The UA athletic department will hold open auditions to be the Voice of McKale Center for 2014-15, meaning thatΒ Jonathan Norris, who has been the schoolβs basketball public address announcer for 18 seasons, will not necessarily return for Year 19. Norris had an extremely tough job to follow in 1996-97, when he replacedΒ Roger Sedlmayr, the voice of UA basketball from 1978 to 1996. Sedlmayr was considered a big part of the McKale Center show; Norris has been less so but he is capable and professional. Clearly, the school wants more βshow timeβ pizazz, and thatβs not Norrisβ shtick. (He doesnβt do shtick.) A bring-Norris-back petition is being circulated on Facebook. Letβs hope McKale doesnβt become home to one of those NBA-type, shout-to-the-gods hypesters so prevalent in big-time basketball.
UA looking for new Voice of McKale
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