Jim Larson Marks 30th Year as Tiger PA Announcer

On Friday, Worth County PA Announcer Jim Larson marked his 30th year from his position in the crow’s nest. He began in 1989, the same year that Worth County made the switch to eight man football. During his first year, Worth County was playing North Nodaway, who would go on to win the State Championship that year. The Mustangs had a player in Billy Pistole, whose name is pronounced with a silent “e.” Larson did not know that, and pronounced it with the “e.” Billy Pistole was very particular about how his name should be pronounced and was very irate over it, yelling at the crow’s nest what the correct pronunciation should be.

Ever since that first year, Larson makes a practice of going down to the other team’s coaches before games and checking on any names that might be difficult to pronounce.

Larson, from the booth, is all about substance over style. While some other announcers lead the cheers, he lets the game speak for itself, letting someone else lead the cheers for the Tigers. He is ably assisted by spotters Joel Miller, Hal Dowis, Doug Pickering, and April Healy.