Some here may know Colorado land surveyor, Bob Edmonds. His other business in announcing rodeos at the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association level. He has been doing this since about 2001. The link below is an interview for a specific rodeo where he describes growing up in the rodeo business. His father and uncle were stock providers for rodeos for many years and his uncle was an announcer. His portion of the linked interview is about 9 minutes long. Around 2:30 he mentions his work as a land surveyor. Around 5:00 he talks about his family connection to rodeo.
A bit of trivia: Bob's grandfather and great uncle appeared in the movie, Cheyenne Autumn, along with many other horse riders.
Another bit of trivia: Bob's mother is a first cousin to my wife.