Voiceover Mix-Up: Who's Who In Movie Trailers
Sep 5th, 2008 · In our remembrance of movie trailer announcer Don LaFontaine on Wednesday, we played a wrong clip. Today, we set the record straight and add a little confusion to the mix.
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U.S. Beach Volleyball Brings Party To Beijing
Aug 18th, 2008 · American sports fans have many traditions, but one bit of fan Americana that hasn't translated in Beijing is the beach volleyball's "party vibe." So two longtime announcers did some Olympics training of their own: working with Chinese DJs to pump up the sound and get the fans up and dancing.
Gamers To Compete For World Title *
Jul 27th, 2008 · Video gaming is emerging as a legitimate spectator sport. Some of the best gamers in the world will compete for the Championship Gaming Series World Final on Monday night in Los Angeles, and the event will be televised to the world. DJ Wheat, the event's TV play-by-play announcer, talks to host Andrea Seabrook about the final.
'Rocco' Remarks Anger Italian-Americans
Jul 9th, 2008 · After NBC Sports announcer Johnny Miller suggested golfer Rocco Mediate had a name fit for cleaning pools, A. Kenneth Ciongoli of the National Italian-American Foundation asks why his ethnic group is the last fair target for bias.
Ray Davis, an Institution Among Bluegrass Fans
May 3rd, 2008 · On his 15th birthday, Ray Davis went off to be an announcer at a brand new radio station in Delaware. That was 60 years ago, and he's been playing country music on the air ever since, for member station WAMU in Washington, D.C., since 1985. Friday he celebrated 60 years on the air and his 75th birthday.
'Petey' Greene: Pioneering Shock Jock, D.C. Icon ****
Jul 13th, 2007 · The film Talk to Me is based on the life of Washington, D.C., radio announcer Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene Jr. The smart-talking ex-convict, now regarded as one of the first shock jocks, was also a social activist and commentator.
'Marketplace' Report: Advertising in Your Ear *
May 4th, 2007 · Ads, ads, ads. It's becoming harder and harder to avoid them. They've crept onto the front pages of newspapers, baseball announcers hawk products between pitches and now a new technology can beam audio ads right into shoppers' ears. Marketplace's Steve Tripoli talks to Madeleine Brand about the extreme measures advertisers are taking to catch our eyes and ears.
Recorded History: Vin Scully Calls a Koufax Milestone ****
Apr 23rd, 2007 · When Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax threw his first no-hitter in 1962, the team didn't preserve legendary announcer Vin Scully's broadcast of the game. But a rare recording has surfaced, opening a window on the excitement of that night.
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