Alan Roach
Encyclopedia
Alan Roach is an American sports announcer and radio personality. He currently broadcasts as a sports commentator on KOA
in Denver, Colorado
.
Roach has been a sports announcer since 1990. While working for a radio station in Colorado Springs, he told a Sky Sox official that if they ever needed a public address announcer, he would do so. When the Sky Sox took him up on the offer, he took over the job and became one of the best known public-address announcers in the country. From 1993 to 2006, and briefly in 2008, he served as the announcer for the Colorado Rockies
baseball team at Coors Field
in Denver, Colorado
. He currently is an announcer for the Colorado Avalanche
hockey team at the Pepsi Center
and for the Denver Broncos
.
Roach has also done some fill-in work for the Denver Nuggets.
He has also served as the PA announcer for four Super Bowl
s, and at the past three Winter Olympic Games
in Salt Lake City, Utah
, Torino, Italy and Vancouver, British Columbia
. He also announced the 2002 NHL All-Star game in Miami and 2001 Stanley Cup finals.
In addition to sports announcing, Alan Roach is also lent his voice for many voice-over
projects. His voice is recognized as being the identification voice for many radio stations nationwide. His voice is also currently featured on on the underground train system
at Denver International Airport
, along with local 9News
anchor Adele Arakawa
. Roach is also a radio personality on 850KOA where he has done side line reporting for the Denver Broncos.
KOA (AM)
KOA is a clear channel, news/talk radio station serving the Denver-Boulder and Colorado Springs, Colorado markets. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications and is nicknamed "the Blowtorch of the West" for its 50,000 watt signal.KOA was originally owned by General Electric and began...
in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
.
Roach has been a sports announcer since 1990. While working for a radio station in Colorado Springs, he told a Sky Sox official that if they ever needed a public address announcer, he would do so. When the Sky Sox took him up on the offer, he took over the job and became one of the best known public-address announcers in the country. From 1993 to 2006, and briefly in 2008, he served as the announcer for the Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...
baseball team at Coors Field
Coors Field
Coors Field, located in Denver, Colorado, is the home field of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies. It is named for the Coors Brewing Company of Golden, Colorado, which purchased the naming rights to the park prior to its completion in 1995...
in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
. He currently is an announcer for the Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...
hockey team at the Pepsi Center
Pepsi Center
Pepsi Center is a multi-purpose arena in Denver, Colorado, United States. The building is home to the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association, the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League, and the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League...
and for the Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
.
Roach has also done some fill-in work for the Denver Nuggets.
He has also served as the PA announcer for four Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
s, and at the past three Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...
in Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
, Torino, Italy and Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
. He also announced the 2002 NHL All-Star game in Miami and 2001 Stanley Cup finals.
In addition to sports announcing, Alan Roach is also lent his voice for many voice-over
Voice-over
Voice-over is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations...
projects. His voice is recognized as being the identification voice for many radio stations nationwide. His voice is also currently featured on on the underground train system
Denver International Airport Automated Guideway Transit System
The Denver International Airport Automated Guideway Transit System is a people mover system operating at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado...
at Denver International Airport
Denver International Airport
Denver International Airport , often referred to as DIA, is an airport in Denver, Colorado. By land size, at , it is the largest international airport in the United States, and the third largest international airport in the world after King Fahd International Airport and Montréal-Mirabel...
, along with local 9News
KUSA-TV
KUSA, channel 9, is an NBC-affiliated television station in Denver, Colorado. KUSA is owned by the Gannett Company, and is a sister station to MyNetworkTV affiliate KTVD...
anchor Adele Arakawa
Adele Arakawa
Adele Arakawa is an American evening news anchor for NBC affiliate station KUSA-TV of Denver, Colorado. She was the first female radio disc jockey in Knoxville, Tennessee...
. Roach is also a radio personality on 850KOA where he has done side line reporting for the Denver Broncos.
External Links
- AlanRoach.net, official site
- Voice123.com profile