For sports fans there’s nothing like the collective rush of electricity when watching your favorite team score. If you want to hire a female, male, or non-binary sports announcer, our voice over talent has the passion for sports and the professionalism you need to engage your audience when your favorite team scores! If you need to hire a voice talent as a sports announcer like a Voice of God (VOG) or for sports promo, we can help.
Sports commentating is essential to experiencing sports events whether live or watching TV from your couch or listening to the radio in your car. Delivering powerful and engaging narratives for audiences helps make the experience of watching or listening to a sports event memorable. A sportscaster must feel the same passion for the game as the fans. For a long time, sportscasters were mostly men and many were in a hall of fame of their own for their memorable deliveries. Al Michaels, Kevin Harlan, John Madden, and Bob Costas each had their signature sports calls during critical moments of historic games. But over the years more women have become notable sports commentators and journalists – folks like Erin Andrews, Michelle Tafoya, Lisa Salters, and more. Diversity and equality in sports still have a long way to go both on the field and behind the microphone, but it’s exciting to see all folks getting ahead in the world of sports!
“The Giants Win the Pennant!…Do You Believe in Miracles?…Gooooooalllll!”
These sports personalities are larger than life, and sometimes characters, like sports commentators, pop up in commercials, industrials, and other non-sports productions. So, when you’re looking for an authentic-sounding sports voiceover for your project – Blue Wave Voiceover can help! (We know Al Michaels miiiiiight be too busy to work on a radio commercial, after all.)
How Voice Talent Skills differ in Radio, Live Events, and TV Sports Commentating
Whether a sports fan experiences an event using radio or TV, a sports commentator must be knowledgeable about the game and passionate for the sport. Each medium requires a different skill set.
For radio, a sports commentator must use their words to paint a visual of the game from moment to moment. The challenge is engaging the audience without using visual cues like TV. Radio has the benefit of providing sound cues and effects to enhance the experience. A radio audience can be fully engaged on a level that is different from television; anticipating and focusing moment to moment and relying on the sports commentator to provide critical updates.
Often a sports announcer is also a Voice of God (VOG) for a live sports event. Matching the action while commenting on the game is a skillset professional voice talent like Joey Schaljo can easily do. She’s the current announcer for the Washington Mystics WNBA team. For her, sitting by the court and watching the action while hyping the audience makes the time fly.
Sports announcing on television requires a balance between when to comment and allow an audience to watch the action. Sometimes there might be two commentators in which case balancing the unnecessary banter so it doesn’t distract from the game is important.
In every medium, clear and concise communication is key. Fans like to hear sportscasters who can offer insight to the game or players. Ultimately part of the fun is the audience and sports commentator sharing spontaneous reactions to unexpected moments in the game.
Maria Pendolino grew up in a sports dominant household in Buffalo, New York. (Don’t ask her about the time the Buffalo Bills lost four Super Bowls in a row…) She’s had the honor of playing the role of a sports commentator in radio commercials, television promos, and even in a spot for the Olympics! “I just love playing the role of a sports commentator or announcer. I really look up to the women who have broken thru in the NFL especially, so it’s been a real honor to play characters based on them in advertising and industrials!” Here’s Maria in a promo for a new FX show where she plays the role of a female sideline reporter:
The Benefits of Hiring a Professional Voice Over Talent as a Sports Commentator in Your Project
Hiring a voiceover talent to play the role of a professional sports commentator can enhance the brand image of any sports event. Your production value elevates when a knowledgeable voice talent can provide game-style commentary and insight while also being a fan of the sport. A captivating sports announcer voiceover talent can draw in audiences and listeners especially if they’re skilled at capturing thrilling moments of a game. And when we’re talking about the real thing: hiring a consistent sports PA Announcer or commentator can also build a loyal fan base especially when they have their own signature sports calls.
Ready to Hire a Professional Voice Over Talent as a Sports Announcer?
Many of Blue Wave Voiceover’s voice talents are skilled at improvisation which is essential preparation for live events. Listening for cues and providing clear communication is part of their professionalism. Performing as a sports commentator requires a voice talent to give a dynamic and powerful delivery that conveys raw energy in the most exciting moments of a game. Our diverse voice over talent roster demonstrates versatility in sports promos, live sports events, or sports commentating. When you’re searching for a voice over talent who can keep their eye on the ball and be the heavyweight in your corner who gives a slam-dunk when it’s down to the wire, Blue Wave Voiceover has your sports voiceover talents!