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Podcast Interview: Johnny Gibson, voice of the World of Outlaws
The announcing voice of the World of Outlaws, Johnny Gibson, joins The Racing Writer’s Podcast to discuss his role and more.
• Traveling from race to race by motorhome
• How he stays busy between race weekends when on the road
• Note taking and how being prepared led him to the right place at the right time to get his job
• How much thought he put into his announcer’s voice
• Thinking about 25 years on the job and over 2,000 races attended
• Putting dirt back on Bristol
• What it’s like inside the broadcast booth, his tools, and how he follows the action
• The birth of his famous parade lap phrase and how popular it’s become
• If other series have tried to hire him and what his interest in other racing is
• Early trends to the WoO season
Kelly Crandall
Kelly has been on the NASCAR beat full-time since 2013, and joined RACER as chief NASCAR writer in 2017. Her work has also appeared in NASCAR.com, the NASCAR Illustrated magazine, and NBC Sports. A corporate communications graduate from Central Penn College, Crandall is a two-time George Cunningham Writer of the Year recipient from the National Motorsports Press Association.
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