Long-time rodeo announcer Dr. Lynn Phillips
for his 20th straight year here at the 101Wild West Rodeo will again
cover the rodeo action from the announcer’s area.
Here's a switch. During the week, he calls the
shots in the tense, sterile arena of a hospital operating room. But on
weekends, Dr Lynn Phillips trades his stethoscope and surgical greens
for a silver felt cowboy hat, a silver belt buckle and a silk bandanna
and picks up a microphone as a professional rodeo announcer. During his
career as a rodeo announcer, Lynn can truthfully say, "I've announced
everywhere from Wahoo to Kalamazoo." A few years ago, he announced a
rodeo in the Wings Hockey Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and then he
had the pleasure of announcing the PRCA rodeo in Wahoo, Nebraska. Lynn
commented, "Traveling is one of the things I enjoy most about
announcing."
Medicine can't match his weekend rodeo hobby
for excitement, "I still get butterflies before I start announcing,"
Phillips smiles, "but unlike years ago, now they fly in formation."
As long as this announcer is behind the
microphone, you will probably never hear the question "Is there a doctor
in the house?"
But, with all kidding aside….his accent is
silky smooth, his shtick is as polished as the boots he wears and the
organizational skills he displays on a nightly basis are the stuff of a
legend.
During timeouts, he can entertain as well as
educate. During the action, he can clarify and add color.
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