PA Announcer
American Basketball League
“When first seeing you announce the NBA playoff events at Michael Jordan’s Restaurant, we knew instantly that we had found the voice of Chicago’s first women’s professional basketball team. Immediately, you took charge of not only the announcing, but the overall game-day image of the new team.”
Meagan Hughes
Marketing / Operations
The American Basketball League (ABL) formed during a surge in popularity for women’s basketball in the U.S. that followed the undefeated, gold medal-winning performance of the U.S. Women’s basketball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics. At this same time, the NBA was also creating the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).
The ABL got off the ground first and was considered to feature a higher quality of play, due to the league’s signing of a majority of players from the 1996 USA women’s team.
Michael was signed just after the Chicago Condors team announcement was first made. In the early part of it’s first season, the team had already been recognized by the league, and it’s CEO, as #1 in operations. Shortly afterwards, Michael was recognized as the #1 announcer, and had been selected to announce the first ever “ABL All Star Game”.
Michael’s contributions extended beyond just announcing, and had been credited for enhanced operations, and innovative new dimensions to the show scripts.
Ultimately, the ABL was unable to compete financially against the NBA backed rival. The ABL lasted two full seasons (1996–97 & 1997–98), and disbanded on December 22, 1998 with teams having played fifteen games of the 1998–99 season.
PA Announcer
American Basketball League
“When first seeing you announce the NBA playoff events at Michael Jordan’s Restaurant, we knew instantly that we had found the voice of Chicago’s first women’s professional basketball team. Immediately, you took charge of not only the announcing, but the overall game-day image of the new team.”
Meagan Hughes
Marketing / Operations
The American Basketball League (ABL) formed during a surge in popularity for women’s basketball in the U.S. that followed the undefeated, gold medal-winning performance of the U.S. Women’s basketball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics. At this same time, the NBA was also creating the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).
The ABL got off the ground first and was considered to feature a higher quality of play, due to the league’s signing of a majority of players from the 1996 USA women’s team.
Michael was signed just after the Chicago Condors team announcement was first made. In the early part of it’s first season, the team had already been recognized by the league, and it’s CEO, as #1 in operations. Shortly afterwards, Michael was recognized as the #1 announcer, and had been selected to announce the first ever “ABL All Star Game”.
Michael’s contributions extended beyond just announcing, and had been credited for enhanced operations, and innovative new dimensions to the show scripts.
