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Paul Olden (born 1954) is the current
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for the
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at
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. He has been the announcer since the Yankees moved to their new ballpark in 2009.


Early life and career

Born in
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, Olden moved with his family to
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as a child. He attended Dorsey High School and
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. Olden was formerly a radio and television
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announcer for the Yankees, Tampa Bay Devil Rays,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, New Jersey Nets, and
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. Olden was the target of
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manager
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's infamous and profanity laden "
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tirade" in 1978, in which Lasorda ranted at Olden (who worked at
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radio station
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at the time) when he asked him about Kingman having hit three home runs against the Dodgers that day. He was also the PA announcer for 13 consecutive
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s from 1993 to 2005.


New York Yankees

Olden replaced Jim Hall, the successor to
Bob Sheppard Robert Leo Sheppard (October 20, 1910 – July 11, 2010) was the long-time public address announcer for numerous New York area college and professional sports teams, in particular the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (1951–2007), a ...
, who had been the Yankees announcer since 1951.Yankees announcer Sheppard dies
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References

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