herald

nouns

(formal) a person who announces important news
"the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet"
herald, trumpeter
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
forerunner, harbinger, herald, precursor, predecessor

verbs

foreshadow or presage
announce, annunciate, foretell, harbinger, herald
praise vociferously
"The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
acclaim, hail, herald
greet enthusiastically or joyfully
hail, herald