# 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
* Tom Hutyler – Seattle Mariners
* Paul Olden – New York Yankees
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.
* 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

National Basketball Association
* Michael Baiamonte – Miami Heat
* Patrick K Doughty (Big Pat) – Charlotte Hornets
* Andy Jick – Boston Celtics, Boston College
* Herbie Kuhn- Toronto Raptors
* John Mason – Detroit Pistons
* Mark Mason – Portland Trail Blazers
* Scott Moak - Sacramento Kings
* Eddie Palladino – Boston Celtics
* Brian Day - Golden State Warriors
* Paul Porter – Orlando Magic, Tampa Bay Lightning
* Dan Roberts – Utah Jazz
* Olivier Sedra – Brooklyn Nets
* Tim Sinclair – Chicago Bulls
* Lawrence Tanter – Los Angeles Lakers
* Mike Walczewski – New York Knicks
Other Basketball Announcers
* Ray Clay – Chicago Sky
* Frank Fallon – NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
* Gene Honda – Chicago White Sox, Chicago Blackhawks, DePaul University, NCAA Final Four, and Chicago PBS WTTW

## Boxing/Wrestling

* Michael Buffer – Boxing
* Tony Chimel – World Wrestling Entertainment
* David Diamante – boxing
* 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
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

## Mixed

* Tom Carnegie – Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana high school basketball
* Marty Glickman – (sports announcer)
* Bob Jenkins - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
* 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