Announcers
Justin McKee, Rodeo Announcer
Lenapah, Oklahoma. Born: Oct. 24, 1968 in Manhattan, Kansas.
NSFR: (3) 1996-97,2001
Family: wife, Jeannie, daughter, Kassidy.
College: Kansas State University (Manhattan); Oklahoma State University
(Stillwater), animal science.
Other Occupation: rancher, cattle dealer and steer roper.
Special Interests: steer roping and team roping.
PRCA Membership: 1993
Achievements: Copenhagen Cup Finale (Las Vegas) announcer,2001;
DNCFR announcer, 1999, alternate 1995; top five finalist for PRCA Announcer of the
Year, 1997-2001; Original Coors Rodeo Showdown announcer, 1997; Master of Ceremonies
for the Miss Rodeo America pageant, 1995-99; Top 15 steer roping qualifier, six-time
Prarie Circuit Finals; Turquoise Circuit Finals announcer, 1995; inaugural NFR Internet
audio broadcast on prorodeo.com, 1998.
Kyle Shobe, Track Announcer
Lewistown, Montana. Born: Oct 1, 1982.
Family: wife, Jodi; son, McKay
College: University of Wyoming (Laramie), bachelor's degree in
agricultural business, minor in music.
Other Occupation: auctioneer, real estate agent, country and cowboy
music entertainer.
Special Interests: guitar, team roping.
PRCA Membership: 2003
Achievements: Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days track announcer, 2007-08;
Roughrider Days Rodeo (Dickinson, N.D.), 2004-08; Killdeer (N.D.) Mountain Roundup,
2008; Dillon Jaycee's Rodeo, 2007-08; Choteau County Fair PRCA Rodeo (Ft. Benton,
Mont.), 2007-08; North Dakota Winter Show (Valley City) announcer, 2005; Marias
River Stampede (Shelby, Mont.) announcer, 2005-06; Montana Auctioneer Champion,
2005; Wyoming Auctioneer Champion, 2006.
PRCA Rodeo Announcer Kyle Shobe is a born and raised Montana cowboy and is no stranger
to the rodeo sport, or working behind the microphone. As a youngster, Kyle became
familiar with the mike as a singer and auctioneer, calling square dances and selling
farm and ranch equipment and antiques with his father. He began announcing team
ropings and high school rodeos at age 13 and joined the PRCA in 2003. He is a graduate
of the University of Wyoming in Laramie, with a degree in Agricultural Business
and a minor in Music. Kyle and his family (wife, Jodie and son, McKay), reside in
Lewistown, Montana, where he works as an auctioneer and real estate agent with the
family operated United Country - Shobe Auction & Realty, also selling at Lewistown
Livestock Auction once a week. Kyle is a former state champion auctioneer in Montana
and Wyoming and serves as Vice President of the Montana Auctioneers Association
Board of Directors. He is also a talented singer, songwriter, and guitar player
and performs frequently throughout Montana and Wyoming with his band Kyle Shobe
and the Walk 'em Boys.
Kyle's announcing experience includes Cheyenne Frontier Days, where he works as
the rodeo's Track Announcer; Roughrider Days Rodeo in Dickinson, North Dakota for
the past five years; Dillon Jaycees Rodeo during "Montana's Biggest Weekend"
celebration
in Dillon, Montana; Killdeer Mountain Roundup over the 4th of July in Killdeer,
North Dakota; North Dakota Winter Show in Valley City, North Dakota, and many others
throughout the Rocky Mountain Northwest.
To rodeo contestants and fans, Kyle brings enthusiasm, experience, and a thorough
knowledge of the sport that he expresses through a true love for the game. His ability
to connect with and inspire fans from the front row to the rafters is aided by his
down-to-earth persona, his positive "go-get-'em" attitude, and the wide range of
talents that he brings to the table every time he picks up a microphone.