Paul Porter (born c. 1954) is an American public address

announcer An announcer is a voice artist who relays information to the audience of a broadcast media programme or live event. Television and other media Some announcers work in television production, radio or filmmaking, usually providing narration ...

best known for his work for the Orlando Magic of the NBA, and the

Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...

of the

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. Porter has served as the arena voice for the Magic since the team's inception in 1989, and Lightning since their inception in 1992. In addition, Porter was the former public address announcer of the Cleveland Cavaliers from 1980 to 1984. He was also the arena voice of NBA All-Star games in 1981 in

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and both 1992 and 2012 in

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. Porter was the PA announcer of the

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until the team ceased operations in December, 2017. Porter is a native of Cleveland and currently resides in

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References

External links

Porter bio2003 Porter article feature
* ttp://aol.nba.com/magic/promotions/game_night.html Magic game night staff {{DEFAULTSORT:Porter, Paul Living people American sports announcers Orlando Magic National Basketball Association public address announcers National Hockey League public address announcers Sportspeople from Cleveland Cleveland Cavaliers Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Storm People from Tampa, Florida Year of birth missing (living people)