Detroit Red Wings Announcer Chris Osgood Gets Hot, Goes Shirtless

Being a sports announcer can be tough, you wear a suit, and it gets hot in the booth so what do you do? Chris Osgood decided to broadcast shirtless calling the Red Wings game.

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The Broadcast Booth

I have worked in recording and broadcast studios most of my adult life and every now and then it can get really hot.

Most of the time it is usually because of a broken air conditioner that the broadcast booth is too hot.

Sometimes a combination of sun coming through a window and soundproofing can also lead to a hot studio.

Engineers like to keep the broadcast booth and studio cool since it's better for the equipment but what is the talent supposed to do when it's just too hot in the booth?

Announcer For The Detroit Red Wings Gets Hot and Goes Shirtless

Depending upon what sport you are announcing, it can get pretty hot like the above photo of Jim Nantz and Jack Nicklaus while doing a golf broadcast. There is one sport where you would think it would never get too hot since ice is involved and that's hockey.

Chris Osgood played goalie for the Detroit Red Wings during the beginning and end of his hockey career then retired in 2011. In 2013, Osgood entered the broadcast booth where he became a studio analyst for Fox Sports Detroit.

During a recent game between the Red Wings and Boston Bruins, Osgood got hot in the booth and took off his shirt, and the internet went wild.  Below is what some of the fans said about Osgood heating up in the booth and going shirtless:

My post on this section of the thread came from Ethan MacDonald who said, "The very definition of Dad Bod!"

ENcogNeato said, "My eyes, my eyes...something you can't unsee."

There are lots of great lines on this thread plus plenty of memes. You can check out more by clicking here.