Alan Roach

Kelly James Burnham (born March 29, 1966), known professionally as Alan Roach, is an American sports announcer and radio personality. He currently is the public address announcer for the Minnesota Vikings, Colorado Avalanche, and Colorado Rapids. Roach is also the official public address announcer of the Super Bowl, the voice of NFL events worldwide, and a public address announcer at the Olympic Games. He is one of the current voices of the underground train system in Denver International Airport. His announcing credits include 18 Super Bowls, five Olympic gold medal hockey games, and multiple All-Star games for the National Football League, National Hockey League, and Major League Baseball. He also serves as the announcer in EA Sports' since Madden NFL 21, as well as the FIFA series.

Early life Kelly James Burnham was born on March 29, 1966, in Slayton, Minnesota. He moved from Slayton to Brainerd, Minnesota in ninth grade. Roach began his radio career as a high school student in with KLIZ radio at Brainerd High School. After graduating from BHS in 1984, he began at Southwest Minnesota State University In 1991, Roach became the afternoon host on KRFX radio in Denver. In 2000, Roach began as morning sports anchor on KOA radio in Denver. He was cut from the position during a downsizing in 2015.

Baseball Roach was hired as the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies prior to the first game they played as a franchise in 1993. Roach served as PA announcer for every home game in Mile High Stadium and later Coors Field through the 2006 MLB season.

Roach handled public address announcing duties for Super Bowls from 2006 to 2013, starting with Super Bowl XL in Detroit through Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, Louisiana. Roach did not announce the 2014 Super Bowl, as the NFL cited a potential competitive advantage for the Broncos having their regular P.A. announcer be the announcer at the Super Bowl. The same situation presented itself in 2016, as the Denver Broncos played the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50. Roach resumed PA duties at Super Bowl LI in 2017. Roach is heard regularly at league events like the NFL Draft, Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, NFL International Series in London, England, Pro Bowl, and the Super Bowl.

On June 27, 2016, it was announced that Roach would become the PA announcer at newly completed U.S. Bank Stadium for the Minnesota Vikings. Born in Minnesota, Roach has been a lifelong Vikings fan.

Other work In addition to sports announcing, Roach has done work for other voice-over projects, such as the underground train system at Denver International Airport. In 2019, he served as the voice of London Stadium for the 2019 MLB London series between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. He also became the announcer of EA Sports' Madden NFL series since Madden NFL 21, as well as the FIFA series.

Personal life Roach and his wife, Jennifer, have two children. He has stated that he is a fan of English football club Crystal Palace.