Being Bradford City's Stadium Announcer - Darren Harper

About this episode

Darren Harper shares his experiences as the stadium announcer for Bradford City, including memorable moments and challenges in his role.

Summary In this episode, Richard Hurst and Alan Keegan welcome Darren Harper, the stadium announcer for Bradford City. Darren shares his journey into stadium announcing, the memorable and not-son memorable experiences he's had and the club and football legends he's been up close and personal with due to his role. We loved his story about nearly getting the sack on a crazy final day game and Alan Keegan shares the moment that something unthinkable went out over the Old Trafford tannoy. Plus t...

People in this episode

Host: Richard Hurst

Guest: Darren Harper

Topics covered

• stadium announcing
• football legends
• Bradford City
• personal experiences
• soccer stories

Keywords

• stadium announcer
• Bradford City
• football
• soccer
• Alan Keegan
• Old Trafford
• final day game

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bradford City

Places: Old Trafford

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