Racer Botkin



Racer Botkin,   is a world renowned Professional Rodeo and Professional Bull Riding announcer.   Botkin , a 20 year veteran at his craft has performed to over 5 million fans and is considered one of the country’s top personalities of the Rodeo World.  Botkin  announces PBR Televised events as well as PBR Touring Pro events throughout the country.    Botkin’s genuine love of the sport, vast knowledge of the competitors and livestock all come together at  each and every event to bring you,  the spectator,  a night you will not soon forget

Accomplishments

Professional Bull Rider Televised Tour Announcer

2 Times Wrangler National Finals Announcer for prorodeo.com  (One million listeners)

2012 Canadian Professional Bull Riding events announcer

Texas State High School Finals Announcer

Oklahoma State High School Finals Announcer

Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association Announcer of the Year

World Bull Riding Federation Finals

Cowboy Professional Rodeo Assn Finals

 Championship Bull Riders World Finals Announcer

RCA All Black Rodeo Finals Announcer

 

Racer Botkin will emcee the Bossier City, La. Invitational PBR  CenturyLink Center, January 13-14, 2012  7:30 p.m.nightly 

Terry Starnes



In 1985 when Terry Starnes was almost forced to stand behind  a microphone and announce his first rodeo, he had no idea where he was headed. That rodeo was in the small Central Texas town of Mullin. Starnes was there with a friend that was entered in the bareback riding and a few minutes before the rodeo was to start, he informed Terry that the announcer hadn’t shown up and that he had volunteered him for the job.

Having been a competitor in High School and amateur rodeos Starnes had the background and the knowledge of the sport, but he certainly lacked the desire. “They had everything that a guy needed to get started in the announcing business.” he mused. “I did that rodeo with a 50 watt amplifier, 2 old horn speakers, a microphone as old as me, a battery operated cassette player and 2 cassette tapes; one was a National Anthem and the other was a Merl Haggard tape” When the rodeo was over the stock contractor found Terry and asked how much he owed him. “I hadn’t thought about that part so I told him just to pay me what it was worth to him.” He paid Terry $50.00 that night and as they say “the rest is history.”

Terry has now become one of the most sought-after rodeo announcers and broadcasters in the country. In 2011 he was behind the microphone at more than 40 events that took him from Maine to Arizona and Michigan to South Texas. He and his wife Shelley, who is an accomplished sound technician, have logged  hundreds of thousands of miles and know their way around just about every major airport in the country.

 Some of the accomplishments for the 59 year old Glen Rose, Texas native include 2 time announcer at the W.N.F.R. Bucking Horse and Bull Sale in Las Vegas Nevada (’99-’00); livestock announcer for the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show in Fort Worth, Texas (‘96-‘11); 2 time announcer for the Women’s National Finals Rodeo,(’01-’02), ‘07 CPRA Finals Announcer; arena announcer for the Ty Murray Celebrity Bullriding Challenge for CMT in July 2007 and in ‘08 was the arena announcer for one segment of the NBC reality series “America’s Toughest Jobs”; NBBA Finals (’11); UBBI Finals (’11). 

Terry Starnes will emcee the Columbus, GA Invitational PBR, Columbus Civic Center, Columbus, GA  Jan 13-14, 2012