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Al Michaels

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Sportscaster

The Resume

    (November 12, 1944- )
    Broadcaster for 'Monday Night Football' (1986- )
    Former play-by-play announcer for the Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants
    Called the Winter Olympics for ABC in 1980, 1984 and 1988; and Summer Olympics in 1984
    Broadcast Major League Baseball for ABC (1979-89, 1995)
    Called the NBA on ABC (2003- )

Why he might be annoying:

    He calls games with a slight Brooklyn accent.
    During broadcasts, he often sucks up to veteran athletes.
    He is extremely gullible, often buying in to the hype and manufactured aura that athletes with good PR usually get.
    He was arrested under suspicion of driving under the influence (April 19, 2013).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is remembered for his famous call, 'Do you believe in miracles?,' as Team USA defeated the USSR in Olympic ice hockey (1980).
    As Game 3 of the 1989 World Series, from San Francisco, was about to begin, he was in the middle of the pre-game broadcast when the ground started shaking. He quipped, on the air, 'Tell you what, we're having an Earth ...' just getting cut off trying to say 'earthquake' as the TV signal went dead, as a result of the quake (October 17, 1989).
    He was nominated for an Emmy for his coverage during the earthquake.
    He graduated Arizona State University.
    He opposes the F.C.C.'s attempts to tighten censorship rules, saying that there are much more important things to worry about than trying to protect people from every little thing.
    For his first broadcasting job, he got to work in Hawaii.
    He's had to put up with the pompous Dan Dierdorf, the vapid Dennis Miller, and the goofy John Madden.
    He interrupted Peter Jennings to explain that Jennings was part of a prank call during the O.J. Bronco chase. He understood the prankster's use of the term Baba Booey as an association of being a Howard Stern fan.

Credit: Gregg


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 471 Votes: 69.85% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1093 Votes: 58.83% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 388 Votes: 70.10% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 412 Votes: 56.31% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 66 Votes: 57.58% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 288 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 243 Votes: 81.48% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 159 Votes: 73.58% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 1117 Votes: 75.29% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 92 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 152 Votes: 69.08% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 282 Votes: 65.96% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 84 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 64.52% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 147 Votes: 74.83% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 85 Votes: 75.29% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 106 Votes: 72.64% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 226 Votes: 69.91% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 276 Votes: 63.77% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 666 Votes: 69.37% Annoying