Lakers P A Announcer
Lawrence tanter nas shak born october 11 1949 is an american public address announcer best known for his work for the los angeles lakers of the national basketball association in addition tanter was also the program director for public jazz radio station kkjz.
Lakers p a announcer. Over the past 38 plus years tanter has become a fixture of lakers games. Meet kyle speller a man passionate about his family his craft and his faith kyle speller is originally from brooklyn ny. Serving as the team s sideline reporter on kcal 9 from 2002 11 john ireland returns for his ninth season behind the mic as radio play by play announcer for the lakers.
In that same vein tanter has been on the mic for. He also announced four super bowls in southern california and one. Announcer since the 1981 82 season recorded an array of introductions accounting for potential lineup permutations and team accomplishments at a home studio in the porter ranch area of los angeles last month.
Tanter has been the lakers p a. The nba has selected clippers pa announcer eric smith and clippers in game music director andy kinzel to work nba games in orlando. Here s the link to andy s post.
Tanter the lakers p a. John jules ramsey july 26 1927 january 25 1990 was a public address announcer best known as the original pa voice for the california angels los angeles dodgers los angeles kings los angeles lakers and los angeles raiders he was also the pa voice for the los angeles rams and usc trojans football and basketball teams. He played basketball in high school as well as the saxophone and clarinet.
Announcer since the 1981 82 season. Lakers guard danny green was so impressed by the quality of the voice performance that he thought tanter was in orlando. Kingston 1st announcer of the chicago cubs who lost his job to pat pieper boxing.
Tanter was born in chicago. Paul porter is going to disney world. And while the nba has moved toward louder more attention grabbing pa announcers tanter s low key style makes him a throwback.
Sort of the legendary orlando magic pa announcer won t be there in person but he ll be there in spirit looking to recreate some of the sound effects and comforts of home the magic have asked porter to record some of his most classic calls which will then be used as a soundboard during magic games throughout the nba restart at disney.
