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It started as a conversation in the Fish Stripes Slack channel. I hadn’t noticed, but most of the staff was in agreement: FOX Sports Florida’s Paul Severino and Todd Hollandsworth sound a lot alike.
That makes some sense. Severino was born and raised in Connecticut; although Hollandsworth’s family made several moves during his childhood, most of his formative years were spent in New Jersey. So you could understand why they speak with similar accents. And with only a 10-year age gap, there’s not much difference in the pitch of their voices, either.
Whatever. FSFL should only be concerned with their core audience, not the blogger minority.
Well, looks like the struggle is real for almost everybody:
POLL: Do you struggle to tell the difference between Paul Severino‘s and Todd Hollandsworth’s voices?
— Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) April 3, 2018
We have selected five clips from Severino/Hollandsworth broadcasts. A combination of one-liners and extended commentary, during games and prior to them.
Listen carefully and make your best guesses. The answer key is at the bottom of the article.
Post your score in the comments, along with any other early impressions of this pair so far this season.
Clip 1
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Poll
Who’s speaking in Clip 1?
This poll is closed
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55%
Paul Severino
(102 votes) -
44%
Todd Hollandsworth
(81 votes)
Clip 2
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Poll
Who’s speaking in Clip 2?
This poll is closed
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69%
Paul Severino
(52 votes) -
30%
Todd Hollandsworth
(23 votes)
Clip 3
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Poll
Who’s speaking in Clip 3?
This poll is closed
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33%
Paul Severino
(24 votes) -
66%
Todd Hollandsworth
(47 votes)
Clip 4
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Poll
Who’s speaking in Clip 4?
This poll is closed
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59%
Paul Severino
(38 votes) -
40%
Todd Hollandsworth
(26 votes)
Clip 5
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Poll
Who’s speaking in Clip 5?
This poll is closed
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14%
Paul Severino
(9 votes) -
85%
Todd Hollandsworth
(53 votes)
Answer key
- Severino
- Severino
- Severino
- Severino
- Hollandsworth