LeBron James calls him a “National Treasure”
The Michele Tafoya Podcast
Salem Podcast Network
2.4 • 590 Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2023
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Paul Allen has been the voice of the Minnesota Vikings for two decades. But it was during the 2022 NFL season and the broadcast of an epic Minnesota defeat of the Buffalo Bills when PA gained national — even worldwide — attention. Meet PA, the announcer, the “national treasure,” and the preacher.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to another edition of sideline sanity with me, Michelle Tofoya, sponsored by Legacy |
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| 0:13.2 | legacy pm investments.com. Coming up, you may have learned about this guy for the first time this NFL season, or you may have |
| 0:23.8 | known about him for a long time. I've known Paul Allen, the play-by-play voice for the Minnesota |
| 0:29.7 | Vikings, for over two decades. And he's just one of the best people I know. And he became world famous this year when LeBron James dubbed him a national treasure. |
| 0:44.8 | You're going to find out why. |
| 0:46.9 | Next. |
| 0:49.5 | For nearly three decades, she's reported the action from the sidelines. |
| 0:54.2 | She started very young. |
| 0:55.6 | She's covered the NBA, NFL, Olympics, and the college football and basketball national |
| 1:00.9 | championships. |
| 1:02.1 | And now, during these insane times in our world, Michelle Tofoya thinks we need a serious |
| 1:08.4 | dose of sanity. |
| 1:10.6 | This is sideline sanity with your host serious dose of sanity. |
| 1:16.7 | This is sideline, sanity, with your host, one of the sanest people on planet Earth. |
| 1:18.3 | Michelle Tofoya. |
| 1:28.2 | Well, as I said in the intro, if you already know Paul Allen, you're going to, you know, you know Paul Allen, you know PA, PA on the mic. If you don't, this is going to be fun. How are you, friend? Wow. What's going on there, Michelle? I, you know, we didn't have a ton of Sunday night football games this year with the Vikings, but every time we do, I miss you each and every time. Oh, you're sweet. |
| 1:44.5 | Thank you. |
| 1:45.2 | You know, I loved listening to your calls, and this season was extraordinary for the Vikings, |
| 1:50.5 | and then it ended. |
| 1:52.4 | And how surprised, how, I wasn't surprised at the way it ended. |
| 2:00.3 | The defense has been a problem. |
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