Roger Huston (born September 16, 1942), known as "The Voice", is a

harness race Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, or spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Australia ...

announcer. He has announced over 167,000 races in his career, covering at least 126 different tracks in 17 states and 7 countries (as of 2014). He was also the Public Address Announcer for The Pitt Panthers in football (and limited basketball) in the 1970s and 1980s, made famous by his enthusiastic call of "tackle by #99 HUGH Green!" Born and raised in

Xenia, Ohio Xenia ( ) is a city in southwestern Ohio and the county seat of Greene County, Ohio, United States. It is east of Dayton and is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the Miami Valley region. The name comes from the Greek l ...

, Huston grew up with a love of sports statistics. He learned race calling from his uncle, who called races at

Lebanon Raceway Miami Valley Gaming is a harness racing track and casino (a " racino") in Turtlecreek Township, Ohio. It opened in 2013 as a replacement for Lebanon Raceway, located in nearby Lebanon. The track conducts seasonal live racing on Friday and Satu ...

. He attended Wilmington College, intending to become a teacher. He began announcing races at Ohio county fairs in 1960. In 1965, he began announcing at

The Red Mile The Red Mile is a horse racing track located in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. The track hosts harness racing, a type of horse racing in which the horses must pull two-wheeled carts called sulkies while racing. It is one of harness racing's m ...

. In 1967, he began announcing at Little Brown Jug, becoming the track's regular announcer in 1968, which position he still holds (as of today). In 1976, he began announcing at The Meadows, where he also hosts The Meadows Racing Network. He has also called unusual races for charity and civic causes, including crawling baby races and pig races at state fairs. The United States Harness Writers Association has elected Huston to their Communicator's Hall of Fame (2000) and awarded him their Proximity Award (2011). The Keystone Chapter of the USHWA inducted Huston into their Hall of Fame (2013). He was elected to the

Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame honors those persons who have made a contribution to the success of the Little Brown Jug harness race. It is located at the Delaware County, Ohio fairgrounds at 236 Pennsylvania Avenue, Delaware, Ohio. Through the ausp ...

in 2000. ''Pittsburgh Sports Report'' July 2000 article titled "Meadows' Huston Inducted Into Little Brown Jug Wall Of Fame"
Retrieved December 31, 2016 Huston has been married twice, and has one daughter by each marriage. Each daughter was named after a horse, Cami Sue and Nevele Pride. Huston called his last race at The Meadows on Saturday November 2, 2019.

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