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The subtle magic of the Shipping Forecast is celebrated in a special concert, in Belfast's Ulster Hall, featuring Radio 4's continuity announcers and a new work by poet laureate Simon Armitage.

While growing up, Martindale was a big fan of the popular radio shows of the day and early on dreamed of becoming a radio announcer.

Becker recalls one announcer approaching him and saying, “Hey, no one knew about you guys. You put your university on the map,” a compliment that left him feeling proud.

He was later a play-by-play announcer and sideline reporter covering college football and basketball games for an unwired radio network before getting hired to be the voice of Pepperdine women’s basketball for two seasons.

The son of La Mirada baseball coach Jimmy Zurn has been the school’s public address announcer since he was 9 years old.