I thought I would be a sports announcer. All I was was a…

I wanted to be a radio announcer.

— Dick Van Dyke

I worked on the United Parcel Service truck, I sold home delivery of milk. But always, in the back of my mind, I wanted…

— Larry King

When I was 5 years old I would lie in bed, look at the radio, and I wanted to be on the radio. I…

— Larry King

I always wanted to be on the radio. But my background is more entertainment than journalism.

— Alan Colmes

When I was young, I originally wanted to be a radio on-air personality. Once I realized I may not be fit for that -…

— Karen Civil

I've always wanted to have a radio show. It has been a dream of mine for a long time. With a radio show I…

— Marianne Williamson

“the voice of the television announcer warned that the climate change crisis was once again just a year away from reaching the point of…

— Kurt Schlichter

“After a few moments and a series of clicks, I heard, “Jayne here. How can I help you?” “Actually, I’m the one that can…

— Karen Marie Moning

I spent a lot of time wrestling at NXT. That was not seen because I was also an announcer. When you're an announcer, they…

— Brandi Rhodes

To go into the WWE Hall of Fame as the very first announcer was a big, big honor for me.

— Gene Okerlund

As I slowly managed to take what I had learned into a transition from contestant to announcer and warm-up, I first had to prove…

— Randy West

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…

— Bob Sheppard

One of my favourite fighters to watch ever, and of course before I was a ring announcer, was Muhammad Ali.

— Michael Buffer

It's been the video game ever since I got out of coaching. Even when I was an announcer, fewer and fewer people remembered me…

— John Madden

Bobby Heenan did what every announcer should strive to do and that is to make talent bigger stars than they are and to embellish…

— Jim Ross