ABSTRACT
A would-be sports announcer would do well to learn all that he can of the different sports that are broadcast. The rules and requirements of the games must be thoroughly absorbed. He should study the phraseology that is distinctive of the game or sport, which he may use in his broadcasts if it is generally understood by sport fans and by the average listener. The sport pages of newspapers written by experts will form his textbook, for they will give him a diction that is picturesque and a style that is speedy. He should study the history of the sport and of those who have participated and gained renown. He must know the signs or gestures used by the officials to signify penalties, etc. But most of all, he must never forget that he is not watching a game for his own amusement, but is reporting it to listeners who are hanging on his word description.
