What is a PA Announcer?

Answer 1

I should know, because I am one. PA stands for Public Address. A public address announcer is an announcer that informs fans at a sporting events. For example, the starting lineups for both teams are announced by the PA announcer. He also announces fouls, touchdowns, timeouts, baskets, goals and substitutions. He also announces pre-game announcements and safety rules/precautions. In football, softball and Baseball, the PA announcer sit's in the press box, in Basketball, he sits at the scorers table on the side of the court, there are 2 locations for hockey. for NHL, the PA announcer sits in the press box, not always, but in the CCHA or Central Collegiate Hockey Association, he'll sit a a small booth located between the penalty boxes.