Bob Sheppard
Bob Sheppard
Robert Leo Sheppardwas the long-time public address announcer for numerous New York area college and professional sports teams, in particular the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, and the New York Giantsof the National Football League...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSportscaster
Date of Birth20 October 1910
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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I was in so much pain that I don't think I cared the night that it happened. All I wanted to do was to have the bone put back into the socket.
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My purpose in public address and in speech is really encapsulated in three C's: clear, concise, correct. No overblowing rhetoric or anything like that. As simple as possible: clear, concise, correct.
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I was born in Queens and spent many years there. After I got married, I moved to Kew Gardens, then moved to Baldwin, Long Island, where I still reside.
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Nobody, but nobody stays a public-address announcer for more than a couple of years. Truly. Public-address announcing is not a career. Public-address announcers only work 81 days a year, so you don't make a living.