Joe a Martinez Entertainment

a lifelong resident of southern california by way of the motherland - barstow - and graduate of cal state fullerton, joe martinez has dedicated his last 15 years to his love of announcing sporting events. in that time span, he has toured the country on three separate occasions - twice as the announcer for the world famous harlem globetrotters and once as the voice of the 2000 u.s. olympic gold medal winning softball team. joe has been announcing professionally since 1996, when he began his career as the public address announcer for the san diego padres' minor league affiliate lake elsinore storm professional baseball team. two years later, he was contracted to announce the women's college softball world series in oklahoma city before beginning his boxing ring announcing career in january of 2000. as a boxing announcer joe has traveled the country and several times ventured south of the border, showcasing his bilingual ability inside the ring. in march of 2007, joe signed a multi-