Chris Abernathy

My responsibilities are very easy.  I read any of the pre-game sponsor announcements, and then meet with the visiting team's Media Relations contact to make sure I'm clear on the visiting team's name pronunciations.  From there, it's just a matter of watching the game carefully and getting things right as the game goes on.

I thoroughly enjoy seeing many of the same people that I first met when I started doing PA for Mizzou women's basketball in the 2005-2006 season.  Everyone's extremely friendly and committed to ensuring that things go smoothly.   Having worked in a similar capacity as a PA announcer for smaller D-I schools, I've always been thoroughly impressed by the professionalism and efficiency of the game operations at Mizzou. 

There've been a lot of exciting games for me over the years, but the top has to be the Mizzou-Tennessee game from 2013.  The energy of a big crowd was outstanding, and the Mizzou win was great.  I kept thinking that Tennessee was going to make a run late, but at about the 2^nd-half “Under 4:00” time out, I began to think “This is really going to happen.”

My daughter plays competitive soccer, so either my wife or I take her to tournaments in the spring and fall.  My son starts high school this fall, so we'll also be following him to various marching band events.   We also like to go on a good, long vacation every summer.