In Pete Weber, Mike Keith and Willy Daunic, Middle Tennessee sports fans have three broadcasters who’ve covered Nashville’s sports teams for decades.

So we figured it would be fun to tap into all their experiences over the years, giving them an opportunity to share their best stories with The Athletic’s readers.

We asked the three broadcasters their responses to 10 questions, all of which offer a glimpse into their careers and lives.

First up Tuesday in our “Best of the Broadcasters” series is Keith, the voice of the Titans, who’s served as the team’s radio play-by-play man since 1999.

Wednesday, the series will switch to Daunic, who’s done play-by-play for the Predators (radio first, then television) since 2013-14. He’s also covered Vanderbilt and Belmont, dating back to 1995.

The series finishes Thursday with Weber, who’s been the Preds’ play-by-play man (radio and television for many years, now radio) since Day 1 of the franchise in 1998.

What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever witnessed during a game you broadcast?

You mean outside of The Music City Miracle? The Miracle has been so talked about in so many different ways, and there’s really not much that can compare to that because it was playoffs, and it was the first playoff game, and it propelled us to the Super Bowl, and it was a remarkable play, and it was a controversial play.

That was such a historic moment for where our franchise was and for what it meant; it’s just hard to compare anything to it. The whole thing was just crazy. And the aftermath was crazy, and the reaction was — to this day — still crazy.

I had breakfast with a man from Memphis last month. He told me the story of bringing his then-8-year-old son to the game. Now his son is 27 or 28, and it’s still one of their most special father-son moments ever, in their whole life. So that is still the conversation 20 years later. It’s hard to sort of get anything else to equate to that.

But if you take out “Homerun Throwback” against Buffalo on Jan. 8, 2000, I would have to go with Rob Bironas’ 60-yard field goal to beat the eventual Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts in 2006. First, Jeff Fisher tricked Tony Dungy into using his final timeout by confusing the Colts about whether he would punt or go for it at the Indy 42-yard line. With his opponent having no timeouts and just 12 seconds left in the game, Fisher decided to let Bironas try the field goal even on a cold December day.

I thought that the kick had no chance, but the ball kept going and going and going, and the next thing I saw, Titans mascot T-Rac is going crazy. The kick was good! I nearly cursed on the radio because I could not believe that he made it! The Colts were 10-1 entering that game and had gone 32-4 in their previous 36 games. We entered that game 4-7. It was only fitting that we beat those Colts with the most amazing kick that I have ever witnessed.

What’s the most memorable thing you witnessed off the field during a game you broadcast?

In 2000, we played Dallas on Christmas night at Nissan Stadium. The Cowboys’ coaching booth was right next to our Titans Radio booth. For some reason, the Dallas coaches were not getting audio from their sidelines. They were hearing our broadcast. They were seriously bitter — I remember seeing their offensive coordinator throwing a fit. I can’t remember if I referenced their audio issue on the air just so the Cowboys coaches would hear me say it, but that would have been funny.

What were the most challenging conditions you worked under?

It was at Jacksonville in September 1999. A storm cell settled directly over Alltel Stadium, and we had tropical wind and rain for the entire second half. The scoreboard above our booth was leaking, so we had massive amounts of water blowing into the booth. We were soaked, but even worse, all of our rosters, spotter’s charts and notes were destroyed. There were no programs left in the press box — I guess they gave them all away — so we broadcast the entire second half without one note. Nothing. My stomach hurt so badly from nerves that I didn’t feel better until the next day. But it was a confidence booster professionally, as that was my third game as Titans announcer. I felt that if we could call a game without a roster or any notes, we might end up being OK as a group.

What is the most memorable win you’ve called?

Again, probably coming back to The Music City Miracle game. But my favorite win may have been the Titans’ win over New England last season (34-10) where Tom Brady was pulled from the game with seven minutes to go. I was so happy for our fans. They waited a while for a win like that.

We just played so well, played totally up to our capabilities. And I’m crazy about both our coach and our general manager. I am really enjoying working with both of them. They are motivating and inspiring with their energies. Of course, they both had ties to that. So I knew it meant a lot to them.

But I got emotional. It’s one of three or four times I’ve gotten emotional doing this job. Seeing our fans leave the stadium, and just seeing them with their hands up in the air and pumping their fists, hugging one another, it was something. And the Patriots are the measuring stick. To be able to find a way to beat them was great because what happened up there in 2009 (59-0 loss) was not good.

What is the most memorable loss you’ve called?

Our 2009 loss at New England, 59-0. It was 59-0 at the end of the third quarter. That game is why last year’s win over New England meant so much.

That was a day when I got on the plane coming home at 0-6. I don’t think any of us knew what was going to happen next, but we knew it probably wasn’t going to be good. It didn’t turn out to be as bad as any of us thought, but that was the worst day.

I’ve been working for this team for 21 years plus, and that was the worst day I ever had on the job because so many people that I cared about had such a bad day. It was awful. Coaches, players, staff — it was gut-wrenching in so many different ways.

What was your most memorable call (a phrase, a sentence, an exclamation, etc.) during a game?

It’s probably “Touchdown Titans!” I say that because the Vol Network has used “Touchdown Tennessee” for the Vols since the beginning of time and I do not want to offend any Big Orange fans.

Which player on the home team was the most memorable on a regular basis?

Steve McNair. If I do this job around 50 years, McNair will still be my favorite. My mentor, John Ward, said, “There are players and then there are stars.” Steve McNair was a star. He made my job easy.

I think it was his courage, seeing him at different points and understanding what he was going through physically to play. Obviously, the public knew some things. The people who were around the team, who covered the team, knew some things. Then there were things where you just said, “This shouldn’t be. I mean, how is this person doing this?”

We also had Eddie George, who was a remarkable human being. He was the guy who was the spokesman, but he would tell you that Steve was the leader. They could have hated each other or been jealous of one another. You think of A-Rod and Jeter, you think about all these basketball players who play together who don’t get along — it goes on and on and on. Yet these two guys loved each other so much, and one of Steve’s greatest qualities was that he did what he did without saying anything and was totally comfortable letting Eddie be the talker.

And Eddie is courageous, brave and so special, too. I could make the same conversation about Eddie the same way. I probably ought to say Steve and Eddie. But I don’t think Eddie would mind me saying Steve a bit. Because I think if you asked Eddie the same question, he would say the same thing.

What’s the biggest thing you ever regretted saying on the air?

For me, it’s not necessarily regretting one thing that I have said, but instead how I say things in big moments. I wish that I didn’t get so excited. Someday, maybe I will calm down. This is an every-week issue for me. I get way too excited.

If you hadn’t become a broadcaster, you’d probably be doing what these days?

Selling shoes. I worked for Genesco in college, selling Johnston & Murphy and other Genesco products at Castner-Knott department store in Harding Mall and Green Hills Mall. I still love J&M shoes.

The funny thing about that is I can still fit you. I learned how to do it. It was a great job. It’s something to this day that I still really get a kick out of.

Years from now, how would you like people to remember you as a broadcaster?

That he called a good game. Simple as that.

(Top photo of Mike Keith: Donn Jones Photography)