We Welcome Your Teams - Football as seen by stadium announcers

Join us as we chat with Marco Peralta, a seasoned bi-lingual stadium announcer and voice of the 2022 and 2026 World Cup, about his journey from childhood dreams to the global stage.  Hosts Rich Hurst of West Brom and Alan Keegan of Man Utd dig into the behind-the-scenes of World Cup announcing, preparation, and memorable moments - and see how it compares to what they do in the EFL ad EPL. Plus the...

For a special episode, we're chatting to a stadium announcer from days gone by at Manchester United. Alwyn Thompson was on the mic at Old Trafford between 1965 and 1973 and had a host of other duties that would seem completely alien to stadium announcers in the modern game. Our regular hosts Rich Hurst of West Brom and current voice of Old Trafford, Alan Keegan, quizzed Alwyn about how he got...

Join us as we explore the world of stadium announcing with David Broadbent, who shares his experiences from Oldham to Huddersfield. Discover behind-the-scenes stories, technical insights, and the passion that we know makes stadium announcing a unique and exciting job. Rich from West Brom and Alan Keegan ask the questions and share some great stories of when David went beyond the call of duty and w...

 Join us as we explore the journey of Emyr Harris, the stadium announcer for Wrexham AFC, sharing insights into his role, memorable moments, and the unique atmosphere of Welsh football. Discover how passion, tradition, and community shape the matchday experience.  Rich Hurst of West Brom and Alan Keegan of Man Utd ask about his experience during the Hollywood takeover by Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mchl...

Keywords stadium announcers, sports podcast, football culture, community impact, matchday experiences, unique announcements, music in sports, Rochdale FC, football stories, sports broadcasting Summary This time Richard Hurst of West Brom and Alan Keegan of Man Utd welcome fellow stadium announcer David Dockerty from Rochdale FC to discuss his journey to getting the gig. We talked about being part...

Summary In this episode, Richard Hurst and Alan Keegan welcome Darren Harper, the stadium announcer for Bradford City. Darren shares his journey into stadium announcing, the memorable and not-son memorable experiences he's had and the club and football legends he's been up close and personal with due to his role. We loved his story about nearly getting the sack on a crazy final day game...

Introducing Kerrie Cosh - a relative newcomer to the stadium announcing profession but no stranger to Leicester City. Kerrie has worked at The Foxes for nearly a decade and has one man to thank for where she is today, the late, great Brad Varnam who sadley passed away earlier this year. Kerrie attributes a lot of what she's achieved to Brad and talks about how he helped her in her early days...

What was it like being the stadium announcer for Scotland when they dramatically qualified for the World Cup in 2026? Hosts Rich Hurst and Alan Keegan talk to Hampden Park's Graeme Easton and ask him if it was his best ever night on the mic! We find out about the announcements he made and how he adapted them for the big occasion, plus the music they had lined up for the night, whatever happen...

This episode we're joined by Blackpool stadium announcer of over 20 years, Tony Parr. He's been there for the good times and the bad and has some great tales to tell about tannoys, tunnel spats and even his own Delia Smith moment! Regular hosts Rich Hurst from West Brom and Alan Keegan from Man Utd have the questions and you can hear Tony recall some of the Tangerines' best moments...

It's the shouty Hull City announcer...kind of. Since the clip was shared at the start of the season, we've wanted to find out what's behind the shouting at Hull City...and Tiger's announcer Steve Jordan has the answer...plus some great tales of the times being a stadium announcer really is the best job in football. He's also the first announcer we've chatted to who&ap...

In this episode, Rich from West Brom and Alan from Man Utd meet Adrian Ward and Chris Price from Preston North End, where they share duties across the season.  We find out why Elvis and Wallace & Gromit are part of their matchday playlist, plus they recount the best moments they were on the mic for, and the ones they'd rather forget. There's some new musical recommendations for match...

At the start of the new 25/26 season, Rich Hurst of West Brom and Alan Keegan of Manchester United have a quick check in about what's been going on and what's coming up. Along with nods to a couple of other announcers who've already been in the news since the season began plus a tribute to Leicester City's Brad Varnam. You can always get in touch with the podcast about why your...

Summary In this final episode of the season, Rich Hurst of West Brom asks Alan Keegan from Man Utd and Paul Coyte from Spurs to reflect on their experiences being stadium announcers at the Europa League final, sharing insights on the emotional rollercoaster of doing the job during such a significant match. They discuss the camaraderie between rival announcers, the anticipation leading up to the ma...

How did Simon Hill become announcer at Walsall FC? Rich Hurst of West Brom and Alan Keegan of Man Utd get the stories about his time so far on the mic at the Poundland Bescott stadium, which includes the time he got in trouble with the FA. Find out about the experiences he's had so far ranging from getting high praise from a Liverpool legend to getting booed by his own fans. Plus tunes from S...

At 16 years old, Will Beasley is the youngest announcer we've ever interviewed and potentially the youngest around. He announces at Hemel Hempsted FC, so Rich Hurst of West Brom and Alan Keegan of Man Utd have plenty to find out about his journey and ambition. Plus, what's it like to step into another announcers shoes for the day? Gareth Hillier talks about swapping Newport County for We...

Barry Galvin is stadium announcer at Leyton Orient and quite possibly the first announcer we've spoken with to have had a song in the charts. Hosts Rich Hurst (West Brom) and Alan Keegan (Man Utd) ask Barry about what it's like being the announcer at Brisbane Road, his recent experience describing a wonder goal in the FA Cup against Man City and why he loves the job. There are three new...

Happy New Year! In our first episode of 2025, we speak with Rory Fallow, stadium announcer at Sunderland. Rory's been at the Stadium of Light for just over 4 years but in that short time has seen a lot happen to his beloved team. Rich Hurst of West Brom and Alan Keegan have the questions as always, plus there's news of an attack on the famous lectern at Old Trafford. Hear about how they...

Introducing Howard Borrell who is now into his 38th season as stadium announcer for Chesterfield. From humble beginning as a supporter, he now welcomes the Spireites to the pitch every home game and has even announced for them at Wembley. Hosts Rich Hurst of West Brom and Alan Keegan of Man Utd speak to him about how he got the job, the best moments and a few other little things that make him tick...

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 Br...

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 cancellatio...

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 a...

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...

O ur 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 Hur...

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. Gare...

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 intervie...