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It's come up before and no one has ever given a good reason not to, yet it never happens. Is there a way to make the "narrator" field display "announcer" instead in certain contexts? Certain genres of show, such as talk shows and game shows, have announcers, not narrators, and it looks wrong to have "narrator" on a game show. I'm sure there's a way to make "announcer" override "narrator" where "announcer" is the more commonly used term. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?)17:46, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
Can you give an example of an article where you'd want to add this? I'd like to see if these are notable cast members. Gonnym (talk) 19:51, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
On just about any game show, the announcer is a notable part of the proceedings. GA-class game show articles such as Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune (American game show), and Press Your Luck mention the announcers in the lead. The Price Is Right mentions not only the announcers, but also their catch phrase of "come on down!"
I think it's safe to say that for almost every talk show or game show, there is more than enough precedent for the announcer(s) to be considered notable parts of the cast. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?)21:16, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
Does the narrator parameter still exist though? As in does it still reads "Narrated by" for using the narrated parameter (when not using the announcer parameter)? — YoungForever(talk)23:18, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
Right now, just about every game show and talk show that has had an announcer uses "narrated by". I was just wondering if there was a way to add an "announced by" field that overrides "narrated by" in cases where "announcer" is the more common term. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?)01:13, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
The proposed coding done by Gonnym seen in the sandbox here would make |announcer=/"Announcer" that would replace |presenter=/"Presented by", not |narrator=/"Narrated by". - Favre1fan93 (talk) 16:22, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
Ok, so now that that's sorted, to answer YoungForever's question, the parameter still exists, though it can not be used simultaneously with the new announcer one. Only one or the other (as coded currently) could be used. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 17:16, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
@TenPoundHammer: I see no worthwhile objections or issues to this, so I'm going ahead and implementing this in the template. It should be available to use momentarily. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 14:43, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
