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Originally Posted by MooseDog
Couple of corrections...
ROBERT Geller (WO, formerly EMD) replaced Dan Loiselle
RICHARD Grunder (TAM)
Keith Jones now retired (not sure who the replacement is)
Jim Byers - one of the many Hollywood Park annoucers past currently at Lone Star Park
Matt Hook - also MVR
Also believe John Lies is now the Fonner announcer.
Not mentioned now with regular gigs
Matt Dinerman - Golden Gate (formerly EMD) -> replaces (in backwards order):
Frank Miramahdi, Alan Buchdahl, Angela Hermann, Michael Wrona
Chris Griffin - Sam Houston (formerly PLN)
Paul Espinosa - Penn National
And how 'bout a special honor for Don Alexander, the original "goof on the roof" who reportedly gave up the Hollywood Park job for Bandera Downs. It may be an apocryphal story but when he was at Hollywood he supposedly would circulate among the crowd and ask them how/if they liked the announcer. I believe his departure paved the way for Wrona's first regular gig in the US.
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AWESOME POST!
Don "The Golden Throat" Alexander was a legend! When I first met him he was selling cassette tapes of race calls to the horsemen at Caliente. This is even before VHS. He's one of the reasons I decided to try to become a race caller. Figured if he could do it why not me? He's one of a myriad of people to call Hollywood Park over the years. There's a tough one. Name all the people to call at least one race at Hollywood Park!
I didn't know John Lies calls Fonner? Is that new this year?
Jim Beyers is one of my favorite people. He fills in at Oaklawn when I play the NHC. Not this year though because it's be changed to late August (COVID).
Chris Griffin called more that just PLN he called all the Fairs for many seasons.
I didn't know Paul Espinosa now calls Penn National? Is that new?
Great you mentioned Dan Loiselle too. All class all the time.
