The newest episode of Trine University’s Center for Sports Studies podcast welcomes Jim Shovlin, veteran public address announcer and host of the Talkin’ Sports
show on 1380-AM The Fan in Fort Wayne.
A Fort Wayne native, Shovlin has announced high school, college and professional sports
in the city and hosted his own radio sports talk show for the past 15 years.
In the podcast, Shovlin shares how making funny character sounds during a baseball
game landed him his first radio gig. He also talks about the amount of preparation
that goes into sports PA announcing and shares valuable advice on how to develop an
announcing voice by speaking from the chest.
Produced through the Trine Broadcasting Network, the Trine Center for Sports Studies
podcast focuses on the business side of sports, including interviews with sports professionals
and current research in sports studies. Hosted by Center for Sports Studies director
Brandon Podgorski, the podcast is available at css.transistor.fm, on platforms such as Spotify, iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher, and on YouTube.