How to Use public address announcer in a Sentence

public address announcer

noun
  • Cameras panned to him as public address announcer Bob Ford bellowed his name with the starting lineup.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Jones’ latest achievement even went unacknowledged by the school’s public address announcer.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The Guardians announced the death of longtime ballpark public address announcer Bob Tayek.
    — ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • The Guardians announced the death of longtime ballpark public address announcer Bob Tayek.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • When public address announcer Mark Fratto introduced Young as a starter with the lights in the arena turned down, many of the fans stood and cheered.
    — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Speller is the first Black public address announcer for a major professional sports team in Colorado.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Iconic public address announcer Bob Sheppard also has a plaque in Monument Park.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
  • While the umpires awkwardly walked off the field, and while each side’s dugout glanced around for confirmation, the Surprise Stadium public address announcer made the call.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • That’s because long-time Heat public address announcer Michael Baiamonte will retire at the end of this season after 35 seasons in the role.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Joy, who began his career as a public address announcer at Riverside, Stafford and Thompson in the early 1970s.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Even the Colorado public address announcer, Alan Roach, couldn’t keep up with Colorado’s dominance on Wednesday.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2025
  • As captain, McDavid was the last player introduced, and the crowd erupted before public address announcer Al Stafford even finished belting out his name.
    — Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Before the basketball game ended, the Raptors put the score on the big screen several times, and boos rained down when public address announcer Herbie Kuhn told fans the Dodgers had scored the game’s first run.
    — Eric Koreen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • When James went to the bench at the end of the first quarter after passing Abdul-Jabbar, the Denver Nuggets’ public address announcer told the crowd about his accomplishment.
    — Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Lawrence Tanter, the longtime public address announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers, announced his retirement Tuesday after more than four decades.
    — Dan Woike, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • In the Tayek household, everyone gathered around the TV, phones in hand, ready to record their own videos of the Progressive Field public address announcer receiving his moment to shine on the grandest stage.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 16 May 2026
  • When longtime Miami Heat public address announcer Michael Baiamonte informed the organization in August of his plans to retire at the close of this season, the end still seemed far away.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
  • An engaging, fun-loving character, across several stints playing county cricket with Somerset, Renshaw enjoyed life as a commentator and public address announcer.
    — Sam Dalling, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • When the Dodgers public address announcer read the Cubs starting lineup, Dodgers fans vehemently booed Crow-Armstrong, a trend that continued before each at-bat and again Saturday when he was announced pregame.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • When James went to the bench with the Lakers (37-25) trailing 32-22 at the end of the quarter, the Denver Nuggets’ public address announcer told the crowd about his accomplishment.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Sixers fan loudly booed Rivers — who coached the team for three seasons — even as he was recognized by public address announcer Matt Cord for making the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
    — CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images For Speller, the Nuggets public address announcer, the microphone is only one part of his mission.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Before a public address announcer took the microphone, the Lynx organization held a moment of silence for Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, two residents killed during federal immigration operations in January.
    — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026

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