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Smith in 37th year as East Halls announcer

Smith tries to make announcing fun

Johnny Smith’s voice has become synonymous with East Hall Vikings football. Smith calls all the team’s home games at East Hall Stadium.

0921voice2 — Johnny Smith’s voice has become synonymous with East Hall Vikings football. Smith calls all the team’s home games at East Hall Stadium.

For almost four decades one man has been the voice guiding the Viking ship — both on and off the field. Johnny Smith came to East Hall High School in 1976 as a first-year chemistry teacher. A few weeks into his first year, the football coach came to him and asked him to announce a football game.