Dave Armstrong (sportscaster)
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Dave Armstrong (born May 10, 1957 in
Big 12 Now and has been calling games in this conference since 1988. His signature “Wow!” is known as the exclamation mark on exceptional plays.[1]
Career
Armstrong graduated with a B.A. in Broadcasting from
Big Ten and the ACC
.
His professional sports credentials include three seasons as the television voice of Major League Baseball’s Kansas City Royals (1993–1995) followed by six seasons with the Colorado Rockies (1996–2001). Rounding out his experience in professional sports, he has done play-by-play in the NFL (Seattle Seahawks in 1992 and the Kansas City Chiefs in 2009) as well as in the NBA, filling in during the 1996 - 2001 seasons with the Denver Nuggets. Armstrong is a member of the
National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
.
Armstrong retired from broadcasting on November 28, 2022; the last event he called was an 87-55 victory by
Kansas over Texas Southern
in men's college basketball.
Other work
In addition to his sports announcing work, Armstrong is also an
promotional videos developed for corporations and trade associations
.
References
- ^ "A history of Royals broadcasters". Royals Review. 28 November 2016.