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AdvertisementCharlie Brotman known as 'The President's Announcer''I'm excited': Silver Spring man makes comeback announcing Biden's inaugural paradeCharlie Brotman known as 'The President's Announcer'Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptMAKING. &gt;&gt; I’M EXCITE IT’S SOMETHING THAT I DO MAYBE ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS. AND IT NEVER GROWS OLD. REPORTER: HE’S AN INAUGURATION DAY INSTITUTION. 93-YEAR-OLD CHARLIE BROTMAN. FORMER VOICE OF THE WASHINGTON SENATORS, AND THE PRESIDENT’S ANNOUNCER FOR EVERY INAUGURAL PARADE SINCE EISENHOWER. UNTIL HE WAS REPLACED FOUR YEARS AGO. &gt;&gt; I WAS DOWN, REALLY DOWN, AND THIS PICKED ME BACK UP. ALLOWING ME TO MAKE A COMEBACK. REPORTER: HE IS BACK ON THE JOB IN 2021. THE PANDEMIC TURNED THIS YEAR’S PARADE INTO A VIRTUAL ONE FOR THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. AND THAT’S HOW MR. BROTMAN TURNED IN HIS VOICE-WORK. RECORDED OVER ZOOM HE TOLD US TODAY IN AN INTERVIEW ALSO OVER ZOOM FROM HIS HOME IN SILVER SPRING. &gt;&gt; NORMALLY, I CIRCULATE AMONGST THE PEOPLE AND DO A LOT OF AD-LIBBING. IT’S A LITTLE DIFFERENT. BUT YOU BEND WITH THE TIMES. REPORTER: A HOME HE’S INVITED US INTO EVERY FOUR YEARS FOR TWO DECADES NOW. TO SHARE HIS SOUVENIRS AND OLD SCRIPTS. AND HIS TAKE ON PAST PRESIDENTS AND THEIR PARADES. REPORTER: WHAT ABOUT REAGAN? &gt;&gt; MR. SHOWBIZ. THAT WAS THE BEST PARADE EVER.&gt; REPORTER: BROTMAN HAS ALWAYS CALLED PRESIDENT OBAMA’S PARADE IN 2009 HIS FAVORITE SO FAR, THOUGH WE SUSPECT PRESIDENT BIDENS IN 2021 WILL STAND OUT FOR A DIFFERENT REASON. &gt;&gt; I WILL SIT BACK AND WATCH TV AND LISTEN TO CHARLIE BROTMAN. REPORTER: BROTMAN SAYS THERE IS ONE THING THAT NEARLY EVERY PARADE HAS IN COMMON. THE COLD. IN FACT, HE SAYS PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER’S PARADE WAS SO COLD, MANY OF THE MUSICIANS IN THE MARCHING BANDS HAD THEIRAdvertisement'I'm excited': Silver Spring man makes comeback announcing Biden's inaugural paradeCharlie Brotman known as 'The President's Announcer'Charlie Brotman -- an Inauguration Day institution -- is certainly a man who loves his job.Brotman, 93, returned to the booth Wednesday as "the president's announcer," a job he has been doing since he was 22 years old, for every inaugural parade since President Dwight Eisenhower, until he was replaced four years ago."I was down, really down, and this picked me back up, allowing me to make a comeback," Brotman said.The former voice of the Washington Senators is back on the job as a volunteer in 2021."I'm excited. It's something that I do maybe once every four years, and it never grows old, every one of these," Brotman said.The coronavirus pandemic turned the event into a virtual parade for the American public, and that's how Brotman turned in his voicework: He recorded it over Zoom."Normally, I circulate amongst the people and do a lot of ad libbing," Brotman said. "It's a little different, but you bend with the times."Brotman has invited 11 News into his Silver Spring home every four years for two decades, sharing souvenirs, old scripts and his take on past parades and their presidents.When he recalls President Ronald Reagan's parade, Brotman said, "Mr. Showbiz! That was the best parade ever!""Every time, it's like the first time. It's exciting playing with the big boys," Brotman said.Brotman has always called President Barack Obama's parade in 2009 his favorite so far, though President Joe Biden's in 2021 will stand out for a different reason."I love doing it, and I'll be sitting back watching it and listening, where I couldn't do that before. Now, I can sit back, watch TV and listen to Charlie Brotman," Brotman said.Charlie Brotman -- an Inauguration Day institution -- is certainly a man who loves his job.Brotman, 93, returned to the booth Wednesday as "the president's announcer," a job he has been doing since he was 22 years old, for every inaugural parade since President Dwight Eisenhower, until he was replaced four years ago.Advertisement"I was down, really down, and this picked me back up, allowing me to make a comeback," Brotman said.The former voice of the Washington Senators is back on the job as a volunteer in 2021."I'm excited. It's something that I do maybe once every four years, and it never grows old, every one of these," Brotman said.The coronavirus pandemic turned the event into a virtual parade for the American public, and that's how Brotman turned in his voicework: He recorded it over Zoom."Normally, I circulate amongst the people and do a lot of ad libbing," Brotman said. "It's a little different, but you bend with the times."Brotman has invited 11 News into his Silver Spring home every four years for two decades, sharing souvenirs, old scripts and his take on past parades and their presidents.When he recalls President Ronald Reagan's parade, Brotman said, "Mr. Showbiz! That was the best parade ever!""Every time, it's like the first time. It's exciting playing with the big boys," Brotman said.Brotman has always called President Barack Obama's parade in 2009 his favorite so far, though President Joe Biden's in 2021 will stand out for a different reason."I love doing it, and I'll be sitting back watching it and listening, where I couldn't do that before. Now, I can sit back, watch TV and listen to Charlie Brotman," Brotman said.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementCharlie Brotman known as 'The President's Announcer''I'm excited': Silver Spring man makes comeback announcing Biden's inaugural paradeCharlie Brotman known as 'The President's Announcer'Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptMAKING. &gt;&gt; I’M EXCITE IT’S SOMETHING THAT I DO MAYBE ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS. AND IT NEVER GROWS OLD. REPORTER: HE’S AN INAUGURATION DAY INSTITUTION. 93-YEAR-OLD CHARLIE BROTMAN. FORMER VOICE OF THE WASHINGTON SENATORS, AND THE PRESIDENT’S ANNOUNCER FOR EVERY INAUGURAL PARADE SINCE EISENHOWER. UNTIL HE WAS REPLACED FOUR YEARS AGO. &gt;&gt; I WAS DOWN, REALLY...

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