{
  "id": 9516293,
  "title": "‘Greatest ever’ – LA Lakers fans mourn passing of legendary PA announcer Lawrence Tanter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/greatest-ever-la-lakers-fans-mourn-passing-of-legendary-pa-announcer",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T07:35:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/greatest-ever-la-lakers-fans-073554129.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Los Angeles Lakers witnessed an era come to an end as legendary public address announcer Lawrence Tanter passed away at the age of 76 on September 23. Tanter, who served as the PA announcer for the franchise for 43 years, joined in 1982 and became the voice at home games during the Lakers' greatest moments. He was there for the Showtime era, the Kobe and Shaq years, and would have been the voice for their 2020 NBA championship should the COVID-19 Bubble not have intervened. Fans are mourning the loss of Tanter, who played a vital role in every Lakers fan's childhood, reminding them why every individual in a basketball club is important.",
  "summary": "Lakers fans pay tribute to legendary public address announcer Lawrence Tanter after he passed away at the age of 76. It is the end of an era for the Los Angeles Lakers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Lawrence Tanter family: All on parents and son Miles as longtime Lakers announcer dies at 76",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/lawrence-tanter-family-all-on-parents-and-son-miles-as-longtime",
        "published": "2026-09-24T05:33:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Lawrence Tanter, beloved Lakers announcer, dies at 76",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/lawrence-tanter-beloved-lakers-announcer-dies-at-76",
        "published": "2026-09-24T06:20:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}