Older Announcers Need To Know When To Call It Quits
Deciding when to retire from something you love has to be a difficult decision. Whether you are an athlete, business owner, architect, writer, or sports announcer, the decision to walk away from a life that has defined you for nearly half a decade is certainly not an easy one. That said, no one wants to be the one who is holding on to a position that they are no longer good at, especially in a field that has superior talent waiting in the wings.
Unfortunately there seems to be a trend of those kind of guys in sports casting guys that dont adequately do their jobs but just cant seem to let go, yet are still working because of their reputation, not their current skill (or lack thereof).
The best sports announcers enhance the viewers experience. They can take an ordinary game and make it entertaining. They can take a great game and turn it into one of the most memorable moments in history (Al Michaels and his Miracle on Ice call Do you believe in Miracles…YES! falls into that category).
Good sports announcers give a completely neutral experience they neither enhance nor detract from the...