Career
In addition to his duties with the Lakers, Tanter was also the program director for public jazz radio station KKJZ. Tanter began working as the Lakers" public address announcer at the start of the National Basketball Association"s 1981-1982 season and has been a fixture at Laker home games ever since. He is the longest tenured Lakers Pennsylvania announcer ever. When World Wrestling Entertainment fought with the Denver Nuggets over an arena booking for a playoff game in 2009, Tanter was recruited as guest ring announcer for the main event of a newly relocated Raw at Staples Center.
Soon afterward, the Lakers eliminated the Nuggets in the 2009 Western Conference Finals 4-2.
They then went on to defeat the Orlando Magic in the 2009 National Basketball Association Finals and capture another National Basketball Association title. A native of Chicago, Tanter attended University of Dubuque and is known for his smooth baritone voice and affinity for jazz music
Foreign three decades, he has been a disc jockey for various jazz stations in Los Angeles, including KTWV 94.7 The Wave. Additionally, he is the announcer for Ling-Temco-Vought, the Lakers pre/post game show on KCAL-television