Paul Allen (radio)
Paul Allen (sometimes referred to as P.A.) is a radio broadcaster on KFAN radio (1130 AM) in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. He is currently the play-by-play announcer on the Minnesota Vikings radio network since 2002 And Co-host of the P.A. & Dubay Show, along with Jeff Dubay, since 1998. Outside of his radio work, Allen is the track announcer at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota.
Allen is well known for his call of a Week 17 game in 2003 when the Vikings played the Arizona Cardinals, as Cardinals quarterback Josh McCown completed a game-winning 28-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Nate Poole to eliminate the Vikings from playoff contention:
PA: "Here it is! The season's on the line! Two receivers left and right! McCown takes the snap! He steps up! He's all by himself! Fires into the end zone! CAUGHT!....TOUCHDOOOOWN! NOOOO! (pause) NOOOO! The Cardinals have knocked the Vikings out of the playoffs!"