Rick Trotter is a former American public address

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for the

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of the

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. Trotter's employment was terminated by the Grizzlies on August 9, 2016 after an arrest warrant was issue

Trotter replaced John Paul Stevenson after the 2005-06 NBA season as the voice of the Grizzlies at

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Facts

* Graduate of

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of Visual and Performing Arts. * Trotter worked as a restaurant manager at Chick-fil-A

* Trotter idolized former

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public address announcer Ray Clay

External links

Article on Trotter's hiring from commercialappeal.com
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