John
04-10-2009, 07:18 PM
Jim Ross told the Houston Chronicle that he's adjusted his approach to play-by-play commentary over the years. "Instead of being the old school play-by-play guy, I have become more of a contemporary storyteller," Ross said. "I had to start off by being a storyteller,” Ross said. “I would say that Danny Hodge has a headlock on Skandor Akbar, and Leroy would pick up on that and describe on what a headlock does and how the head controls the body and that type of thing.
"When the dust settled, I always had to make sure that people knew who is the good guy and who is the bad guy and what the links between them are. "Then, if I do my job with enough natural emotion, then you hope the viewer will be emotionally invested in the product. And the end result of that was that he would buy a ticket to a live event." To read the full article, check out Chron.com.
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"When the dust settled, I always had to make sure that people knew who is the good guy and who is the bad guy and what the links between them are. "Then, if I do my job with enough natural emotion, then you hope the viewer will be emotionally invested in the product. And the end result of that was that he would buy a ticket to a live event." To read the full article, check out Chron.com.
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