Jeff Shreve

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Jeff Shreve is an American public address announcer for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League and the former public address announcer of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association.

Shreve began duties as full-time public address announcer at the beginning of the second season of existence of Gund Arena in the 1995-96 NBA season. He was replaced by Ronnie Duncan after the 2004-05 NBA season.

During a memorable game in 2003, Shreve told the arena crowd in Cleveland to stay calm after Ron Artest (then of the Indiana Pacers) made obscene gestures to the audience. When Shreve advised the crowd not to throw anything onto the court, Artest, who was sitting on the scorers table, patted Shreve on the back. [1]