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Autistic Sports Announcer Uses His Strengths

Submitted by Landon Bryce on Thu, 09/20/2012 - 07:58
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Jamaal Street uses the strengths his autism gives him to excel as a sports announcer:

In 1996, while a junior at San Pedro High, Street got his first break when he was named the school’s public address announcer. And by 2001, his dream job became a reality when he was hired to do his first play-by-play game for Cox Cable.

“I felt it was an uplifting experience for me because I got to do it where finally people would be watching it on TV. Even though it was just for the local community, I felt it was like being in Hollywood,” Street said.

Cox Cable producer Carlos Rivera said Street’s memory is part of what makes him an exceptional sports announcer.

“[Street] has a natural ability to remember stats, names and can, actually, probably tell you half the scores from that first game, what school they went to and what they are doing now. I couldn’t remember what I had for dinner last night,” Rivera said.

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