announcers

Play-by-play voices

Announcers are people who deliver information to audiences, typically through broadcast media.

A radio or television announcer introduces programs, reads news, or provides commentary: The announcer's voice crackled through the stadium speakers.

Sports announcers call games play-by-play.

The term also covers anyone who makes public announcements—at airports, train stations, or ceremonies.

broadcast

commentator

Broadcast analyst or narrator

newscaster · narrator · emcee · personality · journalist · reporter · correspondent · interviewer · moderator · forecaster

sports

play-by-play

Real-time event narration

stadium · arena · booth · scoreboard · replay · fans · spectators · game · match · broadcast

radio

station

Fixed stopping point

frequency · transmitter · call-sign · voice · playlist · jingle · bumper · segue · intro · outro

public-address

loudspeaker

Sound amplification device

intercom · paging · amplification · megaphone · crowd · event · ceremony · instructions · alerts · safety

Categories
Opposites
role in broadcast/event

announcersathletes

Sports competitors

performers · players · competitors · contestants · participants

communication direction

announcerslisteners

Those who attend aurally

audience · viewers · spectators · readers · receivers

visibility/vocality

announcersstagehands

Backstage technical workers

technicians · producers · sound engineers · writers · directors

Phrases
Family

announce, announced, announcement, announcer, announces, unannounced, announcements, reannounced, preannounced

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