{"id":662654,"date":"2026-05-24T17:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T17:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/662654\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T17:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T17:36:10","slug":"former-panthers-radio-voice-on-viral-post-that-really-struck-a-chord-with-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/662654\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Panthers radio voice on viral post that ‘really struck a chord with people’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bill Rosinski posted a rejection notice on social media<\/a> late last week because he found it funny. He never expected it to go viral.<\/p>\n

Rosinski, the original radio voice of the Carolina Panthers, applied for the open play-by-play position with the Baltimore Ravens. He didn\u2019t get an interview.<\/p>\n

Instead, the 72-year-old received a form rejection letter, the same type of email many job seekers have received, stating, \u201cAt this time, we have decided to pursue other candidates whose background and experience are more closely aligned with the requirements of the position.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s quite surprising, given Rosinski\u2019s extensive credentials, including serving as the radio voice of two teams (the Ravens and the New Orleans Saints).<\/p>\n

According to Scott Fowler of The Charlotte Observer<\/a>, the post had more than two million views in less than 24 hours. We recently caught up with Rosinski to discuss the experience.<\/p>\n

Note: This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity. <\/p>\n

How have the past few days been?<\/p>\n

Bill Rosinski: \u201cWell, pretty interesting. I was floored by the reaction, whether it was \u2018Hey, you deserve better\u2019 or B, \u2018Why don\u2019t you just retire?\u2019 It\u2019s run the gamut. It\u2019s been kind of crazy. After I posted it, my older son called me from Atlanta, and I said, \u2018Hey, what\u2019s up?\u2019 He goes, \u2018I wanted to talk to the guy who\u2019s blowing up social media.\u2019 I started to laugh and said, \u2018Really?\u2019 That\u2019s when I started paying more attention.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why did you post the rejection notice?<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was funny. I had applied for the job online. Because I have an agent, he had talked to somebody in the Ravens\u2019 organization but hadn\u2019t gotten very far. Someone let me know they had posted the job online, so I filled it out and didn\u2019t hear anything back. Then I got this email, I guess it was Wednesday. I looked at it, and I just started laughing. I showed it to my wife. I said, \u2018Geez, they\u2019re telling me they\u2019re looking for somebody with I don\u2019t know if the word was better qualifications or whatever their response was. The only reason I put it out there was the humor of it. I\u2019ve been around for a long time. What qualifications are they looking for?’\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Ravens are looking for a play by play voice. I applied for the position and got this response. I\u2019ve been the voice of 2 NFL teams along with 10 years at ESPN Radio doing college football and 3 stints at Westwood One. The \u201crequirements\u201d line had me laughing. Oh well I tried. pic.twitter.com\/TIfmKZNozC<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 Bill Rosinski (@RosinskiBill) May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

What do you usually post on X?<\/p>\n

\u201cI have 4,000 followers on Twitter. Anything I post is either for Panther fans or golf fans, because I\u2019ve been working for PGA Tour Radio for a long time. That\u2019s generally the people who read my stuff. And I don\u2019t post all that often. I just thought I\u2019ve been around a long time. I think my resume is pretty good. I knew it was a stock answer.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I later found out, because Scott talked to the Ravens<\/a>, is that they said someone had actually written that email. I think they said there were at least 150 applicants for the job. They might have four or five finalists. (The rest of) us got pretty much the same email.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think your post went viral because so many people could relate to it?<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that\u2019s true. That really struck a chord with people. I\u2019m 72, and I\u2019m sure there are people in their late 50s and early 60s who are looking for work. They got phased out, and it\u2019s just not broadcasting. It can be any business. I don\u2019t think you should ever give up. If you love what you do, and I think I\u2019m good at what I do, then why just say, \u2018Okay, I\u2019m done. I don\u2019t want to do this anymore.’\u201d<\/p>\n

How does this experience typically go?<\/p>\n

\u201cA number of years ago, I interviewed for the Saints\u2019 job. I spoke with someone at the radio station who was handling the hiring. It was a long phone call. I grew up outside Buffalo, and I\u2019ve been a Bills fan since I was a little kid. Yes. The Bills had an opening a few years ago when John Murphy retired,<\/a> so I interviewed with them. I was on a Zoom call with three people from Audacy who were handling the hiring for the local station, WGR in Buffalo, and one of the Bills representatives. It helped me get in there because Brandon Beane, the Bills\u2019 GM, is a friend of mine. When I was with the Panthers, he was just breaking into the business.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Thanks John. https:\/\/t.co\/6Q4RZPqNiR<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 Bill Rosinski (@RosinskiBill) May 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Are you bothered by the way this was handled?<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I was never upset with the Ravens about it because I knew they were doing [the hiring through] a third-party. I\u2019ll be honest with you. I\u2019m 72, and my chances of getting a full-time gig like that\u2026 So, when some guy retires, it\u2019s like the Bills\u2019 job. They ended up hiring a local guy. He was already on the broadcast. He\u2019d been there for a long time. He\u2019d been doing their shows, and I get that. Same thing with the Saints. When I interviewed, they ended up hiring a local guy. They don\u2019t have to move them.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, are you not annoyed by this process?<\/p>\n

\u201cI think when you hire out, when you go to a third party that\u2019s doing all the interviews, I don\u2019t even know who these people are. They don\u2019t give you names. I guess it\u2019s a fact of life these days. It\u2019s how companies do these things, including NFL franchises. If that\u2019s the way they\u2019re going to do it, that\u2019s great. As I said, I have no ill will against the Ravens.\u201d<\/p>\n

How much do you think your age has kept you from getting jobs?<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s face it, that\u2019s the elephant in the room. They\u2019re never going to tell you that because it\u2019s illegal. They\u2019re not going to say, \u2018You know what? Bill would have been great, but he\u2019s 72, and we want somebody who\u2019s going to be around a while.\u2019 But when\u00a0Dave Sims got the Yankees job<\/a>, he\u2019s (73). I thought maybe there\u2019s still a chance out there for guys like me. That gave me a kind of renewed sense that something like this might happen, but in reality, I know it\u2019s the elephant in the room.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Thanks Scott. I\u2019ve mentioned this in a few responses. The Yankees hired Dave Sims to be their radio voice and he\u2019s 72 I think. There is hope out there. If you still love what you do and are still good at it why not explore opportunities. You get paid to go to NFL games\ud83d\ude0e https:\/\/t.co\/b6dEOSiMBU<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 Bill Rosinski (@RosinskiBill) May 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Is getting back to doing play-by-play for an NFL team still the goal?<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah. I\u2019ll be honest with you. I\u2019ve had a great career. I\u2019ve been the voice of two NFL teams. I was with ESPN Radio for 10 years. I started doing NFL games for Westwood One in the late 80s. I worked with Jack Hamm and Jack Snow. After the Panthers, I was back at Westwood One. I worked with Dan Reeves for three years doing NFL games, and then I went to ESPN.\u201d<\/p>\n

What kind of radio work do you do currently?<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the last few years, I\u2019ve worked for Compass Media. I did three NFL games for them last year. I did a handful the year before. I still got golf. I do 12 to 13 tournaments a year. I\u2019m still active. I love what I do. My wife has been my statistician for the last 30 years. When I did games with ESPN, and lately with Compass, she comes with me and does the stats. We travel together. It\u2019s fun. I\u2019m getting paid to go to an NFL game. Why give that up?\u201d<\/p>\n

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