- Paul Porter
Paul Porter is an American
public address announcer best known for his work for theOrlando Magic of theNational Basketball Association .Porter has served as the arena voice for the Magic since the teams inception in the late 1980s.
In addition, Porter is the former public address announcer of the
Cleveland Cavaliers from 1980 to 1984.He was also the arena voice of NBA All-Star games in two different cities -
1981 inCleveland and1992 in Orlando.He also serves as the PA announcer for the
National Hockey League 'sTampa Bay Lightning .Porter is a native from Cleveland that currently resides in
Tampa, Florida .Notable phrases
* During player introductions: "Get loud for your... Orlandooooo Magic!"
* Noted for his unique ways of pronouncing names (ex: "Heeee-doh TURK-o-gluuuuuu")
* "On the line! Magic ball."External links
* [http://www.nba.com/media/magic/031-38%20MEDIA.pdf Porter bio]
* [http://www.sptimes.com/2003/10/19/news_pf/Neighborhoodtimes/He_ll_root__root__roo.shtml 2003 Porter article feature]
* [http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/orl-special,0,2346943.htmlstory?coll=orl-business-utility Video of Porter discussing top three moments in Magic history]
* [http://aol.nba.com/magic/promotions/game_night.html Magic game night staff]
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