Spring Break
Giant at the mic
by Charlie Gandelman
Sports | 5/22/07
Posted online at 8:33 PM EST on 5/21/07
/ Last updated at 5:52 AM EST on 5/21/07
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The Red Sox posters and memorabilia that clutter his apartment indicate that this gig as the Public Address announcer for the New England College All-Star Baseball Game is the realization of a long-held dream. But for Saucier, simply known as "Sauce" or even the "Sauce Man," his career aspirations in broadcasting are as high as his lanky frame.
"Just another day at the office," Saucier says with a modest smile. Though Saucier normally announces at Brandeis athletics events, today he's making a splash outside the college scene.
The Sauce Man is in his element once again. With a crowd before him and a microphone in hand at Waltham's Mad Raven restaurant and bar last Wednesday night, he leads a game of sports trivia with a unique humor that wins over the crowd.
In one round of questions, Saucier proudly announces that he used a big word on a final exam earlier that day: knowledgeable. The crowd roars with laughter. It's a humor so simple it works.
"Sometimes I'll get tons of laughs for these stupid things," Saucier says. "I just like to have a good time up there."
With a natural talent behind the microphone and a catalogue of big-time experiences, his appetite for this trade is growing. Though he came to Brandeis to play basketball and remains a member of the varsity team, Saucier also arrived with a casual interest in public announcing. He started announcing at sporting events and deejaying a WBRS radio show, finding his quick-witted humor a perfect fit for the job. His casual interest soon blossomed into a passion, and he set his professional sights on announcing at major athletic events or deejaying a popular radio show.
His voice can only be described as made for announcing: Low and mellow, but also authoritative, it imparts a distinctive, but not overpowering, New-England accent. It makes people want to listen.
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