Anthony Lucia was born and raised in the game of rodeo and he has seen and done just about everything you can imagine. Now, he’s one of the best voices in the Western industry.
Whether it be in front of the camera or behind the microphone, Lucia has played a role in major events ranging from the Bull Fighters Only World Championship to following in his fathers footsteps at the legendary Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.
“As long as its got a microphone, a camera, possibly a crowd, I’m in,” Lucia said.
Like his son, Tommy Lucia was also a man of many talents, however, is best known for his specialty acts which earned him three consecutive PRCA Entertainer of the Year Awards in the early 2000s.
Lucia was a true entertainer as he performed at all of the major rodeos for over a decade including the National Finals Rodeo and the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. In 2019, three years after his passing, Lucia was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame.
“I grew up in rodeo, I didn’t know any different,” Anthony said. “I had a brother that grew up to be a doctor, so we had a choice, but I stayed in rodeo.”
Anthony began announcing professionally in 2011, which he now does full time.
“In the last two years, I went full bore into rodeo announcing and its been the greatest two years of my life,” he said.
Due to his father’s involvement in the sport of rodeo, Lucia was introduced to seven-time PRCA Announcer of the Year Bob Tallman at a young age and has looked up to the man known as “the voice of rodeo” for many years as a friend and mentor.
“I didn’t know anything different than Bob Tallman, he was the top, he was the crown jewel, he was the voice, he was the mind,” Lucia said. “He (Tallman) was always there when I needed him, he’s chewed me out, he’s loved on me, moreso than chewed me out, and he’s encouraged me, and that’s been so special.”
Lucia’s admiration for the industry and sport of rodeo encourages him to be the best as he strives to leave behind an upstanding legacy.
“The Western industry fails without people helping people, plain and simple,” he said. “It doesn’t matter how big or bad you think you are, it doesn’t matter if you don’t have a support system.”
