The voices of RODEOHOUSTON™ are the pulse of the Rodeo with distinctive voices, wit and continuous tidbits of information. With the best rodeo athletes competing at RODEOHOUSTON, it is only fitting that the Rodeo feature top announcers.

In 2008, Bob Tallman and Boyd Polhamus again team up for RODEOHOUSTON. Both talented and accomplished rodeo announcers, they have been the voice of many of the nation’s top rodeos, including being the duo behind the microphones at the 2006 National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Tallman has been a rodeo announcer for 32 years, is an eight-time PRCA announcer of the year, and is a member of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame and National Cowboy Hall of Fame, and has portrayed a rodeo announcer in a motion picture.

Polhamus, who attended college on a rodeo scholarship, is one of the most accomplished announcers in the PRCA and has done voice-overs for two motion pictures.

As dignitaries flow through the grand entry and youngsters tackle calves in the Calf Scramble, it is the distinctive voice of Bill Bailey serving as a feature announcer. A member of the Show’s board of directors and a lifetime vice president, when Bailey isn’t lending his talents to the Show year-round, he serves as a Harris County Constable.

Color commentator Sharon Camarillo brings a perspective to the rodeo only a competitor can provide. A four-time National Finals Rodeo barrel racing qualifier and Cowgirl Hall of Fame member, Camarillo teaches barrel racing,horsemanship and sports psychology — and she’ll teach the audience about rodeo with her unique insight.