says it happens. ↗

— Ernie Harwell

#happens #nothing #radio #say #says

When I went to Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, what I really wanted to be was a radio announcer. ↗

— Mike Wallace

#announcer #i #michigan #radio #really

An announcer is only as good as yesterday's performance. ↗

— Curt Gowdy

#good #only #performance #yesterday

George is a radio announcer, and when he walks under a bridge... you can't hear him talk. ↗

— Steven Wright

#bridge #george #hear #him #radio

Announcers don't do enough of the cat-and-mouse strategy and all the work that goes into it. You watch a broadcast and guys get the pitches wrong. ↗

— Al Leiter

#broadcast #enough #get #goes #guys

In those days, boxing was very glamorous and romantic. You listened to fights on the radio, and a good announcer made it seem like a contest between gladiators. ↗

— Joseph Barbera

#between #boxing #contest #days #fights

Players shy away from talking to announcers today. ↗

— Al Kaline

#away #players #shy #talking #today