20 years in at Bloomfield Road - Tony Parr - Blackpool FC

About this episode

Tony Parr shares his experiences as the stadium announcer for Blackpool FC over the past 20 years.

This episode we're joined by Blackpool stadium announcer of over 20 years, Tony Parr. He's been there for the good times and the bad and has some great tales to tell about tannoys, tunnel spats and even his own Delia Smith moment! Regular hosts Rich Hurst from West Brom and Alan Keegan from Man Utd have the questions and you can hear Tony recall some of the Tangerines' best moments that he was lucky enough to be on the mic for. As always, the team at ShootMusic have some tunes for your next m...

People in this episode

Hosts: Rich Hurst, Alan Keegan

Guest: Tony Parr

Topics covered

• stadium announcing
• Blackpool FC
• football stories
• sports commentary
• tannoy experiences

Keywords

• Blackpool FC
• Tony Parr
• stadium announcer
• football
• sports commentary
• tannoy
• Delia Smith moment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blackpool FC, ShootMusic

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