BCHD’s Dan Smith debuts as Angels Stadium announcer
by Garth Meyer Last Saturday, in bright evening sun in Anaheim off of Gene Autry Way, throngs of people in red-and-white streamed toward Angels Stadium. Almost gametime, they passed the 15-foot face of Mike Trout over ticket windows and amassed at the stadium’s center entrance gates. “Halt! Halt the line!” yelled a security guard as a helicopter passed overhead. Activity slowed towards a stop. “The national anthem,” someone said. The line stood still, as the singer and the music could be made out from inside the stadium. Once through the gates, the fans heard another voice: “And now it’s time for your defensive lineups, presented by Coke.” The voice was Dan Smith’s, in his debut as Angels Stadium announcer. A day before, he finished another week at his regular job with the Beach Cities Health District in Redondo Beach. During the game, against Minnesota, Smith’s voice alternated on the public address with D.J.’ed music. “Twins designated hitter, number 56, Josh Bell,” he said into the microphone, Smith’s voice filtering out to the line at Strike Zone Chicken and Walk-Off Waffles. In April, he went to an Angels orientation, and got called up last week. He has announced college and…
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