List of American public address announcers

This is a list of notable American public address announcers.

Baseball Major League Baseball - Current Public Address Announcers Dan Baker – Philadelphia Phillies Gene Honda – Chicago White Sox, Chicago Blackhawks, DePaul University, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Marysol Castro – First Woman Announcer for New York Mets, First Latina Woman Announcer in Major League Baseball Bob Ford – Houston Astros, University of Houston football championship, and Chicago PBS WTTW Paul Olden – New York Yankees Tom Hutyler – Seattle Mariners

Major League Baseball - Former Public Address Announcers Alex Anthony – New York Jets and New York Mets Pete Arbogast – Los Angeles Dodgers Rex Barney – Baltimore Orioles Carl Beane – Boston Red Sox Renel Brooks-Moon – San Francisco Giants Charlie Brotman – U.S. presidential inauguration parades, Washington Senators, Washington Nationals Frederick William Burns – Earliest known announcer dating to 1884, New York Giants, Track and Field, Bicycle Racing, Automobile Racing, Boxing, Rowing Dick Callahan – Oakland Athletics, and Saint Mary's College of California Bob Casey – Minnesota Twins J. Fred Duckett – Houston Astros Sherm Feller – Boston Red Sox Paul Friedman – Chicago Cubs Halsey Hall – Minnesota Twins Jim Hall – New York Giants football team, New York Yankees Sherman Maxwell - known as "Jocko". 1st Sports Commentator of color. Also, PA announcer for the Newark Eagles of Negro league baseball. Bill Melton - Texas Rangers Wayne Messmer – Chicago Cubs Joel Meyers – St. Louis Cardinals Nick Nickson – Los Angeles Dodgers Pat Pieper – Chicago Cubs John Ramsey – Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Angels, USC Trojans Bob Sheppard – New York Yankees, New York Giants Sherry Davis - San Francisco Giants - 1st Full Time Female Public Address Announcer in Professional Baseball History. 1993–2000

Basketball Current NBA PA announcers (East) Darian "Big Tigger" Morgan – Atlanta Hawks Olivier Sedra – Brooklyn Nets (2018–Present) Eddie Palladino – Boston Celtics Tim Sinclair – Chicago Bulls John Mason – Detroit Pistons Mike Walczewski – New York Knicks Herbie Kuhn - Toronto Raptors

(West) Mark Mason – Portland Trail Blazers Scott Moak - Sacramento Kings

Former NBA PA announcers Ray Clay – Chicago Bulls (1990–2002) Andy Jick – Boston Celtics Lawrence Tanter – Los Angeles Lakers Michael Baiamonte – Miami Heat Patrick K. Doughty (Big Pat) – Charlotte Hornets Paul Porter – Orlando Magic Dan Roberts – Utah Jazz (1979-2025)

Current NCAA PA announcers

Former NCAA PA announcers Andy Jick – Boston College Frank Fallon – NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Gene Honda – DePaul University, NCAA Final Four Bill Melton- Southern Methodist University

Boxing/Wrestling Michael Buffer – Boxing Tony Chimel – World Wrestling Entertainment David Diamante – boxing (also spent six seasons with the Brooklyn Nets) Howard Finkel – World Wrestling Entertainment Lilian Garcia – World Wrestling Entertainment Joe Humphreys – Boxing, member of the Boxing Hall of Fame Jimmy Lennon, Jr. – boxing Justin Roberts – All Elite Wrestling, formerly of World Wrestling Entertainment

Football National Football League Chico Renfroe - 1st Known African-American PA Announcer in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons, late 1970s Alan Roach – Minnesota Vikings, Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, NFL International Series, former PA Announcer of the Denver Broncos Jeff Shreve – Cleveland Browns Tim Sinclair – Chicago Bears Bill Melton - Dallas Cowboys, Super Bowl, Pro Bowl Other Football Announcers Kate Scott - 1st Female to Announce NCAA Division I-A (FBS) Football Game with the Pac-12 Football Championship Game

Horse racing Chic Anderson – horse racing (best known for work at Belmont Park) Tom Durkin – horse racing Phil Georgeff – horse racing Dave Johnson – horse racing

Ice Hockey National Hockey League Gene Honda – Chicago White Sox, Chicago Blackhawks, DePaul University, NCAA Final Four, and Chicago PBS WTTW Lou Nolan – Philadelphia Flyers Mike Ross – Toronto Maple Leafs Wes Johnson – Washington Capitals Alan Roach - Colorado Avalanche Paul Porter- Tampa Bay Lightning Orlando Magic Joe Tolleson - New York Rangers Alex Anthony - New York Islanders

Mixed Tom Carnegie – Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana high school basketball Marty Glickman – (sports announcer) Bob Jenkins - Indianapolis Motor Speedway Bill Melton - 1996 Olympics, Cotton Bowl Classic, Texas Relays, FIBA World Basketball Championships, FIFA Men's and Women's World Cup Soccer, World Championship Tennis, SMU football and basketball Alan Roach – Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rapids, Minnesota Vikings, Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, NFL International Series, Olympic Hockey, Olympic Boxing, former PA Announcer of the Denver Broncos Jeff Shreve – Cleveland Browns – University of Akron, Canton Charge, Mid-American Conference Don Wadewitz - Milwaukee Area Technical College Stormers, UW-Whitewater Warhawks

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