"The first thing I do when I come to the ballpark, and I kid you not, is I gawk, Cosell told amNewYork. I pull in and I gawk at this ballpark, because the excitement is never wasted on me that my voice fills a major league ballpark. There are 30 of these on the planet, and only 30, and my voice fills one of them."
"Cosell's PA work began as early as his high school's homecoming football game at The King's School in Stamford, CT, in a penalty fest that almost got him into trouble with the referees. After getting his first break with the New York Empire of the Ultimate Frisbee Association, he's gone on to PA games for Army football, Long Island University, and the former New York Riptide of the National Lacrosse League."
"Cosell worked in commentary and sideline reporting before his current role, but he enjoys being a PA announcer because he can take in the event he's covering. It's a lot less pressure and a lot more enjoy-the-game while you're there, he said. Cosell's work in sports media runs in the family; his grandfather was sports broadcasting icon Howard Cosell. The former voice of Monday Night Football, the World Series, and more gave Colin his first taste of being behind the microphone, an air check in Howard's summer home in the Hamptons as a five-year-old."
Colin Cosell is the Mets public address announcer at Citi Field, having joined the organization in 2018 alongside Marysol Castro. He treasures the experience of his voice filling a major league ballpark and approaches game days with a strong sense of responsibility. His PA career began in high school and grew through work with the New York Empire, Army football, Long Island University, and the former New York Riptide. He previously worked in commentary and sideline reporting but values PA work for allowing him to enjoy the event in real time. His grandfather, Howard Cosell, introduced him to broadcasting as a child.
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