Because we just moved to Seattle and hadn’t gotten our cable installed, I resorted to listening to the Seahawks v. Giants game on the radio. What a mistake. I didn’t expect too much from Warren Moon. Former great football players rarely become great broadcasters. Steve Raible was consistently awful. His use of only player’s first names during the play by play was so incredibly annoying. Especially for a listener who isn’t totally up to speed on every player on the Seahawks. While I would love to get to know all of the players personally, I don’t yet, and would like to have a professional broadcaster to tell me about the game and the players involved in the game. Katie Couric doesn’t talk about what’s going on in the White House by referencing what “George” is up to. And I’m pretty sure everyone knows who he is. Football announcers, even hometown ones, should call the game professionally. Sure, be a fan of your team, but don’t be their buddy, at least not in the booth. Needless to say, I’ll be watching the Seahawks on TV from here on out. It makes me long for Jeff Joniak (Chicago Bears play by play gy). He is passionate, accurate, professional, and definately a Bears fan. Does anyone else have horror stories about announcers (of any type)?

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