Kurtz Named P.A. Announcer of the Year
7/2/2010 12:00:00 AM | General
KENT, Ohio -- The National Association of Sports Public Address Announcers (NASPAA) has named Jeff Kurtz, who serves as the sports public address announcer at Kent State University, its 2009-2010 NCAA P.A. Announcer of the Year. The NASPAA P.A. Announcer of the Years Awards Program provides an opportunity for high school, junior college, NAIA and NCAA P.A. announcers to be recognized.
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Kurtz has been announcing at Kent State for 30 years, handling nine sports for both men's and women's teams. In addition, for has served as P.A. announcer for the Mid-American Conference Basketball Tournament for 18 years, and has also announced at 25 other MAC championships. Kurtz also does press box announcing for the Cleveland Browns and at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. Kurtz is the athletic director at Hudson (OH) Middle School. His high school announcing resume includes numerous Ohio state championships and playoffs.
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"Jeff Kurtz is the consummate professional when it comes to public address announcing," said Alan Ashby, Director of Athletic Communications for Kent State. "He's so deserving of this award based on his passion and enthusiasm for the profession, and his calm, professional demeanor behind the microphone."
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"Jeff has distinguished himself by the quality of his announcing and his professionalism," commented Brad Rumble, NASPAA Executive Director. "He has a keen appreciation of the P.A. announcer's role and the significance of the position in helping conduct and administer events. He truly represents the best in P.A. announcing."
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Kurtz will be conducting a football P.A. announcers' clinic on behalf of the NASPAA on August 14, 2010 at Hudson High School from 9:00 a.m. - noon. Information about the clinic may be obtained at www.naspaa.net.
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The NASPAA is a professional association for sports public address announces with a mission to raise the level of professionalism of announcing. The awards program is sponsored by Clell Wade Coaches Directory and Balfour.
