Anyone else think he has done an excellent job with the Alpine skiing analysis? Calm and collected talking about the lines the skiers are taking and the issues with the snow. I guess if you like over the top commentary or shock jock style it may not be your cup of tea, but I feel like I'm learning something when he speaks.
He's been the best announcer I've heard in some time.
I'll also say that the curling announcers are damn good too.
He was one of the NC state championship players!
And he's a lead announcer, not a color guy and is pretty good.
He was one of the NC state championship players!
And he's a lead announcer, not a color guy and is pretty good.
FMIC, similar story here. He is one of the lead golf commentators for NBC and during the US Open last year, they kept showing him and I couldn't put it together where I remembered him from. A quick google search took me to his Wiki page and sure enough, it was the 30 for 30 that I remembered him from.
He has carved out a nice career in broadcasting.
Loved the commercial they ran on the woman who won gold where the people of her small hometown got up at 3am to meet and watch Olympics...
Gannon was a pretty good player on the NC State team. He does a bunch of golf play by play and is very good but can be a bit of a smart ass, sometimes when its not needed.
Loved the commercial they ran on the woman who won gold where the people of her small hometown got up at 3am to meet and watch Olympics...
That was a thing of beauty! Not only did he lose his voice during the stretch run but he was losing his mind too! Great stuff! And I agree with the previous posts, Bodie Miller has been terrific and Gannon deserves so much credit transitioning from PGA golf to ice dancing and the rapport he has with Lipinski and Weir, especially, is humurous.
Always super laid-back and charismatic during his interviews. I imagine he makes a great commentator. Would love if he was more involved with the TV coverage here in Austria.
Loved the commercial they ran on the woman who won gold where the people of her small hometown got up at 3am to meet and watch Olympics...
Dont you think he sounds like Tony Romo?
He also seems to have an encyclopedaic knowledge of each skiier's strengths, weaknesses, emotional makeup, etc.
Good stuff!
He was one of the NC state championship players!
And he's a lead announcer, not a color guy and is pretty good.
Yes, spot on connection you made. I happened to tune into the Jimmy V 30/30 a couple of months ago, and I'm pretty sure it was Gannon holding forth in the Pub where that NCS championship squad was gathered to memorialize and share their emotions from that season and championship run. While Dereck Whittenburg (and maybe also Thurl Bailey) had most of the mike time, Gannon was clearly a firebrand, stoking them all up. Emotional to watch again after all those years, and the editing of the game tapes was great.
But I find that preferable to an over the top Dickey V type analyst. He lets the athletes create the enthusiasm and not his commentary.
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needs to be pumped up a little bit. He sounds like Ben Stein in Ferris Buehler.
But I find that preferable to an over the top Dickey V type analyst. He lets the athletes create the enthusiasm and not his commentary.
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needs to be pumped up a little bit. He sounds like Ben Stein in Ferris Buehler.
But I find that preferable to an over the top Dickey V type analyst. He lets the athletes create the enthusiasm and not his commentary.
Excellent point njm. He's measured and not trying too hard to make a brand off of some gimmicky wording. Dicky V is insufferable in my opinion!
And the answer is: "Who cares?"
His kids go to the same school as mine, so I see him around a lot. I've had very limited interaction with him, but based on what I've seen he seems to be a genuinely nice and well-mannered guy and a real family man. He attends all the school events and I often see him doing everyday dad things with his kids - like walking with them sitting on his shoulders and stuff like that. If you didn't know who he was, you would think he's just an average joe.