Pete Arbogast (born December 5, 1954) is a radio announcer who is the voice of the

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Biography

Arbogast was born in

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but grew up in

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. He has called football, men's basketball, and women's basketball for the Trojans and was the voice of the

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. Arbogast took over for men's basketball duties for USC after

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died. He was the public address announcer for the

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from 1990-1993 while also fulfilling his Trojan duties. Coincidentally, he won the audition for the job on January 25, 1990, the same day that former Dodgers public address announcer John Ramsey passed away. He left the position after the 1993 season and was permanently replaced by Mike Carlucci in 1994. Arbogast has also announced for

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, CBS’s Olympics coverage, and

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broadcasts. He is a three time winner of the Southern California Sports Broadcasters radio play by play of the year award from 2018-2020 and is in that organizations Hall of Fame. He is the son of late broadcaster

Bob Arbogast Robert "Bob" Arbogast (April 1, 1927 – March 21, 2009) was an American radio broadcaster, voice actor, and television host. Early life and education Bob was born in Bellingham, Washington, the only child of Lewis, a champion tennis player, st ...

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