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Our guest for this episode is someone who hasn’t been doing the gig for very long but he’s got a lot to say about the role of the announcer and the unique job that it is - it's the voice of Blackburn Rovers, Lewis Costello.

He's a stand-up, writer and commentator and is now just one year into the role at Blackburn, following the sad passing away of Matt Sillitoe.

Rich Hurst from West Brom and Alan Keegan of Man Utd talk to Lewis about the job, the people, the risky position he has to sit in for the job and how that buzz of being an announcer is so addictive.

There's new tunes sent round by ShootMusic as part of their Matchday DJ Service too, which you can get involved in by signing up for free new releases, info@shootmusic.com

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Listen to Alan Long talk about how he got the job as stadium announcer at Lincoln City 27 years ago!

Find out why he loves it so much, where he sits, what tech he uses and the best moments he's been on the mic for over all that time.

Regular host Rich Hurst of West Brom is joined by guest co-host Mike Botto from Bournemouth, who made national news recently when he read out a train cancellation announcement that the Vitality stadium crowd went wild for!

As always there's new tunes for your stadium playlist from the team at Shoot Music.

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We're back for Season 6 starting with James Bolton, stadium announcer at Rotherham United.

James was off for a year due to his main job but is back this year at the AESSEAL New York Stadium, as the team battle for promotion back to the Championship

Hosts Rich Hurst of West Brom and Alan Keegan from Man Utd talk to him about the anticipation of coming back to the job, the reasons he loves it and the music they play on matchdays.

The show is brought to you by Shoot Music and their Matchday DJ Service - which announcers and DJ's can sign up for free by email info@shootmusic.com


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What's it like being the stadium announcer for a big final at Wembley?

Rich Hurst from West Brom talks to Leigh Nicholson of Leeds Utd and Steve Forbes of Southampton about their experience of the Championship Play-Off Final.

Plus regular co-host Alan Keegan chips in with his tales from a successful FA Cup final for his side, Manchester United.

There are more tunes supplied by ShootMusic who supply stadium DJs right around the world with music for great matchday atmospheres.

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Our guest this episode is the announcer at a club that recently secured their status in League Two for another season, after a nailbiting final day that saw rivals Sutton drop out of the football league. - Colchester United's Peter Sleigh

He's been in the job since the late 90's and has worked at both Layer Road and The Colchester United Community Stadium as the announcer.

Rich Hurst of West Brom and Dom Walker of Burnley are your hosts this week and they'll be finding out amongst other things - how a baby monitor should be in every stadium announcer's kit list!

There are two more tunes courtesy of the team @shootmusic to get your ears round too!

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Gareth Hillier has been announcer at Newport County FC for just 6 months but he's already achieved national fame for the sponsor of added time at Rodney Parade.

Hosts Rich Hurst (West Brom) and Alan Keegan (Man Utd) talk to Gareth about how he's finding having the big job of stadium announcer plus share some of the wisdom they've picked up in their combined 34 years on the mic.

Gareth is full of enthusiasm and loves his job and there are some great observations about doing the job we all love.

There's also music from ShootMusic who send stadium DJ's around the world new releases for inclusion on their matchday playlists!

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In this episode Rich Hurst of West Brom is joined by guest co-host Rich Reynolds from Brighton to chat with Stevenage FC announcer Jay 'Drackers' Drackford.

Jay has been doing it at the Lamex for 10 years and loves his job. The energy he puts in and the fun he is has is quite envious for announcers a bit further up the pyramid.

As always there's questions about music, guest interviews and having a pop at away fans. Plus a couple of cheeky tunes from the team at ShootMusic.

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A very special guest joins us for this episode, voice of the last men's World Cup final in Qatar, Steven Peios.

As FIFA's Matchday Announcer, he's covered all the major tournaments including the World Cups, Asia Cups, Club World Cups and more...and when he's not there, he's at Western Sydney Wanderers.

Hosts Rich Hurst from West Brom and Alan Keegan from Man Utd chat through a whole host of amazing experiences he's had including encounters with the world's biggest names in football.

Plus there's snippets of new songs from Jonny Marr and Fat White Band thanks to the team at Shoot Music.