The Football Letter Podcast Special: Beaver Stadium PA Announcers Rodney Martin and Joe Putnam

Each week during the Penn State Football season, we're bringing you a bonus podcast in our People of Penn State podcast series, featuring interviews with Nittany Lion lettermen and volunteer leaders who bring the mission of the Alumni Association to life. In episode two of The Football Letter Podcast, we spoke to new Beaver Stadium public address announcers, Rodney Martin and Joe Putnam! Many Nittany Lion fans are already familiar with Rodney and Joe, with each of them having been a part of the communications/broadcasting scene in Happy Valley for several years. Rodney is the voice of Penn State Ice Hockey at Pegula Ice Arena, while Joe has worked as a co-commentator for Penn State Lady Lion Basketball.The duo also has significant experience working together for minor league baseball team, the State College Spikes, where Rodney is the PA announcer and Joe is the Director of Communications/play-by-play lead. During this conversation, Rodney and Joe discuss the personal significance in earning their new roles, what the production process has been like, the importance of their chemistry on game days, and a lot more. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Learn more about the Penn State Alumni Association: alumni.psu.edu Follow the Penn State Alumni Association on:FacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedIn-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Timestamps0:00 — Intro0:56 — Welcoming Rodney and Joe to the show2:53 — Personal significance in earning this role 8:41 — The importance of the game day chemistry between Rodney and Joe10:12 — Production process and preparation 15:01 — Working with the "architect of the Penn State White Out," Guido D'Elia17:00 — Ad Read: Alumni Association Membership18:05 — Rodney's expanded role with Penn State Athletics 21:12 — What makes Penn State so special 28:15 — What Joe and Rodney are most looking forward to while working at Beaver Stadium this fall31:35 — Thanking Rodney and Joe for their time31:55 — Outro For more alumni stories, visit pennstatermag.com