The announcing team and both the Drake relays in the USA TF meet was horrendous.
It was so predictable during the 4 x 4 That every announcer would chime in with their experience regarding the 400 m about how long and event it was and how hard it was after 200 m. Then of course we had to sign your Richards versus Gaucher regarding who had the best 800 PR.
Then after every single event there was the insufferable Louis Johnson asking the winner how they were preparing for Tokyo and if they were excited about the fact that they won today.
Every announcer is happy to get a nice business class flight and hotel and per diemt They are not in demand anywhere else and would never get another announcing job in any other sport or any other entertainment venue.
They are not at all prepared it is really rare that they will ever provide any sort of statistic or past performance information that shed any light on to the event which is about to happen. They consistently gave the wrong name during the 4 x 4 announcement at Drake.
really unwatchable and it is highlighted as unwatchable by the fact that the advertisements are infomercials for cheap sunglasses and shaving devices and then of course the USA TF advertisements that they pay for.
There is no need to have announcers that were marginal track athletes or good track athletes have people that are effective at communicating with people and use them as the announcers just like the NBA and other sports do