Lawrence Tanter (born October 11, 1949) is an American public address announcer best known for his work for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association.
[2] He worked at the college radio station after responding to an ad for a host for a Sunday night jazz program.
[1][2] Tanter began working at radio station KJLH in Los Angeles in the 1970s,[1] and drove their quiet storm format.
When the WWE fought with the Denver Nuggets over an arena booking for a playoff game in 2009, Tanter was recruited as guest ring announcer for the main event of a newly relocated Raw at Staples Center.
Matt Shelton, the Lakers' director of game entertainment, then spliced together Tanter's tracks using Adobe Audition editing software.