Motorsports Announcer/DJ/Radio Personality
Rochester, New York Area
- Current
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- Owner/Operator at Mike Paz Motorsports Announcer
- Sports Announcer at Mike Paz, Rochester NY area sports announcer
- Owner/Operator at Mike Paz Digital DJ Systems
- Past
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- Webcast announcer at Grand American Road Racing
- Track Announcer at NYIRP
- Morning Show personality at WDKX FM 104
- Front Counter customer advisor at Meineke Discount Muffler Brakes
- National Event Announcer at National Hot Rod Association
- Assistant Manager at Record Archive Inc.
- Volunteer Firefighter/Dispatcher at Chili Fire Department Rochester NY
- DJ/Asst. Mgr/Manager at 2001 Clubs of America
- Sports Play-by-play & color analyst/DJ at WMGW AM Radio
- Education
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- Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
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Mike Paz (Mike Pazdyk)’s Summary
PA Announcer for 6 ISC/NASCAR tracks, 10 races since '99. Daytona International Speedway, Watkins Glen International, Richmond International Raceway, Phoenix International Raceway, Auto Club Speedway of Southern California, Homestead-Miami Speedway; also Virginia International Raceway VA Grand Am weekends 07-present. PA announcer for Rochester Red Wings IL baseball team '05-present, Section V Boys/Girls Basketball tournament '87-present, Genesee Speedway Batavia NY '07-present, Sunoco Race of Champions @ Oswego NY Speedway, '06-present
Seeking full-time motorsports announcing gig.
Mike Paz (Mike Pazdyk)’s Specialties:
Racing play-by-play, pit road reporting, driver interviews, MC for marketing/press conferences, sound system consulting, PC computer troubleshooting, radio/TV production (utilizing BE AudioVault, SoundForge), voiceovers for spot ad productions/phone-on-hold messaging systems or other specialized voiceover work.
Mike Paz (Mike Pazdyk)’s Experience
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Owner/Operator
Mike Paz Motorsports Announcer
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
April 1987 — Present (22 years 4 months)
PA announcer for 6 ISC/NASCAR racetracks, announcing for 10 races-- Daytona International Speedway, Watkins Glen International, Richmond International Raceway, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Phoenix International Raceway, Auto Club Speedway of Southern Californina, inaugural Kansas Speedway NASCAR weekend '01. Also, PA Announcer for Virginia International Raceway events since '06, Iowa Speedway Grand Am weekend '07, North Carolina Motor Speedway (Rockingham) '02-'04 (track closed following year), Nazareth PA Speedway '02-'04 (track closed following year), MRN Radio pit reporter '00-04. Duties include racing play-by-play, driver interviews, on-screen talent for "Sprint Vision" (on-site dedicated audio/video production at NASCAR Cup races).
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Sports Announcer
Mike Paz, Rochester NY area sports announcer
(Broadcast Media industry)
January 1985 — Present (24 years 7 months)
PA announcer for Section V (NY) Boys/Girls High School Basketball Tournament 1985-present; Rochester Red Wings IL baseball, AAA affiliate of Minnesota Twins 2004-present; Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) athletics announcer 2007-present; Dorschel Auto Group NBA Classic--Cavs vs. Raptors PA announcer, 2006; Rochester NY Americans AHL hockey team, 2000-2005; Steuben County NY Basketball Tournament 1995-2001;
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Owner/Operator
Mike Paz Digital DJ Systems
(Broadcast Media industry)
January 1984 — Present (25 years 7 months)
Owner/Operator of Mike Paz Digital DJ Systems. DJ service for weddings, corporate functions, private parties. Music production, MC duties, wedding planning, sound system maintenance/consulting.
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Webcast announcer
Grand American Road Racing
(Entertainment industry)
February 2004 — February 2008 (4 years 1 month)
Play-by-Play webcast announcer for Grand American Road Racing. Produced and implemented race programming including play-by-play, conducted driver/team/sponsor interviews, set up POTS and audio equipment to enable broadcast.
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Track Announcer
NYIRP
(Entertainment industry)
April 1987 — November 2007 (20 years 8 months)
Track announcer New York International Raceway Park, a 1/4 mile dragstrip in Leicester NY. In addition to announcing, responsible for sound system consulting/maintenance, CompuLink timing system operation/maintenance, general operations. Track was sold at end of '07.
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Morning Show personality
WDKX FM 104
(Broadcast Media industry)
November 1987 — March 2004 (16 years 5 months)
Morning drive show personality for Rochester NY area radio station. Originally hired to do sports broadcasts during morning show in 1987. Took over as morning show host in 1990. Responsible for show content/production, voiceover production, maintenance of on-air broadcast computer system (BE). Ratings improved for morning drive show through most of employ. Left in 2004 to concentrate on motorsports announcing.
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Front Counter customer advisor
Meineke Discount Muffler Brakes
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Automotive industry)
February 1999 — February 2003 (4 years 1 month)
Front counter service advisor for local Meineke shop. Shop closed due to owners shutting down company.
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National Event Announcer
National Hot Rod Association
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Sports industry)
March 1997 — September 2000 (3 years 7 months)
Member of NHRA National Event Announcing team, working at nearly every track on the schedule. Duties included: play-by-play, pit reporting, driver and sponsor interviews, interaction with on-site video production jumbo screen. Took special interest in new (at the time) Pro Stock Truck class.
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Assistant Manager
Record Archive Inc.
(Music industry)
January 1982 — March 1997 (15 years 3 months)
CD/LP music store assistant manager
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Volunteer Firefighter/Dispatcher
Chili Fire Department Rochester NY
(Government Administration industry)
October 1978 — November 1989 (11 years 2 months)
Volunteer firefighter for Chili Fire Department Co. #1, suburb of Rochester NY. Attained rank of Lieutenant Co. 1; accrued over 1200 hours of emergency radio dispatching; driver/primary medic on ambulance; fire police experience
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DJ/Asst. Mgr/Manager
2001 Clubs of America
(Entertainment industry)
March 1976 — August 1987 (11 years 6 months)
DJ for local Meadville PA franchise for 2001 Clubs of America 3/76; promoted to Assistant Manager in new Jamestown NY club 11/76; promoted to manager to new Rochester NY club 3/78. Location sold in 1987; closed down 1988
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Sports Play-by-play & color analyst/DJ
WMGW AM Radio
(Broadcast Media industry)
November 1971 — July 1974 (2 years 9 months)
Hired to do play-by-play and "color" analyst for high school & college football & basketball games. Offered on-air shift on Sundays 12-6pm. FCC Third Class w/endorsement license. Reason for leaving: college graduation.
Mike Paz (Mike Pazdyk)’s Education
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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts , Speech Communications , 1971 — 1976
- Activities and Societies:
- Theta Chi, "The Spectator" college newspaper sports editor/editorial board, WJKB AM college radio sports director, football/basketball play-by-play, SID (Sports Information Department), Football/Basketball PA announcer
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Mike Paz (Mike Pazdyk)’s Websites:
Mike Paz (Mike Pazdyk)’s Interests:
Computers, Photography, Cars
Mike Paz (Mike Pazdyk)’s Honors:
F.O.A.R. Score (Friends of Auto Racing) NY Media Award winner, 2007
Mike Paz (Mike Pazdyk)’s Contact Settings
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