# Jim Nantz on the "hello friends" origin story, calling Tiger's 2019 Masters win,

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Podcast: [Vanity Index Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vanity-index-podcast-7473685)
Published: 2026-02-25T16:01:00+00:00
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Legendary broadcaster Jim Nantz joins this week’s episode of the Vanity Index Podcast to discuss the origin of his iconic “Hello friends” welcome, getting emotional in the booth, calling Tiger's 2019 Masters win, and tells an epic story of meeting the Queen of England alongside Arnold Palmer. He then gets introduced to the Burnerverse by Chad, blind-ranks 10 classic club logos, and reads a golf eulogy we can all relate to.

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