diff --git a/contexts/keyboardContext.tsx b/contexts/keyboardContext.tsx
index 4d4b3dd..21a4215 100644
--- a/contexts/keyboardContext.tsx
+++ b/contexts/keyboardContext.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { SendService } from "../services/sendService";
 import { useTeamDashboardContext } from "./teamDashboardContext";
 import isValidHttpUrl from "../helpers/urlHelper";
 import { GlobalHotKeys, KeyMap } from "react-hotkeys";
+import Announcement from "../models/announcement";
 
 interface KeyboardContextInterface {
   selectedTeammate: string; // can only have one selected
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ interface KeyboardContextInterface {
   addTeamShortcutBinding: Function;
 
   isRecording: Boolean; // can only record if someone is selected or maybe for an announcement
+  isRecordingAnnouncement: boolean;
 
   isMuted: Boolean;
   isSilenceMode: Boolean; // won't automatically listen to notifications or sounds
@@ -78,6 +80,8 @@ export default function KeyboardContextProvider({ children }) {
   // SECTION: set up for shortcuts and recording and such
   const [selectedTeammate, setSelectedTeamMember] = useState<string>(null); // id of selected teammate
   const [isRecording, setIsRecording] = useState<Boolean>(false);
+  const [isRecordingAnnouncement, setIsRecordingAnnouncement] =
+    useState<boolean>(false);
   const [hasRecPermit, setHasRecPermit] = useState<Boolean>(false);
 
   const [ctrlDown, setCtrlDown] = useState<boolean>(false);
@@ -109,7 +113,7 @@ export default function KeyboardContextProvider({ children }) {
   const [audioQueue, setAudioQueue] = useState<string[]>([]); // queue for the player to keep playing
 
   // playing incoming messages
-  const { allMessages, messagesByTeamMate } = useTeamDashboardContext();
+  const { allMessages, messagesByTeamMate, team } = useTeamDashboardContext();
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!allMessages.length) {
@@ -148,6 +152,7 @@ export default function KeyboardContextProvider({ children }) {
     selectTeamMember,
     addTeamShortcutBinding,
     isRecording,
+    isRecordingAnnouncement,
     teamShortcutMappings,
 
     isMuted,
@@ -527,11 +532,52 @@ export default function KeyboardContextProvider({ children }) {
   }
 
   function startAnnouncement() {
-    toast.success("recording announcement");
+    setIsRecordingAnnouncement(true);
+
+    startRecording();
   }
 
-  function sendAnnouncement() {
+  async function sendAnnouncement() {
     toast.success("announcement sent to team");
+    setIsRecordingAnnouncement(false);
+
+    try {
+      const file = await stopRecording();
+
+      // confirm with user that he wants to make the announcement
+      // before sending and all
+      // show this 2 seconds after playing entire message
+      setTimeout(async () => {
+        if (
+          confirm(
+            "Send this announcement to team? OR just cancel and create a new one to restate something."
+          )
+        ) {
+          const downloadUrl = await cloudStorageService.uploadMessageAudioFile(
+            file
+          );
+
+          console.log("file is stored: " + downloadUrl);
+
+          // create announcement object and send to firestore
+          const newAnnounce = new Announcement(
+            downloadUrl,
+            team.id,
+            currUser.uid
+          );
+
+          await sendService.sendAnnouncement(newAnnounce);
+
+          toast.success("clip sent");
+        } else {
+          toast.error("cancelled announcement");
+
+          return;
+        }
+      }, 2000);
+    } catch (error) {
+      toast.error("problem in sending");
+    }
   }
 
   const keyMap: KeyMap = {
diff --git a/models/announcement.ts b/models/announcement.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79120ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/announcement.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { Timestamp } from "firebase/firestore";
+
+export default class Announcement {
+  id: string;
+  teamId: string;
+  audioDataUrl: string; // link to cloud storage file
+
+  state: AnnouncementState = AnnouncementState.active;
+
+  createdByUserId: string;
+  createdDate: Timestamp;
+  lastUpdatedDate: Timestamp;
+
+  constructor(_audioUrl: string, _teamId: string, _createdByUserId: string) {
+    this.audioDataUrl = _audioUrl;
+    this.createdByUserId = _createdByUserId;
+    this.teamId = _teamId;
+  }
+}
+
+export enum AnnouncementState {
+  active = "active",
+  resolved = "resolved",
+  deleted = "deleted",
+}
diff --git a/services/announcementService.tsx b/services/announcementService.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f962086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/announcementService.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import {
+  addDoc,
+  collection,
+  doc,
+  Firestore,
+  getFirestore,
+  serverTimestamp,
+  setDoc,
+} from "firebase/firestore";
+import { AnnouncementState } from "../models/announcement";
+import { Collections } from "./collections";
+
+export class AnnouncementService {
+  private db: Firestore = getFirestore();
+
+  async updateAnnouncementState(
+    announcementId: string,
+    newState: AnnouncementState
+  ) {
+    const docRef = doc(this.db, Collections.announcements, announcementId);
+    await setDoc(
+      docRef,
+      { state: newState, lastUpdatedDate: serverTimestamp() },
+      { merge: true }
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/services/sendService.tsx b/services/sendService.tsx
index 8f95aca..8298e75 100644
--- a/services/sendService.tsx
+++ b/services/sendService.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   getFirestore,
   serverTimestamp,
 } from "firebase/firestore";
+import Announcement from "../models/announcement";
 import Link from "../models/link";
 import { Message } from "../models/message";
 import { Collections } from "./collections";
@@ -31,4 +32,11 @@ export class SendService {
       createdDate: serverTimestamp(),
     });
   }
+
+  async sendAnnouncement(announcement: Announcement) {
+    await addDoc(collection(this.db, Collections.announcements), {
+      ...announcement,
+      createdDate: serverTimestamp(),
+    });
+  }
 }