His radio show is awful. I worked as a a journalist for twenty years and to this day, I cannot fathom no one has pulled him aside and told him how to ask a question.
As a play-by-play announcer, he’s better, but average. I agree with the notion that his emotions sound forced at times. I swear there are times he’s calling something that I wonder to myself if he hasn’t practiced the call in front of his bathroom mirror before.
I’ve lived in Tampa, where the announcer actually sounds like a pirate and is a gigantic homer. I’ve also lived in Minneapolis and Houston where their announcers are also over the top homers. If i had to live with one of the four, it may actually be the guy in Minneapolis. Andre Ware is the color commentator for Houston and is as dry as can be. Sometimes I wonder if the play-by-play guy doesn’t have to
wake him up to have him comment. Kelso is far better. I love RJ. There’s just no one like him.