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RACE ANNOUNCER DEMO                                  LIVE EMCEE DEMO           CLICK NOW FOR THE MP3!                                                                        CLICK NOW FOR THE MP3!   15-YEAR EMCEE & RACE ANNOUNCER           RUSS WALTON (520) 208-0435      (928) 635-1272 OR russadspec@gmail.com               15-Year Professional Emcee and Race Announcer Russ Walton   is all you need when you think Race Announcer, Event MC, Game Show Host, Event Host or Event MC! In the past 15 years, Russ Walton has successfully and expertly announced/hosted everything from telethons and races to pageants and ceremonies.Russ's professionalism and experience will bring your next event to the top level with smooth delivery, audience involvement, fun banter and entertaining style. But why listen to us? Check out the demos above and the testimonials below!                     Testimonials ... "Russ is a true professional and can effectively deal with whatever is thrown at him. He's got a great voice, fun demeanor and is a pleasure to work with." ------- Rob Rossi, Cargill Productions "Our crowds always appreciate Russ’s fun and knowledgeable announcing style. He involves the spectators, talks to the racers and makes people want to come back for the next race!" ------- Chachy Zavala, NSDA Race Director  "We located Russ on-line when we needed a booth MC for an awards presentation for our client's national sales meeting held in Tucson. He not only delivered the perfect announcer voice, he was professional, exciting, reliable, and fun." ------- Jerry Slomski, The Slomski Group  "We’ve hired other announcers in the past, but we stick with Russ for one simple reason – he puts on a great show!" ------- Freddy Smith, Avi Resort & Casino "Russ Walton is simply one of the all-time best announcers I’ve heard!" ------- Dennis Reick, Top Fuel Driver "We're always amazed at Russ. He is a gem of an emcee. He has a warm and fun way about him and he's a real Johnny-on-the-Spot with ad-libbing and script changes." ------- Diana Croteau, Miss Williams Route 66 Pageant "Russ is a true professional. He not only knows his way around the track, but always has fun and entertaining contests and banter with the spectators. We racers really like him, too!" ------- Dan Allen, Top Alcohol Driver   "Mr. Walton’s services helped bring our racing events to the next level. His delivery and experience ads a real professional touch to our shows. We’ll be hiring him again and again." ------ Ernesto Juarez, Dome Valley Raceway Owner                                     Just Some Of Russ's Experience: American Sand Drag Association Phoenix, Arizona 1994-2003 Television & On-Site Emcee, Race Announcer,Voice Over Talent Cargill Productions Las Vegas, 1994-1997 Live Event Host, Emcee & Announcer     Firebird International Raceway Phoenix, Arizona 1994-1997 Emcee & Race/Event Announcer & VO Talent     Biker Brown Productions TV45 Lake Havasu City, Arizona 1997-2002 Toys For Tots Telethon Host & Emcee   Planet Sand Phoenix, AZ  2001 -res Emcee & Race/Event Announcer Kingman Street Drags Kingman, AZ  2002-Present Emcee & Race/Event Announcer Killing Time Productions Los Angeles, CA  2002-Present Syndicated/Cable Television & On Site Emcee & Announcer     Fast Track Racing, Phoenix, AZ 2002-Present Television & On-Site Emcee/Race AnnouncerAlso Providing Voice Over & Production City of Williams Williams/Grand Canyon C.O.C. 2004-Present Seasonal Events & Parade Announcer & Emcee Miss Williams Route 66 Pageant Williams, AZ  2004-Present Emcee & Event Host National Sand Drag Asso. Hemet, CA 2006-Present Television & On-Site Emcee/Race Announcer AlsoProviding Voice overs & Production     Dome Valley Raceway Yuma, AZ  2007-??? Emcee & Race/Event Announcer   Now, here's some annoying articles that I use so I show up on the web ... It's a lot of fun being a professional live event emcee or announcer. For me, it all started  with being asked to be a race announcer and emcee for the ASDA in 1994. I was quite nervous as I had never really done any race announcing or emcee-ing. In fact, I imagined myself probably being the worst  emcee or announcer on the planet as I had no idea how drag races were even set up. I had never been a real racing fan, but I had heard enough emcee and announcer guys on TV to kinda pull it off ... at least I'd hoped so! As it turns out, I guess I had that natural announcer or emcee "gift of gab" because those that hired thought I sounded pretty good. So, I went on doing that fopr awhile and at the same time, continued pursuing a standard radio career. During all this, I would occasionally be approached by others and asked to be an announcer or emcee for small, relatively "underground" events. Luckily, not too long after doing this, I was approched by a professional Las Vegas based live events production company to do some occasional professional emcee and announcer gigs. This afforded me more "professional" gig experience, much more so than doing underground  live events and gigs. I still wasn't getting paid much, but the professional announcer and emcee experience I started gaining was awesome! Personally, I was getting better and better. One of the best times I've had as a professional announcer or emcee was doing the TV 45 Lake Havasu City Toys for Tots Telethon. I had some great on-air partners and it was one of the first times yours truly was plastered all over the Tv screen in a professional setting. An article on what it takes to be a good professional emcee or announcer ... So, what does it take to be a good emcee or announcer? Oddly enough, one of the best skills you can have is to be a good listener. That's right, a good listener. You may be thinking, "What does being a good listener have to do with being a professional announcer or emcee?" A truly professional announcer or emcee will always have to have his or her ear open and listen to what the audience's mood is and mold themselves to that, not to mention it always helps being able to properly listen to your client's directions. Aside from that, you will, of course always need to have a decent voice quality. It would be difficult to be hired as a professional emcee or announcer if you have an excessively squeaky or nasal voice. Take care of your throat! Professional emcees and announcers have many tricks to prepare themselves for that upcoming gig. Don't smoke! and if you do, NEVER smoke a bunch of cigarrettes right before you go on. It produces too much phlegm (like drinking too much milk at once) and will make the otherwise professional emcee or announcer sound like a rough, scraggly ameteur. One of the other drastically important things for a professional emcee or announcer is being in a good mood. If you're in a bad mood, no matter how hard you try, the audience will always be able to pick it up. As they say in radio, "The listeners can HEAR your smile." For me, I make sure I bring my favorite movies and video games along with me (if I'm at a professional announcer or emcee gig where I'm staying overnight) and make sure I always have as many "creature comforts" as possible. Sometimes, I bring my own supply of food and drink, a fan and an extension cord (VERY important, because if you're wearing a suit and tie, the stage lights will start to make you sweat quickly). Finally, the professional emcee or announcer will always have plenty of extra material on hand to read (and announce) if things get held up or start moving too slowly. This can include articles or flyers with info related to the gig and even some of your better emcees and announcers will even have cheap prizes and game ideas on stand-by (the crowds usually LOVE this). Well, that's about it ... so go out there, put on a good suit, keep your chin up and get that gig!