a courtesy announcement system and method for broadcasting messages audially and visually having a central database server connected to operator workstation computers . announcements stored and maintained in the database server can be accessed , viewed , modified , and replayed by any of a plurality of operators located at the workstation computers . operators receive and construct announcements to be broadcast using announcement templates and the broadcasts can be multi - lingual even if the operator is not multi - lingual . announcement templates includes pre - translated variables , and optional announcement delivery settings permit the operator to conduct the destination of the announcements , when the announcement should be broadcast , and start times for broadcast , among other settings .