Thursday, January 12, 2012

Heat's P.A. Attempts Voice Over

The Miami Heat’s Public Address Announcer, Michael Baiamonte, is one of the best in the league.

He’s one of those few guys that you can always hear loud and clear during broadcasts on television even during the play by play commentary.

His saying, “Two minutes, dos minutos” is a big hit with the crowd.

The Miami Heat’s flagship station, 560 WQAM, plays a commercial featuring Baiamonte for the local Duffy’s Sports Grill.

It might not be his fault, but his voice over is definitely not the same quality as his PA. In fact, it’s one of the worst commercials currently on radio. It’s even in the running with those obnoxious 411 pain commercials. Yes, it’s that bad. When you hear it, you'll know it.

He says all of his catch phrases, but slower and not as loud making it sound half hearted. He tames the sayings down so much that it sounds like he’s performing the commercial in a library.

Even if Baiamonte used his pipes the same as during game time at the Triple A it still would sound too gimmicky.

Commercials need no extra gimmicks as they nearly all end in the company’s slogan.

But I suppose it did the job because it sure is memorable.

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