 The Ellensburg Rodeo is lucky to have Justin McKee back as the 2010 announcer! McKee is from Lenapah, Oklahoma and is a graduate of Oklahoma State University. His start as announcer was probably assured early in his life. At 7 years old he sold his first animal at his family's livestock auction. Since then he has built a career in rodeo, announcing the highs and lows of a day of competition.
Justin McKee lives a double life, he’s part announcer/ part cowboy. But that’s not all… for the last six years he has been the host and play-by-play announcer of the Professional Bull Riders tour which airs weekly on VERSUS (formerly known as OLN) and several times a year on NBC.
Besides being the “Voice of the PBR” McKee announces many rodeos including some of the biggest rodeos on the circuit, like Cheyenne, Pendleton and Ellensburg. During these rodeos Justin has been known to disappear from the announcer’s booth for a portion of the performance only to pop up in the arena as a contestant in the Steer Roping.
The ranch raised cowboy not only talks about bulls a lot, he raises his own. With the help of his wife, Jeannie, and young daughter, Kassidy, McKee Ranch raises purebred bucking stock selling bucking bull futurity prospects and replacement heifers. The McKee Ranch is also well known for their quarter horses. Jeannie raises, trains and sells well bred barrel racing horses.
“I thank God everyday for blessing me with the opportunity to make a living at something I enjoy so much.” Justin’s enthusiasm for rodeo and life is contagious and genuine. He admits, “I am one of the biggest fans in rodeo, when I’m behind the mic, I’m having a great time and one of my main goals is that everyone there is having fun too.”
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