J.P. Shadrick named new play-by-play voice of the Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals have selected J.P. Shadrick as their new play-by-play voice, the team announced Tuesday. Shadrick will take over the role currently held by Dave Pasch, adding another familiar name to the Cardinals’ game-day broadcast team as the franchise continues to shape its media footprint.

Cardinals fans are likely to notice the change most clearly on radio, where play-by-play sets the tone for how every drive, turnover, and scoring moment is described. The Cardinals did not frame the move as a broader staffing shakeup, but the appointment places Shadrick in a prominent seat for coverage of an NFL team that competes in one of the league’s most widely followed divisions.

According to the Cardinals, Shadrick’s background includes experience in both NFL and college football broadcasting. He has been calling national NFL games for Westwood One Sports since 2022, giving him recurring exposure to top-level matchups across the league’s weekly slate.

The team also highlighted Shadrick’s college football work, noting that he has served with the Touchdown Radio Network since 2017. That detail matters because college football radio often demands fast reads and a strong command of nuance, from play-calling tempo to the way momentum shifts during late-game situations. The Cardinals’ announcement positions those skills as complementary to the demands of NFL play-by-play.

The Cardinals’ move does more than alter a microphone assignment. Play-by-play announcing is closely tied to fan recall and routine, particularly for audiences that rely on radio as their primary way to follow games. A new voice can change pacing and emphasis, even when the broadcast format remains the same, and it can affect how listeners learn to follow the rhythm of a team’s playcalling and game management.

It also raises practical questions for what to expect next from Cardinals broadcasts as the season approaches. The organization has not, in the announcement, detailed the full broadcast lineup or timing beyond naming Shadrick as Pasch’s replacement. Viewers and listeners will be looking for how his style meshes with the color analyst and the overall production cadence, especially in high-leverage moments such as red-zone sequences and late-game drives.