AMA with Norman Chad, WSOP Announcer, Author and All-Around Funny Man!

[YoYo]

How did you and Lon end up working together? How long have you worked together as announcers? Do you two work together on things other than the WSOP? Are you two friends or just coworkers?

[Norman Chad]

How did you and Lon end up working together? How long have you worked together as announcers? Do you two work together on things other than the WSOP? Are you two friends or just coworkers?

Lon and I had never met before working together at the 2003 WSOP. We're more thsan just friends, but I can't discuss that here.

Lon was hired by ESPN as part of a government experiment to place unusually tall people in compact areas.

As for me, one day I was at Radio Shack buying batteries -- I believe I was fourth in line -- and someone from ESPN came in and asked if anyone in the store had any interest in broadcasting poker on TV. At that exact moment, I was scratching my right shoulder -- and they thought I was raising my hand. They hired me.