Peter "Pete" Arbogast (born December 5, 1954) is an American sportscaster, born in Chicago, Illinois but grew up mostly in Los Angeles, California. December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A sportscaster is an announcer on radio or television who specializes in reporting or commenting on sports events. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ...

Biography

Arbogast is the child of legendary radio DJ and cartoon voiceover Bob Arbogast. Throughout the 1960s Bob was a jazz DJ, and chief comedy writer for Gary Owens and Dick Whittinghill for the old KMPC-710 AM. For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... Bob Arbogast (b. ... Gary Owens (born Gary Altman on May 10, 1936) is a disc jockey and voice actor born in Mitchell, South Dakota. ... This article should belong in one or more categories. ...

Education

Arbogast attended John Marshall High School in Los Angeles. The basketball team he was on became league champion (in the Northern League, a CIF-Los Angeles city-section sports league), though he saw little court time himself. He also was a track-and-field competitor during high school. John Marshall High School is a Los Angeles, California-based high school. ...

He later attended the Los Angeles City College and the University of Southern California. Los Angeles City College is a community college in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, on Vermont Avenue south of Santa Monica Boulevard. ... The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and Southern Cal[1]), located in the downtown district of Los Angeles, California, USA, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ...

Broadcasting

He began his broadcasting career in 1978 working for KLIX radio in Twin Falls, Idaho, KCIN in Victorville, California, KTIP in Porterville, California and KPRO in Riverside, California before landing his first big job as the radio announcer as the first radio play by play announcer for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers in 1984. The year before, Arbogast joined station KNX as a sportscaster and part-time newscaster, where he remained for 12 years. Among other things, Arbogast provided coverage of the 1984 Summer Olympics and was the public address announcer at Dodger Stadium from 1989 until 1994. He also worked with station KFI , KRTH, KHJ and was a news director at now-defunct K-News AM 540/1260 in 1996. After the demise of K-News, Pete joined KFWB News 98 where he remained until moving to Cincinnati in 1997. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Motto: People Serving People Nickname: {{{nickname}}} Map Political Statistics Founded 1904 Incorporated 1904 Twin Falls County Mayor Lance W. Clow Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 31. ... Victorville is a city located in the Victor Valley of western San Bernardino County, California, USA. According to the U.S. Census Bureaus 2000 census, the city has a total population of 64,029. ... Porterville is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. ... Current city logo Riverside is the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States and is also a focus city of the Greater Los Angeles Area. ... The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ... The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. ... The 1984-85 NBA Season was the 39th season of the National Basketball Association. ... KNX is a Los Angeles, California, clear channel radio station operating on 1070 kHz with 50,000 watts of power from a transmitter site in Torrance, and a key West Coast station for the CBS Radio Network. ... Music sample: Olympic Fanfare and Theme ( file info) — composed by John Williams for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... Dodger Stadium is a large outdoor baseball stadium in Los Angeles, California at Chávez Ravine. ... 1989 in baseball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The following are the events of the year 1994 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ... KFI is an AM radio station that began operating on March 31, 1922 as one of the United States first high-powered, clear channel stations. ... KRTH-FM originally began operations on August 11, 1941 as Los Angeless 1st FM station on 44. ... KHJ can refer to multiple things: KHJ-AM, US radio station Airport code for Kauhajoki Airport in Finland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... KKGO or AM 1260/540 is the only Adult standards station in Los Angeles and Southern California. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... KFWB is a Los Angeles, California AM radio station operating on 980 kHz with 5,000 watts of power from a transmitter site near Lincoln Park in Los Angeles, California. ...

"Arbo", as he is nicknamed, however is best known as the radio play by play voice of the University of Southern California's football team, which he has followed since the early 1960s. He announced both football and men's basketball games for USC from 1989 until 1995 (replacing the legendary voice of USC Sports, Tom Kelly, who moved to television). Before that, he was the play-by-play announcer for women's basketball, and while attending USC he did play-by-play for USC Football on the campus' radio station KSCR. Arbogast has attended USC games since age 8, and has been to every home game from that point until 1988, when he missed one due to his commitment with the Summer Olympics in Seoul for CBS Radio and KNX. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and Southern Cal[1]), located in the downtown district of Los Angeles, California, USA, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and Southern Cal[1]), located in the downtown district of Los Angeles, California, USA, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... People named Tom Kelly include: Tom Kelly (baseball) Tom Kelly (engineer) Tom Kelly (Ireland) Tom Kelly (musician) Tom Kelly (UK) Tom Kelly (USA) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Arbogast was ousted as the voice of the Trojans by Larry Kahn who purchased the radio rights to football and basketball from KNX -- then named himself as the play-by-play announcer. Pete however went on to broadcast several college football games nationally on the CBS radio network for two seasons, including a few games involving USC, as well as working with now-defunct news station KNNS/KNNZ AM 540/1260, and a short stint with the then-Los Angeles Ice Dogs of the now-defunct International Hockey League. KNX is a Los Angeles, California, clear channel radio station operating on 1070 kHz with 50,000 watts of power from a transmitter site in Torrance, and a key West Coast station for the CBS Radio Network. ... KKGO or AM 1260/540 is the only Adult standards station in Los Angeles and Southern California. ...

In 1997, Arbogast, having done auditions for radio jobs with the NBA's Sacramento Kings and NFL's Arizona Cardinals, landed his first NFL announcing job, as the play-by-play announcer for the Cincinnati Bengals, replacing departed Paul Keels who moved on to Ohio State. Arbogast, who was paired with analyst Dave Lapham was replaced in 2000 by Brad Johansen when his contract was not renewed, and he eventually returned to Southern California soon thereafter. Arbogast did manage to attend the USC-Notre Dame contests in nearby South Bend, Indiana while in Cincinnati. The 1997 NFL season was the 78th regular season of the National Football League. ... The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. ... City Glendale, Arizona Other nicknames The Cards, Big Red Team colors Cardinal Red, Black, and White Head Coach Dennis Green Owner Bidwill Family General manager Rod Graves Mascot Big Red League/Conference affiliations Independent (1898-1919) National Football League (1920–present) Western Division (1933-1949) American Conference (1950-1952) Eastern... Locations of teams in the NFL States with AFC team (red), NFC team (blue) The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... City Cincinnati, Ohio Team colors Black, Orange and White Head Coach Marvin Lewis Owner Mike Brown Mascot Who Dey League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1968-1969) Western Division (1968-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC Central (1970-2001) AFC North (2002-present) Team... Dave Lapham (born June 24, 1962 in Melrose, MA) is a former professional American Football player who spent 10 seasons in the NFL, then played in the USFL before becomng a broadcaster. ...

Pete returned as the football only announcer in 2001 (replacing Lee Hamilton, who broadcasted Trojan games from 1998-2000 on XETRA Sports 690; Rory Markas continued on as the men's basketball announcer). Some have objected to what they perceive as Arbogast's bias in favor of USC especially attacking calls by the referees that go against the Trojans. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Lee Hacksaw Hamilton is a well-known sports talk radio host based in San Diego, California. ... Trojan originally referred to a citizen of the city of Troy (Ilium) made legendary by the Trojan war. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... XETRA-AM are the call letters of a border-blaster radio station licensed to the Tijuana / Rosarito area of Baja California, Mexico, with additional studio facilities in Burbank, California. ...

USC however welcomed Arbo back with open arms, having grown tired of Hamilton's non-affiliation with the University.

On broadcasting sports, Arbogast says: "I always want the team for which I broadcast to win. Especially so with USC. I want to, and believe I do call a factual and exciting description of the game at hand. Easy to follow and full of accurate calls and information. But no one can mistake that I want my Trojans to win. Impartiality is for news reporters. In sports, we have our passions, and I don't mind showing mine, ever." Pete echoed these same sentiments when he was in Cincinnati broadcasting games for the Bengals, and still keeps up with the Bengals on occasion, as well as the Rams and to an extent.

In recent years, Arbogast auditioned for radio announcing jobs with the San Diego Chargers and Los Angeles Lakers. City San Diego, California Other nicknames Bolts, Super Chargers Team colors Navy Blue, White, and Gold Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer Owner Alex Spanos George Pernicano (Minority owner (3%)) General manager A.J. Smith Fight song San Diego Super Chargers League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Western Division (1960... The Los Angeles Lakers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, who play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ...

As of 2006, Pete Arbogast is the play-by-play announcer for the USC football and women's basketball teams, and since 1967, is a youth sports coach away from broadcasting. On February 26, 2006, Arbogast recorded his 1,000th victory as a coach. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and Southern Cal[1]), located in the downtown district of Los Angeles, California, USA, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ...

He is also the public address announcer for all high school sporting events at John Marshall High School.

On April 14, 2006; Pete was released from KMPC 1540 AM by station manager Roger Nadel, as the University switched broadcasting rights from KMPC to KSPN. His play-by-play job with USC was never in jeopardy, as he is employed by the University to broadcast their football games. As of August 2006, Pete has not been heard on radio since leaving KMPC. He attends USC football practice daily, as he has done since every year while holding the position.

ESPN 710, formerly KMPC 710, is the same station his father worked at during the 1960s.

He and partner Paul McDonald, the former USC All-American quarterback are the lead play by play voices on the NBC/'Universal TV show Friday Night Lights which began airing on October 3, 2006. Friday Night Lights is a 1990 book and 2004 movie that documents the coach and players of a high school football team and the small, economically-depressed Texas town of Odessa that supports and is obsessed with them. ...

On September 19, 2006; Pete served as the guest public address announcer for the game between the Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates at Dodger Stadium -- his first behind the P.A. mike in 12 years.

Personal life

Arbogast "dabbles" in unique sports such as geocaching, orienteering, and body surfing. In 2005, he finished 14th in his age group at the World Body Surfing Championships. He is also an avid runner, and although he had two spring 2005 knee surgeries done by USC team Dr. James Tibone, he is preparing with his girlfriend to run a half marathon in October of 2006, the day after the USC at Arizona State game. A Geocache in Germany Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called geocaches or caches) anywhere in the world. ... The international orienteering symbol. ... Bodysurfing is the art and sport of riding a wave without the assistance of any buoyant device such as a surfboard or bodyboard. ...

He recently divorced first wife Linda after 20+ years, and (as of 2006) his children Stephanie and KC are in college and daughter Veronica attends Valencia High School and plays basketball, sings and is in musical theatre. He now lives with girlfriend Jennifer Swan, who has two school age children. She is an art teacher and writer.

Pete has coached youth sports since 1967, and his teams have amassed a winning percentage of well over .630 He coached and is friends with Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid. He has also been a long time YMCA camp director and counselor, is a white ragger in the YMCA rag program, and is an ordained minister n the Unversal Life Church. He inducts new members into the International Assciation of Turtles at every opportunity. City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Team colors Midnight Green, Black, White, and Silver Head Coach Andy Reid Owner Jeffrey Lurie General manager Tom Heckert Fight song Fly, Eagles Fly Mascot Swoop League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1933–present) Eastern Division (1933-1949) American Conference (1950-1952) Eastern Conference (1953-1969) Capitol... Andy Reid (full name Andrew Walter Reid, born March 19, 1958) is an American football coach. ...

Trivia

In recent years, Pete began using his broadcast opening phrase, "Thank you and how do you do, everyone?" and closes his broadcasts with his sign-off, "Fight on, everybody!" He has adopted the phrases "Don't go wandering off just yet" and "How do you do!" from his colleague, Vin Scully. The latter phrase has also been used by a few other announcers, most notably CBS's Verne Lundquist and Dallas Mavericks announcer Chuck Cooperstein. Vin Scully publicity photo, © Los Angeles Dodgers Vincent Edward Vin Scully (born November 29, 1927 in The Bronx, New York) is an American sportscaster, known primarily as the play-by-play voice of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball teams. ... Verne Lundquist (born July 17, 1940 in Duluth, Minnesota) is currently a journalist for CBS. Before working for CBS, he worked as sports anchor for WFAA-TV in Dallas and in Austin, Texas for KTBC, as well as being the radio voice of the Dallas Cowboys. ... The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. ...

Arbogast, who is not a fan of stadiums using corporate names, is also known for refusing to refer to older stadiums by its current name, such as U.S. Cellular Field, Monster Park, and Angel Stadium, referring to these three by its old names (New Comiskey Park, Candlestick Park, and Anaheim Stadium respectively). This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Monster Park (colloquially, The Stick or Candlestick, after its original name of Candlestick Park) is an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium located in San Francisco, California. ... Angel Stadium, originally Anaheim Stadium and later Edison International Field, is a Major League Baseball stadium located in Anaheim, California, and home to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of the American League. ...

An example: The Angels will be playing the White Sox later on at Comiskey Park, or whatever they're calling the stadium now, we call it Comiskey around here.

Pete is also known for using the phrase 10 past 7 during games that start at 7:10 in the evening.

Beginning in the 1990s, Arbogast invented a term in which when UCLA and Notre Dame loses, and USC wins on the same football week. It is called a perfect day, and to commemorate the perfect day, Arbogast and other Trojan fans would gather outside the Coliseum to share a toast to that perfect day.