Born and raised in the south suburbs of Seattle, Washington, I was born the day Mt. St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980. A graduate of such prestigious institutions like Meeker Junior High and Kent-Meridian High School (Go Royals), I studied at the University of Washington from 1998 to 2002, getting a B.A. in Sociology and a minor in English. I played cards in Vegas for a year after college, went to Gonzaga Law School and promptly dropped out when I started having daily panic attacks. I bounced around after that, first working at a poker room, then tried real estate, before I found my real passion of announcing horse races. I’ve worked as a horse racing announcer since 2006. I’ve called races at Portland Meadows, River Downs and even a few at my hometown track of Emerald Downs. Along with announcing, I’m a musician (youtube search Stabone, you won’t regret it. Or just my name for solo stuff), a Master’s student at Lewis and Clark College in their Mental Health and Addictions program, a lover of baseball, and a writer. My first novel, SOUTHBOUND, is slated for release in March 2014 from Pandamoon Publishing.