Jeff Shreve is an

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for the

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of the

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football and men's basketball, the

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and the former public address announcer of the

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of the

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and the

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of the

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. Shreve was born in

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. He left

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in 1983 and is a graduate of the

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(1987). Shreve became a full-time public address announcer at the beginning of the second season of

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in the 1995-96 NBA season. He was the voice of the

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and the "NBA at 50" halftime ceremony honoring the

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. He was replaced by

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after the

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as part of the team overhaul by the new owner,

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. In 1999, Shreve was hired as the internal public address announcer for the

and replaced

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as the full-time stadium announcer in 2000. Shreve was the public address announcer for the

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of the WNBA for all of their seven seasons (1997–2003). He has also been the announcer for the

men's and women's basketball tournaments since 2000 and the

Football Championship game since 2012.

References

External links

"Cleveland Browns’ in-stadium announcer Jeff Shreve reflects on career heading into 25th season" at Cleveland.com

NBA 50 Greatest Players (1997 NBA All-Star Game)

* ttp://www.cantonrep.com/article/20141213/NEWS/141219651/10284/NEWS "Jeff Shreve is the Man Behind the Stadium Mic" at Canton Repository
"Shreve Joins FridayNightOhio.com Broadcast Team on FridayNightOhio.com"

John Carroll at Mount Union Football Highlights

Dick Snyder Court Dedication 2021
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