Kurt Warner's broadcasting debut is tonight; spoken to other networks

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Warner returns to Arena League for TV debut

The steady proliferation of TV sports channels has created a sort of farm system for would-be announcers.

And promising TV rookie Kurt Warner, who says he's "100% done" playing after throwing for 32,344 yards over 12 NFL seasons, gets his first outing Friday on the NFL Network.

He'll call the Arizona Rattlers at the Iowa Barnstormers (8 p.m. ET) in Arena Football, a league in which Warner once starred with the Barnstormers, who are retiring his No. 13.

Warner says he "talked with all the networks" about an on-air job and "now it's just wait and see."

Warner names NBC's Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth, as well as Fox's Joe Buck and Troy Aikman among his favorite announcers — "although I haven't watched a lot of TV over the years" — and would prefer calling games to studio shows — "you could share more personal anecdotes than having someone pick a topic and tell you to talk about it."

Warner says he's drawn to TV work because "talking about the game is something I've always enjoyed." But he's not looking for any all-consuming on-air job: "It's going to be about finding the right situation without giving away my life again."

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2010-05-20-chad-ochocinco-vh1_N.htm

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btw the article didn't specify, but the game will be on NFL Network, and Warner will be the color commentator