Guest: Jim Shovlin, Public Address Announcer & Host of Talkin’ Sports on 1380am The Fan

In this episode, Trine Center for Sports Studies Director, Brandon Podgorski, talks with veteran public address announcer and host of the Talkin’ Sports show on 1380am The Fan, Jim Shovlin. A Fort Wayne native, Jim has announced high school, college, and professional sports in the Summit City and hosted his own radio sports talk show for the past 15 years. In this episode, he discusses how making funny character sounds during a baseball game landed him his first radio gig, the amount of preparation that goes into sports PA announcing, and shares valuable advice on how to develop your announcing voice.