27 years and counting at Lincoln City - announcer Alan Long
10/03/24 • 55 min
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 cancellation announcement that the Vitality stadium crowd went wild for!
As always there's new tunes for your stadium playlist from the team at Shoot Music.
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 cancellation announcement that the Vitality stadium crowd went wild for!
As always there's new tunes for your stadium playlist from the team at Shoot Music.
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