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Tournament Madness
I was thinking about March Madness. The 60+ games in the dance in addition to all those conference tournaments with 7-10 games each leading up to
Scribble and Speak
Get your forms on, buddy! Specifically, your announcer forms for scoring a game. Really? What’s wrong with just scoring the game in a standard score
I Have Mine. Do You Have Yours?
Originally, I set out to get my NASPAA certification for the sake of completeness. I’ve announced oodles of events. I already owned their book, “Voice Above the
The #1 Tool is NOT a Microphone
My dad kept an overflowing, disorderly Sears Craftsman toolbox of ratchets, screwdrivers, needle-nose pliers and thingamajigs he credulously envisioned he would need one day. As
Digital Tombstones
Recently announcing a homecoming ballgame, the scoreboard went out or, more pointedly, never really got going. No score, no time, no down, no to go,
Respell in a Nutshell – Making It Work
In our prior article, Respell In A Nutshell, we dug into the why, the what, the options and so forth of respelling. What we really