announcer
noun
an·nounc·er
ə-ˈnau̇n(t)-sər 
: one who announces: such as
a
: a person who introduces television or radio programs, makes commercial announcements, or gives station identification
b
: a person who describes and comments on the action in a broadcast sports event
Examples of announcer in a Sentence
He works part-time as an announcer for a local radio station.
The racetrack announcer said that the next race was about to start.
The announcer said that the catcher had injured his shoulder.
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Jim Donovan, the beloved radio play-by-play announcer for the Cleveland Browns and a TV sports fixture for more than four decades, died Saturday.
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CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024
His real name was Jerry G. Bishop, Chicago TV and radio personality, and staff announcer at Channel 32.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
Jarrín, the team’s lead play-by-play announcer, was thrust into the spotlight himself, serving as an interpreter for Valenzuela during news conferences before and after games.
—Ed Guzman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
At the close of the show of March 12, 1950, announcer Ben Grauer teased next Sunday’s episode: Mrs. Roosevelt would be in conversation with Paul Robeson; Harlem Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and Perry Howard, from the Republican National Committee of Mississippi.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
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CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024
His real name was Jerry G. Bishop, Chicago TV and radio personality, and staff announcer at Channel 32.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
Jarrín, the team’s lead play-by-play announcer, was thrust into the spotlight himself, serving as an interpreter for Valenzuela during news conferences before and after games.
—Ed Guzman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
At the close of the show of March 12, 1950, announcer Ben Grauer teased next Sunday’s episode: Mrs. Roosevelt would be in conversation with Paul Robeson; Harlem Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and Perry Howard, from the Republican National Committee of Mississippi.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Announcer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/announcer. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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announcer
noun
an·nounc·er
ə-ˈnau̇n(t)-sər
: one who announces: as
a
: a person who introduces television or radio programs, makes commercial announcements, or gives station identification
b
: a person who describes and comments on the action in a broadcast sports event
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