Cover your ears and meet Joseph McGrail-Bateup, Canberra's official town crier and the new record-holder for the loudest ever shout.
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23/06/2026 - 11:12 GMT+2
Is there anything more satisfying for a man whose job is to scream than to be hailed as the world's loudest person?
This honour has been bestowed upon Joseph McGrail-Bateup, an Australian professional air conditioner cleaner and honorary town crier.
Guinness World Records last week acknowledged the 58-year-old Canberra resident recorded the loudest ever shout by an individual. He yelled “now” at 122.4 decibels.
Plenty to shout about: Australian town crier crowned as world’s loudest person
Guinness crowns Canberra town crier as the world’s loudest person at 122.4 decibels
Guinness crowns Canberra town crier as the world's loudest person at 122.4 decibels
Watch: Aussie town crier's 122.4-decibel yell earns Guinness World Record - UPI.com
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World's loudest person hits 122.4 decibels, matching jet plane taking off - VnExpress International
Guinness World Records said the 58-year-old recorded the loudest shout, in the range of an aircraft taking off and an ambulance…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Joseph McGrail-Bateup, an Australian professional air conditioner cleaner and honorary town crier,…
An Australian professional air conditioner cleaner and honorary town crier has been recognized as the world’s loudest person.
An Australian town crier's powerful voice earned him a Guinness World Record when he let out a yell measured at 122.4 decibels.
Guinness World Records gave Joseph McGrail-Bateup, an Australian professional air conditioner cleaner and honorary town crier,…
Joseph McGrail-Bateup, an Australian professional air conditioner cleaner and honorary town crier, has been recognized as the…
