My Public Address

Last Saturday, I filled in at the AquaSox game as the PA announcer. On the surface, this might not sound like such a big deal, but in our ballpark, it's by far the toughest, most demanding position.

Our PA announcer is not only responsible for reading dozens of scripts throughout the evening, but he's also the audio engineer and quarterback for the entire operation. What I mean by that is our PA announcer is personally responsible for any audio you hear in the stadium and he's also the one making sure the game starts on time and that all promotions are executed properly. Most other venues will have one person announcing, another person cueing audio and yet another spotting and managing production.

Daunting as it may sound, I had a great time Saturday. Everything went well. My favorite part of the gig is selecting music for the evening. It's not as easy as it sounds to choose 70-100 songs for an entire evening. But I was wholeheartedly up to the challenge. I was able to explore some musical landscape that is not often revealed at Everett Memorial Stadium.